Kanda

Usages :

A shrub of the Gorean desert. A lethal posion can be extracted from the roots of the plant. "The leaves has an addictive effect. Rolled leaves, chewed for pain relief, just don't swallow them." Antispasmodic, anodyne and narcotic. Its properties are virtually those of hyoscyamine. It acts similarly to belladonna, though without constipating, and is used for purposes similar to those for which belladonna is employed, dilating the pupil of the eyes in like manner. It is considered slightly more sedative to the central nervous system than is belladonna. Kanda is, in fact, so similar to belladonna in the symptoms produced by it in small or large doses, in its toxicity and its general physiological and therapeutic action, that the two drugs are practically identical, and since they are about the same strength in activity, the preparations may be used in similar doses.Dryness of the throat and mouth are to be regarded as indications that too large a quantity is being taken.