Electuary for Piles

Syn. Electuarium hæmorrhoidale , L. Prep. 1. See Confection and Electuary of Pepper . 2. (Dr Copland.) Cream of tartar, 1 oz.; precipitated sulphur (pure), 3 dr.; confection of senna, 2 oz.; syrup of orange peel or ginger, q. s. to mix. 3. (Dr Graves.) Confection of senna and sulphur, of each 1 oz.; balsam of copaiba and cream of tartar, of each 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; jalap and ginger, of each 1 dr.; syrup of orange peel, q. s. 4. (Hosp. F.) Confection of senna, 2 oz.; black pepper and precipitated sulphur, of each 1 ⁄ 2 oz.; oil of cubebs, 1 dr.; syrup, q. s. The last three are useful laxatives in piles, and by their preventing the accumulation and hardening of the fæces, often remove the affection.— Dose. A teaspoonful, three or four times a day. From the difficulty experienced in procuring pure precipitated sulphur, washed sublimed sulphur may be advantageously substituted.