vulnerary

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The urine of unborn babies is an excellent vulnerary.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are recommended as vulnerary medicines, and in all cases where mild astringents or corroborants are proper.

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

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

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

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

For these purposes as a vulnerary, the Calendula owes its introduction and first use altogether to homoeopathic methods, as signally valuable for healing wounds, ulcers, burns, and other breaches of the skin surface.

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