serpentarian.
/səːpənˈtɛːrɪə/ a. = serpentary n. 2.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > root > specific roots
zedoaryOE
madderOE
setwall?c1225
liquoricec1275
rhubarba1400
ireosc1400
liquorice-racec1400
sage root14..
maple root1523
liquorice-root1530
rhabarbarum1533
orris1545
turmeric1545
cypressc1550
pyrethrum1562
china1582
China root1588
orris root1598
red squill1629
ginseng1654
ague root1676
poke root1687
cassumunar1693
nettle root1707
valerian root1747
belly-ache-root1775
Indian root1775
Turkey rhubarb1789
sumbul1791
serpentaria1803
Honduras sarsaparilla1818
serpentary1837
sang1843
savanilla1856
manaca1866
gelsemium1875
sanguinaria1875
Indian turmeric1890
1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 100 A clyster made of a strong decoction of bark and serpentaria.
1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory ii. 48 Dried serpentaria root is imported into this country in bales.
1874 A. B. Garrod & E. B. Baxter Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 4) 493 Serpentaria (in powder).
b. Chemistry. An alkaloid obtained from serpentary.
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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > alkaloids > [noun] > miscellaneous other
daturia1820
piperine1820
opiane1824
daturine1825
aconitine1826
serpentaria1829
solania1830
fagine1833
aconitia1834
buxine1836
porphyroxine1838
surinamine1838
staphisaïne1842
lobeline1844
passiflorine1846
aricine1847
arnicine1847
harmaline1847
papaverine1848
pelosine1851
colchicine1853
helleborin1853
parvoline1855
punicin1855
aconella1864
fluavil1864
physostigmine1864
herapathite1865
ratanhine1868
sipeerine1868
staphisagrine1868
codamine1870
rhoeagenine1870
aconelline1871
helleborein1871
helleboresin1871
helleboretin1871
meconidine1871
napelline1871
hyoscine1872
porphyrine1872
septicine1872
paytine1873
reducine1875
hydrastine1876
pelosia1876
veratralbia1876
aconine1878
piturine1878
paytamine1879
skatol1879
tropidine1879
pelletierine1881
thalictrine1881
tetano-cannabine1883
cupreine1884
scopoleine1885
trigonelline1886
hydrastinine1887
jaborine1887
scopoline1887
apomorphine1888
imperialine1888
tetanine1888
tongine1890
guvacine1891
veratralbine1891
veratroidine1891
scopolamine1892
corybulbine1893
corycavine1893
corytuberine1893
septentrionaline1894
theophylline1894
pellotine1895
yohimbenine1897
ibogaine1902
scopine1923
nornicotine1927
norephedrine1929
pyrrolizidine alkaloid1951
psilocin1958
psilocybin1958
sodide1977
1829 J. Togno & E. Durand tr. H. Milne-Edwards & P. Vavasseur Man. Materia Medica vi. 188 Dr. C. Conwell has lately discovered in this root, a new alkali, which he has called serpentaria... The hydrochlorate of serpentaria forms brilliant plumose fibrils.
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