DORSTENIA CONTRAYERVA
\dɔːstˈiːni͡ə kˈɒntɹe͡ɪəvə], \dɔːstˈiːniə kˈɒntɹeɪəvə], \d_ɔː_s_t_ˈiː_n_iə k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_eɪ_ə_v_ə]\
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(F.) Racine de Charcis ou de Dracke ou des Philippines. Order. Urticeae. Sex. Syst. Tetandria Monogynia. A plant of South America, whose root, Contrayerva (Ph. U. S.), is aromatic, bitter, and astringent. It has been given as tonic, stimulant and sudorific.
By Robley Dunglison