JESUITS BARK — KINO. I 15 



as are plump, rather heavy, and moist in- 

 4:eniallv. 



An oil is obtained from juniper by distil- 

 lation, which seems to be the part on which 

 the virtues of the berry depend. Oil of 

 juniper is an excellent carminative and diu- 

 retic : the dose is from one dram to two. It 

 is generally highly adulterated with oil of 

 turpentine, but this admixture does not in- 

 jure it materially ; oil of turpentine being 

 very similar to it, in its medical qualities, 

 though not so powerful. 



KALI. This is the new name which the 

 London college of physicians has given to 

 pure vegetable alkali, or potash. (See Fot- 

 ash. J 



KERMES MINERAL. A red powder 

 prepared from antimony, nearly the same 

 as the golden sulphur of antimony, and re- 

 commended as an alterative in doses from 

 one to two drams. (See A]itimony, and 

 Golden Sulphur of Antimony. J 



KINO. A resinous substance, possessing 

 a strong astringent quality : a good remedy 

 in diarrhoeas which depend on relaxation of 

 the intestines. 



The dose is from two to four drams. 



