podophyllin
[pod-uh-fil-in]
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noun
a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts.
Origin of podophyllin
Also called podophyllin resin.
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Where the disease comes on soon after child-birth, Podophyllin is the Specific.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing ArtB. L. Hill
Those to be preferred are aloes, colocynth,50 and podophyllin.
There is no knowing what a course of podophyllin and ginger might not do.
Good results are obtained from a combination of podophyllin with extracts of physostigma, nux vomica, and belladonna.
Sometimes the resin or extract of podophyllin is added to the compound jalap powder to increase its activity.
podophyllin
podophylin resin
noun
Word Origin for podophyllin
C19: from New Latin Podophyllum genus of herbs including the May apple, from podo-, from Greek pous foot + phullon leaf
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podophyllin
[pŏd′ə-fĭl′ĭn]
n.
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