Some -wort Plants and Their Signatures
- Lousewort, Pedicularis - thought to be useful in repelling lice
- Spleenwort, Asplenium - thought to be useful in treating the spleen
- Liverwort, Marchantiophyta - thought to be useful in treating the liver
- Toothwort, Dentaria - thought to be useful in treating tooth ailments
- Hedge woundwort, thought to have antiseptic qualities
- Lungwort - thought to be useful in treating pulmonary infections
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