"Why couldn't you have given me a French word ? " moaned Michael Hartwell of Middletown, Pa ., when he faced " febrifugal, " which mean mitigating or removing fever.
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In China it is used as a medicinal herb that is said to have diuretic, febrifugal and anti-inflammatory effects, while in Pakistan it is used to cure swellings of the skin, leprosy and as a laxative.