单词 | badiaga |
释义 | badiagan. A preparation of dried and powdered freshwater sponges of various species, formerly used (in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe) in making traditional medicines and cosmetics, and later in homeopathic remedies.In some early sources misidentified as an alga. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > other medicinal plants calamint1322 agarica1400 adder's tonguea1425 alyssum1551 camphor1570 makinboy1652 moxa1675 badiaga1753 chaw-stick1756 ispaghul1810 frostwort1814 frostweed1817 bugleweed1822 bitter root1838 Solidago1883 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Badiaga, in the materia medica, the name of a sort of spungy plant, common in the shops in Moscow. 1763 Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 242/2 Badiaga, a water-plant resembling the alcyoniums, but full of small round granules, like seeds. 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 368 Some [Russian women] rub their cheeks with river-spunge. [Note] Badiaga; spongia fluviatilis. 1845 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 5) 86/1 Badiaga, a kind of sponge, sold in Russia; the powder of which is said to take away the livid marks from blows and bruises in a few hours. 1897 E. M. Hale Materia Medica (ed. 5) I. 80 The tincture of Badiaga is given, one drop in a tablespoon of water, every three or four hours. 1927 W. Boericke Pocket Man. Homœopathic Materia Medica (ed. 9) 102 (heading) Badiaga (fresh-water sponge). 2005 Marine Biotechnol. 7 142/2 Oficjalski (1937) discovered that Badiaga is not really one sponge, but mixtures of several freshwater sponges that differ depending on the region... He suggested that the high iodine concentration in all sponge species gives rise to the wholesome effect of Badiaga. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1753 |
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