598 VEGETABLE DRUGS 



not identical with it. There are also : 2, kinoin, a crystal- 

 line, neutral substance ; 3, pyrocatechin, CgH^ (0H)2 '> 4, 

 gum ; 5, pectin ; 6, kino-red, formed by oxidation from kino- 

 tannic acid. 



Incompatibles. — Mineral acids, metallic salts, strong 

 solutions of alkaloids, alkalies, and gelatin. 



Dose.-B.., § ss.-i. (15.-30.); C, § i.-ii. (30.-60.); Sh. & Sw., 

 3 i.-ii. (4.-8.); D., gi-.v.-xxs. (.3-2.). 



PREPAKA-TIONS. 



Tinetura Kino. Tincture of Kino. (U. S. & B. P.) 



Prepared by maceration and filtration of kino, 150, with glycerin, 

 150; water and alcohol to make 1000. (U. S. P.) . 



Dose.— H. & C, g i.-ii. (30.-60.); Foals, Calves and Sheep, § ss.-i. 

 (15.-30.); D., 3ss.-ii. (2.-8.). 



Pulvis Kino Compositus. Compound Powder of Kino. (B. P.) 

 (Pulv. cinnamon, 4grs.; kino, 15 grs.; opium, 1 gr.) 

 Dose. — Dog, 1 powder; Foals and Calves, 4 powders. 

 Administration. — Kino may be given in ball, powder, infusion 

 (1-32), or tincture. 



Action and Uses. — The physiological actions and thera- 

 peutics of kino are nearly similar to those of catechu. The 

 gum and pectin contained in kino renders its effect milder 

 and more soothing to mucous membranes. Aqueous solu- 

 tions gelatinize on standing, on account of the gum in them. 

 The drug is prescribed chiefly in serous diarrhoea, and also 

 is occasionally exhibited in dysentery and internal haemor- 

 rhages. 



Kramekia. Krameria. 



Synonym. — Kramerise radix, B.P. ; radix rhatanhise, 

 rhatany root, E. ; radix ratanhse, P.G. ; ratanhia, Fr.; 

 ratanhawurzel, G. 



The root of Krameria triandra Euiz et Pavon, and of 

 Krameria Ixina Linne (nat. ord. Polygalese). 



Habitat. — Peru and Bolivia. 



Description. — From 1 to 3 Cm. thick, knotty and several 



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