Ringworm Cassia (Noun)
Meaning
Tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The herbalist often prescribed a tea made from the leaves of ringworm cassia to cure skin infections in children.
- The botanist classified the plant specimen as a ringworm cassia, due to its yellow flowers and healing properties.
- Local people would boil the leaves of ringworm cassia and use it to wash infected areas on their skin.
- A homemade ointment made from ringworm cassia was applied topically to the patient to speed up the recovery process.
- Travelers would seek the guidance of native healers to locate the elusive ringworm cassia deep in the tropical forests.