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Wallace's Pills

Take socotrine and evaporate the decoction over a warm bath aloes, scammony, and soap, all in powder, to 4 fluid ounces; add this to the basilicon blue mass and compound extract of colocynth, ointment, heated, and stir the whole together 1 scruple each, to make 20 pills.

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