Kauri

(kow'-re). Same as Cowdie. K. Gum. See Cowdie-gum. Kava,or Kava-kava.(kah'-vah). Ava-kava. The root and also the resin of Piper?nethysticum,& shrub native to South America and the South Sea Islands. It is a diuretic and motor depre ant, producing intoxication when taken in large doses. In small and moderate doses it resembles coca in its action in allaying fatigue. Dose of the fluid extract Unof.