The plant Convolvulus Scammonia, native in Syria and Asia Minor, having a fleshy root which furnishes the scammony (sense 1) of commerce.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > other non-British medicinal plants or plant parts (17) scammony1567 The plant Convolvulus Scammonia, native in Syria and Asia Minor, having a fleshy root which furnishes the scammony (sense 1) of commerce. teamster's tea1728 With defining words, applied to various plants whose leaves, flowers, etc. are used in the same way as tea, either for beverages, or medicinally… buchu1731 Any of several aromatic plants native to the Cape of Good Hope, used in the past for cosmetic purposes by the Khoekhoe, and now medicinally. goatweed1756 A perennial shrub, Capraria biflora (family Scrophulariaceae), native to North and South America, used as a tea and medicinal herb, having white… Iceland moss1785 An edible fruticose lichen, Cetraria islandica, native to alpine and arctic regions of the Northern hemisphere, which has reputed medicinal and… argel1803 The leaves of the African asclepiadaceous plant Solenostemma argel, formerly used to adulterate senna; also, the plant itself. opopanax-wort1811 = sense 1b. papoose root1811 a North American plant, Caulophyllum thalictroides (family Berberidaceae), bearing panicles of small yellowish flowers and blue berries; also called b… ginseng1818 With distinguishing word: any of various plants of other genera, typically having roots used in herbal medicine; esp. (in full Siberian ginseng) Eleut… mad-dog weed1818 (a) U.S. = mad-dog skullcap n.; (b) chiefly U.S., water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica. chirayta1829 A plant, Ophelia (or Agathotes) Chirayta, family Gentianaceæ, found in northern India. Corsican moss1849 Alsidium helminthocorton, a Mediterranean seaweed, formerly used as a vermifuge. goatweed1864 A flowering plant, Scoparia dulcis (family Plantaginaceae), native to tropical parts of the Americas, used as a medicinal herb, having erect… devil's claw1876 Any of various plants having fruits or seed pods with claw-like hooks, esp. (a) a flowering plant of the genus Proboscidea, native to northern… sneezeweed1877 Australian. (See quots.) lingzhi1904 The fungus Ganoderma lucidum, believed in China to confer longevity and used as a symbol of this on Chinese ceramic ware. mountain pink1936 U.S. Any of several centauries, esp. Centaurium beyrichii of Texas. |
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