| 单词 | mungo root |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmungo root 1. More fully mungo root. An Indo-Malaysian plant, Ophiorrhiza mungos (family Rubiaceae), formerly reputed to cure snakebites. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antidote > [noun] > antidotes to snake-bite > plant or plant-derived snake-wood1598 snake-weed1631 snake-root1635 contrayerva1648 Virginia snake-root1694 senega1738 mungo root1741 guaco1834 master weed1843 1741 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 442 The two famous Antidotes, the Mungos-root, and the Serpentine-stone. 1759 B. Stillingfleet in tr. Misc. Tracts Nat. Hist. 155 (note) As soon as this serpent appears the weesel attacks him, and if she chances to be bit by him, she immediately runs to find a certain vegetable; upon eating which she returns, and renews the fight. The Indians are of opinion, that this plant is the mungos. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 429/2 The story of the Ichneumon Mungo..having recourse to the plant Hampaddu Tanah, or Mungo root, as an antidote when bitten by serpents. < as lemmas |
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