"Cowage" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... MUCUNA PRURIENS.—A tall climbing plant of the West Indies and other warm climates. It is called the cowage, or cow-itch, on account of the seed pods being covered with short brittle hairs, the points of which are finely serrated, causing an unbearable itching when applied to the skin, which is relieved ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders
... climbing plant of the West Indies and other warm climates. It is called the cowage, or cow-itch, on account of the seed pods being covered with short brittle hairs, the points of which are finely serrated, causing an unbearable itching when applied to the skin, which is relieved by rubbing the part with oil. It is employed as a vermifuge. In East Africa it is called ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders |
