guaiacum

• Mercury was often used to treat venereal disease, as was guaiacum, the prepared sap of the guaiacum tree, since as early as the 15th-16th c. —  Word Wenches
• Here grow the jalap and the guaiacum, the sweet-scented sassafras and the sanitary copaiba I ride onward, climbing steep ridges and descending into chasms (_barrancas_) that yawn deeply and gloomily. —  The Rifle Rangers
• See page 574 guaiacum (guaiac Tree of the genus Guaiacum; a lignum vitae. —  Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
• Gum guaiacum is also a great producer of perspiration, and sarsaparilla pills, taken every night before going to bed are also highly to be recommended. —  The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy
• As an alterative and deobstruent, it has been found useful in leprosy and itch, when combined with antimonials and guaiacum, and in enlargement of the liver and glandular affections. —  Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby

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