vulnerary

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The urine of unborn babies is an excellent vulnerary.

From Time Magazine Archive

By virtue of its properties as a vulnerary it has also been called Consolida; but the daisy is the true Consolida minor.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The bark of Ulmus fulva, the slippery or red elm of the United States and Canada, serves the North American Indians for the same purpose, and also as a vulnerary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

It is said the hogs in Jamaica when wounded rub the injured part against the tree so as to cover it with the gum, which possesses vulnerary properties; hence its name.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Bellis perennis or daisy, formerly called consolida, on account of its vulnerary properties; the roots and leaves were used in wound drinks, and were considered efficacious in removing extravasated blood from bruises, etc.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock