ALHANDAL, a Term in the Arabian Pharmacy.The Troches of Alhandal, Trochisci Alhandale, are a kind of Troches, composed of Colocynthis, Bdellium, and Gum Tragacanth. See TROCHE.They are esteemed good Purgatives, and are used on divers Occasions. See PURGATIVE.The Word is formed of the Arabic Handal, or Handhal, a Name for Colocynthis. See COLOCYNTHIS.
