paregoric
/ˌpærəˈgɒrɪk/noun
mass noun
- historical a medicine consisting of opium flavoured with camphor, aniseed, and benzoic acid, formerly used to treat diarrhoea and coughing in children〈史〉（鸦片）复方樟脑酊（原用于治疗儿童腹泻及咳嗽）。
词源
late 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parēgorikos 'soothing', from the verb parēgorein literally 'speak in the assembly', hence 'soothe, console'.