Kousso. Kusso. The dried flowers of Brayera An-thelmintica. Nat. Ord. Rosaceae. Linn. Syst. Icosandria Digynia. Source, Abyssinia.

Med. Prop. and Therap. Uses. Anthelmintic. It destroys entozoa, but from possessing little or no cathartic power, it fails to expel thern without the subsequent administration of a purgative (Garrod).§ It should be taken fasting, in the form of infusion, or in that of electuary with honey. It has been principally administered in cases of Tnia or Tape-worm, and it appears to act efficiently in killing the worm. It was first brought prominently forward by Dr. Aubert,* who resided some years in Abyssinia. On his representations, the Faculty of Medicine at Paris, in 1848, appointed a commission to inquire into its virtues. Their report was most favourable, and it has since been extensively employed, not only in France and Germany, but in England, where it has been prescribed by Dre. Budd, Todd, Gull, Armstrong, Wills, Pereira, &c, all of whom bear testimony to its value, It partially failed in the hands of Dr. Barclay.

* Experiments and Observ. on the Angustura Bark, Lond. 1791.

Essentials of Mat. Med. and The-rap., p. 17s.

Memoirs of Med. Soc. of Lond., vol. i.

§ Essentials of Mat. Med. and The-rap., p. 204.

Offtc. Prep. Infusum Cusso (Kouseo in coarse powder oz. 1/4; Boiling Distilled Water fl. oz. iv. Infuse for fifteen minutes without straining). Dose (including the infused flowers), fl. oz. iv. - fl. oz. viij.

Dose of Kousso for an adult, oz. ss.; for a child of 7 to 12 years, gr. cl.; from 3 to 7 years, gr. cxx.; for children not exceeding 3, gr. lx. - gr. xc.

The administration of Kousso, either in infusion or electuary, should be followed by a mild aperient.