folk medicine
121cetraria — The dried plant, C. islandica (family Parmeliaceae), a lichen, not a moss, used as a demulcent and as a folk remedy for bronchitis. SYN: Iceland moss. [L. caetra, a short Spanish shield (from shape of the apothecia)] * * * Ce·trar·ia si trar ē ə… …
122Datura — A genus of solanaceous plants. Several species (D. arborea, D. fastuosa, D. ferox, and D. sanguinea) are used in Brazil, India, and Peru to produce unconsciousness. The seeds contain hyoscine (scopolamine), an alkaloid with an anticholinergic… …
123hydrastis — The dried rhizome of H. canadensis (family Ranunculaceae), a native of the eastern U.S.; formerly used in the treatment of chronic catarrhal states of the mucous membranes and in metrorrhagia. SYN: golden seal, jaundice root, yellow root. [Mod. L …
124bourtree — bour·tree bu̇(ə)r (.)trē, bȯ(ə)r n Brit a large Eurasian black fruited elderberry (Sambucus nigra) formerly valued as a source of dyestuffs and of several folk remedies …
125mansa — man·sa (manґsə) [Sp.] the root or rhizome of Anemonopsis californica, used as a folk remedy in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico to relieve colds and indigestion, and to purify the blood …
126Tilia — Til·ia (tilґe ə) the lindens, a genus of deciduous trees of the family Tiliaceae, native to Europe and eastern North America, which have heart shaped leaves and fragrant flowers. The wood, leaves, and flowers of T. cordaґta (small leaved… …
127FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction …
128Gua Sha — as practiced in Bali, Indonesia Gua sha (Chinese: 刮痧; pinyin: guā shā), literally to scrape away fever in Chinese (more loosely, to scrape away disease by allowing the disease to escape as sandy looking objects through the skin ), is an ancient… …
