pleurisy root

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pleurisy root

See butterfly weed.

pleurisy root

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the root of the butterfly weed, formerly used as a cure for pleurisy

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for butterfly weed

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pleurisy root - erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers

Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, Indian paintbrush, orange milkweed, tuber root

milkweed, silkweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

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Asclepias tuberosa butterfly weed chigger flower chiggerflower Indian paintbrush milkweed orange milkweed silkweed tuber root			Similar to other milkweeds, pleurisy root produces pods that reveal rows of silky reeds that drift in the wind in autumn. Boost Lung and Nasal Health with Pleurisy Root by Darrell Miller / Health care industry community Administration with other cardiac glycoside containing herbs such as black hellebore, digitalis leaf, lily-of-the-valley, motherwort, oleander leaf, pheasant''s eye, pleurisy root, or uzara could lead to increased cardiac effects. Figwort - Uses and Side Effects by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community Herbs used in enemas have included Blessed Thistle, Plantain, Pleurisy Root, Thyme, Hyssop, Mint, Elder Flower, White Oak Bark, Yellow Dock, Mullein, Echinacea, Dandelion, Parsley, and Marshmallow Root. Enema Tips and Tricks and What to Put into An Enema and Why by Dr. Denice M. Moffat / Health, general community			Plethodon cinereus Plethodon vehiculum plethodont Plethodontidae plethora Plethoretic plethoric Plethorical Plethory Plethron plethysmogram plethysmograph Plethysmography pleugh pleur- pleura pleurae pleural pleural cavity pleural space Pleuralgia Pleurapophysis Pleurenchyma Pleuric pleurisy pleurisy root Pleurite Pleuritic Pleuritis pleuro- Pleurobrachia Pleurobrachiidae Pleurobranch Pleurobranchia Pleurocarp Pleurocarpic pleurocarpous pleurocarpous moss pleurocentesis Pleurocentrum Pleuroderes pleurodont pleurodynia pleuron Pleuronectes Pleuronectes platessa Pleuronectidae Pleuronectoid Pleuropericardial Pleuroperipneumony Pleuroperitoneal			pleural rub pleural rub pleural rub, pleuritic rub pleural rub, pleuritic rub pleural rub, pleuritic rub pleural rub, pleuritic rub pleural rub, pleuritic rub Pleural sac Pleural sac Pleural sac pleural space pleural space Pleural Space Infection pleural stripping pleural stripping pleural tag Pleural tap Pleural tap pleuralgia pleuralgia Pleuranthium pleurapophysis pleurapophysis pleurapophysis pleurectomy Pleurenchyma Pleuric pleurisy pleurisy pleurisy pleurisy root pleurisy with effusion pleurisy with effusion pleurisy with effusion Pleurisy-root Pleurisy-root Pleurite pleuritic pleuritic pleuritic Pleuritic chest pain Pleuritic chest pain Pleuritic chest pain pleuritic ridge pleuritic ridge pleuritic rub pleuritic rub pleuritic rub pleuritic rub pleuritic rub pleuritic thrill pleuritic thrill pleuritis pleuritis pleuritis pleuro- pleuro- Pleuro-pneumonia Pleurobrachia Pleurobrachiidae Pleurobranch

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