agnus castusn.

Brit.

/ˈaɡnəs ˈkastəs/, U.S.

/ˈæɡnəs ˈkæstəs/

Forms: Middle English angnus castus, Middle English– agnus castus, 1600s agnus castu (probably transmission error), 1700s agnes castus.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin agnus castus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin agnus castus (from 13th cent. in British sources) < agnus (6th cent.; already in classical Latin as agnos ; < ancient Greek ἄγνος , name of the tree (of unknown origin), confused with ἁγνός pure, chaste, holy) + classical Latin castus chaste (see cast adj.¹).Already in the Hellenistic Greek author Dioscorides ( De Materia Medica 1. 103. 2) ancient Greek ἄγνος was associated with purification.

1. The plant Vitex agnus-castus (see sense 2) or various of its parts (flowers, leaves, seeds, etc.) used as a herbal medicine, originally to reduce sexual potency or desire, and later mainly to treat menstrual and menopausal symptoms. Also: this plant as a symbol of chastity.

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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xv. 915 Þis herbe [sc. Agnus castus] is alway grene,..and the flour þerof is nameliche ycleped agnus castus, for wiþ smyl and vse it makeþ men chaste as a lombe.

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 229 (MED) If a mannes ȝerde..be hoot..þou schalt ȝeue him agnus castus.

c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) l. 1300 (MED) Agnus castus, the worthy peramour Of chastite.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xxvi. 691 Agnus Castus..withstandeth al vncleannesse or the filthy desire to lecherie, it consumeth & drieth vp the seede of generation, in what sorte soeuer it be taken, whether in powder, or in decoction, or the leaues alone layde on the bed to sleepe vppon.

1640 E. Chilmead tr. J. Ferrand Ερωτομανια xxx. 245 They must also sometimes use to take Hempe-seed, or Agnus Castus, (both which seeds Galen reckons among Aliments) Rue, Cummin, or Corianderseed.

1698 J. Pechey Compl. Midwife's Pract. Enlarged (ed. 5) 232 If the disease proceed from the terms, let the Woman affected take an Ounce of Agarick poudered in Wine or honied water, or a dram of Agnus Castus powder'd with an ounce of Honey of Roses.

1762 tr. J. Astruc Treat. Dis. Women 371 It may be added, that the agnus castus is presumed to excite the menses.

1784 H. Walpole Let. 2 Feb. in Corr. (1851) II. 367 Ladies in white velvet and green satin set with rubies and emeralds, and holding wands of agnus castus.

1822 New Monthly Mag. (U.S. ed.) 3 328 The wary doctor..never omitted to add a certain dose of Agnus Castus to every ounce of the syrup; a practice to which..both he and his uncle most religiously adhered when attending young nuns.

1850 E. E. Marcy Homoeopathic Theory & Pract. Med. xxvi. 53 Agnus castus is an excellent specific in retention in consequence of paralysis of the bladder.

1926 J. Buchan Dancing Floor ii. 42 You have your purgation herbs like buckthorn and agnus castus, and you have your pharmakos, your scapegoat, who carries away all impurities.

1991 G. Greer Change ix. 216 Dr Stuart is quite clear that agnus castus is only anaphrodisiac in males, thinking perhaps that the plant steroids it contains are similar to oestrogens.

2005 Health Plus Jan. 90/2 There are two main herbs that can help during the perimenopause... The herb agnus castus is thought to have a hormone-regulating action.

2. An aromatic shrub, Vitex agnus-castus (family Verbenaceae), native to the Mediterranean region and central Asia, which has digitate leaves, tall spikes of lilac-coloured flowers, and small round reddish-black berries; also called chaste tree. In early use also: †the plant tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum (family Hypericaceae), with reddish leaves and yellow flowers (obsolete).

