Lexicon:Hiera picra
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| Term: | hiera picra |
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| References: | The Thirteen-Gun Salute, page 165 |
| Meaning: | "Priestly bitters", a name given to many medicines in the Greek pharmacopoeia but especially to a purgative drug composed of aloes and canella bark, sometimes mixed with honey and other ingredients. |
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.
