Flegmagogum

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Flegmagogum grece flegmatis purgativum.


Apparatus:

flegmatis AC | fleũatis B | fl’atis e


Translation:

Flegmagogum is Greek for "loosening agent of phlegm".


Commentary:

φλεγμαγωγός /phlegmagōgós/ a compound adjective of φλέγμα /phlégma/ "phlegm" + ἀγωγός /agōgós/ "guiding, guide" meaning "carrying off phlegm" (LSJ).


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