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?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 119 Agnus castus is an herbe þat men clepyn totsane or parkleuys, and þis herbe haȝt lewys sumqwat reddysch..and it haȝt a ȝelwe flour as moche as a peny.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. lxx. 635 Philostratus saith, the Pepper tree with his fruite, is lyke to Agnus castus.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. liiii. 291 Agnus Castus seeing it commeth verie neere to the nature and condition of the Willow.., craueth to be planted in a watrie place.

1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries i. ix in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 102 On the Banks of the above-mentioned Rivolet..grow many Agnus Castus's.

1754 P. Collinson Let. 13 Feb. in J. Bartram Corr. (1992) 372 The Agnes Castus is tender [and] never bears seed with us.

1830 R. Anderson Observ. Peloponnesus & Greek Islands v. 141 The agnus castus is also very abundant in the province of Laconia, and is companion to the rhododaphne or Laconian rose.

1881 A. P. Stanley Christian Inst. i. 2 The sacred river rushes through its thicket of tamarisk, poplar, willow and agnus-castus.

1905 J. L. C. Booth Trouble in Balkans xvii. 268 Magpies by dozens flapped over the Agnus Castus bushes, and weasels scurried under the scrub.

2011 Express (Nexis) 28 June (Features section) 36 Agnus castus, which grows in the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, has been used to treat menstrual problems for more than 2,000 years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	agnus castus
释义	agnus castusn. Brit. /ˈaɡnəs ˈkastəs/, U.S. /ˈæɡnəs ˈkæstəs/ Forms: Middle English angnus castus, Middle English– agnus castus, 1600s agnus castu (probably transmission error), 1700s agnes castus. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin agnus castus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin agnus castus (from 13th cent. in British sources) < agnus (6th cent.; already in classical Latin as agnos ; < ancient Greek ἄγνος , name of the tree (of unknown origin), confused with ἁγνός pure, chaste, holy) + classical Latin castus chaste (see cast adj.¹).Already in the Hellenistic Greek author Dioscorides ( De Materia Medica 1. 103. 2) ancient Greek ἄγνος was associated with purification. 1. The plant Vitex agnus-castus (see sense 2) or various of its parts (flowers, leaves, seeds, etc.) used as a herbal medicine, originally to reduce sexual potency or desire, and later mainly to treat menstrual and menopausal symptoms. Also: this plant as a symbol of chastity. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > general plant-derived medicines savineOE liquoricec1275 verjuice1302 sandragon1334 sugar roset1363 acaciaa1398 agnus castusa1398 sebestenc1400 socotrine aloesa1425 tapsimelc1425 valencec1425 aconitum?a1450 hypericum1471 cassia1543 guaiacum1553 guaiac1558 butcher's broom1578 solanum1578 liquorice-stick1580 symphonia1597 tabasheer1598 diascord1605 orange-bead1626 oxymel of squills1654 Japonic earth1673 terebinthina1693 terebinthinate1696 pareira brava1698 rhabarbarate1716 Japan earth1718 buglossate1725 squill1725 phytolacca1730 nettle juice1747 xanthoxyloïn1767 mustard whey1769 Jesuits' drops1783 digitalis1785 arnica1788 mel-rose1790 gallic acid1791 valerian1794 sacred elixir1797 drosera1801 Spanish juice1803 mudar1819 sabadilla1821 parillin1825 mudarin1829 salicin1830 sang1843 peppermint camphor1854 pareira1855 savanilla1856 euonymin1862 menthol1862 phytolaccin1864 alstonia1868 agoniadin1870 guimauve1870 gelsemium1875 iridin1879 hazeline1880 tub-camphor1880 echinacea1887 jacaranda1887 hamamelin1890 quillain1890 vieirin1893 thiolin1894 mentha camphor1902 hamamelis1910 phytohaemagglutinin1949 adaptogen1966 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xv. 915 Þis herbe [sc. Agnus castus] is alway grene,..and the flour þerof is nameliche ycleped agnus castus, for wiþ smyl and vse it makeþ men chaste as a lombe. a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 229 (MED) If a mannes ȝerde..be hoot..þou schalt ȝeue him agnus castus. c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) l. 1300 (MED) Agnus castus, the worthy peramour Of chastite. