Botanic Remedies 209 



titles, by a paralyzing action on some part of the 

 motor tract. An intoxicating beverage is made 

 from it in certain of the islands of the Pacific. 



THERAPEUTICS. Large doses have no place in 

 medicine. Small doses act as a tonic bitter, improving 

 the appetite. Medium doses (fl. 10 to 30 minims, 

 usually about 20 minims) are of value in gleet, chronic 

 gonorrhea, and obstinate cystitis. 



A rather agreeable remedy which does not de- 

 range digestion, and a resinous diuretic, kava-kava 

 possesses points of merit. I have employed it in 

 a great many genito-urinary cases and have found 

 it to benefit many of them. The despondent and 

 sensitive genito-urinary case who has been the 

 rounds and ruined his stomach with all sorts of 

 irritating drugs will often get along very com- 

 fortably on kava-kava. It is not a particularly 

 potent drug, but it often serves a useful purpose. 



KINO 



Pterocarpus marsupium. Official in the U. S. P. 

 The action is the same as that of "Gambir," q. v. 

 Also see "Tannic Acid." Kino is active on account 

 of kino-tannic acid. Kino seems to be especially 

 adapted as an astringent gargle. Kino is going out 

 of use, being official in but four countries, including 

 the U. S. The average dose is 8 grains, the tr. 1 

 fluidrachm. The tincture gelatinizes readily, and 

 its strength has been reduced (by some makers, but 

 not officially) to 5% in an effort to obviate this. 

 The "Compound Kino Powder" N. F. (Kino, cinna- 

 mon, and opium) is an available preparation, given 

 in an average dose of 15 grains. 



Pterocarpus Santalinus, RED SAUNDERS, is official 



