This section is from the book "A Practitioner's Handbook Of Materia Medica And Therapeutics", by Thos. S. Blair. Also available from Amazon: A Practitioner's handbook of Materia Medica and Therapeutics.
Tongo, Tonka Bean, Dipterix Odorata. Used as a flavoring agent. Possesses very mild anodyne properties taken advantage of in making up mixtures for whooping cough.
 
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