单词 | squaw vine |
释义 | > as lemmassquaw vine squaw vine n. partridgeberry, Mitchella repens. ΚΠ 1830 E. Smith Bot. Physician 492 Partridge Berry... Also called, squaw vine... The squaws drank it in decoction for two or three weeks previous to, and during delivery, and it..rendered that generally dreaded event, so remarkably safe and easy with them. 1909 A. Henkel Amer. Medicinal Leaves & Herbs (Bull. U.S. Dept. Agric., Bureau Plant Industry, no. 219 34 (caption) Squaw vine (Mitchella repens), leaves and fruits. 1976 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Amer. 16 May (Stars section) 3 Squaw vine tea to perk you up. High bush cranberries to help you relax. 2016 A. Chevallier Encycl. Herbal Med. (ed. 3) 236/1 Squaw vine is still extensively used to aid labor and childbirth. < as lemmas |
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