The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cassia occidentalis
Styptic \Styp"tic\, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also stiptic.]
Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb ( Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.