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eupatorium

/yoo-puh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-/US // ˌyu pəˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- //UK // (ˌjuːpəˈtɔːrɪəm) //

粪池,粪便,粪土,粪尿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of numerous composite plants of the genus Eupatorium, having flat-topped clusters of flowers and comprising the bonesets or thoroughworts.

Examples

  • One of the giants is purple eupatorium, which sometimes carries its corymbs of flesh-colored flowers ten and twelve feet high.

  • Eupatorium ayapana, belonging to the same order as Mikania, is a valuable repellent of the poison of venomous snakes.

  • It is seldom used, but is given for the same troubles and in the same doses as chamomile and Eupatorium Ayapana.

  • The warm infusion of eupatorium perfoliatum answers well as an emetic, producing also a laxative effect.

  • If the fever subsides, and the soreness remain, Hydrastin or Eupatorium arom.

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