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noun - a thick syrup
THERIAC - Theriac or theriaca was a medical concoction originally formulated by the Greeks in the 1st century AD and widely adopted in the ancient world as far...
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Onetime snake venom antidote |
Upset by rich tea? Here's old remedy for poisoning |
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Dec 26 2009 New York Times |
Mar 23 2002 The Times - Cryptic |
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Theriac or theriaca was a medical concoction originally formulated by the Greeks in the 1st century AD and widely adopted in the ancient world as far away as China and India via the trading links of the Silk Route. It was an alexipharmic, or antidote, considered a panacea, for which it could serve as a synonym: in the 16th century Adam Lonicer wrote that garlic was the rustic's theriac or Heal-All.The word theriac comes from the Greek term (thriak), a feminine adjective signifying "pertaining to animals", from (thrion), "wild animal, beast". The ancient bestiaries included informationoften fancifulabout dangerous beasts and their bites. When cane sugar was an exotic Eastern commodity, the English recommended the sugar-based treacle as an antidote against poison, originally applied as a salve. By extension, treacle could be applied to any healing property: in the Middle Ages the treacle (i.e. healing) well at Binsey was a place of pilgrimage. * Norman Cantor observes that the remedy w |