

KARTULIS, BACILLUS OF 



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angustifolia, like ihe foregoing, is poisonous. Its 

 decoi tion is .i popular remedj forsores and ulcers, to 

 which it is applied hot. I no! 



Kalmuck Type. Hocy, Ethnic. 



Kamala [kam-a f -laK) \ Hind., kamlla]. Rottlera. The 

 glands and hairs from the capsules of Mallotus philip- 



. native to Southern Asia 

 and Abyssinia. It is a purgative and anthelmintic, 

 much used for the expulsion of lumbricoid and other 

 parasitic worms. Dose 3J-5J of an 3VJ to 3 wj 

 alcoholic tinctui 



Kambi [kam'-be) [E. Ind.]. An aromatic gum, like 

 ,1,111]. I denia lucida, a plant of India. Unof. 



Kamela [kam-e r -laK) or Kamila {kam-e'-lah). See 

 Katnala. 



Kammerer and Giacomi's Apparatus. An appara- 

 tus for air analysis. 



Kanarin [kan' -ar-in\ , C S N 3 HS 2 . A substance ob- 

 tained from K< NS by electrolysis; it is probably 

 identical with pseudo-cyanogen sulphid, and is em- 

 ployed as a yellow or orange dye for wool, not re- 

 quiring a mordant. 



Kandahar Sore {kan* -da-har). See Furunculus ori- 

 entalis. 



Kandelia {kan-de' -le-ah) [E. Ind., kandef], A rhizo- 

 phoreaceous plant found in the Malay Islands. K. 

 rheedii, a small tree found in India, where its bark, 

 mixed with dried ginger, or pepper and rose-water, is 

 used in diabetes. Unof. 



Kandol ikan'-dol'). A volatile constituent of coal-tar, 

 proposed as a local anesthetic. Its rapid evaporation 

 freezes the superficial tissues. It is possibly identical 

 with rhigolene, q. v. Unof. 



Kangaroo Method [kang-gar-oo / ^. II. C. Wood's 

 term for the method of treating disease by giving, at 

 short intervals, powerful remedies whose influence is 

 short-lived. K. Tendon, a material derived from 

 the tail of Macropus giganteus, the great kangaroo. It 

 is used in surgery for ligatures. See Ligature. 



Kanten i/wv'-Av/) [J a P-]- A variety of agar-agar, or 

 Japanese seaweed isinglass, used in the arts, and as 

 a food. 



Kaolin [ka'-o-lin) [Chin., kaoling, "high ridge"]. 

 White clay, China clay. The silicate of aluminum, 

 obtained from the decomposition of felspar. It is 

 sometimes used as a protective application in eczema. 

 K., Ung., I in 3, allays irritation if applied to abraded 

 skin. Unof. 



Kaposi's Disease. See Atrophoderma pigmentosum , and 

 roderma pigmentosum ; also, />iseases, Table of. K.'s 

 Ointment, an ointment used in the treatment of sca- 

 bies. It consists of naphthol, 40 grains ; green-soap, 

 2.y 2 drams ; prepared chalk, y 2 dram; lard, ^ ounce. 

 It is also called the compound naphthol-ointment. 



Kappeler's Method. See Anesthetic. 



Karabic Acid (kar 1 -ab-ic) . See Acid, Succinic. 



Karakin [kar f -ak-in) [N. Zeal., karakd\. A white 

 line body, apparently a glucosid, obtained from 

 the nuts of the karaka {fiorynocarpus Icevigata). It 

 is an intensely bitter, crystalline body, soluble in water, 

 alco 1 alkalies, insoluble in ether and chloro- 



roform, and melts at ioo° C. 



Kardio- [kar r -de-o-\ See Cardio-. 



Karlinski, Bacillus of. See Bacteria, Synonymatic 

 Table of. K., Proteus of. See Bacteria, Synonym- 

 atic Tabl 



Kartulis, Bacillus of. See Bacteria, Synonymatic Table 



