| 单词 | prunella stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprunella stone 2. More fully prunella salt, prunella stone. A preparation made by fusing potassium nitrate (with sulphur), originally used medicinally in the treatment of diseases of the throat, and later for curing meat and other purposes; = sal-prunella n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > mineral medicine > [noun] > medicines prepared from other minerals king's silverc1400 sulphurc1400 cerusec1405 mummy1601 sal-prunella1664 prunella salt1721 antimonial1728 mummia1770 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > for the throat arteriac1661 prunella salt1721 1721 E. Strother Dr. Radcliffe's Pract. Dispensatory (ed. 4) 294 White Plaister, Gelly of Quinces, Prunella Stone. 1737 Compl. Family-piece (ed. 2) i. ii. 103 Put to it 4 Pounds of Bay Salt,..2 Ounces of Prunella Salt. 1789 J. Farley London Art Cookery (ed. 6) 267 To a peck of sprats, take two pounds of common salt, a quarter of a pound of bay-salt, four of saltpetre, two ounces of Prunella salt, and a small quantity of cochineal. 1869 A. S. Wright Wright's Bk. 3000 Pract. Receipts 43 English Anchovies. Sprats, 1 bushel; salt, 7 pounds; saltpetre, 3 pounds; prunella, ¼ pound. < as lemmas |
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