Sapr Health Dictionary

An organism which lives usually upon decaying and dead matter and produces its decomposition.... saprophyte

Benth. & Hk. f. in part.

Family: Rubiaceae.

Habitat: Hills of Assam, in damp places and in the Andamans.

Folk: Bhedeli (Assam).

Action: Leaf—carminative, eaten to relieve flatulence and stomachache. A poultice is used after parturition.... saprosma ternatum

n. blood poisoning by toxins of saprophytic bacteria (bacteria living on dead or decaying matter). Compare pyaemia; septicaemia; toxaemia.... sapraemia