gelsemium
the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.
Origin of gelsemium
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How to use gelsemium in a sentence
gelsemium is a very powerful agent for depressing the pulse and the functional activity of the spinal cord.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. Lymangelsemium is sometimes a very satisfactory remedy—especially in the febrile attacks to which children are liable.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. LymanFeverish and irritable conditions yield frequently to aperients, or to gelsemium and quinine.
Insomnia; and Other Disorders of Sleep | Henry M. LymanThe 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).
British Dictionary definitions for gelsemium
/ (dʒɛlˈsiːmɪəm) /
any climbing shrub of the loganiaceous genus Gelsemium, of SE Asia and North America, esp the yellow jasmine, having fragrant yellow flowers
the powdered root of the yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative
Origin of gelsemium
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