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POLYGONATUM OFFICINALE

\pˌɒlɪɡənˈɑːtəm əfˈɪsɪnˌe͡ɪl], \pˌɒlɪɡənˈɑːtəm əfˈɪsɪnˌe‍ɪl], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_ɡ_ə_n_ˈɑː_t_ə_m ə_f_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_l]\

Definitions of POLYGONATUM OFFICINALE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The root was formerly used externally in bruises, tumors, wounds, skin eruptions, etc., and, powdered and mixed with rose water, as a cosmetic, but is now rarely used. It is emetic, and the berries and flowers are acrid and poisonous.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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