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Arcane Botanicals of Medieval Apothecaries
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Yarrow’s secret name spreads healing like a thousand leaves
  • 2. Wolfsbane’s lethal root, once embraced despite its deadly grasp
  • 4. Less known spiny genus, cousin to the ginseng family’s cure
  • 10. Twice-twisted root rumored to staunch bleeding in battle
Down
  • 3. Celandine’s milky juice, an ancient wart dissolver’s potion
  • 5. Fabled plant with roots said to emit a fatal scream
  • 6. Resinous balm prized in sacred anointings and wound dressings
  • 7. Henbane, a poison-medicinal paradox in herbal lore
  • 8. Sleep-inducing root with a name derived from Roman strength
  • 9. Elder’s dark berries famed for fever and flu remedies
  • 11. Marshmallow plant whose soft leaves soothe medieval sore throats

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