Scammonyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

scammony (countable and uncountable, plural scammonies)

1. Any of species Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.
2. Cathartic gum resin obtained from this plant.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 217:

     Compounded with honey, scammony is recommended as an aphrodisiac by Avicenna.

派生語

• Mexican scammony
• scammoniate
• scammonic acid
• scammonin

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “scammony”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.