Febrifugal
51Sesbania Grandiflora — Pers. Agati sesbania (S); Gallito (S) . The flowers, green pods, and young leaves may be eaten fried or in soups. The bark is aperient, antidysenteric, emetic, and febrifugal. The leaves are diuretic and laxative, and said to contain about 8.5%… …
52Spondias Purpurea — L. and SPONDIAS MOMBIN L. Purple mombin (E); Ciruelo (S); Yellow mombin (E); Canajo (Ch); Jobo (S); Jocote (S); Sua (Cu). S. mombin, known in English as the yellow mombin or hogplum, and in Panamanian as jobo, is very common in cultivation and in …
53Tamarindus Indica — L. Tamarind (E); Tamarindo (S) . The tamarind, widespread in the tropics, tends to become naturalized in xeric habitats, such as Panamanian thorn forests. Acid gummy pulp around the seed is eaten, and regarded as a good glood purifier and… …
54Tetracera — spp. Bejuco de agua (C); Bejuco agraz (C); Bejuco guara (C); Bejuco tome (C); Chumico (P); Pasmo del sol (P) . Potable water may be obtained from most Dilleniaceae vines. The water is diuretic and the bark is considered astringent and febrifugal …
55Thevetia Peruviana — Merr. Trumpet flower (E); Amancay (P); Cabalonga (C); Campanilla (P); Castaneto (C) . The black pulp of the fruit is said to be eaten in Ghana. The poisonous seeds are used in necklaces. If chewed they tend to act as an anesthetic. The wood is… …
56remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… …
57Remedy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Remedy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 remedy remedy help redress Sgm: N 1 anthelmintic anthelmintic Sgm: N 1 antidote antidote antifebrile antipoison counterpoison antitoxin antispasmodic …
58febrifuge — [ fɛbrɪfju:dʒ] noun a medicine used to reduce fever. Derivatives febrifugal fɪ brɪfjʊg(ə)l, ˌfɛbrɪ fju:g(ə)l adjective Origin C17: from Fr. fébrifuge, from L. febris fever + fugare drive away ; cf. feverfew …
59antifebrile — I. a. Febrifugal. II. n. Febrifuge …
60medical — adj healing, curative, therapeutic, therapeutical, sanative, sanatory, remedial; medicinal, medicative, restorative, Med. analeptic, salutiferous, health bringing, salutary, corrective, tonic, febrifugal, palliative, Med. Obs. alterative, Archaic …
