| 单词 | pleurisy root |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspleurisy root pleurisy root n. the North American plant orange milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, also called butterfly weed; (also) the root of this plant, used as a remedy for pleurisy. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > pleurisy-root pleurisy root1764 butterfly weed1798 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for pleurisy > plant-derived pleurisy root1764 1764 in N.C. Morav. Rec. (1925) II. 569 Milkweed or Pleurisy Root prefers stony ground; has leaves like an orange tree, and a brown stem. It grows about one foot high, and at the top has one or more bunches of pretty, white, little flowers. 1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica vii. 259 Pleurisy-root. Flux-root, &c... A perennial plant, growing all over the United States, in gravelly and hilly grounds. 1892 C. F. Millspaugh Medicinal Plants 135-3 The pleurisy-root has received more attention as a medicine than any other species of this genus. 1995 Nichols Garden Nursery 8/1 (advt.) Butterfly Weed... Also known as Indian Paintbrush or Pleurisy Root. Showy orange flowers bloom in August and September. < as lemmas |
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