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Definition of Chimaphila

1. Noun. Small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimaphila

Literary usage of Chimaphila

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"Chimaphila maculata Pursh.—Spotted Wintergreen. Description. ... Chimaphila, in its action, closely resembles uva-ursi, and is used for like purposes. ..."

2. A Practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics by Roberts Bartholow (1899)
"... but it is not known whether this is the active ingredient. Chimaphila. — Pipsissewa. ... Decoction of chimaphila. Dose, ? ss — I ij. (Not official. ..."

3. Review of Materia Medica: For the Use of Students by John Barclay Biddle (1852)
"Chimaphila umbellata, Pipsissewa, Wintergreen, or Ground- Holly (Nat. ... Chimaphila maculata, or Spotted Pipsissewa, possesses- analogous properties to ..."

4. Powdered Vegetable Drugs by Albert Schneider (1902)
"Very thin walled endosperm tissue filled with pro- teid granules and fat. * Adulterated with fruit of allied species. 46. (Fig.36.) Chimaphila. Chimaphila. ..."

5. A Guide to therapeutics and materia medica by Robert Farquharson (1877)
"... then to be followed by a brisk cathartic.] [Chimaphila—PIPSISSEWA. The leaves of Chimaphila umbellata (Pursh, Flor. Amer. Sept. ..."

6. Materia Medica and Therapeutics, for Physicians and Students by John Barclay Biddle (1886)
"Chimaphila umbellata, Pipsissewa, Wintergreen, or Ground- Holly (Nat. Ord. Ericaceae), is a small indigenous evergreen plant, common to the northern parts ..."

7. Physiological Materia Medica: Containing All that is Known of the by William H. Burt (1881)
"Through the sacral plexus of nerves, Chimaphila produces inflammation of the mucous membranes of the base and neck of the bladder, with copious discharges ..."

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