ACTION AND USES: Irritant to urinary organs, owing to the chief constituent, a volatile oil. The spirit is sometimes used as an irritant diuretic. DOSAGE: 4 Gm. or 1 drachm (N.F.). _Fluidextractum Juniperi (Fldext. Junip.), Fluidextract of Juniper Berries, N.F._--Juniper (100%). Absolute alcohol content about 40 per cent. DOSAGE: 4 Cc. or 1 fluidrachm (N.F.). =Kaolinum (Kaolinum), Kaolin, N.F.=--Purified native aluminum silicate. White or nearly white powder or lumps with an earthy taste. Insoluble in water. ACTION AND USES: Used in a poultice, cataplasma kaolini, similar to proprietary preparations. Internally, as absorbent in diarrhea and dysentery. DOSAGE: Tablespoonful dry or in tea several times daily. _Cataplasma Kaolini (Catapl. Kaolin.), Cataplasm of Kaolin, N.F._--A mixture of kaolin and glycerin with boric acid aromatized with thymol, methyl salicylate and oil of peppermint. USES: Not superior to flaxseed or bread-and-milk poultices. =Kava (Kava), Kava, N.F.= (Methysticum, Kava Kava).--Rhizome and roots of _Piper methysticum_. ACTION AND USES: Mild irritant, without advantage over cubeb. Often inert. Owes its properties to an oleoresin. DOSAGE: 1 Gm. or 15 grains (N.F.). _Fluidextractum Kavae (Fldext. Kav.), Fluidextract of Kava, N.F._--Kava (100%). Absolute alcohol content about 50 per cent. DOSAGE: 1 Cc. or 15 minims (N.F.). =Kino (Kino), Kino, U.S.P.=--A dried plant juice. Dark brown fragments or brick-red powder, odorless and having an astringent taste. Partly soluble in water. ACTION AND USES: Used as intestinal and pharyngeal astringent; has no special advantage over other vegetable astringents, such as krameria. DOSAGE: 0.5 Gm. or 8 grains (U.S.P.). _Pulvis Kino et Opii Compositus (Pulv. Kino et Opii Co.), Compound Powder of Kino and Opium, N.F._ (Pulvis Kino Compositus, N.F. III).--Kino (75%), and powdered opium (5%) with Saigon cinnamon. USES: Antidiarrheic. DOSAGE: 1 Gm. or 15 grains (N.F.). _Tinctura Kino (Tr. Kino), Tincture of Kino, U.S.P._--Kino (10%) in diluted alcohol. Absolute alcohol content about 49 per cent. DOSAGE: 4 Cc. or 1 fluidrachm (U.S.P.). _Tinctura Kino et Opii Composita (Tr. Kino et Opii Co.), Compound Tincture of Kino and Opium, N.F._ (Tinctura Kino Composita, N.F. III, Compound Tincture of Kino).--Kino (2%), opium (1%), spirit of camphor (6.5%), oil of clove, cochineal and aromatic spirit of ammonia in diluted alcohol. Absolute alcohol content about 50 per cent. USES: Antidiarrheic; undesirably complex. DOSAGE: 4 Cc. or 1 fluidrachm (N.F.). =Kola (Kola), Kola, N.F.= (Cola, Kola Nuts, Cola Nuts).--The peeled seeds. ACTION AND USES: Possesses stimulant actions of its caffein and theobromin. Without advantage over coffee. DOSAGE: 4 Gm. or 1 drachm (N.F.).