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SORREL |
Plant used in medicine |
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HERB |
Plant used in medicine |
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GENTIAN |
Blue flowering plant used in herbal medicine |
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LOVAGE |
An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes
used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant. |
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MEDICAL |
Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the
medical properties of a plant. |
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PEPPERMINT |
An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M.
piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery. |
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SUMBUL |
The musky root of an Asiatic umbelliferous plant, Ferula
Sumbul. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. |
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BISTORT |
An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section
Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an
astringent. |
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SWALLOWWORT |
A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the
Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white
swallowwort. |
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RHATANHY |
The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian
plant (Krameria triandra). It is used in medicine and to color port
wine. |
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RUE |
A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a
strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in
medicine. |
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SQUILL |
A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly
Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic
properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion. |
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TURPETH |
The root of Ipom/a Turpethum, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar,
and Australia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative; -- sometimes
called vegetable turpeth. |
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SABADILLA |
A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale);
also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly
used in medicine as an emetic and purgative. |
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CONTRAYERVA |
A species of Dorstenia (D. Contrayerva), a South
American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in
medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic. |
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VALERIAN |
Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the
officinal valerian (V. officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much
used in medicine as an antispasmodic. |
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ASAFOETIDA |
The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large
umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies.
It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. |
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HORSE-RADISH |
A plant of the genus Nasturtium (N. Armoracia),
allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used,
when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. |
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MADDER |
A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used
in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in
France and Holland. See Rubiaceous. |
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CATMINT |
A well-know plant of the genus Nepeta (N. Cataria),
somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used in
medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar fondness for it. |
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CARAWAY |
A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The
seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used
in cookery and... |
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BUCK BEAN |
A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and
boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely
bitter leaves, ... |
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COWHAGE |
A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having
crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers,
causing intolerable ... |
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FOXGLOVE |
Any plant of the genus Digitalis. The common English
foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial
plant, whose leaves are ... |
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TOBACCO |
An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade
family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine,
it is narcotic,... |