| 单词 | papoose root |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspapoose root papoose root n. a North American plant, Caulophyllum thalictroides (family Berberidaceae), bearing panicles of small yellowish flowers and blue berries; also called blue cohosh; (also) the thick, twisted root of this plant, used in herbal medicine as a diuretic, emmenagogue, etc. ΘΚΠ 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 scammony1567 teamster's tea1728 buchu1731 goatweed1756 Iceland moss1785 argel1803 opopanax-wort1811 papoose root1811 ginseng1818 mad-dog weed1818 chirayta1829 Corsican moss1849 goatweed1864 devil's claw1876 sneezeweed1877 lingzhi1904 mountain pink1936 1811 D. Hosack Hortus Elginensis (ed. 2) 32/2 (table) Leontice..meadow rue leaved..Poppoose root. 1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. I. 33 Blue Cohosh. Pappoose-root... The root of this plant is in some repute as a diuretic and bitter. 1943 R. Peattie Great Smokies & Blue Ridge 190 The old wives of the mountains today are not averse to..giving their teething children a little papooseroot. 1997 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 17 Oct. c6 Among those early plant-derived medicines was ‘blue cohosh’, also known as ‘papoose root’, that was used to promote menstruation and hasten the childbirth process. < as lemmas |
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