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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The European blackberry, Rubus fruticosus, which was once reputed to give children scald-head.
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The blackberry has likewise acquired the name of scaldberry, from producing, as some say, the eruption known as scaldhead in children who eat the fruit to excess; or, as others suppose, from the curative effects of the leaves and berries in this malady of the scalp; or, again, from the remedial effects of the leaves when applied externally to scalds.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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