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Definition of Madworts
1. madwort [n] - See also: madwort
Lexicographical Neighbors of Madworts
Literary usage of Madworts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1889)
"... madworts, beetroot, digitalis, and rose leaves are some of them. A rose-leaf
poultice is a Grecian remedy. From the days of Pliny until now almonds have ..."
2. Traces of the Elder Faiths of Ireland: A Folklore Sketch; a Handbook of by William Gregory Wood-Martin (1902)
"... in days gone by, used for the bites of mad dogs, and to cure hydrophobia.
Angelica, madworts, and several forms of lichens were favourite remedies. ..."
3. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"It may be added in passing that none of the plant^ mentioned as madworts are of
the slightest use against hydrophobia; indeed it is quite likely that none ..."
4. The Folk-lore of Plants by Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer (1889)
"... in days gone by, used for the bites of mad dogs and to cure hydrophobia.
Angelica, madworts, and several forms of lichens were favourite remedies. ..."
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