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The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (Grindelia), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.

To change for the better; to remedy. Cease to lament for what thou canst not help. Shak.

s of medicine on the principles of the hermetic philosophy, and which made much use, as a remedy, of an alkali and an acid; as, hermetic medicine.

arrubium (M. vulgare), which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for colds, coughing, etc. [Written also hoarhound.] Fetid horehound, or Black horehound, a disagreeable plant resembling horehound (Ballota nigra). -- Water horehound, a species of the genus Lycopus, resembling mint, but n…

istillation of a bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.

A remedy for the jaundice.

Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease. A scirrh is not absolutely incurable. Arbuthnot.

Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.

t; indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible success; an infallible remedy. To whom also he showed himself alive, after his passion, by many infallible proofs. Acts i. 3.

lty state; -- opposed to Supralapsarian. The former considered the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a part of God's original purpose in regard to men.

e from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy. The spear Sung innocent,and spent its force in air. Pope.

In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction.

The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds, used as a remedy for diabetes.

ia (Anthyllis vulneraria), with cloverlike heads of red or yellow flowers, once used as a remedy for renal disorders, and also to stop the flow of blood from wounds; lady's-fingers.

Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy; litigation; as, to go law. When every case in law is right. Shak. He found law dear and left it cheap. Brougham.

A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as distilled water.

d in appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of which it was once thought a remedy.

Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy. [Obs.] Holland.

A sovereign medicine or remedy. [Obs.] Burton.

A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.