vulnerary

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The urine of unborn babies is an excellent vulnerary.

From Time Magazine Archive

A preparation from this plant known as the "green oil of charity," is still in request as a vulnerary, and remedy for wounds.

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

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

By virtue of its properties as a vulnerary it has also been called Consolida; but the daisy is the true Consolida minor.

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

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