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Headword:
*)askamwni/a
Adler number: alpha,4159
Translated headword: scammony
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A type of medicinal plant.
Greek Original:*)askamwni/a: ei)=dos bota/nhs i)atrikh=s.
Note:
More usually
skammwni/a (see
sigma 532); in either event, Convolvulus Scammonia, a relative of the Morning Glory. A tincture of gum resin extracted from the roots was used as a purgative. See LSJ s.v.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 20 March 2002@20:09:03.
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