folk-medicine
91pumpkin — pump·kin pəm(p) kən n the usu. round orange fruit of a vine (Cucurbita pepo) of the gourd family that is widely cultivated as food and is the source of pepo * * * pump·kin (pumpґkin) an annual vine Cucurbita pepo, that produces large, orange… …
92Rumex — Ru·mex rü .meks n a genus of herbs and shrubs of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) that are mainly native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and used as potherbs and in folk medicine …
93savin — sav·in sav ən n a mostly prostrate Eurasian evergreen juniper (Juniperus sabina) with dark foliage and small berries having a glaucous bloom and with bitter acrid tops that are sometimes used in folk medicine (as for amenorrhea or as an… …
94savin oil — n a pungent essential oil from the tops of a savin (Juniperus sabina) that causes inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes * * * an acrid oil from the fresh tops of Juniperus sabina, the chief constituent of which is sabinol. It has been… …
95stinging nettle — n NETTLE (1) esp a perennial Eurasian nettle (Urtica dioica) established in No. America and having broad coarsely toothed leaves with stinging hairs * * * Urtica dioica. [USP] a preparation of U. dioica. The root is used to treat urinary problems …
96sweet flag — flag n a perennial marsh herb (Acorus calamus) of the arum family (Araceae) having long leaves and a pungent rootstock and used esp. formerly as a flavoring agent and in folk medicine but now largely abandoned because of demonstrated… …
97viburnum — vi·bur·num vī bər nəm n 1) cap a large genus of widely distributed shrubs or trees of the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) including several species whose dried bark has been used in folk medicine 2) any plant of the genus Viburnum * * *… …
98white hellebore — n FALSE HELLEBORE also HELLEBORE (2b) * * * 1. Veratrum album. 2. a highly toxic preparation of the rhizome and roots of V. album, having a wide variety of uses in folk medicine and homeopathy …
99white squill — n squill for medicinal use composed of the sliced bulbs of the white bulbed form of the squill (Urginea maritima) of the Mediterranean region compare RED SQUILL (1), URGINEA (2a) * * * 1. a variety of Urginea maritima that has white bulbs. 2. the …
100Roman chamomile — the dried flowers of Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis), used as a homeopathic preparation and in folk medicine externally as a counterirritant and internally as a carminative. Called also English c …
