O-pōp'a-năx, n.

n. [Gr. ὀποπάναξ, from ὀπός, vegetable juice, and πάναξ, πανάκες, a kind of plant, literally all-healing, from πᾶς, πᾶν, all, and ἀκεῖσθαι, to heal; Lat. & Fr. opopanax.] An inspissated juice of a tolerably firm texture, brought in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish-yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and an acrid taste. It is obtained from the root of an umbelliferous plant (the Pastinaca opopanax, or Opopanax chironium), and is brought from Turkey and the East Indies. It was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue. Eng. Cyc. Dunglison.