Formulation of Suppositories of Alum Produced from Bauxite Waste in Ghana for the Treatment of Hemorrhoid

Table 1

Quantities of alum, shea butter, theobroma oil, and beeswax used for the formulation of suppositories.

Formulations	Quantities (g)
	Alum (Aw)	Shea butter	Theobroma oil	Beeswax
BS1	20	66.22		3.49 (5%)
BS2	20	62.72		6.97 (10%)
BS3	20	58.91		10.40 (15%)
BS4	20	55.28		13.82 (20%)
BS5	20	51.83		17.83 (25%)
BT	20		66.05	3.48 (5%)
TH	20		68.11
ST1	20	33.75 (1 part)	33.75 (1 part)
ST2	20	46.03 (2 parts)	23.01 (1 part)
ST3	20	51.70 (3 parts)	17.24 (1 part)

BS: beeswax with shea butter; BT: beeswax with theobroma oil; TH: theobroma oil; ST: shea butter with theobroma oil. Stated numbers are based on the preparation of 40 suppositories (n = 40).