gelsemiumn.
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a. With capital initial. A genus of twining shrubs of the family Loganiaceæ.
b. The roots of a plant of this genus ( G. sempervirens), or a preparation of them, used as a medicine; also called gelseminum n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > root > specific roots
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gelsemium1875
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1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 356 The influence of gelsemium upon man is very marked.
1883–4 Med. Ann. 29/1 Esculine..is not taken up by ether which is the case with gelseminum.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Jan. 2/2 For the fever [of influenza] aconite is our remedy, and for the persisting pains gelseminin or eupatorium.
Derivatives
gelˈsemic adj. gelˈsemic acid: (see quots.).
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1885 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Gelsemic acid, a crystalline substance obtained from the root of Gelsemium sempervirens.
ˈgelsemine n. (also gelˈseminine)
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1885 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Gelsemin, a colourless, or in commerce a yellowish brown, inodorous, bitter alkaloidal substance obtained by [etc.].
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