Kousso

Hagenia Abyssinica

by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory

Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.

(KOUSSO - BRAYERA)

A Vermifuge -Nausea and vomiting, vertigo, præcordial anxiety slowing and irregular pulse, subdelirium and collapse. Rapid and extreme prostration. To expel tapeworm.

Dose

1/2 oz. Mix with warm water and let stand 15 minutes; stir well and administer. May be preceded by a little lemon juice (Merrell).

Relationship

Compare: Mallotus -Kamala-An efficient remedy for tapeworm in 30-60 minims of tincture taken in cinnamon water.

Kousso across the other classic books

Kousso appears in 3 of the 21 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.

Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Hagenia Abyssinica, Willd. (1799). Synonyms , Brayera anthelmintica, Kunth (1823); Banksia Abyssinica, Bruce (1790, but Banksia had already been given by Linnæus to another genus). Natural order , Rosaceæ. Common names , Kousso, Kusso, Cosso, Koso (and Habbe). Authority. Cattell, Br. J. of Hom., 11, 340, effects when…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Brayera anthelmintica. Kuso. Cosso. (Abyssinia.) N. O. Rosaceæ. Infusion of dried flowers. Tincture of flowers. Abortion / Tapeworm The flowers of Kousso are a favourite remedy for tapeworm with the natives of Abyssinia, and the use of them in European practice for that purpose has led to the observation of the few…”

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