单词 | vandellia |
释义 | Vandellian. A genus of scrophulariaceous plants, some of which possess emetic or purgative properties; a plant of this genus, esp. V. diffusa, or a medicinal preparation of this. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > Vandellia Paraguay herb1717 Vandellia1797 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > drastic purgative or emetic > plant-derived purgative or emetic Euphorbiumc1400 euforbe1436 senna1571 bastard senna1597 ipecacuanha1682 yapona1712 Vandellia1797 ipecacuanha lozenge1847 ipecac1855 apomorphia1869 mocha senna1882 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 618/1. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 530 Diffuse Vandellia. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 396 Employed in this manner the vandellia is as certain in its action as ipecacuanha. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1797 |
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