| 单词 | spring juices |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspring juices spring juices n. now historical a preparation made from various plant extracts, used as a tonic and to prevent scurvy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > decoction or infusion > [noun] > specific decoction or infusion sabras?c1225 tisanea1398 tamarisk1597 wort1694 sage tea?1706 poppy tea1709 yapon tea1723 herb-tea1744 spring juices1751 balm-tea1752 camomile-tea1753 uva ursi1753 nettle tea1758 bush tea1768 quassia1778 majo bitters1866 Mexican tea1866 1751 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. II. 166 The water brooklime is also one of the antiscorbutics of the shops, and it's juice is always made a part of the spring juices, given against those complaints. 1831 W. Patrick Pop. Descr. Plants Lanarkshire 46 Leaves [of Brooklime]..; generally gathered for medical purposes, and together with scurvy-grass, an ingredient in that nauseous composition called Spring juices. 1863 J. T. B. Syme Sowerby's Eng. Bot. (ed. 3) I. 178 Formerly the Water-Cress was in high repute for its medicinal qualities, and boiled with brooklime, scurvy-grass, and Seville oranges, formed the ‘spring juices’ so much esteemed by our grandmothers as a health-giving draught for children. 1976 M. Jordan Guide to Wild Plants iii. 107 Brooklime..was once widely recommended as an anti-scorbutic, being included in the ‘spring juices’.., before standards of living improved sufficiently to eliminate such deficiencies as scurvy. < as lemmas |
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