A gum resin from a plant of western Asia, Dorema ammoniacum (family Umbelliferae); used internally as a stimulant and expectorant, and externally as a counterirritant plaster. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Am·mo'ni·ac ( orGum` am*mo'ni*ac noun [ Latin Ammoniacum , Greek ... a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon ; confer French ammoniac . See Ammonite .] (Medicine) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/71
Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-mō′nē-ak Definitions: 1. A gum resin from a plant of western Asia, Dorema ammoniacum (family Umbelliferae); used internally as a stimulant and expectorant, and externally as a counterirritant plaster. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=2882