Kousso 619 



Cusso. Kousso. (U. S. & B. P.) 



i Synonym. — Brayera, kooso, kusso, E.; cousso, kousso, 

 Fr.; kosso, cusso, kusso, G.; flores kosso, P.G. 



The female inflorescence of Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) 

 Gmelin (nat. ord. Eodacese). 



Habitat. — Abyssinia. 



Description. — In bundles, rolls, or compressed clusters 

 consisting of pannicles about 25 Cm. long, with a sheathing 

 bract at the base of each branch ; the two roundish bracts 

 at the base of each flower, and the four or five obovate, outer 

 sepals are of a reddish color, membranous and veiny ; calyx 

 top-shaped, hairy, enclosing two carpels or nutlets ; odor 

 slight, fragrant and tea-like ; taste bitter, acrid and nauseous. 



Constituents. — 1, the active principle is kosin or koussin, 

 a yellow, tasteless, crystalline glucoside, soluble "in alcohol, 

 chloroform, benzol and ether, but insoluble in water ; dose — 

 dogs, gr.x.-xl. (.6-2.6); 2, a volatile oil; 3, gum; 4, tannic 

 acid ; 5, two resins. 



iJose.— Small dogs, 3 ss.-i. , (2.-4.) ; large dogs, 3iij-iv. 

 (8.-15.). 



PREPARATION. 



Fluidextr actum Cusso. Pluidextraot of Kousso. (Non-offlcial.) 



Synonym. — Extractum brayerse fluidum. 



Made by maceration and percolation of kousso with alcohol, and 

 evaporation, so that 1 Cc. = 1 Gm. of the crude drug. 

 Dose. — Same as kousso. 



Action and Uses. — Kousso is an effective tseniacide in 

 dogs and cats. Large doses cause nausea, colicky pains and 

 some catharsis. Kousso is administered in milk, or as an 

 infusion flavored with peppermint ; also in the form of the 

 fluid extract, or glucoside in capsules, to the fasting animal. 

 It should be repeated 3 times, at liour intervals, and followed 

 by a small dose of castor oil if the bowels are not sufficiently 

 relaxed. There is little danger of poisoning even by great 

 quantities of the drug. 



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