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wormseed
[ wurm-seed ]
noun
- the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina Levant wormseed, or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides ), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
- any of these plants.
wormseed
/ ˈwɜːmˌsiːd /
noun
- any of various plants having seeds or other parts used in medicine to treat worm infestation, esp an American chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides ) ( American wormseed ), and the santonica plant
- the part of any of these plants that is used as an anthelmintic
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Take wormseed, half a drachm, flour of sulphur, a drachm; mix and make a powder.
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Castor oil, also alone or with a few drops of the oil of turpentine or of wormseed, is also an effectual remedy.
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Wormseed, or the seed of Chenopodium anthelminticum, has been a favorite remedy for the round-worm, especially in children.
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