guaiacum
- noun
- /ˈɡwīəˌkəm/
- Archaic
:
guayaco
- A decoction of guaiacum (boiling in water 5 parts of guaiacum to 100 parts of water, making a medicinal broth) caused the patient to perspire freely (Crosby, 2003, p. 154).
Examples
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A decoction of guaiacum (boiling in water 5 parts of guaiacum to 100 parts of water, making a medicinal broth) caused the patient to perspire freely (Crosby, 2003, p. 154).
Academic text (2014) -
The 16th century produced two 'remedies' that became popular (and also desperate): mercury and guaiacum.
Academic text (2014) -
The doctor recommended a treatment that included guaiacum for its medicinal properties.
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In traditional medicine, guaiacum was often used to help patients with rheumatism.
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Many old herbal remedies featured guaiacum due to its ability to promote sweating.
Compounds
- Specialized
A small group of evergreen American trees and shrubs with very hard wood and sap used as medicine
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree from the Caribbean and nearby Americas with very hard wood and a resin used as medicine
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree from the southern United States and West Indies with very hard wood used for durable tools
- Specialized
A hard, strongly scented wood from tropical trees used for oil, carving and medicine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guaiacum comes from Spanish guayaco, taken from a Caribbean native word for the lignum vitae tree. People long used the tree's resin as a medicine, so guaiacum became the name for that healing resin.
