arsenicum album
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            ar·sen·i·cum album
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  är-ˈse-ni-kəm-ˈal-bəm 
                                                      
                                                          
            
            variants  
 or Arsenicum Album  
 also arsenicum  
 or Arsenicum
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : a preparation of arsenic trioxide used in homeopathy                                      
              
                             
Homeopaths start by diluting one volume of their remedy—arsenic oxide, in the case of arsenicum album—in 99 volumes of distilled water or alcohol …—
Martin Robbins,                New Scientist
                                       When I travel, the one remedy I won't do without is arsenicum, called for when vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea are caused by spoiled foods.—
Kim Batchelor,                Yoga Journal
                         
                
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