strophanthus

American  

[stroh-fan-thuhs] / stroʊˈfæn θəs /

noun

plural

strophanthuses

1. any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.

2. the dried, ripe seed of any of these plants, which yields the drug strophanthin.

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strophanthus British  

/ strəʊˈfænθəs /

noun

1. any small tree or shrub of the apocynaceous genus Strophanthus, of tropical Africa and Asia, having strap-shaped twisted petals. The seeds of certain species yield the drug strophanthin

2. the seeds of any of these plants

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Etymology

Origin of strophanthus

< New Latin (1802) < Greek stróph ( os ) twine + ánthos flower

Example Sentences

Tincture of strophanthus, in 2-dram doses, will quiet the tumultuous action of the heart in some cases where the digitalis fails.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The following have been made up in this form: aconite, belladonna, camph. co., cannabis indica, capsicum, cinchon. co., and cinchon. simpl., digitalis, gelseminum, hyosciamus, nux vomica, opium, strophanthus, ginger and Warburg.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

They comprise prussic acid, dilute solution of oxalic acid and oxalates, aconite, digitalis, strophanthus, convallaria, and tobacco.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Tincture of strophanthus, sodæ bicarb., and spirits of chloroform.

From The Combined Maze by Sinclair, May

If digitalis is not indicated, strophanthus sometimes is valuable.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)