Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
WOUNDWORT
Etymology
Noun
woundwort (plural woundworts)
Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.
Any of several plants of the genus Stachys
Achillea millefolium (soldier's woundwort)
Anthyllis vulneraria (kidney-vetch)
Solidago virgaurea (European golden-rod)
Bellis perennis (English daisy)
Prunella vulgaris (common self-heal)
Source: Wiktionary
Wound"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus Stachys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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