vulnerary

Example Sentences

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The urine of unborn babies is an excellent vulnerary.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Leaves.—These are recommended as aperient and vulnerary, as also in gouty and rheumatic pains.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

Here is wonderfull plenty of wild saffron, carthamus, and many vulnerary plants, now by me forgott.

From The Natural History of Wiltshire by Aubrey, John

Take, for example, the famous vulnerary ointment attributed to Paracelsus.

From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William

A preparation from this plant known as the "green oil of charity," is still in request as a vulnerary, and remedy for wounds.

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