rheumatism weed
n 1: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by
Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or
inflammation in joints [syn: {Indian hemp}, {rheumatism
weed}, {Apocynum cannabinum}]
2: North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose
cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in
joints [syn: {common dogbane}, {spreading dogbane},
{rheumatism weed}, {Apocynum androsaemifolium}]