stramonium

American  

[struh-moh-nee-uhm] / strəˈmoʊ ni əm /

noun

1. jimson weed.

2. the dried leaves of the jimson weed, used in medicine as an analgesic, antispasmodic, etc.

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stramonium British  

/ strəˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. a preparation of the dried leaves and flowers of the thorn apple, containing hyoscyamine and formerly used as a drug to treat asthma

2. another name for thorn apple

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Etymology

Origin of stramonium

1655–65; < New Latin < ?

Example Sentences

These contain thorn apple, a common term for the botanist's Datura stramonium, also known as Jimson weed.

From Time Magazine Archive

For asthma, I have found that stramonium leaves give relief.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John

The basin of stramonium water adds its melancholy odor to the room.

From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John

Take equal parts of lobelia and stramonium leaves; make a poultice and apply to the parts.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Mrs. Farnsworth was under the frequent necessity of holding a platter of burning stramonium under his nose to subdue the paroxysms of wheezing that threatened to cut short his existence.

From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Eggleston, Edward