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healing herb

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heal·ing herb (hlng)
n.
See comfrey.
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Noun1.healing herbhealing herb - leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked
comfrey
herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
boneset, common comfrey, Symphytum officinale - European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America
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So we bore in Umslopogaas, and I caused broth to be made and poured it down his throat; also I cleansed his great wound and bound healing herbs upon it, plying all my skill.
Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
Here lay many wounded insects, and harmless little creatures, whom cruel hands had hurt; and pale, drooping flowers grew beside urns of healing herbs, from whose fresh leaves came a faint, sweet perfume.
Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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