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Definition of officinal
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Officinal
(a.) Used in a shop, or
belonging
to it..
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Soapwort
::
Soapwort
(n.) A
common
plant
(Saponaria
officinalis)
of the Pink
family;
-- so
called
because
its
bruised
leaves,
when
agitated
in
water,
produce
a
lather
like that from soap.
Called
also
Bouncing
Bet..
Melluco
::
Melluco
(n.) A
climbing
plant
(Ullucus
officinalis)
of the
Andes,
having
tuberous
roots which are used as a
substitute
for
potatoes..
Sabadilla
::
Sabadilla
(n.) A
Mexican
liliaceous
plant
(Schoenocaulon
officinale);
also, its
seeds,
which
contain
the
alkaloid
veratrine.
It was
formerly
used in
medicine
as an
emetic
and
purgative..
Sage
::
Sage (n.) A
suffruticose
labiate
plant
(Salvia
officinalis)
with
grayish
green
foliage,
much used in
flavoring
meats,
etc. The name is often
extended
to the whole
genus,
of which many
species
are
cultivated
for
ornament,
as the
scarlet
sage, and
Mexican
red and blue
sage..
Ginger
::
Ginger
(n.) A plant of the genus
Zingiber,
of the East and West
Indies.
The
species
most known is Z.
officinale..
Hound''s-tongue
::
Hound's-tongue
(n.) A
biennial
weed
(Cynoglossum
officinale),
with soft
tongue-shaped
leaves,
and an
offensive
odor. It bears
nutlets
covered
with
barbed
or
hooked
prickles.
Called
also
dog's-tongue..
Eyebright
::
Eyebright
(n.) A small
annual
plant
(Euphrasia
officinalis),
formerly
much used as a
remedy
for
diseases
of the eye..
Sassafras
::
Sassafras
(n.) An
American
tree of the
Laurel
family
(Sassafras
officinale);
also, the bark of the
roots,
which has an
aromatic
smell and
taste..
Allheal
::
Allheal
(n.) A name
popularly
given to the
officinal
valerian,
and to some other
plants..
Official
::
Official
(n.)
Approved
by
authority;
sanctioned
by the
pharmacopoeia;
appointed
to be used in
medicine;
as, an
official
drug or
preparation.
Cf.
Officinal..
Peristerion
::
Peristerion
(n.) The herb
vervain
(Verbena
officinalis).
Valerian
::
Valerian
(n.) Any plant of the genus
Valeriana.
The root of the
officinal
valerian
(V.
officinalis)
has a
strong
smell,
and is much used in
medicine
as an
antispasmodic..
Marigold
::
Marigold
(n.) A name for
several
plants
with
golden
yellow
blossoms,
especially
the
Calendula
officinalis
(see
Calendula),
and the
cultivated
species
of
Tagetes..
Styrax
::
Styrax
(n.) A genus of
shrubs
and
trees,
mostly
American
or
Asiatic,
abounding
in
resinous
and
aromatic
substances.
Styrax
officinalis
yields
storax,
and S.
Benzoin
yields
benzoin..
Officinal
::
Officinal
(a.) Kept in stock by
apothecaries;
-- said of such drugs and
medicines
as may be
obtained
without
special
preparation
or
compounding;
not
magistral.
Althea
::
Althea
(n.) A genus of
plants
of the
Mallow
family.
It
includes
the
officinal
marsh
mallow,
and the
garden
hollyhocks..
Lignum-vitae
::
Lignum-vitae
(n.) A tree
(Guaiacum
officinale)
found in the warm
latitudes
of
America,
from which the
guaiacum
of
medicine
is
procured.
Its wood is very hard and
heavy,
and is used for
various
mechanical
purposes,
as for the
wheels
of
ships'
blocks,
cogs,
bearings,
and the like. See
Guaiacum..
Melissa
::
Melissa
(n.) A genus of
labiate
herbs,
including
the balm, or bee balm
(Melissa
officinalis)..
Cubeb
::
Cubeb (n.) The
small,
spicy berry of a
species
of
pepper
(Piper
Cubeba;
in med.,
Cubeba
officinalis),
native
in Java and
Borneo,
but now
cultivated
in
various
tropical
countries.
The dried
unripe
fruit is much used in
medicine
as a
stimulant
and
purgative..
Bittersweet
::
Bittersweet
(n.) A
climbing
shrub,
with oval
coral-red
berries
(Solanum
dulcamara);
woody
nightshade.
The whole plant is
poisonous,
and has a taste at first
sweetish
and then
bitter.
The
branches
are the
officinal
dulcamara..
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