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Cochineal
(kotch' -in-el or kotch-in-el') [ME., cutchaneal]. The dried insects of a species of plant-lice, Coccus cacti, parasitic upon a cactus of Mexico and Central America. It contains a rich red coloring-matter, carmin, used mainly as a dyeing agent. It is thought to be valuable in whooping-cough. Dose \ gr. (0.02 Gm.).
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