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eleutherococcus
eleutherococcus (ɛˌljuːθərəʊˈkɒkəs) n, pl eleutherococci (Plants) a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune systemEleutherococcus
Eleutherococcus a genus of shrubs of the family Araliaceae. The plants usually have thorny shoots and digitate-compound leaves. There are about 15 species, distributed in Asia, from Japan to the Himalayas. The USSR has one species, E. senticosus, growing in the Far East. A shrub measuring 1.5-3 m in height, it is used as an ornamental and medicinal plant. Liquid extracts of its roots are prescribed as stimulants and tonics to treat exhaustion, particularly after severe wasting diseases. REFERENCESBrekhman, I. I. Eleuterokokk. Leningrad, 1968.
Dardymov, I. V. Zhen’shen’, eleuterokokk. (K mekhanizmu biologicheskogo deistviia). Moscow, 1976. |