scammony

An eastern Mediterranean plant (Convolvulus scammonia) having large roots that yield a resin formerly used as a cathartic.

A Mexican plant (Ipomoea orizabensis) yielding a similar resin.

A cathartic preparation obtained from these resins.

A plant, Convolvulus Scammonia, which grows abundantly in Syria and Asia Minor.

A gum-resin consisting of the inspissated root-juice of this plant.

A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia).

An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.

Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.

tropical American morning glory