boys-and-girls

• Sustantivo que designa una planta anual euroafricana naturalizada en América como maleza; históricamente se secaba y usaba con fines medicinales como laxante, diurético o antisifilítico. También se refiere a la planta conocida como 'niños y niñas'.

A noun referring to a Eurafrican annual plant that has become naturalized in America as a weed; historically, it was dried and used for medicinal purposes as a purgative, diuretic, or antisyphilitic.

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   A Eurafrican annual plant that has become naturalized in America as a weed; historically dried and used for medicinal purposes as a purgative, diuretic, or antisyphilitic.

   Hierba de los niños y niñas

   • The boys-and-girls plant was once commonly dried for use in traditional remedies.
   • Herbalists collected boys-and-girls for its diuretic properties.
   • In the 19th century, boys-and-girls was used as a purgative by some settlers.