Medical Jargon

Abstract

acob's ladder - 1.an herb of the genus Polemonium,
especially P. caeruleum, a blue-flowered Eurasian
species that has astringent, diaphoretic, and hemolytic
effects, called also Greek valerian. 2. Preparations of P.
carruleus herb, used topically for ulcers and internally
as an infusion for fever and inflammation