alipta muscata

noun

A medicinal paste made with ladanum and used for breathing trouble.

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nounalipta muscata (uncountable)

alternative alippa muscata

  1. historicalobsoleteuncountablemedicineA medicinal paste made with ladanum and used for breathing trouble.

    alipta muscata […] Medicinal paste for breathing trouble made with ladanum^([sic]), storax, lignaloes, ambergris, camphor, musk, rose water.

    2016, Juhani Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary in English, 1375–1550
    1 more example

    […] they all being put in, and the Mixture a little cooled, mix the Pouders (adding at the end the Alipta and Gallia Moschata dissolved in Aromatick Wine) and with a Spatula diligently stirring and mixing them, make an Emplaster according to Art.

    1716, Nicholas Culpeper, Pharmacopœia Londinensis
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