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

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Characteristics</td><td class="align_center">Results: alum (Aw)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Taste</td><td class="align_center">Styptic</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Colour</td><td class="align_center">White</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Odour</td><td class="align_center">Odourless</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Surface appearance</td><td class="align_center">Smooth and glassy</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">pH</td><td class="align_center">3.29 ± 0.01</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Solubility</td><td class="align_center">13.67 ± 0.01 g/100 ml (25°C)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">30.80 ± 0.01 g/100 ml (50°C)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Aluminium (Al<sup>3+</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">Present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Potassium (K<sup>+</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">Present</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sulphate ions (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">Present</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>The pH and solubility values are presented by mean ± standard deviation (<i>n</i> = 3).<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Physical characteristics of the alum.</div>

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Table 2: Formulation of Suppositories of Alum Produced from Bauxite Waste in Ghana for the Treatment of Hemorrhoid 