Karaka

by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Coryno-carpus lævigatus, [Figured in Botanical Magazine, plate 4379.] Foster.

Natural order , Anacardiaceæ.

Common names (New Zealand), Kopi-tree, Karaka.

Preparation , Tincture or trituration of the fresh seeds.

Authority.

G. Bennett, poisoning of a New Zealand chief by the seeds. Lond. Med. Gaz., Sept. 1831.

Deafness (soon).
Violent pain, lasting a week (soon).
Partial paralysis of limbs (soon).
When warm water was applied, he did not feel any warmth from it.

Karaka across the other classic books

Karaka appears in 2 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Corynocarpus lævigatus. Kopi Tree (New Zealand). N. O. Myrsinaceæ (Allen puts it in Anacardiaceæ). Tincture or Trituration of fresh seeds. Paralysis G. Bennett has recorded a few symptoms observed in the case of a Maori chief poisoned with the seeds of Karaka, which contain a tasteless farinaceous substance and are…”

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