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Baptisia has been used as an antiseptic, anti-catarrhal, febrifuge, and stimulant purgative.— Find Me A Cure
They can also be used for medicinal purposes by using its astringent, febrifuge, and sedatice properties.— CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
The time had now, however, arrived when he must be aroused, in order that an anti- febrifuge might be administered; Dick therefore once more bent over the man, strongly willing him to awake, which he instantly did, when, through Jantje as interpreter, the question was put to him how he felt.— The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa
Also an infusion and an ointment are to be prepared from the leaves of the plant The expressed juice of Verbena will act as a febrifuge; and the infusion by its astringency makes a good lotion for weak and inflamed eyes, also for indolent ulcers, and as a gargle for a relaxed sore throat.— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
It grows near Pallatanga Footnote 14: This celebrated febrifuge was first taken to Europe about the middle of the seventeenth century, and was named after the Countess of Chinchon, who had been cured of intermittent fever at Lima.— The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America

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