NOUN | plant | arnica | used especially in treating bruises |
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plant | arnica | any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica | |
artifact | arnica | an ointment used in treating bruises |
Meaning | Used especially in treating bruises. | |
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Broader | tincture | (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution |
Substance of | Arnica montana | herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings |
Spanish | árnica | |
Catalan | àrnica |
Meaning | Any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica. | |
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Member of | genus Arnica | large genus of herbs of north temperate and Arctic regions |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
Spanish | árnica |
Meaning | An ointment used in treating bruises. | |
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Broader | ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve | semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation |
Spanish | árnica | |
Catalan | àrnica |
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