rheumatism weed

rheumatism weed
noun
1. North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
Hypernyms: ↑dogbane
2. Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
Hypernyms: ↑dogbane

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noun
: any of several No. American plants used especially formerly in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in the joints: as
b. : either of two common dogbanes (Apocynum cannibinum and A. androsaemifolium)

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rheumatism weed,
1. = Indian hemp. (Cf.Indian hemp)
2. = pipsissewa. (Cf.pipsissewa)

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