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Alchemical Herbals and Ancient Elixirs
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- 1. Complex antidote once hailed as panacea, named after a venomous beast
- 2. Fabled beetle extract causing blistering, infamous as a risky remedy
- 3. Toxic shrub whose parts were cautiously used in medieval wound treatments
- 5. Latin term for lemon balm, soothing herb often steeped to ease melancholy
- 8. Late medieval narcotic derived from poppies, prized for analgesic properties
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- 4. Sticky medicinal pastes or plasters applied to ailments, often herbal
- 6. Medieval craftsman transforming plant essences into potent medicinal waters
- 7. Process medieval apothecaries used to create soap-like compounds for cleansing
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