Definition of Calumba
Ca`lum´ba
n.
1.
(Med.)
The
root
of
a
plant
(
Jateorrhiza
Calumba
,
and
probably
Cocculus
palmatus
),
indigenous
in
Mozambique
.
It
has
an
unpleasantly
bitter
taste
,
and
is
used
as
a
tonic
and
antiseptic
.
American calumba
the
Frasera
Carolinensis
,
also
called
American
gentian
.
Its
root
has
been
used
in
medicine
as
bitter
tonic
in
place
of
calumba
.
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