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Definition of Hedeoma
1. Noun. Small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal).
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: American Pennyroyal, Hedeoma Pulegioides, Pennyroyal
Medical Definition of Hedeoma
1. See: pennyroyal. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hedeoma
Literary usage of Hedeoma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anschutz (1917)
"hedeoma PULEGIOIDES (The following proving of hedeoma was conducted by Dr.
Paul Allen, ... hedeoma belongs to that large class of mints, common herbs, ..."
2. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"MOCK PENNYROYAL hedeoma pulegioides Persoon.—American Pennyroyal. Description.—Calyx
13-nerved, gibbous at the base, 2-lipped, the throat bearded; ..."
3. A Guide to therapeutics and materia medica by Robert Farquharson, Woodbury, Frank (1879)
"[hedeoma—AMERICAN.PENNYROYAL. The leaves and tops of hedeoma Pulegioides, US
OFFICINAL PREPARATION. Oleum hedeoma. Cose, gtt. ij-x (.12 to .65 Gm.). ..."
4. The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs by Albert Schneider (1921)
"hedeoma. hedeoma. US Entire in infusions. Pennyroyal, E. Amerikanischer Polei, G.
Pouliot americain, Fr. The leaves and tops of ..."
5. Materia Medica and Special Therapeutics of the New Remedies by Edwin Moses Hale (1880)
"hedeoma. The plant which I allude to under this name and its common name Pennyroyal,
is not the Mentha, pulegium of Europe, also called Pennyroyal, ..."
6. Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication by John William Fyfe, John Milton Scudder (1909)
"hedeoma Pulegioides—Pennyroyal. This agent is a valuable stimulant diaphoretic,
... The oil of hedeoma is employed as a carminative and anti- periodic. ..."
7. A Manual of organic materia medica by John Michael Maisch (1890)
"V, Flower and corolla of hedeoma, magnified. exserted stamens; odor strong,
mint-like; taste warm and pungent. Constituents.—Volatile oil, spec. grav. ..."
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