Blue pill
Blue pill can refer to:
- Blue pill, pilula hydrargyri medication for constipation.
- Blue Pill (malware), a proof-of-concept virtual machine based rootkit.
- Bluepill, a plot device within the Matrix series.
- Viagra, a medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction, which is sometimes called the little blue pill in popular culture.
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Extended Definition: BLUE PILL
Blue pill
In medicine, the blue pill, also called the pilula hydrargyri, was a remedy prescribed for various ailments, particularly constipation. It contained 1/3 elemental mercury by weight, mixed with marshmallow, honey of rose, liquorice, glycerin, and inert ingredients to form pills of about 48 grains in weight.
A combination of the blue pill, and a mixture called the common black draught, was a standard cure for constipation in early 19th century England and elsewhere. It was particularly valued on ships of the Royal Navy, where sailors and officers were constrained to eat rock-hard salted beef and pork, old, stale biscuits, and very little fruit, fiber, or other fresh food once they were some distance from land on a long voyage.
See also
- Blue mass
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