gelsemium
/jel-see-mee-uhm/US // dʒɛlˈsi mi əm //UK // (dʒɛlˈsiːmɪəm) //
琉璃苣,珍珠岩,琉璃瓦,硫酸钠
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural gel·se·mi·ums, gel·se·mi·a [jel-see-mee-uh]. /dʒɛlˈsi mi ə/.
- : the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.
Examples
Gelsemium is a very powerful agent for depressing the pulse and the functional activity of the spinal cord.
Gelsemium is sometimes a very satisfactory remedy—especially in the febrile attacks to which children are liable.
Feverish and irritable conditions yield frequently to aperients, or to gelsemium and quinine.
The British Pharmacopoeia contains a tincture of gelsemium, the dose of which is from five to fifteen minims.
The important medicinal plant known in America as the “Carolina jasmine” is not a true jasmine (see Gelsemium).
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