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DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES

\dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv sˈɪɡnɪt͡ʃəz], \dˈɒktɹɪn ɒv sˈɪɡnɪt‍ʃəz], \d_ˈɒ_k_t_ɹ_ɪ_n ɒ_v s_ˈɪ_ɡ_n_ɪ_tʃ_ə_z]\

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This term denotes the old notion that natural substances indicate, by their outward form or colour, the diseases for which they may be used as remedies. Thus turmeric, being yellow, must cure jaundice, etc.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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