| 单词 | sciatica cress |
| 释义 | > as lemmassciatica cress sciatica cress n. now rare any of several plants of the family Brassicaceae ( Cruciferae) supposed to be effective in the treatment of sciatica; esp. any of several pepperworts (genus Lepidium); also in plural with singular agreement. [Apparently an English formation: Mattioli ( Di Pedacio Dioscoride..Libri cinque della historia et materia medicinale (1557) i. 163 and ii. 310 respectively) notes that plants named ‘Iberide’ and ‘Lepidio’ (probably both plants of the genus Lepidium) are used as remedies for sciatica but he does not use a term corresponding to sciatica cress] . ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Cruciferae (crucifers) > [noun] > cress cressa700 pepperworta1500 dittany1548 sciatica cress1562 way-cresses1562 churl's cress1578 churl's mustard1578 dittander1578 cockweed1585 colt1585 green mustard1597 peasant's mustard1597 sciatica grass1597 scar-wort1657 yellow-seed1818 money tree1934 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 20 Of Sciatica cresse or wilde cresse. Iberis. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 20v It may be called in Englishe..sciatica cresses, because the herbe is good for the sciatica. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 197 Sciatica Cresses hath many slender braunches..with small, long, and narrowe leaues, like those of garden Cresses. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 853 Sciatica Cresses are of two sorts, of both which Matthiolus entreateth. 1748 P. Miller Gardeners Kalendar (ed. 8) 209 Medicinal Plants which may now be gathered for Use. Tormentil, Winter Savory, Ros Solis or Sun-dew.., Mullein, Sciatica Cress. 1820 R. Hooper Lexicon-medicum (ed. 4) 489/2 Lepidium Iberis... Sciatica cresses. 1997 J. A. Duke Green Pharmacy 386 Herbalists recommend applying fresh sciatica cress externally as a pain reliever. < as lemmas |
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