grindelia

grindelia
The dried leaves and flowering tops of G. camporum, g. humilius, and G. squarrosa (family Compositae); used as an expectorant; a fluid extract has been used externally in the treatment of rhus poisoning. [David H. Grindel, German botanist, 1776–1836]

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grin·de·lia grin-'dēl-yə, -'dē-lē-ə n
1 a) cap a large genus of coarse gummy or resinous composite herbs chiefly of western No. America and So. America
b) a plant of the genus Grindelia
2) the dried leaves or flowering tops of various plants of the genus Grindelia (as G. camporum, G. robusta, and G. squarrosa) sometimes used in teas as a remedy esp. for bronchitis and asthma or applied as a poultice to treat skin eruptions and wounds
Grin·del 'grin-del David Hieronymous (1776-1836)
German botanist. The genus Grindelia was named in his honor in 1807 by the German botanist Karl Ludwig Willdenow (1765-1812).

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