Podophyllin is a resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome of American Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) or Podophyllum emodi by means of water acidified with hydrochloric acid. It varies in color from grayish to bright yellow or greenish-brown, the first-named being the purest. It was once commonly used against ...
• (n.) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances.
(from the article `wart`) ...that gradually dissolve the wart, cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen, and, rarely, surgical excision, which remains the quickest procedure. Genital ...
<drug> An extract of podophyllum resin which isused to treat genital warts. ... See: podophyllotoxin. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... 
(pod″o-fil´in) podophyllum resin.
Pod`o·phyl'lin noun [ From Podophyllum .] (Chemistry) A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple ( Podophyllum peltatum ). It is a complex mixture of several substances. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: pod′ō-fil′in Synonyms: podophyllum resin