droseran.
/ˈdrɒsərə/ Botany.
An insectivorous herb of the genus so called, = sundew n.; also, the dried and powdered plant, formerly used as a remedy for respiratory diseases.
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drosera1801
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > general plant-derived medicines
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > for the chest or lungs
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drosera1801
lungs of oak1856
1801 J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. XIII. 867 Every Drosera hitherto discovered grows in boggy situations.
1812 J. Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. II. 189 Drosera.]
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 433 The common Droseras are rather acid.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 135/1 Insects seem to be attracted by the leaves of Drosera.
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 510/3 Homoeopathic pilules or tinctures... Drosera.
1922 Chem. Abstr. 3730 Drosera is used in medicine principally as a sedative in the treatment of whooping cough and bronchitis.
1928 W. Martindale & W. W. Westcott Extra Pharmacop. (ed. 19) 854 Drosera not found specific.
1962 Amateur Gardening 3 Mar. 8/2 Droseras do not require much warmth, but plenty of moist fresh air.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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