Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Cruciferæ, the type of the tribe Isatideæ, having the pod large, orbicular, oblong or linear, corneous, and with the margin coriaceous or foliaceous.
- noun The white or arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the
Isatis tinctoria , yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad
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Examples
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For pus and constant pain, additional antibiotic herbs such as isatis (ban lang gen) are added.
Letha's Asian Health Secrets Letha 2010
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Ingredients include: Indigo naturalis (widely used as a natural flaky skin treatment), isatis tinctoria, psoralea fruit, coptis chinensis, phellodendron amurense, sophora flavescens (another commonly used herbal skin treatment) and centella asiatica (has been proven to promote healing).
Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » What Is Champori and Is It an Effective Psoriasis Treatment? 2009
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This is the classic version; clinically Michael has developed his own preferred version, which adds a number of Western herbs, including elecampane, echinacea, boneset, isatis, and horehound.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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Above were laid heavy stones, and every precaution used to ward off the isatis and the glutton.
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Various
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Again, for want of indigo, they dye Selinusian or anularian chalk with woad, which the Greeks call [Greek: isatis], and make an imitation of indigo.
The Ten Books on Architecture Vitruvius Pollio
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But by way of compensation, reindeer and elks, brown and black bears, foxes and squirrels, abound; there are also wolves, and the isatis or polar fox; there are swans, and geese, and ducks, partridges and snipes, and in the rivers abundance of fish.
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850 Various
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When the fragrant berry became more and more scarce, chicory was discovered by good patriots to be a palatable substitute, and scientific men sought to induce French manufacturers to use the isatis plant instead of indigo.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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I must refer the reader for an account of the isatis, [59] or arctic fox, to
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The dog, the jackal, and the isatis, are only lateral branches placed betweeji the two first; the jackal par - ticipates of t! ie dog and wolf, and the isatis of the jackal and fox.
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Instead, I collected devil’s club, because of its deep spiritually and physically strengthening abilities; the Chinese herb isatis, cat’s claw, pau d’ arco, and other common immune-system tonic herbs.
The Last Chance Dog D.V.M. Donna Kelleher 2003
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Also, the white or Arctic fox (Canis lagopus), named by J. G. Gmelin, 1760, Canis isatis.
September 6, 2008