theriac
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Galen's theriac is a typical example of this.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Being, however, provided with theriac and other antidotes against the poison, Alvaro and all his men recovered from their wounds.
Bernard's Theriac.—Almost in our own time another theriac came prominently before the public.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
The best application of this kind is that composed of cinnamon powder, gilliflower, ginger and rose water, together with theriac, the crumb of bread, and red wine.
From Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction by Davenport, John
The fearful suffering and violent convulsions which followed only subsided at the expiration of five or six hours, and at last, the theriac which was administered to him after the bite, effected a cure.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon