Boneset

Word BONESET
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Hyphenation bone set
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What do we mean by boneset?

Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium in the composite family, especially the eastern North American species E. perfoliatum, having opposite leaves united around the stem and clusters of small white flower heads. noun

To set bones; practise the setting of broken bones.

The thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum. See Eupatorium. noun

In England, an old name for the comfrey, Symphytum officinale. noun

A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic. noun

Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium. noun

The herb common boneset. noun

European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America noun

Perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine noun

Any of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina.

The herb common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).

Comfrey.

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The word "boneset" in example sentences

I think Mrs. Klopton was fascinated out of her theories by the "boneset" in connection with the fractured arm. ❋ Mary Roberts Rinehart (1917)

"It's after, 'boneset's good for colds,'" said Polly, puckering up her face again at the thought. ❋ Margaret Sidney (1884)

There was the witch hazel I had asked for, boneset and comfrey for tea, and something I tentatively identified as cherry bark. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The boneset, comfrey, and cherry bark were steeping in a small pan of hot water set by the fire. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Come cold and flu season, boneset can be invaluable in relieving coughs and upper-respiratory congestion, helping to loosen up phlegm, and clearing nasal passages. ❋ Earl Mindell (2008)

I remembered the names of boneset and snakeroot, both in bloom right now, and knew them one from the other, and maybe because of that I found this other road, and wandered quite away from everything. ❋ Asakiyume (2008)

Malva and I had started some fresh penicillin the day before, and had made up fresh tinctures of boneset and troutlilly, and some fresh gentian salve, as well. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (2005)

Because of this it may be a good idea to avoid using herbs such as conifrey, borage, senecio, coltsfoot, boneset, and petasites during pregnancy and for infants and young children. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

This is the classic version; clinically Michael has developed his own preferred version, which adds a number of Western herbs, including elecampane, echinacea, boneset, isatis, and horehound. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

Many herbal teas are excellent for treating fevers: These include sweet basil tea, a combination of yarrow, mint, and elder flowers, red clover tea, gotu kola tea and one of the most effective, boneset tea Eupatorium perfuliatum. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

Historically, American boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum has been known to be one of the most effective herbs in the treatment of influenza, acute colds, and fevers. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

Echinacea (E. angustifolia et species) and boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) have a long history of effectiveness in the treatment of colds, flus, and viruses. ❋ JOHN LUST (2003)

She watched them move from shelves crowded with grimoires—spell books—to the small vials of herbs—wax myrtle, mandrake root, boneset, joe-pye weed. ❋ JODI PICOULT (2001)

The summer heat had broken, the paths were lined with fall wildflowers, which, thanks to that summer with my mother, I could name as we walked along: partridge pea, boneset, goldenrod, ironweed. ❋ Fention Johnson (1996)

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