| 单词 | indian physic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian physic Indian physic n. bowman's root, Gillenia trifoliata (family Rosaceae), a North American woodland perennial with white starlike flowers, trifoliate leaves, and a root that was formerly used medicinally. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > Indian physic plant or root Indian physic1734 Indian root1775 gillenia1820 1734 J. Tennent Every Man his own Doctor (ed. 2) 9 On the third Day, he may vomit with 80 Grains of Indian Physick, (Ipecacuania). 1788 M. Cutler Let. 12 Nov. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) II. 285 I collected..a plant called Indian Physic, or Indian Root; it blossoms, I believe, early in the year. 1869 in F. P. Porcher Resources of Southern Fields & Forests (new ed.) (advt.) Gillenia Trifoliata (Indian Physic)... It is especially useful..as a nauseate in asthma, whooping-cough, and the hemorrhages. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 280 Indian-physic, Bowman's Root. Of easy culture is this handsome perennial from wood in North America with clusters of dainty white flowers. < as lemmas |
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