单词 | podophyllum |
释义 | Podophyllumn. 1. A genus of the family Berberidaceae, comprising herbaceous plants with thick, creeping rhizomes, large, peltate, palmately lobed leaves, and white flowers; (also podophyllum) a plant of this genus, esp. the mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, of eastern North America, or P. hexandrum of the Himalayas.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 505. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Berberidaceae (lion's leaf) > [noun] lion's leaf1597 lion's turnip1597 Podophyllum1754 Mahonia1818 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 2476/2 Podophyllum, the May-Apple, in botany, a genus of the polyandria-monogynia class of plants. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. Table i. 261 Podophyllum, Duck's-foot, or May apple. 1793 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 3 336 I find that both the species of Podophyllum mentioned by Linnæus are enumerated among the indigenous vegetables of Virginia. 1867 Amer. Naturalist 1 495 My friend..showed me several clusters of well-grown fruits of Podophyllum, of three or four on one stalk, and evidently from one flower. 1892 C. F. Millspaugh Medicinal Plants 17-2 Only one species of Podophyllum is recognized in this country. 1925 Amer. Midland Naturalist 9 506 We have seen how the plumule, sometimes in connection with the hypocotyl, may develop into a horizontally creeping rhizome as in Podophyllum. 1989 Plant Cell Rep. 8 165 The phenylpropanoid derived lignan podophyllotoxin, occurring in Podophyllum species, is used as a starting compound for the chemical synthesis of antitumour agents. 2005 Jrnl. News (Westchester County, N.Y.) (Nexis) 12 Mar. 5 g Imagine Asian mayapples, which sport much more decorative and exotic leaves than our native Podophyllum and one can understand why plant collectors go wild..for this plant. 2. The dried rhizome of the mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum or P. hexandrum. Also: a resin prepared from this rhizome; = podophyllin n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Ranunculaceae (crowfoot and allies) > [noun] > podophyllum or May-apple mayapple1731 duck's foot1755 Indian apple1833 hog apple1837 lime-plant1844 Podophyllum1844 mandrake1845–50 wild lemon1882 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > purgative > plant-derived scammonyc1000 lign-aloesc1374 hiera picra1379 rhubarbc1390 aloea1398 cassia fistulaa1398 coloquintidaa1398 senec1400 turpethc1400 coloquintc1420 diagrydium1436 lignum aloes1525 rhabarbarum1533 xylaloes1540 manna1541 scilla1548 hyera?1550 emblic1555 diasenna1562 colocynth1565 tragonce1575 pinyon1577 mechoacan1587 lignum aquilae1600 gamboge1615 dragon-root1621 helleborism1621 diaprune1625 alhandal1630 makinboy1652 luskard1653 diagrydiate1657 physic nut1657 aloetic1661 scammoniate1665 jalap1675 aloedary1683 coloquinto1683 Briançon manna1688 liquorice powder1712 coloquintid1732 castor oil1746 senna-tea1752 higry pigry1773 Turkey rhubarb1789 argel1803 hickery-pickery1816 cathartin1823 aloin1828 croton oil1829 jalapin1832 syrmaea1833 bryonin1836 gambogic acid1837 Podophyllum1844 podophyllin1851 geropiga1852 hicra picra1857 Montpellier turpeth1860 picra1860 tallicoona oil1866 scammonin1868 pharbitisin1873 cascara sagrada1879 senna-draught1879 tambor-oil1890 syrup of figs1897 pharbitin1899 1844 R. Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 4) 567/2 Podophyllum Peltatum, Podophyllum, May apple, Mandrake... The root or rhizoma, Podophyllum (Ph. U.S.), is purgative in the dose of 20 grains. 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 471 Podophyllum acts as a purgative like jalap, but more slowly and continuously. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 513/1 Podophyllum rhizome is said to be most active when it is beginning to shoot. It is used almost entirely in the form of podophyllum resin. 1949 F. N. Howes Vegetable Gums & Resins xvii. 165 Podophyllum resin is derived from the drug podophyllum, which is the dried rhizome of a North American plant (P. peltatum). 1992 J. Mann Murder, Magic, & Med. (1994) iv. 212 Tincture of podophyllum is still available as a proprietary treatment for skin warts and verrucas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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