asarum

(ˈæsərəm)

(Elements & Compounds) the dried strong-scented root of the wild ginger plant: a flavouring agent and source of an aromatic oil used in perfumery, formerly used in medicine

[C19: via New Latin from Latin: hazelwort, from Greek asaron]

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Asarum - wild ginger

genus Asarum

dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

Aristolochiaceae, birthwort family, family Aristolochiaceae - family of birthworts (including wild ginger)

wild ginger - low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes

Asarum shuttleworthii, heartleaf, heart-leaf - wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama

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More specifically used for verifying the condition of textiles, in both OA and MA texts, is the verb asarum. Rumors of important losses to moths can spread from Kanis to Assur.

'Les Mite D'Assyrie': moths in the Assyrian texts of the second millennium B.C

Using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) analysis of PCR-amplified 16S-rDNA sequences, we characterized eubacterial community structure in soil collected on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University beneath native Canadian wildginger (Asarum canadense L.) and exotic invasive winter creeper (Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.).

Soil bacterial community structure under exotic versus native understory forbs in a woodland remnant in Indiana

et Wils; 7.1 g Cinnamonum cassia Presl (Chinese cinnamon); 3.5 g Mentha arvensis L.; 2.3 g Asarum sieboldii Mig.

Actions of Ya-hom, a herbal drug combination, on isolated rat aortic ring and atrial contractions

The dense summer and late-summer herbaceous community included Impatiens spp., Geum canadense, Cryptotaenia canadensis, Viola striata, and Asarum canadense (Fig.

A floristic inventory and description of the structure and composition of the plant communities of Botany Glen, Grant County, Indiana

In Altai, both the north and west facing slope receives relatively high precipitation and experiences low temperature, therefore, many broad-leaved species come under the canopy of Abies sibirica, like Viburnum opulus, Daphne mezereum, and Asarum europaeum.

POTENTIAL GEO-DISTRIBUTION OF PINUS SIBIRICA DEMONSTRATED BY CLIMATIC SIMILARITY BETWEEN WESTERN SIBERIA AND NORTHEAST CHINA

Wumei Pill consists of 10 medicinal herbs including ebony, asarum, dried ginger, berberine, cork, angelica, aconite, peony, cassia twig, and ginseng.

The Effects of Wumei Pill on TLRs/NF-kB Signaling Pathway in Rats with Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Piperascens, Asarum sieboldii and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fischer and mixing herbs to obtain an herbal medicine material.

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The aristolochic acids (AAs) are derivatives of nitrophenanthrene present in plants of the genus Asarum spp.

Rapid Identification and Simultaneous Quantification of Aristolochic Acids by HPLC-DAD and Confirmations by MS in Aristolochia chilensis Using a Limited Biomass