CUCUMIS COLOCYNTHIS
\kjˈuːkjuːmˌɪs kˌə͡ʊləsˈɪnθɪz], \kjˈuːkjuːmˌɪs kˌəʊləsˈɪnθɪz], \k_j_ˈuː_k_j_uː_m_ˌɪ_s k_ˌəʊ_l_ə_s_ˈɪ_n_θ_ɪ_z]\
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A Turkey and Cape of Good Hope plant. The spongy part or medulla of the fruit, Colocynthidis seu Cucumeris Colocynthisdis Pulpa, Colocynthis (ph U.S.), has a bitter, nauseous and acrimonious taste, and is a strong cathartic, acting chiefly on the upper part of the intestines. it is scarcely ever used, except in combination.
By Robley Dunglison
