7 January 2018

arnica

[ahr-ni-kuh]

noun

1. any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
2. a tincture of the flowers of A. montana, of Europe, and other species of Arnica, formerly used as an external application in sprains and bruises.

Origin of arnica

1745-1755; < New Latin < ?

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She spent the whole morning bathing and poulticing me, and rubbing me with arnica.
My Antonia
Willa Cather

Free applications of arnica or iodine will have an excellent effect.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners
B.G. Jefferis

Oil of arnica is an excellent application for inflamed Piles.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art
B. L. Hill

There was an atmosphere of arnica and dejection in the house when we got there.
At Good Old Siwash
George Fitch

My knee he bandaged with arnica, after bathing it a long while with warm water.
White Dandy; or, Master and I
Velma Caldwell Melville

The next morning all were lame and sore and there were demands for arnica and a massage.
Baseball Joe on the Giants
Lester Chadwick

I have hitherto been successful in all cases by using tincture of arnica.
Troy and its Remains
Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann

Or apply common white paint by laying it on gently with a brush, or else tincture of marigold or arnica in the same manner.
Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley

Mrs. Bull had to patch up his coat and give him some arnica and vaseline.
The Casual Ward
A. D. Godley

Oh, I shall give him a bottle of arnica, or whatever it is, for black eyes!
The Story of Louie
Oliver Onions

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