allheal

[ awl-heel ]

noun

1. valerian ( def 1 ).
2. any of several plants once believed to have extensive curative powers, as the selfheal, Prunella vulgaris.

allheal

/ ˈɔːlˌhiːl /

noun

1. any of several plants reputed to have healing powers, such as selfheal and valerian

Word History and Origins

Origin of allheal¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; all + heal

Example Sentences

I wish you could find the secure value, The allheal I found .

From Time Magazine Archive

Is it any wonder that the metheglin should be called the "Liquor of Life," which has these among its ingredients: Bugloss, borage, hyssop, organ, sweet-marjoram, rosemary, French cowslip, coltsfoot, thyme, burnet, self-heal, sanicle, betony, blew-button, harts-tongue, meadowsweet, liverwort, bistort, St. John's wort, yellow saunders, balm, bugle, agrimony, tormentilla, comfrey, fennel, clown's allheal, maidenhair, wall-rue, spleen-wort, sweet oak, Paul's betony, and mouse-ear?

From Project Gutenberg