Basilicon

Basilicon

Basilicon, or basilicum, is the name given to various ointments that were believed to have 'sovereign' virtues. One such example was an unguent composed of rosin, wax, pitch, and oil, which pre-modern surgeons used as a suppurative.

References

#1728 [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/HistSciTech/HistSciTech-idx?type=turn&entity=HistSciTech000900240238&isize=L]

ee also

* Balm
* Bezoar


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  • basilicón — (del lat. «basilĭcon», del gr. «basilikón», regio) adj. y n. m. Se aplica a un *ungüento supurativo compuesto con pez negra. * * * basilicón. (Del lat. basilĭcon, y este del gr. βασιλικόν, real, regio). m. ungüento basilicón …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Basilicon — Ba*sil i*con, n. [L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko n neut. of basiliko s: cf. F. basilicon. See {Basilica}.] (Med.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • basilicón — (Del lat. basilĭcon, y este del gr. βασιλικόν, real, regio). m. ungüento basilicón …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • basilicon — BASILICON. s. mas. Onguent suppuratif …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • basilicon — (ba zi li kon) s. m. Terme de pharmacie. Onguent composé de poix noire, de résine de pin, de cire jaune et d huile d olive. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   J appliquai un petit emplastre de basilicon, de peur que la playe ne s agglutinast, PARÉ VIII,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • BASILICON — ou BASILICUM. s. m. T. de Pharmacie. Onguent suppuratif …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • basilicon — ba·sil·i·con …   English syllables

  • basilicon —   n. kind of ointment …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • basilicon — basilˈicon noun An ointment of various kinds, as being of sovereign virtue • • • Main Entry: ↑basilica …   Useful english dictionary

  • BASILICON OU BASILICUM — n. m. T. de Pharmacie Sorte d’onguent suppuratif …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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