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- Officinal - a. - Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
- Officinal - a. - Kept in stock by apothecaries; -- said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.
- Althea - n. - A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.
- Species - n. - An officinal mixture or compound powder of any kind; esp., one used for making an aromatic tea or tisane; a tea mixture.
- Valerian - n. - Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal valerian (V. officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
- Hellebore - n. - A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
- Sea onion - - The officinal squill. See Squill.
- Pellitory - n. - A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain.
- Allheal - n. - A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.