theriac
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈθɪr.i.æk/
- Archaic
- Disputation was written in which the person translated Galen's Theriac to Piso.
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- Disputation was written in which the person translated Galen's Theriac to Piso.
Examples
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Is not theriac prescribed for melodious dreams?
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Albarello vase for theriac; Italy, 1641.
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And that is the theriac in the death inducer.
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It says that cup is borne up by that Theriac, by that Galenae.
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A recent essay in The Guardian compares modern cough medicines to the medieval cure-all theriac.
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Theriac is frequently held up as the medieval drug par excellence, and it probably was by the fourteenth century, but there were centuries of drug therapy before theriac was rediscovered.
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This change in attitude can be seen in antidotaries, pharmaceutical texts providing recipes for compound medicines like theriac, which became popular after 1100, overshadowing, though not replacing, simple herbals in the Later Middle Ages.
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A copy of the "Tacuinum sanitatis" ('Tables of Health') from Vienna, ca. 1400, uses a well-stocked apothecary shop to illustrate the description of triacha, theriac.
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Henry's poem is representative of a new set of attitudes in twelfth-century Europe that helped turn herbs into 'drugs', and made possible a medical outlook in which compound medicines like theriac, composed of viper's flesh and 60 other ingredients, could be effectively marketed.
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In ancient times, people believed that theriac could cure a wide range of ailments.
Synonyms
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3.4
A medicine or treatment that treats illness and reduces pain
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6.2
A treatment that cures disease or relieves pain
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9.9
A mythical substance used by alchemists that can change or heal anything
How Effective
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9.6
- Archaic
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9.9
436
2.4
81
3.4
22
4.3
- Specialized
66
6.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Theriac comes from a Greek word theriakos meaning 'against wild animals', from therion 'wild beast', because it began as a cure for bites and poisons. Over time it was thought to heal many illnesses, so a theriac came to mean a 'universal cure' or a remedy that protects against many harms.