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theriac
theriac, n. (a.) arch. (ˈθɪərɪæk) Forms: α. (1 tyriaca); 6– theriaca, 7–8 theriace. β. 5 tiriake, tyriake. γ. 6– theriac, 7 -ack, -aque. See also theriacle. [a. late L. thēriaca, thēriacē (med.L. thēriacum), a. Gr. θηριακὴ (ἀντίδοσις), θηριακὸν (ϕάρµακον), fem. and neut. of θηριακός pertaining to wi...
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Theriac
In the Middle East, theriac was known as Tiryaq, and makers of it were known as Tiryaqi. Theriac, the most expensive of medicaments, was called Venice treacle by the English apothecaries.
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therial
[therial in recent Dicts., error for theriac. Founded upon a misprint in Holland's Pliny, corrected in the Errata and in subseq. editions, but correction missed by Richardson: see quot. 1601 in theriac α.]
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Theriaca
Theriaca may refer to:
Theriaca (poem) by Nicander of Colophon, Greek poet of 2nd century BC
Theriaca or Theriac, ancient Greek remedy
Venice treacle,
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theriacle
† theˈriacle Obs. Forms: 5 tiriacle, 6 tyriakle, 7 theriacle, -cal. [a. OF. tiriacle, ter(i)acle (15th c. in Godef. Compl.), beside OF. triacle (12th c.); popular alterations of tiriaque, thériaque, theriac: see also treacle.] = theriac, treacle n. 1.c 1400 Mandeville (Roxb.) xxi. 94 Tiriacle may no...
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Tordylium
a Mediterranean species ), bears fruit formerly used as an emmenagogue, and the plant ( plant part unspecified ) has formed one of the ingredients of Theriac
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theriacal
theriacal, a. (θiːˈraɪəkəl) [f. theriac + -al1. Cf. F. thériacal (15th c. in Godef. Compl.).] Pertaining to or of the nature of theriac; antidotal.1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor. 703 Who confound and mixe together minerals, herbs, theriacall trochists, made of the parts of venemous serpents, for the co...
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Mithridate
An updated recipe called theriac (Theriacum Andromachi) was known well into the 19th century. See also
Mithridatism
Theriac
Faroug antidote
Electuary
References
Traditional medicine
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Andromachus (physician)
, a 15th-century Italian physician, insists that indeed Andromachus, and not Galen (as asserted in the Antidotarium Nicolai ) was the creator of this theriac
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Orvietan
blessed thistle, dittany of Crete, rue, germander, laurel berries, juniper berries, cinnamon, cloves, viper meat, and the two concoctions mithridate and theriac
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Al-Tamimi (physician)
He specialized in compounding simple drugs and medicines, but is especially known for his having concocted a theriac reputed as a proven antidote in snakebite Al-Tamimi's theriac recension is of particular importance to botanists, as he describes in great detail the recognizable features of the plants used as
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Numenius of Heraclea
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Numenius wrote didactic poems on a range of topics, including:
Ἁλιευτικόν/Halieutikón, "On Fishing"
Θηριακόν/Thēriakón, "On theriac"
a work on
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Swedish bitters
camphora)
carline thistle root (Carlina acaulis)
manna (Fraxinus ornus)
myrrh
rhubarb root (Rheum palmatum)
saffron
senna (Senna alexandrina)
theriac venetian (theriac) (a mixture of many herbs and other substances)
zedoary root (Curcuma zedoaria)
There are variations on this recipe and herbal shops
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