Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) - the plant's botanical name suggests its pharmaceutical use
Officinal is a term applied in medicine to drugs, plants and herbs, which are sold in a chemist or druggist shop, and to medical preparations of such drugs, et cetera, as are made in accordance with the prescriptions authorized by a pharmacopoeia. Not to be confused with the word "official". The classical Latinofficina meant a workshop, manufactory, laboratory, and in medieval Latin was applied to a general storeroom. It thus became applied to a shop where goods were sold rather than a place where things were made.[1]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Officinal". Encyclopædia Britannica. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 22.
officinal — officinal, ale, aux [ ɔfisinal, o ] adj. • 1762; « de boutique » déb. XVIe; de officine 1 ♦ Pharm. Se dit d une préparation faite dans l officine d une pharmacie, selon les prescriptions du codex, prête à être délivrée (opposé à magistral). 2 ♦… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Officinal — Of*fic i*nal, a. [F., fr. L. officina a workshop, contr. fr. opificina, fr. opifex a workman; opus work + facere to make or do.] 1. Used in a shop, or belonging to it. [Obs. or R.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pharm.) Kept in stock by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
officinal — (adj.) kept in stock by a druggist, c.1720, from Fr. officinal, from M.L. officinalis, lit. of or belonging in an officina, a storeroom (of a monastery) for medicines and necessaries, in classical Latin workshop, laboratory, contraction of… … Etymology dictionary
officinal — [ə fis′i nəl] adj. [ML officinalis < officina, storeroom (of a monastery) < L, workshop, contr. of opificina < opifex, worker: see OFFICE] Obs. commonly kept in stock in a pharmacy: said of products or drugs dispensed without… … English World dictionary
officinal — officinal, ale (o fi si nal, na l ) adj. Qui se trouve dans l officine. Compositions officinales, médicaments qui doivent se trouver tout préparés chez les pharmaciens, par opposition à compositions magistrales. Plantes officinales, celles… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
officinal — Denoting a chemical or pharmaceutical preparation kept in stock, in contrast to magistral (prepared extemporaneously according to a physician s prescription); an o. preparation is often, though not necessarily, official. [L. officina, shop] * * * … Medical dictionary
officinal — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin officinalis of a storeroom, from officina storeroom, from Latin, workshop, from opific , opifex workman, from opus work + facere to do Date: circa 1720 medicinal < a monograph on officinal flora > … New Collegiate Dictionary
officinal — officinally, adv. /euh fis euh nl/, adj. 1. kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Cf. magistral (def. 1). 2. recognized by a pharmacopoeia. n. 3. an officinal medicine. [1710 20; < ML officinalis of a store or workshop, equiv. to L officin(a) … Universalium
officinal — /ɒfəˈsaɪnəl/ (say ofuh suynuhl), /ɒˈfɪsənəl/ (say o fisuhnuhl) adjective 1. kept in stock by pharmacists, as a drug. Compare magistral (def. 1). 2. recognised by the pharmacopoeia. –noun 3. an officinal medicine. {Medieval Latin officīnālis, from …
officinal — adj.. A1) herbe // plante officinal officinale // médicinale : arbolan na nf. (Massongy), arbolinna (Montricher) ; êrba ke léve l mâ <herbe qui enlève le mal> (Arvillard) … Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard
Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) - the plant's botanical name suggests its pharmaceutical use
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Officinal". Encyclopædia Britannica. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 22.
