ague treen.

Brit.

/ˈeɪɡjuː ˌtriː/, U.S.

/ˈeɪˌɡju ˌtri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ague n., tree n.

Etymology: < ague n. + tree n., with allusion to the use of the root of this tree in the treatment of fevers (see quots.).

Now historical.

The sassafras, Sassafras albidum, parts of which (esp. the root and bark) were formerly used in the treatment of fevers.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > febrifuge or antipyretic > [noun] > plant-derived

ague tree1597

diaprune1625

fever bark1658

Peruvian bark1663

quinquina1681

quinaquina1708

Angostura bark1789

Angostura1794

cinchona1800

cinchona-bark1811

quinia1823

quinine1824

cinchonine1825

quina1825

quinina1825

cinchonia1831

fever grass1875

quinetum1875

parsley camphor1879

parthenin1885

parthenicine1888

artemisinin1979

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > sassafras

sassafras1577

ague tree1597

sassafras-tree1597

saxifrage1670

virgin-tree1866

sassafras laurel1878

1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1341 For want of an English name we are contented to call it the Ague tree, of his vertue in healing the Ague.

1681 E. R. Experienced Farrier (ed. 2) 217 Ague-Tree, the boughs and branches thereof are hot and dry in the second degree; the Rind is hotter, the Root is the best part of it.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 65 Sassafras, call'd the Ague-Tree, is rather a Root than a Wood.

a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 167 Some call this [sc. sassafras] ague-tree, from the Indians performing great cures in agues and swelled legs with a decoction of the bark and root of it.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ague-Tree is a name given to sassafras, on account of its febrifuge virtue.

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Ague Tree, the Sassafras, or Laurus sassafras of Linnæus; a tree so-called from the medicinal virtue in its wood for curing agues.

1923 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 9 Sept. 24/8 The sassafras tree, the one that furnishes the noted American household remedy, was once called the ague tree by settlers of Louisiana.

1962 E. Gibbons Stalking Wild Asparagus 189 The sassafras has a number of folk names, being called Ague Tree, Chewing Stick, Tea Tree and Cinnamonwood.

1990 D. Kline Great Possessions (1993) i. 44 Sassafras was used..to treat malaria and many other ailments. Demand for the ‘ague’ tree became so great that ships sailed to America to search for it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ague tree
释义	ague treen. Brit. /ˈeɪɡjuː ˌtriː/, U.S. /ˈeɪˌɡju ˌtri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ague n., tree n. Etymology: < ague n. + tree n., with allusion to the use of the root of this tree in the treatment of fevers (see quots.). Now historical. The sassafras, Sassafras albidum, parts of which (esp. the root and bark) were formerly used in the treatment of fevers. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > febrifuge or antipyretic > [noun] > plant-derived ague tree1597 diaprune1625 fever bark1658 Peruvian bark1663 quinquina1681 quinaquina1708 Angostura bark1789 Angostura1794 cinchona1800 cinchona-bark1811 quinia1823 quinine1824 cinchonine1825 quina1825 quinina1825 cinchonia1831 fever grass1875 quinetum1875 parsley camphor1879 parthenin1885 parthenicine1888 artemisinin1979 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > non-British medicinal trees or shrubs > sassafras sassafras1577 ague tree1597 sassafras-tree1597 saxifrage1670 virgin-tree1866 sassafras laurel1878 1597 J. Gerard Herball iii. 1341 For want of an English name we are contented to call it the Ague tree, of his vertue in healing the Ague. 1681 E. R. Experienced Farrier (ed. 2) 217 Ague-Tree, the boughs and branches thereof are hot and dry in the second degree; the Rind is hotter, the Root is the best part of it. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 65 Sassafras, call'd the Ague-Tree, is rather a Root than a Wood. a1726 H. Barham Hortus Americanus (1794) 167 Some call this [sc. sassafras] ague-tree, from the Indians performing great cures in agues and swelled legs with a decoction of the bark and root of it. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ague-Tree is a name given to sassafras, on account of its febrifuge virtue. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Ague Tree, the Sassafras, or Laurus sassafras of Linnæus; a tree so-called from the medicinal virtue in its wood for curing agues. 1923 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 9 Sept. 24/8 The sassafras tree, the one that furnishes the noted American household remedy, was once called the ague tree by settlers of Louisiana. 1962 E. Gibbons Stalking Wild Asparagus 189 The sassafras has a number of folk names, being called Ague Tree, Chewing Stick, Tea Tree and Cinnamonwood. 1990 D. Kline Great Possessions (1993) i. 44 Sassafras was used..to treat malaria and many other ailments. Demand for the ‘ague’ tree became so great that ships sailed to America to search for it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1597
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