Sabadilla

Sabadilla
Sabadilla Sab`a*dil"la (s[a^]b`[.a]*d[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [Sp. cebadilla.] (Bot.) A Mexican liliaceous plant ({Sch[oe]nocaulon officinale}); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative. [1913 Webster]

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  • Sabadilla — Sabadilla, Sabadillsamen, die Samenkörner des mexikan. Veratrum sabadilla, wirken als drastisches anthelminthisches Mittel, äußerlich gegen Ungeziefer, müssen aber sehr vorsichtig angewendet werden …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Sabadilla — Sabadilla, Läusekraut, s. Schoenocaulon …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sabadilla — Brandt (Schoenocaulon A. Gray), Pflanzengattg. der Liliazeen, Zwiebelgewächse Zentralamerikas. S. officinārum Retz., bes. in Veracruz angebaut, liefert den durch seinen Gehalt an Veratrin (s.d.) wirksamen Sabadill , Kapuziner oder Läusesamen… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • sabadilla — [sab΄ə dil′ə] n. [Sp cebadilla, dim. of cebada, barley < L cibare, to feed < cibus, food] 1. a Mexican and Central American plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family, with brown seeds used in insecticides and formerly in medicine… …   English World dictionary

  • sabadilla — vaistinė sabadilė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Melantinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Schoenocaulon officinale), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Schoenocaulon officinale angl. sabadilla vok. Sabadillgermer pranc.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Sabadilla officinarum — Sabadill Sabadill (Schoenocaulon officinale) Systematik Klasse: Einkeimblättrige (Liliopsida) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sabadilla officinarum — ? Сабадилла Сабадилла. Ботаническая иллюстрация из книги Köhler s Medizinal Pflanzen (1887) Научная классификация Царство …   Википедия

  • SABADILLA — САБАДИЛЛА — Исходное растение. Schoenocaulon officinale A. Gray Сабадилла.Синоним. Sabadilla officinarum Brandt et Ratzeb.Сем. Liliaceae Лилейные.Распространение. По восточным склонам Анд в Мексике, Гватемале, Венесуэле.Прим. часть. Зрелые семена.Описание… …   Справочник по гомеопатии

  • sabadilla — noun Etymology: Spanish cebadilla Date: 1812 a Mexican plant (Schoenocaulon officinale) of the lily family; also its seeds that are used as a source of veratrine and in insecticides …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sabadilla — /sab euh dil euh/, n. 1. a Mexican plant, Schoenocaulon officinale, of the lily family, having long, grasslike leaves and bitter seeds. 2. the seeds of this plant, formerly used medicinally and as a source of veratrine and veratridine. [1805 15;… …   Universalium

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