lobelia
- lobelia
1. The dried leaves and tops of L. inflata (
family Lobeliaceae); it contains several alkaloids:
lobeline, lobelamine, lobelanidine, lobelanine, norlobelanine, norlobelanidine, and isolobelanine. The
fluid extract and the
tincture have been used as an
expectorant in
asthma and
chronic bronchitis.
2. One of a
class of alkaloids isolated from l. (1).
3. Any plant of the
genus L.. SYN:
asthma-weed (1), wild tobacco.
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lo·be·lia lō-'bēl-yə, -'bē-lē-ə n
1) cap any of a genus (
Lobelia of the family Lobeliaceae, the lobelia family) of widely distributed herbaceous plants (as Indian tobacco)
2) the leaves and tops of Indian tobacco used esp. formerly as an expectorant and antispasmodic
L'Obel or Lo·bel lō-'bel Mathias de (1538-1616)
Flemish botanist. L'Obel ranks among the great botanists who preceded Linnaeus. In 1570 he published a work describing more than 1200 plants. He classified plants according to leaf structure, and he apparently tried to incorporate into his classification concepts of genus and family. The genus Lobelia was named in his honor in 1702 by the French botanist Charles Plumier (1646-1704).
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Lo·be·lia (lo-beґle-ə) a genus of herbs of the family Campanulaceae; they contain lobeline and other toxic alkaloids and cause mouth ulcerations and diarrhea in ruminants. L. berlandieґri grows in Mexico. L. inflaґta is Indian tobacco, which grows in the eastern United States and Canada.
Medical dictionary.
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Lobelia — Lobelia … Wikipédia en Français
lobelia — (del lat. cient. «Lobelĭa», género de plantas, de «Lobel», botánico francés; Lobelila inflata) f. *Planta lobeliácea silvestre cuyas hojas tienen propiedades medicinales. * * * Cualquiera de varias especies muy emparentadas del género Lobelia,… … Enciclopedia Universal
lobélia — ⇒LOBÉLIA, subst. masc.; LOBÉLIE, subst. fém. Plante herbacée, à fleurs en grappes, croissant dans les régions chaudes et tempérées, mais surtout en Amérique du nord, et comportant plusieurs espèces appréciées pour leurs qualités ornementales ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lobelia — Lo*be li*a (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel, botanist to King James I.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, including a great number of species. {Lobelia inflata}, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North America, whose leaves contain a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lobelia — género de plantas de la familia de las lobeliáceas. La Lobelia inflata, originaria de America del Norte se utiliza como sedante, eméticas y expectorantes en el asma, tos ferina y crup. La planta se conoce también con el nombre de tabaco indio… … Diccionario médico
lobelia — [lō bēl′yə, lōbē′lē ə] n. [ModL, after Lobelius, Latinized name of Matthias de L Obel (1538 1616), Fl botanist] any of a genus (Lobelia) of annual or perennial plants of the bellflower family, having white, blue, or red flowers of very irregular… … English World dictionary
Lobelia — (Lucolena in Chianti,Италия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 50020 Lucolena in Ch … Каталог отелей
Lobelĭa — (L. L.), Pflanzengattung (benannt nach Vorigem) aus der Familie der Lobeliaceae Lobelieae, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.); Kelch fünfspaltig, Blumenkrone auf einer Seite gespalten, Saum fünftheilig, unregelmäßig, Staubbeutel verwachsen, Kapsel zwei bis… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Lobelĭa — L., Gattung der Kampanulazeen, ein oder mehrjährige Kräuter oder Halbsträucher, selten Sträucher, von sehr verschiedenem Habitus, mit abwechselnden Blättern, einzeln achselständigen, häufig endständige Trauben bildenden, rachenförmigen Blüten,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Lobelia — Lobelĭa L., Pflanzengattg. der Lobeliazeen, Kräuter mit rachenförmigen Blüten. Einige schönblühende Arten, wie L. cardinālis L. aus Nordamerika, L. Erinus L. vom Kap u.a., als Zierpflanzen kultiviert; L. inflāta [Abb. 1065], in Nordamerika,… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
lobélia — s. f. [Botânica] Gênero de plantas herbáceas, de suco venenoso, tipo das lobeliáceas … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
