单词 | echinacea |
释义 | echinacean. 1. Any plant of the genus Echinacea (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), comprising perennial herbs native to the eastern United States and cultivated elsewhere as ornamentals and for medicinal purposes, and having flowers with a raised, cone-shaped centre and reflexed outer ray petals, typically purple, pink, or yellow. Also (in form Echinacea): the genus itself. Cf. purple coneflower n. at purple adj. and n. Compounds 1b(b). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > other composite plants wild sagea1400 yellow devil's-bita1400 white golda1425 cotula1578 golden cudweed1597 golden tuft1597 rattlesnake root1682 Cape tansy?1711 hawkbit1713 ambrosia1731 cabbage tree1735 hog's eye1749 Osteospermum1754 ox-tongue1760 scentless mayweed1800 old man's beard1804 ox-eye1818 echinacea1825 sheep's beard1836 shepherd's beard1840 cat's-ear1848 goatweed1869 silversword1888 khaki bush1907 venidium1937 khaki bos1947 Namaqualand daisy1963 1825 R. Sweet Brit. Flower Garden I. No. 4 Mœnch has separated R[udbeckia] purpurea from the other species, under the generic name of Echinacea. 1896 Garden 26 Sept. 303/2 So closely related to these [sc. Rudbeckias], as at one time to have been included in the genus, are the lovely Echinaceas. 1915 H. H. Thomas Bk. Hardy Flowers 161 The Echinacea, which is a native of North America, is readily increased by division, and will grow in any ordinary garden soil. 1959 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 14 Mar. 52/2 Purple Coneflower, or Echinacea.—to 4 feet, reddish to crimson. 2010 R. L. Fox Thoughtful Gardening iii. 217 Echinaceas hate a wet winter soil, not a dry summer one. As a result they are not good on clay. 2. A medicinal preparation made from the root or other parts of any of several plants of the genus Echinacea (chiefly E. purpurea and E. angustifolia), reputed to have antibacterial and immunostimulatory properties. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > general plant-derived medicines savineOE liquoricec1275 verjuice1302 sandragon1334 sugar roset1363 acaciaa1398 agnus castusa1398 sebestenc1400 socotrine aloesa1425 tapsimelc1425 valencec1425 aconitum?a1450 hypericum1471 cassia1543 guaiacum1553 guaiac1558 butcher's broom1578 solanum1578 liquorice-stick1580 symphonia1597 tabasheer1598 diascord1605 orange-bead1626 oxymel of squills1654 Japonic earth1673 terebinthina1693 terebinthinate1696 pareira brava1698 rhabarbarate1716 Japan earth1718 buglossate1725 squill1725 phytolacca1730 nettle juice1747 xanthoxyloïn1767 mustard whey1769 Jesuits' drops1783 digitalis1785 arnica1788 mel-rose1790 gallic acid1791 valerian1794 sacred elixir1797 drosera1801 Spanish juice1803 mudar1819 sabadilla1821 parillin1825 mudarin1829 salicin1830 sang1843 peppermint camphor1854 pareira1855 savanilla1856 euonymin1862 menthol1862 phytolaccin1864 alstonia1868 agoniadin1870 guimauve1870 gelsemium1875 iridin1879 hazeline1880 tub-camphor1880 echinacea1887 jacaranda1887 hamamelin1890 quillain1890 vieirin1893 thiolin1894 mentha camphor1902 hamamelis1910 phytohaemagglutinin1949 adaptogen1966 1887 Med. Summary Oct. 162/2 I tried the Echinacea in syphilis, with other alteratives, and have cured several cases in much less time than I have cured them with other remedies. 1916 Chicago Med. Reporter June 324 She had a chill and high fever, and she was given echinacea. She got progressively worse. 1975 Brit. Homeopathic Jrnl. 64 180 If metritis has developed, Echinacea is a useful remedy, given in high potency. 2004 B. Pleasant Whole Herb ii. 143 Today, scientific studies have shown that echinacea is effective in helping to fight off colds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1825 |
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