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podophyllum

(ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪləm)
n
(Plants) a plant of the genus Podophyllum
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pod•o•phyl•lum

(ˌpɒd əˈfɪl əm)

n.
the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is obtained.
[1750–60; < New Latin; see podo-, -phyll]
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Noun1.podophyllum - perennial rhizomatous herbsPodophyllum - perennial rhizomatous herbs    
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum, wild mandrake, May apple - North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit
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Use of salicylic acid ascorbic and benzoic acids for the productivity of Syngonium podophyllum schott.
Mayapple plant In vitro: * Inhibited family proliferation of A549 and (Podophyllum H1299 cell lines by peltatum).
Banafsha Th Mic Podophyllaceae Podophyllum Kakorra Th Mic hexandrum Royle.
Podophyllotoxin, extracted from Podophyllum emodi is used with its derivatives (etoposide and teniposide) for the treatment of lymphomas as well as bronchial and testicular cancers (Cragg and Newman, 2005).
0.014 0.14 0.15 Micranthes micranthidifolia 7.342 3.00 10.34 Mitchella repens 0.074 0.42 0.49 Mitella diphylla 0.007 0.07 0.08 Monarda didyma 3.870 4.33 8.20 Nabalus altissimus 0.155 0.91 1.06 Oclemena acuminata 0.014 0.14 0.15 Osmorhiza claytonii 0.226 0.56 0.79 Oxalis violacea 0.081 0.84 0.92 Persicaria sagittata 0.007 0.07 0.08 Phacelia fimbriata 0.007 0.07 0.08 Phlox stolonifera 0.125 0.14 0.26 Pilea pumila 0.898 0.56 1.46 Platanthera clavellata 0.007 0.07 0.08 Platanthera psycodes * 0.024 0.07 0.09 Podophyllum peltatum 0.024 0.07 0.09 Polygonatum biflorum var.
America: Wild mandrake (Mayapple, Indian apple, Podophyllum peltatum L.) has been used by the North-American First Nations to treat warts (Ray 2009).
Of the 90 medicinal plant species used for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, the following 15 are considered rare and endangered: Aconitum heterophyllum, Angelica glauca, Paris polyphylla, Thalictrumfoliolosum, Artemisia maritima, Zanthoxylum armatum, Delphinium cashmerianum, Gloriosa superba, Nardostachys jatamansi, Rheum australe, Podophyllum hexandrum, Hippophea salicifolia, Picrorhiza kurrooa, Terminalia chebula and Saussurea costus.