cowhage
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Cowhage, kow′āj, n. the hairs of the pods of a tropical climbing plant of the bean family, administered as a mechanical vermifuge, the pods themselves or the plant.
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Cowhage, half a drachm; tin filings, very fine, four drachms.
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Pyrethrum, anthemis pyrethrum, tobacco, cloves, pepper, cowhage, stizolobium siliqua hirsuta.
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Anthelmintics.—Indian pink, tin, iron, cowhage, amalgama, smoak of tobacco.
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Many other plants are also known to produce cutaneous irritation in certain subjects; among these may be mentioned the nettle, primrose, cowhage, smartweed, balm of Gilead, oleander, and rue.
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