TRI AN THEM A

(Lat.), n. f. Tri(tri2)-a2nth(a3nth)-em(am)'aS. From rpeis, three, and dvOos, a flower. Fr., tri an the me. Ger., Dreiblume. A genus of the Azoideae. [a, 35.] T. decandra. A common weed in India. The root is used in hepatitis and asthma, and its bark as an aperient, [a. 35.] T. inoiiogynia. Fr., trianthdme d un seul pistil. Ger., portulakblcittrige Dreiblume. Horse-purslane; a West Indian and tropical South American species. The entire plant has an unpleasant bitter taste, and is used as a stimulant to the mucous membranes and in disturbances of digestion and respiration, fa, 35.] T. obcordata. A plant official in the Ph. of India, used as an astringent. The nauseous roots are cathartic. The herb is eaten, but is said to produce diarrhoea and paralysis, [a, 35.] [s. 643]