Physic

Physic

Physic (spr. fisik), ein in England gebräuchliches Abführmittel für Pferde, besteht aus Aloe, Ingwer und Palmöl oder grüner Seife. In Deutschland als Aloepille viel billiger.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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