liniment
/ˈlɪnɪm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
An embrocation for rubbing on the body to relieve pain, especially one made with oil.One popular therapy at this time (which continues today in China) was the combination of anmo with herbal ointments, liniments and salves derived from the Chinese materia medica....
- His mother's liniment was prime stuff, and allowed him to move the limb often enough to keep the kinks worked out.
- Oil of wintergreen, also known as methyl salicylate, is a time-honored rub or liniment used for sprains, strains, aches, pains and arthritis.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin linimentum, from Latin linire 'to smear'.