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stools, tenesmus, and bloody stools and urine (Kiich- 

 enmeister). Its action may be facilitated by the exhi- 

 bition of Ol. Ricini ; and should the symptoms above 

 enumerated supervene, the administration of the Tur- 

 pentine must be suspended, and that of Castor oil 

 commenced (Copeland). Thorn. Schmidt, in Clarus' 

 " Arzneimittellehre," p. 703, says it should never be 

 given in large doses in winter and in moist, cold 

 weather, as, under such circumstances, it has not a 

 purgative, but a heating, action (Kiichenmeister). 

 The methods of administration most recommended are : 

 At bedtime, pure in the dose of j ; or else triturated 

 with j Castor oil, or with one or two drops of Croton 

 oil, or two or three yolks of eggs with j purified 

 honey, given in two or three portions in the course of 

 1 to 1^ hours. For children, but half the quantity is 

 requisite (Kiichenmeister). 



Kousso (flowers and unripe fruit of Brayera anthel- 

 mintica). This is well known as the Abyssinian rem- 

 edy, and has been highly extolled for its virtues. This, 

 however, has not stood the test of experience as well 

 as was first expected ; probably owing, partly to its 

 frequent adulteration, and partly to the drug being 

 kept too long. This latter point is one often over- 

 looked, and is moreover a very important one. Most 

 remedies, and especially those dependent upon some 

 volatile principle for their action, should never be 

 used except in a fresh condition. Kuchenmeister's 

 experiments, show that, in a decoction of Kousso 

 flowers mixed with albumen of egg, the Tsenia cras- 

 sicollis of the cat died in a short time. This drug, it 



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