POWDERS, CASTILLON
\pˈa͡ʊdəz], \pˈaʊdəz], \p_ˈaʊ_d_ə_z]\
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So called from the name of the physician who first proposed them. They are formed of sago, in powder; salep, in powder; tragacanth, in powder, each, four parts; prepared oyster-shells, one part, cochineal, half a part, divided into powders of one drachm each; one of which is given three or four times a day as a demulcent in diarrhoea and dysentery. Dorvault makes poudre de Castilhon synonymous with arrow root.
By Robley Dunglison
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