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Ecballium - Wikipedia
Ecballium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae containing a single species, Ecballium elaterium, also called the squirting cucumber. en.wikipedia.org
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Ecballium elaterium - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Ecballium elaterium, commonly known as squirting cucumber or exploding cucumber, is a frost-tender, weak-stemmed, herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org
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Ecbalium elaterium (squirting cucumber)--remedy or poison?
Background: Ecbalium elaterium is a plant endemic to the Mediterranean basin. Its roots and cucumber-shaped fruit have been used in folk medicine since ... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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elaterium
‖ elaterium (ɛləˈtɪərɪʌm) [a. L. elatērium, ad. Gr. ἐλατήριον an opening medicine, f. ἐλα- stem of ἐλαύνειν to drive. Senses 3 and 4 are due to elater1.] † 1. A purgative medicine. Obs.—01721–1800 in Bailey. 2. A sediment or precipitate from the juice of the Squirting Cucumber (Ecballium agreste, Mo... Oxford English Dictionary
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Squirting cucumber - Ecballium elaterium - Kew Gardens
The squirting cucumber usually grows as a trailing vine along the ground, but can also be found as a bush. The leaves are dark green, loosely triangular or ... www.kew.org
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Cucumber, Squirting (Ecballium elaterium), packet of 10 seeds ...
Perennial vine growing from a perennial root. Rare and unusual. Native to the Mediterranean. The plant produces oversized blossoms of yellow that give way to ... strictlymedicinalseeds.com
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New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium, from the Greek 'ekballein,' meaning to throw out) is named for the ballistic method the species uses to disperse ... www.ox.ac.uk
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Elaterium - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Elaterium refers to a toxic substance found in Ecballium elaterium, also known as the squirting cucumber. It is used as a purgative and in treating sinusitis, ... www.sciencedirect.com
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The most fun you can have with your clothes on: Ecballium elaterium
It is a perennial with a thick, almost tuberous root. It dies back to a rather unpleasant looking stump with the winter cold but resprouts in ... thebikinggardener.com
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Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. - USDA Plants Database
Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. squirting cucumber Profile pages General Images Synonyms Related Links Sources plants.usda.gov
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Squirting Cucumber, Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Ritch - MDPI
by. Attilio Anzano. Attilio Anzano. SciProfiles Scilit Preprints.org Google Scholar. ,. Bruna de Falco. Bruna de Falco. www.mdpi.com
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Traditional Chinese Medicine/From Ecballium Elaterium To Excoecaria ...
猫眼草 Mao Yan Cao Crescent-shaped Euphorbia Euphorbia Maculata 斑地锦 Ban Di Jin American Euphorbia Euphorbia Makinoi 红乳草 Hong Ru Cao Red-milk Grass Euphorbia Milii 铁海棠 Tie Hai Tang Crownofhorns Euphorbia Euphorbia Nematocypha 大狼毒 Da Lang Du
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elaterin
elaterin Chem. (ɪˈlætərɪn) Also elatine. [f. elater-ium + -in: cf. F. élatérine.] The active principle of elaterium (C20H28O5).1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 193 An extremely active poisonous principle, called Elatine, has..been found in the placenta of this plant. 1866 Treas. Bot. I. 437/2 The active... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cucurbitacin
Citrullus colocynthis, Cucurbita andreana, deters feeding by flea beetle Hexanorcucurbitacin I from Ecballium elaterium 23,24-Dihydrocucurbitacin I O Cucurbitacin O from Brandegea bigelovii Cucurbitacin Q 2-O-glucoside, from Picrorhiza kurrooa 16-Deoxy-D-16-hexanorcucurbitacin O from Ecballium elaterium wikipedia.org
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Cyclanthera brachystachya
Cyclanthera brachystachya, the exploding cucumber (but not to be confused with Ecballium elaterium), in the cucurbit or gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), is wikipedia.org
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