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Opoponax Chironum
Opopanax O*pop"a*nax, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ?, ?. a kind of plant: cf. F. opopanax.] The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. --Dunglison.

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- exclusively bisabol. To distinguish bisabol from the true opoponax, it is often alternatively spelled opoponax, and sometimes referred to as the opopanax of perfumery...
- The Opoponax (French: L'Opoponax) is a 1964 novel by French writer Monique Wittig. It was translated into English in 1966 by Helen Weaver, and published...
- iris Base notes: patchouli, Haitian vetiver, Bourbon vanilla, white musk, opoponax, tonka bean Famous spokesmodels for the fragrance have included Kate Moss...
- coined by Paracelsus from syllables from the words "opoponax, bdellium, and aristolochia." Opoponax is a variety of myrrh; bdellium is Commiphora wightii...
- Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company. p. 1526. "A Modern Herbal | Opoponax". botanical.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03. "Opopònaco - Significato ed etimologia...
- of antiquity. This ancient product was discovered in King Tut's tomb. Opoponax (Commiphora guidottii) is a member of the myrrh family and has been considered...
- skin irritation. However some studies, such as IFRA's research claim that opoponax is too dangerous to be used in perfumery, still lack scientific consensus...
- America, Somali myrrh (Commiphora myrrha), Labdanum (Cistus villosus), Opoponax (Commiphora opoponax), and white Indian sandalwood powder (Santalum album)...
- (syn. Commiphora sessiliflora), producing habak hadi, known as bisabol, opoponax, scented or sweet myrrh. Commiphora guillauminii H.Perrier Commiphora gurreh...
- 1860, Ambergris 1873, Hungary Water 1873, Kiss Me Quick 1873, Bouquet Opoponax 1875, The Flower of the Day 1875, White Rose 1875, Frangipanni 1880, Kisses...