Salt of Steel Pills the less.
Take powdered Salt of Steel 2 drams, Galbanum strained, as much as needful, and a little Syrup of the 5 Roots, all which beat up into Pills for 24 Doses.
I have sometimes brought Salt of Steel into Pills, with only Honey. It may also be done with Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth. And then one single Pill may suffice for a Dose, and be not very ungrateful to the most nice, or nauseous Palate.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710