natural Ems salt
- noun
- Archaic
:
sal de Ems
- Doctors sometimes prescribe natural Ems salt to relieve symptoms of throat infections.
Examples
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The curative properties of natural Ems salt have been recognized since the 19th century.
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You can purchase natural Ems salt at some pharmacies and health shops.
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I bought some natural Ems salt for my sore throat.
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The doctor recommended natural Ems salts for respiratory issues.
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Doctors sometimes prescribe natural Ems salt to relieve symptoms of throat infections.
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The curative properties of natural Ems salt have been recognized since the 19th century.
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You can purchase natural Ems salt at some pharmacies and health shops.
Synonyms
A natural salt used to rinse the nose and throat for breathing problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is partially compositional—'natural' + 'salt' clearly signals a naturally occurring salt, so a learner can infer it's some kind of salt product. However, 'Ems' is a proper name (a specific spa/place) unlikely to be known by a B1 learner and the specialised medical sense tied to Bad Ems mineral waters requires world knowledge, so the overall meaning is not fully predictable from the words alone.
Etymology
Natural Ems salt comes from the spa town of Ems, where people dried water from a natural spring and kept the salt left behind as a simple 'medicine'. That's why the name now means the salt from those springs used to help coughs and sore throats.
