thridace Pharm.
(ˈθrɪdəs)
Also erron. thridach.
[ad. mod.L. thridacium, f. Gr. θρίδαξ lettuce. Cf. F. thridace.]
The inspissated juice of lettuce, used as a sedative; = lactucarium.
| 1831 J. Davies Manual Mat. Med. 313 Thridace... Juice furnished during the time of fructification by the Garden Lettuce, Lactuca sativa. 1836 J. M. Gully Magendie's Formul. (ed. 2) 164 The lactucarium of Dr. Duncan, and the thridach of Dr. Fran{cced}ois, are nothing more than the white, viscid juice of the garden lettuce..at the flowering time of the plant. 1857 Dunglison Dict. Med. Sc., Thridace. |