Materia medica and therapeutics : for physicians and students . -iv. KAMALA. This is the glands and hairs obtained from the capsules ofMallotus philippinensis {Nat. Ord. Euphorbiaceae), a small treeof Hindostan and the East India islands. It is an orange-red,granular, inflammable powder, with little smell or taste, insol-uble in cold and nearly so in boiling water, forming, with alco-hol, ether or chloroform, red solutions, due to the extraction ofthe resin. It consists chiefly of resinous substances, to one ofwhich, soluble in ether, and considered the active constituent,the name of rottlerin
Materia medica and therapeutics : for physicians and students . -iv. KAMALA. This is the glands and hairs obtained from the capsules ofMallotus philippinensis {Nat. Ord. Euphorbiaceae), a small treeof Hindostan and the East India islands. It is an orange-red,granular, inflammable powder, with little smell or taste, insol-uble in cold and nearly so in boiling water, forming, with alco-hol, ether or chloroform, red solutions, due to the extraction ofthe resin. It consists chiefly of resinous substances, to one ofwhich, soluble in ether, and considered the active constituent,the name of rottlerin (C22H20O6) has been given. Uses.—Kaniala (formerly called Rottlerd) is a highly-esteemedtcBniacide in India, and has been introduced into Europe andour own country. Dose of the powder, 5j-ij, suspended insyrup. A tincture (Svj to alcohol Oj) is given in the dose off 5j-iv. Castor oil should be taken after the medicine. PEPO PUMPKIN-SEED. The SEED of Cucurbita Pepo, or common Pumpkin { Cucurbitacese), is probably the most efficacious remedy Fig. CUCURBITA PEPO. A. Divided. B. Entire. known in the expulsion of tape-worm. These seeds are oval,flattish, grooved, 9 lines long by 5 or 6 in breadth, of a light * Biennial Retrosp., etc., New Syd. Soc, 1867-8, p. 475. 560 MATERIA MEDICA TOPICAL MEDICINES. brownish-white color, a sweetish, oily taste, and aromatic owe their activity to a principle soluble in ether, chloro-form, and especially alcohol. Dose, Sj-ij of fresh seeds, de-prived of their outer envelope, beaten to a paste with finely-powdered sugar, and diluted with water or milk, may be takenafter a twenty-four hours fast, and followed in two or threehours by a dose of castor oil. A fluid extract, made with alco-hol and glycerin, is probably the best preparation; dose, f Sss—j. \ APPENDIX. SIGNS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PRESCRIPTIONS. R, Recipe, take. aa, Ana [ava), of each. It), Libra, libne, a pound, pounds. J , Uncia, ttncice, an ounce, oun
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