COLOCYNTH.Foreign. Bitter Apple, a plant of the natural order, Cucurbitaceae. It is the fruit of a creeping plant, growing the shores of the Mediterranean. An extract from the dried pulp is used in medicine. It is very useful in habitual constipation, in affections of the brain, as a revulsive. In small doses it is expectorant, diuretic, and alterative. Dose; powder take it 2 to grains; Extract, from 4 to 10 grains. It is best to take with some aromatic, to neutralize its griping tendency. Pills, combine with rhubarb, ginger, and extract of gentian. It is a most valuable aperient, tending to discharge watery humours.
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