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rheumatism weed

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  1. [n]  North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
  2. [n]  Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
 
 Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium, Apocynum cannabinum, common dogbane, Indian hemp, spreading dogbane
 
 See Also: dogbane

 

 

 

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