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The meaning of the word "Sabadilla" in English


Sabadilla n. : A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.

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Taxonomy
Sabadilla, veratrine, botanical, Veratrum, Herbal, The seeds, Liliaceae, sternutatory, cevadine, ointment, Synonym, officinalis, Constituents, Medicinal Action, Dosage, Schoenocaulon officinale, Europe, alkaloids.

Defination from the web:
... Medicinal Action and Uses---Sabadilla, or cevadilla, is an acrid, drastic emeto-cathartic, in overdoses capable of producing fatal results. ... 


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