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[A word coined by Para cels us; the first element is probably the Gr. opos =juice.] *1. A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, and used for external injuries. 2. A saponaceous camphorated liniment, a solution of soap in ardent spirits, with camphor and e ential oils, soap-liniment. o-pop-a-năx, to-pop-o-năx, s . [Gr., from opos =juice, and panar , a kind of plant, lit. all-healing, Fr.opoponax .] from pas , neut. pan =all, and akeisthai =to heal; 1. Bot .: A genus of Umbelliferæ, family Peucedanide. Opopanax chironum is a plant six or seven feet high, resembling a parsnip, and inhabiting the Levant. 2. Chem.: The resinous juice obtained from the roots of the Pastinacа оpоpопах . It occurs in irregular lumps of a yellowish-red color, with a bit ter, acrid taste and peculiar odor. Pelletier found it to contain resin 42 per cent., gum 33.4, ligneous matter 98, starch 42. and malic acid 2.8. The resin melts at 100%. 3. Pharm . ( of the form opoponax): Used like the other gum resins in pharmacy. (Garrod.) It is a stimulant and antispasmodic.