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Arcane Lexicon of Medieval Elixirs
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- 1. Bloodroot plant whose crimson sap was prized for healing
- 3. Blistering beetle used to provoke vesication in topical remedies
- 4. Sedative extracts from the poppy, once an apothecary staple
- 10. Topical preparation, often greasy, imbued with healing virtues
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- 2. Preserving procedure yielding preservative extracts with medicinal lore
- 5. Agent inducing sweat, critical to humoral purification
- 6. Venom antidote blending multifarious ingredients, once a panacea
- 7. Flint-derived powder used as a desiccant or abrasive
- 8. Medieval art seeking transformative potions beyond base substances
- 9. Latin for powdered substances, foundation of many apothecary mixes
- 11. Latin term for both poison and medicinal potion depending on dose
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