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‖ Physostigma Bot.|faɪsəʊˈstɪgmə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. ϕῦσα bladder + στίγµα stigma.]
A genus of leguminous plants, the flower of which has a spiral keel, and a bent style continued into an oblique hood above the stigma; the only species is P. venenosum, producing the highly poisonous Calabar bean. Hence, The Calabar bean or its extract as a drug.
1864N. Syd. Soc. Year-bk. Med. 428 Dr. Fraser has used the physostigma internally in cases of erysipelas. 1878A. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 118 Physostigma, aconite, and other cardiac sedatives may be mentioned as other anæmiants. 1880Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. 322 The..administration of an appropriate dose of physostigma. |