sneeze-weed

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

Myriogyne minuta, Less., Cotula or Centipeda cunninghamii, De C.,and many other botanical synonyms. A valuable specificfor Sandy-Blight (q.v.).

1877. F. v. Mueller, `Botanic Teachings,' p. 58:

«The Sneeze-weed ( Cotula or CentipedaCunninghamii). A dwarf, erect, odorous herb . . .can be converted into snuff.»

1886. Dr. Woolls, in `Sydney Morning Herald,' Dec. 25(quoted by Maiden):

«Dr. Jockel is, I believe, the first medical man in Australiawho has proved the value of Myriogyne in a case ofophthalmia. This weed, growing as it does on the banks ofrivers and creeks, and in moist places,, is common in all theAustralian colonies and Tasmania, and it may be regarded asalmost co-extensive with the disease it is designed torelieve.»

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