n. 粪石, 牛黄

[医] 粪石

Bezoar \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b['e]zoard, fr. Ar. b[=a]zahr,
b[=a]dizahr, fr. Per. p[=a]d-zahr bezoar; p[=a]d protecting +
zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.]
A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain
ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the
Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote
for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential,
or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.

Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar
orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.

{Bezoar antelope}. See {Antelope}.

{Bezoar goat} (Zo["o]l.), the wild goat ({Capra [ae]gagrus}).


{Bezoar mineral}, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.
--Ure.