soothing medicine
1Soothing — Bringing comfort, solace, reassurance, peace, composure, quietude. To soothe is to allay, balm, becalm, calm, compose, lull, quiet, settle, still, or tranquilize. In medicine, an agent that is soothing is called a demulcent …
2medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… …
3soothing syrup — noun medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug …
4Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup — was a medicinal product formula compounded by Mrs. Charlotte N. Winslow and first marketed by her son in law Jeremiah Curtis and Benjamin A. Perkins in Bangor, Maine, USA in 1849. The formula consisted of morphine sulphate (65 mg per fluid ounce) …
5Traditional Chinese medicine — Alternative medical systems Traditional Chinese medicin …
6List of branches of alternative medicine — Branches of alternative medicine provides a master list of the articles included in this alternative medicine (CAM) series of articles. These articles are either about fully developed systems of alternative medicine or they are about generic… …
7balm — 1. SYN: balsam. 2. An ointment, especially a fragrant one. 3. A soothing application. [L. balsamum, fr. G. balsamon, the balsam tree] b. of Gilead an oleoresin from Commiphora opobalsamum (family Burseraceae), probably the myrrh of the Bible;… …
8Nervine — A nerve tonic, a medicine that acts therapeutically upon the nerves, particularly in the sense of a sedative that serves to calm ruffled nerves. The word nervine comes from the Latin nervinus, belonging to a sinew. Nervine travelled across the… …
9Demulcent — Soothing. The word demulcent comes from the Latin verb, demulcere meaning to caress. Something that is demulcent is caressing. The term demulcent refers to an agent, such as an oil, that forms a soothing film when administered onto the surface of …
10emollient — 1. Soothing to the skin or mucous membrane. 2. An agent that softens the skin or soothes irritation in the skin or mucous membrane. SYN: malactic. [L. emolliens, pres. p. of e mollio, emollire, to soften] * * * emol·lient i mäl yənt …
