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Athelas: A healing plant with long leaves (also known as Kingsfoil or asëa aranion) [4] [5] [6] Elanor: A small star-shaped yellow flower from Tol Eressëa and Lothlórien [4] Mallorn: A huge tree with green-and-silver leaves turning golden in autumn and remaining so till spring, [4] upon which the Elves of Lothlórien housed [7]
The word "potion" is also cognate with the Spanish words pocion with the same meaning, and ponzoña, meaning "poison"; The word pozione was originally the same word for both "poison" and "potion" in Italian, but by the early 15th century in Italy, potion began to be known specifically as a magical or enchanted drink.
A panacea (/ p æ n ə ˈ s iː ə /) is any supposed remedy that is claimed (for example) to cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely.Named after the Greek goddess of universal remedy Panacea, it was in the past sought by alchemists in connection with the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone, a mythical substance that would enable the transmutation of common metals into gold.
The head of the Transportation Security Administration on Thursday warned that an extended partial U.S. government shutdown could lead to longer wait times at airports. TSA, which handles airport ...
Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. has died, approximately five weeks after suffering an injury in a head-to-head collision during the Bulldogs' game against Alabama State on Oct. 29. He ...
Panacea traditionally had a poultice or potion with which she healed the sick. [citation needed] This brought about the concept of the panacea in medicine, a substance with the alleged property of curing all diseases. The term "panacea" has also come into figurative use as meaning "something used to solve all problems". [3]
(Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary could lift some of the gloom that has pervaded the sagging U.S. government bond market in recent weeks ...
The use of plants for medicinal purposes, and their descriptions, dates back two to three thousand years. [10] [11] The word herbal is derived from the mediaeval Latin liber herbalis ("book of herbs"): [2] it is sometimes used in contrast to the word florilegium, which is a treatise on flowers [12] with emphasis on their beauty and enjoyment rather than the herbal emphasis on their utility. [13]