vulnerary
Example Sentences
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The urine of unborn babies is an excellent vulnerary.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
This part of the tea is in its nature particularly serviceable in all cases where vulnerary medicines are requisite.
From A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves by Smith, Hugh
We afterward learned that this gum was produced by the apple tree, and our surgeon procured some of it, and used it as a vulnerary balsam with great success.
As to its virtues, practitioners do not now expect any considerable ones from it, and pay very little regard to the vulnerary qualities which it was formerly celebrated for.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
