Trochisci Dioscoreae.—Troches of Dioscorea.
Botanical name:
Related entry: Dioscorea.—Wild Yam
Preparation.—Take of extract of dioscorea, 1 ounce; ginger, ½ ounce; oil of peppermint, 24 minims; sugar, 6 ounces; mucilage of tragacanth, a sufficient quantity. Mix the sugar, extract of dioscorea, and ginger thoroughly together, add the oil, and, with the mucilage, beat them into a proper mass for making 240 lozenges.
Action and Medical Uses.—These troches are useful in cases of colic, flatulency, borborygmi, and to cure as well as prevent a return of bilious colic. Each troche contains 2 grains of extract of dioscorea (J. King).
