Kino (Australiense)

Eucal3^pus rostrata, Schlecht (and other species of Eucalyptus).

Natural order, Myrtaceie.

Common name, Australian Red Gum, Australian Kino.

Preparation, Tincture of the gum that exudes from incisions in the bark.

Authorities. 1, Dr. Blundell, Mon. Horn. Rev., 7, 199,1863, proving on self and friend with 1st dec. dil., 5 to 15 drop doses; 2, same, effects of smaller quantities (2 to 4 drops in water).

Head

Headache,I

Stomach. Appetite decreased

Nausea

Abdomen, Great amount of flatulent distension

Colicky pains towards evening (first day); continuing next day, more continuous (third day),k

Most severe colicky pains, with bearing-down of the lower bowel; only relieved by lying flat on the face; they continued for one hour, and then diminished towards evening (third day),b

Bearing down with inclination to stool, but without an evacuation (first, second, and third days),b

Slight bearing down, and frequent desire for an evacuation

Stool. The mucous lining of the bowels became irritable, and evacuations exhibited a tendency to diarrhoea, with bearing down and greater rapidity of action than usual in health

Evacuations hard, with sensation of turgescence of the mucous lining of the bowels

Hard, dry evacuation, with a small quantity of blood at its termination (fourth day) ; following this for four or five days the bowels were obstinately constipated, the latter terminating in sickness and diarrhoea, with extreme giddiness and general debility, relieved by Ipecacuanha