Prepn of stable, soluble form: J. L. Davenport, C. F. De Costa, US 2260004 (1941 to Pfizer). Clinical evaluation of cathartic efficacy in pediatric toxic ingestions: Y.-J. Sue et al., Ann. Emerg. Med. 24, 709 (1994); of colonoscopic prepn with magnesium citrate + bisacodyl vs castor oil, q.q.v.: C.-C. Chen et al., J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 14, 1219 (1999).
Soly of hydrated forms: A. Apelblat, J. Chem. Thermodyn. 25, 1443 (1993). Thermal decomposition of tetradecahydrate: S. A. A. Mansour, Thermochim. Acta 233, 231 (1994).
Cathartic.
Laxative/Cathartic