PIMPINELLA SAXIFRAGA
\pˌɪmpa͡ɪnˈɛlə sˌaksɪfɹˈɑːɡə], \pˌɪmpaɪnˈɛlə sˌaksɪfɹˈɑːɡə], \p_ˌɪ_m_p_aɪ_n_ˈɛ_l_ə s_ˌa_k_s_ɪ_f_ɹ_ˈɑː_ɡ_ə]\
Definitions of PIMPINELLA SAXIFRAGA
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The root has an unpleasant smell, and hot, pungent, bitterish taste. It has been recommended as a stomachic; and as a stimulating gargle in paralysis of the tongue.
By Robley Dunglison
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Burnet saxifrage, or pimpernel; a perennial species growing throughout Europe and in Asia. The root is considered diaphoretic, diuretic, and stomachic. It has an aromatic but disagreeable odor, and a pungent, acrid, sweetish taste. It yields a volatile oil of penetrating odor and biting taste; it also contains an acrid resin. The herb and seed also were formerly official, pimple. A small rounded tumor of the skin, usually reddened. [Ang.-Sax.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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