Pulvis Scammoniae Compositus. Br. Compound Powder of Scammony.

Related entry: Resin of Scammony - Jalap - Ginger

"Scammony Resin, in powder, 50 grammes; Jalap, in powder, 35 grammes; Ginger, in powder, 15 grammes. Mix." Br.

This does not appear to us a very eligible preparation.

Dose, from ten to twenty grains (0.65-1.3 Gm.).


The Dispensatory of the United States of America, 1918, was edited by Joseph P. Remington, Horatio C. Wood and others.