laudanum

• Preparado farmacéutico histórico a base de opio disuelto en alcohol, usado como analgésico, sedante y somnífero; también designa genéricamente cualquier tintura opiácea.

A historical narcotic preparation consisting of an alcohol solution of opium, once used as a painkiller and sedative.

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   A narcotic preparation consisting of an alcohol solution of opium, historically used as a painkiller and sedative.

   Tintura de opio

   • In the 19th century, laudanum was widely used for various ailments.
   • The doctor prescribed laudanum to relieve her severe pain.
   • Many writers of the Victorian era were known to use laudanum.

   Sinónimostincture of opium