alexipharmic

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alexipharmic

(əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk) med
adj
(Pharmacology) acting as an antidote
n
(Pharmacology) an antidote
[C17: from Greek alexipharmakon antidote, from alexein to avert + pharmakon drug]
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alexipharmic

- Another word for an antidote, from Greek alexein, "ward off," and pharmakon, "poison."
See also related terms for poison.
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alexipharmac, alexipharmic

a remedy for or antidote against poison or infection. — alexipharmic, adj.
See also: Poison
an antidotal substance used to expel or resist poison. — alexipharmic, alexipharmac, adj.
See also: Remedies
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chinensis (Franch.) Hara (PPY) of Lilaceae family, mostly distributed in the southwest of China, is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for antifebrile, alexipharmic, detumescent, demulcent, hemostatic, and the treatment of hepatopathy.
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