Enema Olei Ricini cum Sapone, B.P.C. Enema of Castor Oil with Soap.

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Related entry: Castor Oil - Soft Soap

Castor Oil 10.00 | 2 fl. ounces
Soft Soap 5.00 | 1 ounce
Water ... to 100.00 | to 20 fl. ounces

Dissolve the soap in the water, add the castor oil, and mix by agitation. This enema should be well shaken before use. The quantity sufficient for one enema is 300 to 600 mils (10 to 20 fluid ounces).


The British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911, was published by direction of the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.