Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

LAUDANUM

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 278 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

LAUDANUM , originally the name given by See also:

Paracelsus to a famous medical preparation of his own composed of See also:gold, pearls, &c. (See also:Opera, 1658, i. 492/2), but containing See also:opium as its See also:chief ingredient. The See also:term is now only used for the alcoholic See also:tincture of opium (q.v.). The name was either invented by Paracelsus from See also:Lat. laudare to praise, or was a corrupted See also:form of " ladanum " (Gr. Xi76avov, from Pers. ladan), a resinous juice or See also:gum obtained from various kinds of the Cistus See also:shrub, formerly used medicinally in See also:external applications and as a stomachic, but now only in See also:perfumery and in making fumigating pastilles, &c.

End of Article: LAUDANUM

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
LAUD, WILLIAM (1573-1645)
[next]
LAUDER