jaborandi
/jab-uh-ran-dee, -ran-dee/US // ˌdʒæb əˈræn di, -rænˈdi //UK // (ˌdʒæbəˈrændɪ) //
茉莉花
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural jab·o·ran·dis.
- : any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
- : the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, especially P. jaborandi, containing the alkaloid pilocarpine, used in medicine.
Examples
Jaborandi or its alkaloid pilocarpin will generally produce it.
Jaborandi, jab′o-ran′di, n. a Brazilian shrub with sialogogue and diaphoretic properties.
An alkaloid has been obtained from the piperaceous jaborandi by Parodi, and named by him jaborandine.
After this nothing is given but orange-leaf tea, to promote perspiration, and sometimes a little extract of jaborandi.
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