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cations. The so-called "provings" of it failed 

 utterly to materialize when I took a number of full 

 doses myself. I have been much in the mountains 

 and have eaten the leaves of these laurels, rhodo- 

 dendrons, and azaleas repeatedly, and my horse 

 would sometimes sample them also. Nothing ever 

 came of it. But there does seem to be some justifi- 

 cation for the common belief that some of these 

 bushes are poisonous to sheep. So are a lot of 

 plants in the far West that seem to be otherwise 

 quite innocuous. Space is given here to the matter 

 because of its general interest. 



KAMALA 



Mallotus Philippinensis. Official in several coun- 

 tries but not in the TJ. S. An anthelmintic and 

 drastic purgative. It kills the Taenia solium and 

 is reputed to kill other intestinal parasites. For 

 tape-worm infestation give one to two drachms of 

 the powder in syrup and with hyoscyamus to pre- 

 vent griping. It purges sufficiently of itself, no oil or 

 other evacuant being necessary. Some physicians 

 prefer giving 30 to 60 minims fl. every 3 hours until 

 the worm is expelled. The fl. is less purgative than 

 is the powder, but it is more agreeable. 



Also see "Aspidium," "Chenopodium," "Cucur- 

 bita," "Cusso," "Granatum," and "Santonin" for 

 details regarding anthelmintics. 



KAVA-KAVA 



AVA, Piper methysticum. The N. F. lists it as 

 Kava, not Kava-Kava. Official in Great Britain. 

 Possesses a diuretic action. The average system 

 is stimulated, followed, when taken in large quan- 



