Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ANTASTHMATIC
Etymology
Adjective
antasthmatic (not comparable)
(pharmaceutical effect) Relieving the symptoms of asthma.
Noun
antasthmatic (plural antasthmatics)
(pharmaceutical drug) Drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma.
Source: Wiktionary
Ant`asth*mat"ic ( or ; see Asthma; 277), a. Etym: [Pref. anti- + asthmatic.] (Med.)
Definition: Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma.
– n.
Definition: A remedy for asthma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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