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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

gelsemium

/jel-see-mee-uhm/US // dʒɛlˈsi mi əm //UK // (dʒɛlˈsiːmɪəm) //

琉璃苣,珍珠岩,琉璃瓦,硫酸钠

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural gel·se·mi·ums, gel·se·mi·a [jel-see-mee-uh]. /dʒɛlˈsi mi ə/.

    • : the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.

Examples

  • Gelsemium is a very powerful agent for depressing the pulse and the functional activity of the spinal cord.

  • Gelsemium is sometimes a very satisfactory remedy—especially in the febrile attacks to which children are liable.

  • Feverish and irritable conditions yield frequently to aperients, or to gelsemium and quinine.

  • The British Pharmacopoeia contains a tincture of gelsemium, the dose of which is from five to fifteen minims.

  • The important medicinal plant known in America as the “Carolina jasmine” is not a true jasmine (see Gelsemium).

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