paregoric
Camphorated opium solution
Paregoric is a medicinal preparation containing opium, historically used to treat diarrhea and quiet colicky babies.
The word comes from a Greek term meaning soothing, and that sense occasionally appears: paregoric words of comfort.
Once a household remedy, it's now a controlled substance rarely prescribed.
Narcotic from scored seedpods
- camphoratedInfused with aromatic resin
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- codeineOpium-derived painkiller
- laudanumOpium dissolved in alcohol
narcotic · tincture · alkaloid · poppy · controlled substance · dependence · addiction · withdrawal
Historical medicine preparer
- pharmacopoeiaOfficial drug reference guide
- VictorianOf a prim era
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
- patent medicineTrademarked unproven remedy
folk remedy · nostrum · old-fashioned · obsolete · antiquated · home remedy · bygone · vintage
Drug slowing bowel transit
- bismuthElement eighty-three
- kaolinWhiteite mineral for pottery
- pectinFruit-based setting substance
- atropineAnticholinergic alkaloid medication
intestinal · bowel · cramping · flux · dysentery · teething · colic · gripe water
opium
Narcotic from scored seedpods
- camphoratedInfused with aromatic resin
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
- codeineOpium-derived painkiller
laudanum · narcotic · tincture · alkaloid · poppy · controlled substance · dependence · addiction · withdrawal · tolerance
apothecary
Historical medicine preparer
- pharmacopoeiaOfficial drug reference guide
- VictorianOf a prim era
- 19th centuryThe eighteen hundreds
patent medicine · folk remedy · nostrum · old-fashioned · obsolete · antiquated · home remedy · bygone · vintage · medicine cabinet
loperamide
Drug slowing bowel transit
atropine · intestinal · bowel · cramping · flux · dysentery · teething · colic · gripe water
calm
Free from agitation
quieting · pacifying · anodyne · sedative · soporific · drowsy · sleepiness · fretful · colicky · teething pain
elixir
Mythical healing draught
anise · camphor · alcohol · dropper · dosage · teaspoon · diluted · liquid · amber bottle · bittersweet
paregoricstimulant
Alertness-boosting drug
irritant · excitant · caffeine · amphetamine · epinephrine
comforting, painkiller, anesthetic, analgesic, palliative, alleviating