pleurisy root

n 1. (Plants) the root of the butterfly weed, formerly used as a cure for pleurisy 2. (Plants) another name for butterfly weed

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pleurisy root - erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowersAsclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, Indian paintbrush, orange milkweed, tuber rootmilkweed, silkweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

pleurisy root

pleurisy root:

see milkweedmilkweed,
common name for members of the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly perennial herbs and shrubs characterized by milky sap, a tuft of silky hairs attached to the seed (for wind distribution), and (usually) a climbing habit.
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butterflyweed

In milkweed family. Whole plant is edible when young. Showy orange/red flower clusters, pointy lance-shaped leaves. Round hairy stem (no milky juice). Root used especially to treat lung infections, asthma, bronchitis, vasodilator, anti-spasmodic, expectorant. Milkweed-type seed pods edible when young before silky floss forms. Flowers said to taste like sweet peas when steamed. Leaves can be used like spinach. Do not take in high doses or body will purge uncomfortably. Use poultice for skin problems like swellings, wounds, bruises, ulcers, rashes. Some people may have reactions, safer to boil.

pleurisy root

n. See butterfly weed.

pleurisy root

An herbal root which contains glycosides—e.g., asclepiadin, resins, volatile oil; it is antispasmodic, diaphoretic, expectorant, tonic, carminative and mildly cathartic, and has been used by herbalists for respiratory tract infections.

Toxicity
Fresh roots may cause vomiting and toxicity at high doses.

pleurisy root

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pleurisy root

pleurisy root:

butterflyweed

pleurisy root

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pleurisy root

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noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers

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