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hydrastis

[ hahy-dras-tis ]

hydrastis

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noun

  1. any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Hydrastis, of Japan and E North America, such as goldenseal, having showy foliage and ornamental red fruits
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hydrastis1

< New Latin (Linnaeus), the genus name < Greek hydr- hydr- 1 + New Latin -astis < ?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hydrastis1

C18: New Latin, from Greek hydro- + -astis, of unknown origin
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Uterine haemostatics, as ergot, ergotin, tincture of hydrastis or hamamelis, are of use, together with rest in bed.

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When internal, drop into the affected ear, night and morning, 3 or 5 drops of the following mixture: Tincture of Hydrastis Canadensis 2 drachms.

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Genine Kepnis, manager of the Organic Food Cellar in Cambridge, Mass., says that one salubrious seller is goldenseal, Hydrastis canadensis, which is used as a cure-all for complaints ranging from sore throats to poison ivy.

I wrote up the value of lobelia in surgery, obstetrics and practice over thirty years ago; also the valuable properties of hydrastis can., both of which were almost unnoticed then and since by regular practitioners.

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Tonics, in the form of iodid of iron in 1-dram doses, to which is added 2 drams of powdered hydrastis, may also be given every six or eight hours, as soon as the active fever has abated.

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