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( ); Aloe Vera works as antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-
inflammatory;
• (aseptic)- free from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or
putrefaction, ( ; ); If the wound is aseptic, the dressing
should be likewise, such as cotton gauze, sterile cotton, oakum, or tow;
poultice : unguent = unction = balm > balmy
• (poultice)- a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied
hot as a medicament to the body, (
, ; ; ); He prescribed a poultice,
and said that the swelling would probably break in about three days. —
Trials and Triumphs of Faith;
• (unguent) – an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for
application to wounds, sores, etc., (
); They anointed the fingers with some unguent, and lighted
them;
• (unction) – an act of anointing, esp. as a medical treatment or religious
rite, ( ; ); This unction is called
_Extreme_, because it is usually the last of the holy unctions administered by
the Church. — The Faith of Our Fathers;
• (balm) – anything that heals, soothes, or mitigates pain, (
); To some it came as a balm, to some it brought disquiet; in each
and everyone it wrought a change of outlook. — The Orchard of Tears;
• (balmy) – mild and refreshing; soft; soothing, fragrant; The air was fresh
and balmy, and laden with the scents of spring;
elixir = philosopher's stone = panacea ~ nostrum : placebo : efficacy
• (elixir)- also called elixir of life. an alchemic preparation formerly believed
to be capable of prolonging life, ( ; - ); By the
word elixir is meant length of days and happiness. — Food for the Lambs; or,
Helps for Young Christians;
• (philosopher's stone)-hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed
to be capable of changing base metals into gold
• (panacea)- a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all, ( -
; ); The hunt for a panacea is as
sure to be disappointing in the future as it has been in the past. " — Alcohol: A
Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine;
• (nostrum)- a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no