syrmaean.
/səˈmiːə/ Ancient History.
A cathartic said to have been used in some Egyptian forms of embalming.
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > preparation or treatment of corpse > [noun] > embalming > substances used in embalming
balma1400
embalmment1620
embalm1642
balsam1753
species1767
syrmaea1833
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > cleansing or expelling medicines > [noun] > purgative > plant-derived
scammonyc1000
lign-aloesc1374
hiera picra1379
rhubarbc1390
aloea1398
cassia fistulaa1398
coloquintidaa1398
senec1400
turpethc1400
coloquintc1420
diagrydium1436
lignum aloes1525
rhabarbarum1533
xylaloes1540
manna1541
scilla1548
hyera?1550
emblic1555
diasenna1562
colocynth1565
tragonce1575
pinyon1577
mechoacan1587
lignum aquilae1600
gamboge1615
dragon-root1621
helleborism1621
diaprune1625
alhandal1630
makinboy1652
luskard1653
diagrydiate1657
physic nut1657
aloetic1661
scammoniate1665
jalap1675
aloedary1683
coloquinto1683
Briançon manna1688
liquorice powder1712
coloquintid1732
castor oil1746
senna-tea1752
higry pigry1773
Turkey rhubarb1789
argel1803
hickery-pickery1816
cathartin1823
aloin1828
croton oil1829
jalapin1832
syrmaea1833
bryonin1836
gambogic acid1837
Podophyllum1844
podophyllin1851
geropiga1852
hicra picra1857
Montpellier turpeth1860
picra1860
tallicoona oil1866
scammonin1868
pharbitisin1873
cascara sagrada1879
senna-draught1879
tambor-oil1890
syrup of figs1897
pharbitin1899
1833 J. Davidson Embalming 8 The third, or common process [of embalming], consisted in passing the Surmaia (supposed a cathartic solution) through the body.
1860 W. A. Wright in W. Smith Dict. Bible I. 546/1 The third mode [of embalming]..consisted in rinsing out the intestines with syrmaea, an infusion of senna and cassia.
1885 C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts 4th Ser. 41/2 The nature of syrmaea, or, as some spell it, surmia, is not known.
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