noun
- Plural of agueweed; plants believed to have medicinal properties for treating fever or ague, particularly certain species in the Eupatorium genus.
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; often used in folk medicine contexts
Examples
- The herbalist gathered agueweeds from the forest to prepare a remedy for the patient's fever.
- In colonial times, agueweeds were commonly used in home remedies for malaria and other fevers.
- The old recipe called for a tea made from dried agueweeds and other medicinal plants.
- Agueweeds grew abundantly in the wetlands near the settlement.