Lexicon:Asafoetida
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| - | [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:-A-]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel, chapter 10)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel, chapter 11)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel, chapter 04)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 07)]] | + | [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:-A-]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel, chapter 10)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel, chapter 11)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel, chapter 04)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 07)]] [[Category:Maturin's Medicine:All Articles]] |
Current revision as of 06:25, 13 November 2007
| Term: | asafoetida |
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| References: | Master and Commander, page 350 Desolation Island, page 317 The Nutmeg of Consolation, pages 185, 186 The Commodore, page 98 |
| Meaning: | The foetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East India. It was used as a remedy for hysterical disorders, flatulent colics and as a promoter of the menses. |
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
Categories: Maturin's Medicine:-A- | Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:Desolation Island (novel, chapter 10) | Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel, chapter 11) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel, chapter 04) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 07) | Maturin's Medicine:All Articles
