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Esoteric Lexicon of Vintage Apothecaries
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  • 1. Essence drawn out by evaporation and condensation, a purified extract
  • 2. To thoroughly dry botanical specimens for storage or study
  • 3. Solution steeped in alcohol, more potent than mere infusion
  • 4. Collection or compendium of pills, where dosage secrets reside
  • 6. Opium tincture easing pain, a soothing formula with ancient roots
  • 11. Pithy medicinal maxims, wisdom codified in short aphorisms
  • 12. Copper vessel used for vapor capture, ancient apparatus for essence refining
  • 13. Toxic alkaloid source, used sparingly for its powerful physiological effects
  • 14. Process to blend oil and water, a pharmacist’s skill to unite opposites
  • 15. Qualifying syrup’s viscous form or related to sweet elixirs
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  • 5. Small glass vessel for holding tinctures, ancient-dose container
  • 7. Magic word once inscribed on amulets to cure mystic ills
  • 8. Agent that induces vomiting, used to purge toxins from the body
  • 9. A purgative lubricant oil, once squeezed from a Caribbean seed
  • 10. Herbal poultice applied warm, a soft medicated salve of yore
  • 16. Figurative path of medicinal routes through the body’s inner network
  • 17. Resinous gum used for embalming and medicinal balms, biblical bitterness
  • 18. Fatty salve with healing properties, anointment beyond mere lotion
  • 19. Agent that attenuates a compound’s strength for delicate dosage

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