Vintage style pill roller

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This antique pill roller has been utilized by apothecaries for centuries and is still employed in herbal medicine today, ensuring consistently sized pills. It can also be used to form pills, press tablets, shape doses, and create "drying rods." To divide material into pillules, use the front side while rolling a rod-shaped portion; coat with powdered sugar or cinnamon. For demonstrations, check out these links: Civil war reenactment of Apothecary, Pill roller usage, and pill tile use. Excipients are inactive substances formulated with medication's active ingredient, commonly known as "binders, bulking agents," "fillers," or "diluents." To enhance the roller's performance, consider adjustments like making channels closer together, lowering one surface level, using an acetone vapor bath to smooth surfaces, or coating with vegetable oil for easier use.