| 单词 | ague root |
| 释义 | > as lemmasague root ague root n. North American any of several plants whose roots or rhizomes are used medicinally; spec. = ague-grass n.The identity of the plant referred to in quot. 1676 is uncertain. ΚΠ 1676 T. Glover Acct. Virginia in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 630 The English call it the Fever and Ague-root. 1687 J. Clayton Let. in Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) (1742) 41 158 [In Virginia] there is another Root of the Species of Hyacinths, the Leaves whereof are grass-like..and spread like a Star upon the Ground... Some call it Ague-grass, others Ague-root, others Star-grass. 1848 N.Y. Jrnl. Med. 10 24 Aletris Farinosa..(Star Grass, Colic Root, Blazing Star, Ague Root, etc.). The root contains a very bitter principle. 1922 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. (U.S. ed. 7) 30/2 The dried rhizome and roots of Aletris farinosa, ague-root. 2005 A. J. Drew Wiccan Formulary & Herbal ix. 191 Warm a mixture of 1 part ground Ague Root, 1 part water, and 2 parts red wine vinegar. < as lemmas |
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