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mezereum

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mezereum (m·zērˑ·ē·m),
n dried bark from
Daphne mezereum, which causes severe intestinal tract irritation and blisters on the skin. Homeopathic preparations used to treat psoriasis, eczema, and herpes zoster.

mezereum

mezerein, mezereum
an intensely irritating resin whose action resembles that of cantharides. Signs include vomiting, colic, prostration. The seeds and bark of Daphne mezereum and D. laureola are the important sources of the poison.


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