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Scammony   Listen
noun
Scammony  n.  
1.
(Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (Convolvulus Scammonia).
2.
An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.





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"Scammony" Quotes from Famous Books



... 5 gr., powdered rhubarb 5 gr., powdered scammony 5 gr., powdered elaterium 1/2 gr., bitartrate of potash 1/2 drm., sulphate of potash 1/2 drm., and syrup of ginger sufficient to make into pills; mix and divide into five pills. These five pills given at once form an excellent hydragogue cathartic to clear the chest, relieve ...
— Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets • Daniel Young


Words linked to "Scammony" :   natural resin, morning glory, Ipomoea orizabensis


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