Rubefacient
91Canna — spp. Canna (E); Achira (C); Achiva (S); Bandera de uriba (C); Cafe cimarron (P); Capacho (C); Chisgua (C); Chumbima (C); Maraca (Ch) . The roots of some species serve as a source of starch allowed to diabetics (!). The seeds are used in necklaces …
92Capsicum Frutescens — L. Red pepper (E); Aji (P); Aji picante (S); Caja (Cu); Chile (P); Kapur (Cu); Rocoto (C) . Red pepper, commonly cultivated and escaped, is not so much used in Panama as it is in Mexico. In Africa, the fruits or leaves are taken as antidotes… …
93Clematis dioica — L. Barba de viejo (P) . The seeds are regarded as purgative, rubefacient, and vesicant. The infusion of the lfowers and leaves is used as a cosmetic …
94Colocasia antiquorum — Schott and COLOCASIA ESCULENTA Dasheen (E); Mafafa (C); Malangay (C); Otoe (S); Moena Mesusu (Ch); Tarkwa (Cu); Usami (Ch) . Taros and dasheens are next to yams in importance in oriental economies. These vegetable crops look much like the oto,… …
95Moringa Oleifera — Lam. Horseradish tree (E); Angela (C); Jacinto (P); Marango (CA); Narango (CA) . The leaves, flowers, pods, and twigs of this honey tree are used as potherbs. The roots are used like horseradish, and are eaten as a vegetable in Africa. The leaves …
96application — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diligence, assiduity; suitability, relevancy; form, blank. See request, relation, attention, use. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Use] Syn. employment, utilization, use, purpose; see use 1 , 2 . 2. [Close… …
97remedy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that cures or counteracts Nouns 1. remedy, help, redress, restoration; antidote, counterpoison, counterirritant, counteragent, antitoxin, antibody, prophylactic, antiseptic, corrective,… …
98application — n. 1. Applying, putting on. 2. Thing applied (emollient, irritant, stimulant, or rubefacient). 3. Appliance, use, exercise, practice. 4. Solicitation, petition, appeal, request, suit. 5. Assiduity, industry, perseverance, persistency, intense… …
99chloroform — n. a volatile liquid formerly widely used as a general anaesthetic. Because its use as such causes liver damage and affects heart rhythm, chloroform is now used only in low concentrations as a flavouring agent and preservative, in the treatment… …
100oil of turpentine — noun a colourless, flammable, volatile oil, a distillate of turpentine, having a penetrating smell and a pungent bitterish taste, which is used in paints, varnishes, and the like, and formerly in medicine as a stimulant, rubefacient, etc …
