KYLLINGIA

(Lat.), n's f. Kial'lian-ga, ki2l-li2n2'i!1-a3. From Kylling, a Danish botanist. A genus of cyperaceous herbs of the Scirpece. [B, 42, 48 (a, 35).] K. monocephala, K. triceps. Two species found in the East Indies, where the roots, which are aromatic and yield an ethereal oil, are used in diarrhoaa, dysentery, diabetes, and fevers, and as an antidote. [B, 180 (a, 35); "Proc. of the Am. Pharm. A oc.," xxxviii (o, 39).] [s. 559]