テリアカ

noun

theriac; antidote to poison

Historical term for a medicinal compound believed to counteract poisons, derived from Latin 'theriaca'. Used in pre-modern Japanese medical contexts.

from Latin theriaca

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの医い学がく書しょには、テリアカが解げ毒どく剤ざいとして記しるされている。

  In Edo-period medical texts, theriac is recorded as an antidote.