156 KOUSSO. 



upon the Caffeine it contains. Used by the African 

 natives to enable them to perform arduous tasks without 

 the aid of food. It is an excellent remedy for diarrhoea, 

 and is also prescribed for the alcohol habit. 



Preparations Fluid extract : Dose, 10-40 drops. 

 Solid extract ale. : Dose, 2-8 grains. 



Distinctive character The fleshy, dried cotyledons 

 are the form in which the seed is met with in commerce. 

 They are brown, often irregular in shape, usually oblong, 

 convex on one side and flattened on the other, 1^-2 

 inches long, and about i inch in diameter. Taste, 

 astringent and somewhat earthy. Odour, very slight. 



KOUSSO. Hagenla abyssinica, Willd. 



N.O. Rosacca. 



Syn. Kooso, Kusso, Kosso, Cossoo, Cusso, Brayera 

 anthelmintica, Kunth. 



Part used Herb. 



Action Purgative, taenifuge, anthelmintic. Used 

 successfully for tapeworms. The infusion of ounce 

 in a pint of boiling water is taken in teacupful doses, 

 quickly following each other. Preparation by Castor 

 Oil or other purgative is necessary, the KOUSSO to be 

 taken on an empty stomach. A gentle cathartic after 

 its operation is also advisable. 



Preparation Fluid extract : Dose, 2-4 drachms. 



Distinctive character The inflorescence is usually 

 in the form of a cylindrical roll about 12 inches long 

 and 2^ inches in diameter, consisting usually of the 

 female inflorescence. The flowers are nearly inch 

 across, the ten sepals in two rows are veined and leaf- 

 like, and the petals minute and linear. Stamens 11-25, 

 but in the female flower the anthers are sterile. 



