jaborandi

American  

[jab-uh-ran-dee, -ran-dee] / ˌdʒæb əˈræn di, -rænˈdi /

noun

jaborandis plural

1. any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.

2. the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, especially P. jaborandi, containing the alkaloid pilocarpine, used in medicine.

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jaborandi British  

/ ˌdʒæbəˈrændɪ /

noun

1. any of several tropical American rutaceous shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus , esp P. jaborandi

2. 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”

Example Sentences

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

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 Michener, Charles B.

Of the medicinal plants, the best-known products are ipecacuanh�, sarsaparilla, copaiba, jaborandi and cinchona, but this is only a part of the list.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

In one morbid condition of the kidney, however, jaborandi is the remedy par excellence, and that is the acute parenchymatous nephritis which frequently follows scarlatina....

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

For this symptom fluid extract of jaborandi was prescribed with the effect of relieving the itching.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)