pellitories

Noun

pellitory (countable and uncountable, plural pellitories)

1. Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis).
   • The dried herb Pellitory made up into an electuary with honey, or the juice of the herb, or the decoction thereof made up with sugar or honey, is a singular remedy for any old or dry cough, the shortness of breath, and wheezing in the throat.1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 215
2. Any plant of the genus Parietaria.
   • There are some who advise taking the noxious herb savory; in my judgment it is poison. Or they mix pepper with the seed of prickly nettle and yellow pellitory pounded in old wine.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 208
   1. Parietaria debilis.
   2. Parietaria hespera.
   3. Parietaria judaica (spreading pellitory).
3. Achillea ptarmica (European pellitory, bastard pellitory, wild pellitory, sneezewort.

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