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xxvi. 691 Agnus Castus..withstandeth al vncleannesse or the filthy desire to lecherie, it consumeth & drieth vp the seede of generation, in what sorte soeuer it be taken, whether in powder, or in decoction, or the leaues alone layde on the bed to sleepe vppon. 1640 E. Chilmead tr. J. Ferrand Ερωτομανια xxx. 245 They must also sometimes use to take Hempe-seed, or Agnus Castus, (both which seeds Galen reckons among Aliments) Rue, Cummin, or Corianderseed. 1698 J. Pechey Compl. Midwife's Pract. Enlarged (ed. 5) 232 If the disease proceed from the terms, let the Woman affected take an Ounce of Agarick poudered in Wine or honied water, or a dram of Agnus Castus powder'd with an ounce of Honey of Roses. 1762 tr. J. Astruc Treat. Dis. Women 371 It may be added, that the agnus castus is presumed to excite the menses. 1784 H. Walpole Let. 2 Feb. in Corr. (1851) II. 367 Ladies in white velvet and green satin set with rubies and emeralds, and holding wands of agnus castus. 1822 New Monthly Mag. (U.S. ed.) 3 328 The wary doctor..never omitted to add a certain dose of Agnus Castus to every ounce of the syrup; a practice to which..both he and his uncle most religiously adhered when attending young nuns. 1850 E. E. Marcy Homoeopathic Theory & Pract. Med. xxvi. 53 Agnus castus is an excellent specific in retention in consequence of paralysis of the bladder. 1926 J. Buchan Dancing Floor ii. 42 You have your purgation herbs like buckthorn and agnus castus, and you have your pharmakos, your scapegoat, who carries away all impurities. 1991 G. Greer Change ix. 216 Dr Stuart is quite clear that agnus castus is only anaphrodisiac in males, thinking perhaps that the plant steroids it contains are similar to oestrogens. 2005 Health Plus Jan. 90/2 There are two main herbs that can help during the perimenopause... The herb agnus castus is thought to have a hormone-regulating action. 2. An aromatic shrub, Vitex agnus-castus (family Verbenaceae), native to the Mediterranean region and central Asia, which has digitate leaves, tall spikes of lilac-coloured flowers, and small round reddish-black berries; also called chaste tree. In early use also: †the plant tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum (family Hypericaceae), with reddish leaves and yellow flowers (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > vitex trees or shrubs > [noun] agnus castus?a1450 park leaves1545 hemp-tree1548 chaste lamb1562 chaster1570 Abraham's balm1598 vitex1608 ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh.) (1950) 119 Agnus castus is an herbe þat men clepyn totsane or parkleuys, and þis herbe haȝt lewys sumqwat reddysch..and it haȝt a ȝelwe flour as moche as a peny. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. lxx. 635 Philostratus saith, the Pepper tree with his fruite, is lyke to Agnus castus. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. liiii. 291 Agnus Castus seeing it commeth verie neere to the nature and condition of the Willow.., craueth to be planted in a watrie place. 1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries i. ix in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 102 On the Banks of the above-mentioned Rivolet..grow many Agnus Castus's. 1754 P. Collinson Let. 13 Feb. in J. Bartram Corr. (1992) 372 The Agnes Castus is tender [and] never bears seed with us. 1830 R. Anderson Observ. Peloponnesus & Greek Islands v. 141 The agnus castus is also very abundant in the province of Laconia, and is companion to the rhododaphne or Laconian rose. 1881 A. P. Stanley Christian Inst. i. 2 The sacred river rushes through its thicket of tamarisk, poplar, willow and agnus-castus. 1905 J. L. C. Booth Trouble in Balkans xvii. 268 Magpies by dozens flapped over the Agnus Castus bushes, and weasels scurried under the scrub. 2011 Express (Nexis) 28 June (Features section) 36 Agnus castus, which grows in the Mediterranean and parts of Asia, has been used to treat menstrual problems for more than 2,000 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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