| 单词 | rabbit root |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrabbit root rabbit root n. now rare or historical wild sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis, the root of which was used medicinally by North American Indians; the root of this plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > sarsaparilla and other medicinal smilax plants arbor vine1562 sarsaparilla1577 smilax1601 Carolina China-root1673 Botany Bay tea1728 sweet tea1728 German sarsaparilla1821 rabbit root1834 1834 J. Richardson in W. J. Hooker Flora Boreali-americana I. 274 The Crees use the root of this plant as a remedy against the venereal disease, under the name of Wawpoos-ootchepeh, (Rabbit-root). 1870 R. Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 2) ii. iii. 561 Under the name of Rabbit roots they have been also used as a remedy in syphilis by the Crees, in North America. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal (1967) II. 713/2 Sarsaparilla, American. Aralia nudicaulis... It is said to be used by the Crees under the name of Rabbit Root for syphilis and as an application to recent wounds. < as lemmas |
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