378 SOME REPUTED MEDICINAL PLANTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 



Tliey are really very valuable is cases where an astringent remedy 

 is indicated, but as exposure to sunlight and moisture on the trees,, 

 fof any length of time produces great alteration in their composi- 

 tion, disappointment may result if the following simple method be 

 not resorted to in preparing a kino. Boil the kino with water, 

 filter, evaporate to dryness by means of a water-bath. Keep the 

 residue in a stoppered bottle not unnecessarily exposed to the light. 

 The refined substance thus prepared will tend to have a constant 

 composition. The dose is from 2 to 5 grains for an adult. 



In Martindale and Westcott's " Extra Pharmacopoeia," will be 

 found a list of preparations in which Eucalyptus kino may be used. 

 That of E. rostrata has been freely recommeiaded by Mr. Bosisto 

 of Melbourne, and is doubtless a valuable kino, but any of the 

 clear, freely soluble kinos above alluded to can be used for all 

 ordinary purposes. 



A discussion and investigation of the properties of our numerous 

 kinos is beyond the scope of this paper. 



28. Eugenia Jambolana, Lam., {E. Moorei, F.v.M., in Muell. 



Cens., p. 59), N.O. Myrtaceje, B.FL, iii., 283. 



A vinegar prepared from the juice of the ripe fruit is an 

 agreeable stomachic and carminative ; it is also used as a diuretic 

 in India. The bark is a useful astringent. The expressed juice 

 of the leaves enters into Indian medicine in various ways. 



This tree is also found in Queensland, 



29. Euphorbia spp. 



It is stated that the natives of the Northern Territory use the 

 juice of a species of Euphorbia as a specific in small-pox. 



Another species affords a juice said to be a remedy in cancer. 

 Without committing oneself to an expression o^' opinion as to the 

 utility of the Euphorbias alluded to, it can be safely asserted that 

 our native Euphorbias will doubtless well repay a thorough 

 examination of their medical properties. 



