vulnerary

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The urine of unborn babies is an excellent vulnerary.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

This herb is the _Stratiotes chiliophullos _of the Greek botanists, by whom it was valued as an excellent astringent and vulnerary.

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

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

Many others may be made, of nearly the same Virtues, with all the vulnerary Herbs, and even with the Faltranc.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)