apothecaries
Old-time drug mixers
Apothecaries is the plural of apothecary, a historical term for a person who prepared and sold medicines—the predecessor of today's pharmacist.
The word survives mainly in historical contexts and in the phrase apothecaries' weight, an old system of measurement once used for compounding drugs.
The apothecaries of medieval Europe served as both druggists and physicians to common folk.
Craftsmen's mutual aid societies
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- pestleBowl's crushing companion
- druggistMedicine-dispensing professional
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
physic · medicaments · nostrum · purges · leeching · bloodletting · humours · trade
Approved medication inventory
- elixirsCurative liquid preparations
- syrupsThick sweet liquids
- balsamsAromatic healing substances
- salvesMedicated skin ointments
ointments · unguent · lozenges · pastilles · powders · pills · preparations · dosage
Licensed medication dispensers
- prescriptionsAuthorized medication orders
- medicationsSubstances treating medical conditions
- dispensingGiving out portions
- pharmaceuticalsManufactured therapeutic substances
drugstore · chemist · licensed · regulated · clinical · retail · independent · chain
Related to plants
- herbsPlants for seasoning
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- balmHealing topical preparation
chamomile · echinacea · ginseng · lavender · peppermint · rosemary · sage · thyme
Curative treatment or fix
- cureTreatment that heals
- therapeuticsStudy of healing interventions
- restorationReturning something to condition
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
restorative · sanative · therapeutic · amelioration · convalescence · rejuvenation · tonic · cordial
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
alembic · calcination · sublimation · coagulation · magnum opus · distillation · retort · crucible
guilds
Craftsmen's mutual aid societies
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- pestleBowl's crushing companion
- druggistMedicine-dispensing professional
dispensary · physic · medicaments · nostrum · purges · leeching · bloodletting · humours · trade · medieval
formulary
Approved medication inventory
salves · ointments · unguent · lozenges · pastilles · powders · pills · preparations · dosage · mixtures
pharmacists
Licensed medication dispensers
- prescriptionsAuthorized medication orders
- medicationsSubstances treating medical conditions
- dispensingGiving out portions
pharmaceuticals · drugstore · chemist · licensed · regulated · clinical · retail · independent · chain
botanical
Related to plants
balm · chamomile · echinacea · ginseng · lavender · peppermint · rosemary · sage · thyme · valerian
remedy
Curative treatment or fix
- cureTreatment that heals
- therapeuticsStudy of healing interventions
- restorationReturning something to condition
palliative · restorative · sanative · therapeutic · amelioration · convalescence · rejuvenation · tonic · cordial · panacea
transmutation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
quintessence · alembic · calcination · sublimation · coagulation · magnum opus · distillation · retort · crucible · arcana
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- healersnurse, doctor, physician, surgeon, medic
- colonial workersblacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, coopers, craftsmen
- drug expertspharmacists, druggists, pharmacologists
- guildsguild hall, guild, craft guilds, guild halls, guildhall
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
apothecariespharmacists
Licensed medication dispensers
pharmaceutical companies · pharmacy technicians · CVS · Walgreens
apothecariespatients
Those receiving medical treatment
physicians · doctors · surgeons · diagnosticians · invalids
pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmaceutical, apothecary, pharmacology, pharmacopoeia, pharmacopeia