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eupatorium
[ yoo-puh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]
noun
- any of numerous composite plants of the genus Eupatorium, having flat-topped clusters of flowers and comprising the bonesets or thoroughworts.
eupatorium
/ ˌjuːpəˈtɔːrɪəm /
noun
- any plant of the genus Eupatorium, of N temperate regions and tropical America: cultivated for their ornamental clusters of purple, pink, or white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
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One of the giants is purple eupatorium, which sometimes carries its corymbs of flesh-colored flowers ten and twelve feet high.
Eupatorium ayapana, belonging to the same order as Mikania, is a valuable repellent of the poison of venomous snakes.
It is seldom used, but is given for the same troubles and in the same doses as chamomile and Eupatorium Ayapana.
The warm infusion of eupatorium perfoliatum answers well as an emetic, producing also a laxative effect.
If the fever subsides, and the soreness remain, Hydrastin or Eupatorium arom.
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