CALAGUALAE RADIX
\kˈalɐɡjˌuːɐlˌiː ɹˈe͡ɪdɪks], \kˈalɐɡjˌuːɐlˌiː ɹˈeɪdɪks], \k_ˈa_l_ɐ_ɡ_j_ˌuː_ɐ_l_ˌiː ɹ_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_k_s]\
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The root of Polypo'dium Calagua'la seu adiantifor'me seu coria'ceum seu ammifo'lium seu argen'teum seu pol'itum, Aspid'ium coria'ceum seu ferrugin'eum seu dis'color, Tecta'ria calahuala seu ferrugin'ea, Calaguala, Calahuala. Order., Felices. It has been exhibited in Italy in dropsy, pleurisy, contusions, abscesses, &c. Its properties are not, however, clear.
By Robley Dunglison
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