dried root

collocation in English

meaningsofdriedandroot

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dried
adjective
uk
/draɪd/us
/draɪd/
Dried food or plants have had all their liquid removed, especially in order to stop them ...
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root
noun[C]
uk
/ruːt/us
/ruːt/
the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant firm in ...
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(Definition ofdriedandrootfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fresh ordriedrootcontains highly poisonous alkaloids, including atropine, hyoscyamine, scopolamine, scopine, and cuscohygrine.
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Driedrootcontains approximately 43% starch, 20% dietary fiber, 15% kavalactones, 12% water, 3.2% sugars, 3.6% protein, and 3.2% minerals.
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An infusion of the fresh ordriedrootis taken three times a day for diabetes.
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It was originally made from a blend of birch oil and sassafras, thedriedrootbark of the sassafras tree.
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Standardized products may be preferable considering the wide variation of the chemicals in thedriedroot, as noted above.
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The fresh ordriedrootis chewed by a medicine man before sucking snakebite and poultice applied to wound.
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Fresh ordriedrootis chewed by the medicine man before sucking snakebite and poultice applied to the wound.
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Internally, thedriedrootis white, odorless, and imparts little taste, even when long chewed.
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Thedriedrootbark is a substitute for ipecacuanha.
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He then quickly passes the strainer back to the mixer who proceeds until all the particles of thedriedrootare removed.
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The fresh ordriedrootis also eaten for stomachaches.
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Slices of thedriedrootare also used as a base for moxibustion.
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Fresh ordriedrooteaten for stomachaches.
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The prominent product for export is maca flour, which is a baking flour ground from the hard, dried roots.
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It is estimated that fresh roots of wild ginseng are worth $65100 per pound, and dried roots about $260365 per pound.
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When finely powdered, the dried roots furnished a frequent constituent of tooth powders.
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The dried roots do not have this astringent effect.
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Food storage was critical in order to keep starvation at bay; such storage consisted of dried roots and berries, fish, and whales.
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