Worm-Powders.
Take of tin reduced into a fine powder, an ounce; AEthiop's mineral, two drachms. Mix them well together, and divide the whole into six doses.
One of these powders may be taken in a little syrup, honey, or treacle, twice a-day. After they have been all used, the following anthelmintic purge may be proper.
William Buchan
Domestic Medicine 2nd edition 1785