in pharmacy, a name applied to certain powders, whereof gum tragacanth is the principal ingredient; of which there are two kinds, the cold and the hot; the cold is directed thus: take of gum tragacanth, two ounces; of gum arabic, an ounce and two drams; of starch, half an ounce; of liquorice, and the seeds of melons and white poppies, of each two drams; of sugar-candy, three ounces; mix them into a powder. This is frequently prescribed in hectic heats, in choleric constitutions, in distempers of the breast, in stranguries, heat of urine, and the pungency of venereal gleets.

Powder of hot diatragsacanth is composed of gum tragacanth, cinnamon, hyssop, almonds, linseed, fenugreek, liquorice, and ginger. It is good against asthmas, to promote expectoration, strengthen the stomach, and assist digestion.