Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkeDescription
Croton coccineus. Rottlera tinctoria. India, South Arabia, Tropical Australia. N. O. Euphorbiaceae. A red mealy inflammable powder, obtained from the trilobed capsules of the plant. Tincture. Solution in Ether. Trituration.
Nosology
Skin, affections of. Tapeworm.
Typical features
Kamala is best known in medicine as a remedy for tapeworm. It is given in doses of half to two drachms. Hanbury (Pharm. Jour., February, 1858, quoted in Treas. of вot.) says: Among the Arabs of Aden it is given internally in leprosy, and used in solution to remove freckles and pustules; while in this country it has been used successfully in treating the eruption known as wildfire (Strophulus volaticus) in children, by rubbing the powder over the affected part with moist lint. It appears, however, to be most valued as an anthelmintic, and has been extensively used with much success in India in cases of tapeworm, three drachms being sufficient for a robust person, and half that quantity for one of feeble habit. Kamala shows by its clinical uses its relationship with сroton and the other Euphorbians.
Analogs by action
- 11% — Simaruba amara
- 10% — Levico aqua