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.

Exact synonyms: Common Dogbane, Rheumatism Weed, Spreading Dogbane
Generic synonyms: Dogbane

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apocynum Androsaemifolium

Aplectrum
Aplectrum hyemale
Aplodontia
Aplodontia rufa
Aplodontiidae
Aplysia
Aplysia punctata
Aplysiidae
Apocalypse
Apocalypses
Apocalypticism
Apocrypha
Apocryphal
Apocynaceae
Apocynum
Apocynum androsaemifolium
Apocynum cannabinum
Apocynum pumilum
Apodemus
Apodemus sylvaticus
Apodidae
Apodiformes
Apogon
Apogon maculatus
Apogonidae
Apoidea
Apollinaire
Apollinarian
Apollinarians
Apollinaris water

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 ..."

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