| 单词 | rheumatism root |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrheumatism root rheumatism root n. chiefly North American any of several plants having a root formerly used as a treatment for rheumatism; spec. the twin-leaf, Jeffersonia diphylla, and the wild yam, Dioscorea villosa; (also) the root of either of these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > names applied to various plants or parts boneworteOE springworteOE atterlothec1000 halswortc1000 bruisewortOE motherworta1200 panax?a1200 bloodworta1300 serpentinea1400 tutsana1400 wartworta1400 wormseeda1400 grace of God?c1400 nailworta1425 Gratia Dei?c1425 sanguinaryc1440 panacea1522 parthenium1548 woundwort1548 wart-weed1573 cardiaca1578 hermodactyl1578 panacea1590 holy seed1597 whitlow-grass1597 feverwort1611 fever and ague root1676 rattlesnake root1682 snake-root1712 cancer root1714 fever-root1739 strongback1739 rheumatism root1835 heal-all1853 wound-weed1857 1835 J. L. Riddell Synopsis Flora Western States 11 Jeffersonia diphylla. Twin Leaf. Rheumatism root... Stimulant, diaphoretic, anti-rheumatic, anti-spasmodic. Chronic rheumatism especially. 1882 R. Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 4) ii. iii. 693 The rhizome of D[ioscorea] villosa..commonly known as ‘rheumatism root’. 1964 New Castle (Pennsylvania) News 12 Nov. 22/6 The wildflower known as twin-leaf or rheumatism root, a perennial with white flowers, was named Jeffersonia diphylla in honor of Thomas Jefferson. 2007 B. Clement Hippocrates Lifeforce xi. 180 Wild Yam. Yam—also known as ‘China Root’ and ‘Rheumatism Root’—can be planted in soil and watered twice daily to create a sprouted vine. < as lemmas |
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