ECHINACEA PUPUREA
\ˌɛt͡ʃa͡ɪnˈe͡ɪsi͡ə pjˌuːpjʊɹˈi͡ə], \ˌɛtʃaɪnˈeɪsiə pjˌuːpjʊɹˈiə], \ˌɛ_tʃ_aɪ_n_ˈeɪ_s_iə p_j_ˌuː_p_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈiə]\
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The hedge hog. owing to the spiny chaff of the roundish disk. Purple Coneflotoer, Block Sampson; of the Composite Family; indigenous in Ohio and westward; its dull purple flowers appearing in July. The root is aromatic, and used popularly as a carminative.
By Robley Dunglison
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.