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Grindelia   Listen
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Grindelia  n.  (Med.) The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (Grindelia), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.





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"Grindelia" Quotes from Famous Books



... California. It was used as a laxative, and on account of the constipating effect of an acorn diet, was doubtless in active demand. So highly was it esteemed by the followers of the Cross that it was christened Cascara Sagrada, or Sacred Bark. The third, Grindelia robusta, was used in the treatment of pulmonary troubles, and externally in poisoning from Rhus toxicodendron, or Poison Oak, ...
— The Old Franciscan Missions Of California • George Wharton James


Words linked to "Grindelia" :   gumweed, Asteraceae, Grindelia robusta, family Compositae, rosinweed, Grindelia squarrosa, genus Grindelia, tarweed, family Asteraceae, aster family


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