98         Recent  Literature  Relating  to  Pharmacy.    { AFebT°u£*iwF~ 
Jewel-weed — Impattens  fulva.  Freshly  expressed  juice  is  an 
antidote  to  poison-ivy. 
Kaki— Japanese  persimmons,  recommended  for  stubborn  vomiting 
in  pregnancy,  and  in  diarrhoea. 
Kanagugi — Lindera  erythrocarpa.  The  fluid  extract  is  used  by  the 
Japanese  in  secondary  syphilis.    Dose  :  teaspoonful. 
Karos — South  African  plant  used  in  dysentery  and  in  ulcerative 
and  hsemorrhagic  intestinal  affections. 
Kreospinal — Preparation  of  creosote  and  spinach.  Remedy  for 
phthisis. 
Kretol — Surgical  dressing,  antiseptic,  and  germicide. 
Lactanin — Bismuth  dilactomonotannate.  Used  i-n  diarrhoea  and 
malaria.    Dose  :  1-5  grammes  daily  for  children. 
Levico-Ocher — Iron-arsenic  mud  from  Levico.  Used  as  hot  appli- 
cation in  neuralgia,  inflammatory  processes  and  exudates,  and  also 
sexual  diseases. 
Lindera  Erythrocarpa — See  Kanagugi. 
Liquor  Thiophosphini — Solution  containing  chiefly  potassium 
guaiacol  sulphonate.    Dose  :  5-10  grammes. 
Lithrea  Caustica — Litre.  An  Anacardiaceae  found  in  Chili,  and 
used  in  form  of  a  tincture  as  a  counter-irritant. 
Litre — See  Lithrea  caustica. 
Lozon — Trade  name  for  hydrogen  dioxide. 
Lycresol — Soap  solution  containing  crude   cresol.  Antiseptic* 
Mangrove — Rhizophora  mangle.    Used  in  leprosy. 
Melan — "  Condensation  product  "  of  the  buds,  leaves,  and  twigs 
of  Melilotus'cceruleus.    Cicatrizant  and  vulnerary. 
Melonemetin— Bitter  principle  from  melon.  Emetic  and  purga- 
tive. 
Menthyl  Acetoacetate— CH3C(OH) :  CH.COOC10H19.  Bacteri- 
cide. 
Mercuramin — Mercury  ethylenediamine  citrate. 
Mercury  Cacodylate — Antitubercular.    Dose :  0*03  gramme  per 
day  intramuscularly. 
Mercury  Ethylenediamine  Citrate — See  Mercuramin. 
Mercury  Phenoldisulphonate — See  Hermophenyl. 
Methylene  Creosote — See  Pneumin. 
Methylene  Diguaiacol — See  Pulmoform. 
Methylene  Diguaiacol,  Acetylated — See  Euguform. 
