Research Article

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

Table 3

Displacement values of alum (Aw) in the base.

Suppository baseDisplacement value

BS11.73 ± 0.014
BS21.72 ± 0.007
BS31.70 ± 0.000
BS41.69 ± 0.021
BS51.64 ± 0.007
BT1.76 ± 0.042
TH1.73 ± 0.028
ST11.73 ± 0.014
ST21.70 ± 0.007
ST31.72 ± 0.000

BS: beeswax with shea butter; BT: beeswax with theobroma oil; TH: theobroma oil; ST: shea butter with theobroma oil. Values are mean ± standard deviation (n = 3).