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Arnica

noun
1.
Used especially in treating bruises.
2.
Any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica.
3.
An ointment used in treating bruises.



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"Arnica" Quotes from Famous Books



... atmosphere of arnica and dejection in the house when we got there. Ill-health seemed to be rampant. "Did you lose him?" asked Bangs hopefully from behind ...
— At Good Old Siwash • George Fitch

... lesions involve the teats it is exceedingly difficult to heal the wound, as the irritation delays or interrupts the healing process. The following lotion is one of the very best to use for teat wound: Tinct. iodine, 2 ounces; tinct. arnica, 2 ounces; glycerine, 2 ounces; comp. tinct. benzoine, 2 ounces. Mix and apply twice daily after washing with 5 per cent solution carbolic acid and castile soap. Your milk tube must be an ancient one as all milk tubes of today are self-retainers ...
— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson

... which served for the treatment of all ailments. In more recent times, however, these simple herb teas have been supplanted by complex drugs, and now medicines are compounded not only from innumerable plant products, but from animal and mineral matter as well. Quinine, rhubarb, and arnica are examples of purely vegetable products; iron, mercury, and arsenic are equally well known as distinctly mineral products, while cod-liver oil is the most familiar illustration of an animal ...
— General Science • Bertha M. Clark



Words linked to "Arnica" :   heartleaf arnica, genus Arnica, salve, arnica bud, unction, balm, herb, herbaceous plant, ointment, unguent, tincture, Arnica cordifolia



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