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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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Jasmine
::
"Jasmine
(n.) A
shrubby
plant of the genus
Jasminum,
bearing
flowers
of a
peculiarly
fragrant
odor. The J.
officinale,
common
in the south of
Europe,
bears white
flowers.
The
Arabian
jasmine
is J.
Sambac,
and, with J.
angustifolia,
comes from the East
Indies.
The
yellow
false
jasmine
in the
Gelseminum
sempervirens
(see
Gelsemium).
Several
other
plants
are
called
jasmine
in the West
Indies,
as
species
of
Calotropis
and
Faramea..
Species
::
Species
(n.) An
officinal
mixture
or
compound
powder
of any kind; esp., one used for
making
an
aromatic
tea or
tisane;
a tea
mixture..
Asparagus
::
Asparagus
(n.) The young and
tender
shoots
of A.
officinalis,
which form a
valuable
and
well-known
article
of
food..
Angelica
::
Angelica
(n.) An
aromatic
umbelliferous
plant
(Archangelica
officinalis
or
Angelica
archangelica)
the leaf
stalks
of which are
sometimes
candied
and used in
confectionery,
and the roots and seeds as an
aromatic
tonic..
Althea
::
Althea
(n.) A genus of
plants
of the
Mallow
family.
It
includes
the
officinal
marsh
mallow,
and the
garden
hollyhocks..
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..
Borage
::
Borage
(n.) A
mucilaginous
plant of the genus
Borago
(B.
officinalis),
which is used, esp. in
France,
as a
demulcent
and
diaphoretic..
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..
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..
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..
Ginger
::
Ginger
(n.) The hot and spicy
rootstock
of
Zingiber
officinale,
which is much used in
cookery
and in
medicine..
Fumitory
::
Fumitory
(n.) The
common
uame of
several
species
of the genus
Fumaria,
annual
herbs of the Old
World,
with
finely
dissected
leaves
and small
flowers
in dense
racemes
or
spikes.
F.
officinalis
is a
common
species,
and was
formerly
used as an
antiscorbutic..
Bugloss
::
Bugloss
(n.) A plant of the genus
Anchusa,
and
especially
the A.
officinalis,
sometimes
called
alkanet;
oxtongue..
Picra
::
Picra (n.) The
powder
of aloes with
canella,
formerly
officinal,
employed
as a
cathartic..
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..
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..
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.
Officinal
::
Officinal
(a.) Used in a shop, or
belonging
to it..
Fumaric
::
Fumaric
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
derived
from,
fumitory
(Fumaria
officinalis)..
Magistral
::
Magistral
(a.)
Formulated
extemporaneously,
or for a
special
case; --
opposed
to
officinal,
and said of
prescriptions
and
medicines..
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