A small bushy aromatic herb of the genus Hyssopus (N.O. Labiatæ); spec. the common cultivated species H. officinalis, a native of Southern Europe…

= laver, n.1 1.

The herb Ground Ivy (Nepeta glechoma).

The opium poppy or its extract used as a medicine; (in later use) opium (slang). Now archaic.

The name of a Composite plant, Anthemis nobilis, an aromatic creeping herb, found on dry sandy commons in England, with downy leaves, and flowers…

Any of various vetches or wild peas, esp. (a) any of those constituting the genus Orobus (now united with the genus Lathyrus), chiefly…

Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia, esp. those that were formerly used medicinally for their purgative properties; a spurge.

A name applied to various plants on account of their alleged healing virtues; formerly to Agnus Castus, and, in French, to Sanicle (Hatzfeld &…

A genus of umbelliferous perennials, of the tribe Laserpitieæ, containing four species, natives of the Mediterranean region. That formerly in medical…

A plant of the genus Melissa (family Lamiaceae (Labiatae)), esp. lemon balm, M. officinalis, chiefly as used medicinally; an extract of this…

Wood sorrel, Oxalis acetosella.

applied to other products: †by English herbalists to the root of Tormentil (in obsolete. French souchet de bois, as distinct from souchet d'Inde…

The plant Cichorium Intybus (N.O. Compositæ), with bright blue flowers, found wild in England, esp. by roadsides. Also, its leaves and roots used…

An unknown plant, supposed to have wonderful medicinal virtues.

†(a) germander (genus Teucrium) (obsolete); (b) garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata (rare).

A name applied by 16th cent. herbalists to the plant Thlaspi arvense on account of its supposed medicinal virtue; by later writers applied to Clyp…

= rhubarb, n. 2a. Cf. rhabarbarum, n.

A genus of cruciferous plants (tribe Thlaspideæ), containing about thirty species, chiefly annuals, bearing insignificant white, pink, or…

A name given by the herbalists to more than one leguminous plant; esp. to Psoralea bituminosa, a native of the Mediterranean and Levantine region.

(a name in the Herbals for) Vervain.

A species of lichen (Sticta pulmonacea or pulmonaria), otherwise known as Lungs of Oak (see lung, n. 5) and Tree Lungwort (see tree, n.).

A plant of the nightshade family, or the genus of gamopetalous plants of which this is the type; some amount or preparation of the plant used for…

Any of various plants formerly supposed to resemble the lungs or to be beneficial in treating lung conditions, including the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria…

= neezewort, n.

The pellitory of Spain, Anacyclus pyrethrum, which was supposed to have a root shaped like a foot.

An old name for Herniaria glabra, a herb formerly thought helpful for curing ruptures.

The plant henbane, or a drug made from it.

a plant used in the healing of wounds; = woundwort, n.

a speedwell, probably the heath speedwell, Veronica officinalis, supposed to cure leprosy; also called Paul's betony.

Any of several plants of the genus Stellaria (family Caryophyllaceae); esp. greater stitchwort, S. holostea.

A kind of sweet-scented grass or rush; spec. camel grass, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, a species of lemon grass native to northern Africa and…

Catmint, catnip.

a shrub having healing properties.

= hermodactyl, n.

= hyoscyamus, n.

With defining words, applied to various plants whose leaves, flowers, etc. are used in the same way as tea, either for beverages, or medicinally…

With defining words, applied to various plants whose leaves, flowers, etc. are used in the same way as tea, either for beverages, or medicinally…

Caribbean. Any of several plants used to make medicinal infusions. Cf. strong bark n. at strong, adj. compounds 3.

A plant of the Mediterranean region, yielding a gum resin or juice much valued by the ancients as a condiment or medicine; the juice obtained from…

Medicine. The name, in the pharmacopœia, of the leaves and root of this plant, and of the drug thence prepared, the active principle of which is…

Used in medicine: see digitalis, n.

A genus of ericaceous shrubs, commonly known as Labrador tea, used in the pharmacopœia. oil of ledum n. also ledum-oil,ledum camphor n. products…

An East Indian shrub, Calotropis gigantea (N.O. Asclepiadaceæ), or the fibre obtained from its bark; also the allied species C. procera; both used…

(see oak, n. compounds 3), Sticta pulmonacea; = lungwort, n. 5.

the herbaceous perennial shrub Petiveria alliacea (family Phytolaccaceae), of the southern United States, the Caribbean, and Central America…

(a) Botany. The Umbelliferous genus to which the common Hemlock, C. maculatum, belongs. (b) Medicine. The hemlock or its extract as a drug.

(a) Medicine a technical name for a variety of Cardamom; (b) an iambic verse (nonce-use).

lemon grass, Cymbopogon citratus.