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Definition of Picra
1. n. The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.
Definition of Picra
1. Noun. (medicine dated) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Picra
1. a purgative made from aloes and bark [n -S]
Medical Definition of Picra
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Picra
Literary usage of Picra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Every Man His Own Farrier, Or, The Whole Art of Farriery Laid Open by Francis Clater (1786)
"... in powder: mix them together* Hiera picra, thus prepared, is an excellent
medicine for the ... Another Method to make Hiera picra. ..."
2. Le vétérinaire domestique, ou L'art de guérir soi-même ses chevaux by P. L. Prétot, Francis Clater (1822)
"... de Virginie et gingembre , une demi-once de chaque, en poudre; Mêlez, et gardez
cela en bouteille pour le besoin. Autre manière defaire l'Hiera-picra. ..."
3. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1806)
"Stb, Fixed oil, which, united to the picra, ... from this enumeration, or has
included under extractive, the bitter principle which he denominates picra, ..."
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