pellitory

plural pellitories · alternative obsolete paritory

1. countableuncountablePellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis).First known use 15th c.

   The dried herb Pellitory made up into an electuary with honey, or the juice of the herb, or the decoction thereof made up with sugar or honey, is a singular remedy for any old or dry cough, the shortness of breath, and wheezing in the throat.

   1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 215

2. countableuncountableAny plant of the genus Parietaria.

   There are some who advise taking the noxious herb savory; in my judgment it is poison. Or they mix pepper with the seed of prickly nettle and yellow pellitory pounded in old wine.

   1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 208

   1. countableuncountableParietaria debilis.
   2. countableuncountableParietaria hespera.
   3. countableuncountableParietaria judaica (spreading pellitory).
3. countableuncountableAchillea ptarmica (European pellitory, bastard pellitory, wild pellitory, sneezewort.
4. countableuncountableTanacetum cinerariifolium (formerly Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) (feverfew, Dalmatian pellitory).

plural pellitories · alternative obsolete paritory

1. countableuncountablePellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum), a plant containing an oil once used for toothaches and facial neuralgia.First known use 16th c.

   Common Pellitory is a very common plant, and will not be kept in our gardens without diligent looking to.

   1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 213