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Pill Or Bolus
Pills or bolus refer to the ball shape drug form made with fine powder plus adequate amount of bonding agent. There are water pill, extract pill, butter pill, medicinal-oil pill. Water pill refers to the pills made with fine medicinal powder plus water.

Pulverization, mixing: same as that for powder form.
Modeling: pill model is the basic particle for making pills or bolus. Take some powder and add an adequate amount of water or excipient and prepare manually or by machine for small particles. Then, repeatedly add powder and water or excipient. Through screening an even size can be prepared.

Pill preparation: Repeatedly and alternately add powder, water and prepare pills to the desired even size.
Drying: After the pills are made, they should be dried immediately, either in the air, under sunlight or by baking, varied according to the nature of the pills Drying in air: spread the wet pills over a plate made of bamboo strips placed at a cool, ventilated location. Let them dry naturally. This can also serve as a preparatory drying process for other drying methods

Drying under sunlight: Spread the pills on a flat container made of bamboo strips placed under the sun. Move the pill frequently to expedite drying.

Drying by baking: Bake the pills to expedite the drying process by heat.
Generally, the temperature is kept under 80c. This method is not indicated for pills containing volatile ingredients or ingredients that melt after heating.Coating and polishing: Use appropriate materials to coat the dry pills and then polish them.

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