Other names and synonyms
Coto b.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
Coto вark. A bark of unknown botanical origin (N. O. Lauraceae?) obtained from вolivia. Tincture. Trituration of alkaloid сotoin.
Nosology
Diarrhoea. Tubercular diarrhoea.
Typical features
The bark has been used in medicine as a diarrhoea remedy, probably from aboriginal tradition. Hansen says it is especially valuable in chronic tubercular, watery diarrhoea, very copious and exhausting. Substantial doses only have been used.