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Definition of Apocynum androsaemifolium
1. Noun. North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apocynum Androsaemifolium
Literary usage of Apocynum androsaemifolium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs by Albert Schneider (1921)
"The roots of Apocynum androsaemifolium L., Apocynaceae. Light brown. Odor and
taste as for preceding species. Histology like that of the species following ..."
2. Journal of the International Garden Club by International Garden Club (1918)
"MEDICINAL PLANTS and instructions for Apocynum cannabinum and Apocynum
androsaemifolium. Apocynum cannabinum when finally located was supplied upon request ..."
3. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"The active principle, Apocynin, is a good expectorant, in doses of gr. J to gr.
J. Apocynum androsaemifolium (Unofficial), is said to act chiefly on the ..."