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Dear Jackie: I just remembered that the usual anti-diarrhea
preparation was "paregoric". The etymology is interesting.
paregoric
SYLLABICATION: par·e·gor·ic
PRONUNCIATION: pr-gôrk, -gr-
NOUN: A camphorated tincture of opium, taken internally for the relief of diarrhea and intestinal pain.
ETYMOLOGY: Late Latin pargoricus, soothing, from Greek pargorikos, from pargorein, to talk over, soothe, from pargoros, consoling : para-, beside; see para–1 + agora, agora; see agora1.
Incidentally, the "camphor" made it extra nasty to take.
Maybe it was intended as a deterrent to misuse.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Laudanum Jackie 02/11/04 12:52 PM Re: Laudanum of troy 02/11/04 01:19 PM Re: Laudanum Capfka 02/11/04 02:36 PM Re: Laudanum Jackie 02/11/04 02:38 PM Re: Laudanum wwh 02/11/04 02:44 PM Re: Laudanum Bingley 02/13/04 01:27 PM Re: Lydia Pinkham wow 02/14/04 03:02 PM Re: Lydia Pinkham wwh 02/14/04 03:21 PM Re: Lily the Pink ... Capfka 02/14/04 05:53 PM Re: Lily the Pink ... Fiberbabe 02/14/04 06:38 PM Re: Lily the Pink ... Capfka 02/15/04 10:31 PM
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