LOBELIA INFLATA
\lə͡ʊbˈiːli͡əɹ ɪnflˈɑːtə], \ləʊbˈiːliəɹ ɪnflˈɑːtə], \l_əʊ_b_ˈiː_l_iə_ɹ ɪ_n_f_l_ˈɑː_t_ə]\
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North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
By Princeton University
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North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The prominent virtues of this American plant are those of an emetic. In smaller doses it is sedative, and has been given as a pectoral in croup, asthma, etc. It is, also, sudorific and cathartic, and is an acronarcotic poison. Twenty grains act as an emetic.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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