vulnerary

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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

It has been principally celebrated as a vulnerary, whence its name; and in gargarisms for aphthae and inflammations of the fauces.

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

Agrimony was at one time included in the London Materia Medica as a vulnerary herb.

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