PILULE HYDRARGYRI
\pˈɪluːl hˈa͡ɪdɹɑːd͡ʒˌɪɹi], \pˈɪluːl hˈaɪdɹɑːdʒˌɪɹi], \p_ˈɪ_l_uː_l h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ɑː_dʒ_ˌɪ_ɹ_i]\
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Rub the quicksilver with the confection, until the globules disappear; then add the liquorice powder, and beat the whole into a uniform mass, to be divided into 480 pills.-Ph. U. S.) Antisyphilitic; mercurial ;-in large doses, purgative. A purgative pill, much prescribed by Mr. Abernethy, and called Abernethy’s pill, consisted of pil. hydrarg. gr. x; jalap, pulv. gr. xx; syrup, rhamni, q.s. ut fiant pil. vj. Two were given at night, and the next morning a wineglassful of infusum sennae.
By Robley Dunglison
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