camphorated tincture of opium

Thân thiện

A pharmacist carefully measures camphorated tincture of opium into a small bottle.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medicinal preparation containing opium and camphor: "camphorated tincture of opium" is a specific, historical pharmaceutical formulation. It is a liquid medicine (a tincture) that combines opium, which has constipating effects, with camphor, which was historically believed to reduce the side effects of opium. Its primary medical use was to treat severe diarrhea.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • In the 19th century, doctors often prescribed camphorated tincture of opium for dysentery.
  • The use of camphorated tincture of opium has been largely replaced by safer, more modern anti-diarrheal medications.

Advanced Usage

• Historical Context: The term is almost exclusively used in historical or medical history contexts to describe past treatments. It is not a term used in contemporary over-the-counter or common prescription language.
• "Paregoric": This is the more common historical name for this specific preparation. "Camphorated tincture of opium" is the formal pharmaceutical name, while "paregoric" was its common name.
  • Paregoric, or camphorated tincture of opium, was a staple in many household medicine cabinets a century ago.

Variants and Related Words

• Paregoric (n): The common name for camphorated tincture of opium.
• Tincture (n): A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol.
• Opium (n): A narcotic drug obtained from the opium poppy.
• Camphor (n): A white, volatile crystalline substance with a strong smell, historically used in medicine.

Synonyms

• Paregoric: The direct synonym.
• Anti-diarrheal agent / medication: A general term for its functional class, though this is a much broader category.

Important Note

• Controlled Substance: Opium and its derivatives are highly regulated controlled substances. "Camphorated tincture of opium" is a term for a specific historical formulation and should not be confused with modern, legal uses of opioid medications, which are strictly controlled by prescription. This entry is for historical and linguistic understanding only.

Học thuật

Noun

1. medicine used to treat diarrhea

Từ đồng nghĩa

• paregoric