Scammony is a drastic purgative, generally acting quickly and
powerfully; sometimes producing nausea, and even vomiting, and being
very apt to gripe.
It is _used internally_, to produce watery evacuations in dropsy, to
remove intestinal worms, and correct the slimy motions of children.
_Dose_, of the _powder_, from five to sixteen grains, given in
liquorice water, treacle, or honey; of the _confection_, from twenty
to thirty grains.
_Caution._--Do not give it in an irritable or inflamed state of the
bowels.