jaborandi
Americannoun
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jaborandis
plural
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any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
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the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, especially P. jaborandi, containing the alkaloid pilocarpine, used in medicine.
noun
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any of several tropical American rutaceous shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus , esp P. jaborandi
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the dried leaves of any of these plants, used to induce sweating
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Etymology
Origin of jaborandi
1870–75; < Portuguese < Tupi, said to mean “one who makes saliva, one who spits”
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When the breathing begins to be loud, relief is afforded in some cases by giving a drench composed of 2 drams of fluid extract of jaborandi in half a pint of water.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
It is probable that jaborandi given in repeated small doses, so as to avoid any depressing effect on the heart, will be found valuable in such cases.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Constitutional remedies are practically powerless; occasionally some good is accomplished by the internal administration of linseed oil and jaborandi.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
After this nothing is given but orange-leaf tea, to promote perspiration, and sometimes a little extract of jaborandi.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty
But lately a diaphoretic which far surpasses these in efficiency has been discovered in pilocarpine, the active principle of jaborandi.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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