18. Few medicines are more generally useful for women when suffering from _an Irregular or Suspended_ _state of the Menstrual Discharge_; but it _should not_ be given during pregnancy, _nor whilst_ the menstrual discharge is present. In these cases, especially when the patient is pale, thin, and weak, it is best given as follows: Take purified Aloes and Sulphate of Iron, of each, finely powdered, 24 grains; Cinnamon in powder, 60 grains; Honey, sufficient to make a mass; be careful that all the ingredients are well mixed; and divide into 24 pills, of which two are to be taken twice daily. 19. The following is another very good combination: Take Aloes and Asafœtida, of each 20 grains; beat into a mass with honey, and divide into 12 pills, of which one may be taken twice daily. These pills often prove of great service to women subject to _Hysterical fits_, and _Flatulent distension of the Abdomen_, especially when at the same time there is _Constipation of the Bowels_. _In Headaches arising from the sudden stoppage either of menstrual discharge or of long-standing bleeding from piles_, these pills often prove useful. Aloes should not ordinarily be given to persons subject to piles, as they are apt to aggravate the disease. 20. _In cases of Habitual Constipation of the Bowels_ great benefit has been found from the persevering use of the following pills: Take of purified Aloes, 18 grains; Sulphate of Iron, 30 grains; beat into a mass with a little honey, and divide into 24 pills. Of these, one may be taken three times a day, immediately after the principal meals, till they begin to act upon the bowels gently and then the number may be reduced to two daily. At the end of a week or two another pill may be omitted, and within a month a single pill once or twice a week will suffice. If at any time they should act powerfully on the bowels as a purgative, they should be discontinued for a time. 21. +Alum.+ Phitkarí (_Hind._), Phitkarí (_Beng._), Fatkarí (_Punj._), Fatkar, Phatkar (_Kash._), Pati-káram (_Tam._, _Tel._), Chinik-káram (_Mal._), Pati-kárá (_Can._), Patikár, Turatí (_Mah._), Sina-karam (_Cing._), Keo-khin (_Burm._), Twas (_Malay_). 22. Alum of good quality is generally procurable in all bazaars. It should be in colourless, transparent, crystalline masses, or pieces of various sizes, with an acid, sweetish, astringent taste. When mixed with impurities, as it often is, it may be rendered fit for medicinal purposes by dissolving it in boiling water, straining the solution, and evaporating it so as to obtain crystals, which should be preserved for use. Alum, whether applied externally or given internally, is a valuable astringent. Dose, from 10 to 20 grains for adults.