rheumatism weed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
    Apocynum cannabinum; Indian hemp.
  2. noun North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
    common dogbane; Apocynum androsaemifolium; spreading dogbane.

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