See Also: elkwood(medicine)

tussilago (iou) and elkwood (medicine)


tussilago (iou)



tussilago noun. Now chiefly Scot. Orig. Anglicized as tussilage. E16.
[Latin, from tussis cough, from its use to cure coughs.]
Any plant of or formerly included in the genus Tussilago, of the composite family; spec. coltsfoot, T. farfara.

elkwood (medicine)


elkwood


The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia (M. Umbrella).

Source: Websters Dictionary