Definitions for Strophanthus

Strophanthus stro·phan·thus

Spelling: [stroh-fan-thuh s]
IPA: /stroʊˈfæn θəs/

Strophanthus is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 908 anagrams from letters in Strophanthus (ahhnoprssttu).

Definitions for Strophanthus

noun

  1. any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
  2. the dried, ripe seed of any of these plants, which yields the drug strophanthin.

Origin of Strophanthus

New Latin (1802) Greek stróph(os) twine + ánthos flower

Examples for Strophanthus

It seems to act as well as an aid to Digitalis, or strophanthus, in cardiac dyspnœa.

The poison used here, and called kombi, is obtained from a species of strophanthus, and is very virulent.

The exquisitely beautiful seed of strophanthus Kombe is used as an arrow poison.

A little tincture of strophanthus used to relieve me during intermittence.

Tincture of strophanthus, in 2-dram doses, will quiet the tumultuous action of the heart in some cases where the digitalis fails.

Strophanthin is the name given to three different compounds, two obtained from strophanthus Kombe and one from S. hispidus.

strophanthus regulated and strengthened the heart's action, but only slightly benefited the dyspnœa.

The well-known diuretic properties of digitalis, strophanthus and squills are greatly enhanced by the addition of the oxysaponin.

The action of digitalis, moreover, persists much longer than does that of strophanthus.

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