An illustrated encyclopædic medical dictionaryBeing a dictionary of the technical terms used by writers on medicine and the collateral sciences, in the Latin, English, French and German languages . Dim. of mucro, a sharp point. Ger., Weichspitzchen, Stack-elspitzcJien. A small mucro. [B, 123 (a, 35).] MUCULENT, adj. Mu^ku^l-e^nt. Abounding in mucus, [a, 48.] MUCUNA (Lat.), n. f. Mu2(mu)-ku2(ku)na». Ger., Juckbohne(1st def.). 1. A genus of leguminous plants of the Phaseolece, hav-ing the seed-pods covered with stinging hairs. [B, 5,18, 19, 42,121,173, 180 (tt, 35).] 2. See M. pruriens.— albi
An illustrated encyclopædic medical dictionaryBeing a dictionary of the technical terms used by writers on medicine and the collateral sciences, in the Latin, English, French and German languages . Dim. of mucro, a sharp point. Ger., Weichspitzchen, Stack-elspitzcJien. A small mucro. [B, 123 (a, 35).] MUCULENT, adj. Mu^ku^l-e^nt. Abounding in mucus, [a, 48.] MUCUNA (Lat.), n. f. Mu2(mu)-ku2(ku)na». Ger., Juckbohne(1st def.). 1. A genus of leguminous plants of the Phaseolece, hav-ing the seed-pods covered with stinging hairs. [B, 5,18, 19, 42,121,173, 180 (tt, 35).] 2. See M. pruriens.— albida. A white-flow-ered variety or Canavalia ensiformis. [B, 214.]—M. species the stinging hairs of which are used like those of M. urens.[B, 180 (a, 35).]—M. capitata. A-species 8 seeds of which are takenas the standard for the Indian weight massaT [Proc. of theAm. Pharm. Assoc, xxxiii (a, 46).]—M, gigantea. The kaka-valli of the Malays ; a species with legumes armed with stiff sting-ing hairs and deeply farrowed along the sutures. The bark, pul-verized and combined with ginger, etc., is recommended as anapplication in rheumatism. [B, 172, 180 (a, 35).]—M. inilexa. A. MUOUNA PRURIENS. [A, 337.] species indigenous to Peru and Colombia. The stinging hairs ofthe pods have the same properties and uses as those of M. urens,and the seeds are used like those of M. mitts. [B, 180 (a, 35).]— Sp., garbanzo de filipinas. A species indigenous to Peruand Colombia, where the pulverized seeds are applied to insectstints. [B, 131, 180 (a, 35).t—M. monosperfna. Negro bean ; aspecies having edible seeds. The pod-hairs are like those of [B, 172, 180 (a, 35).]—M. nivea. A species cultivatedin the East Indies for its fleshy and edible pods, and also found inthe West Indies. The seed is applied to scorpion stings, and is saidto absorb the poison. [B, 172 (o, 35).]—M. pruriens, M. , pots pouuleux (ou vetus, ou d qratter, ou a demanger).
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