In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DIACATHOLICON
Etymology
Noun
diacatholicon (plural diacatholicons)
(medicine, dated) A universal remedy; a certain purgative electuary.
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*ca*thol"i*con, n. Etym: [Pref. dia- + catholicon.] (Med.)
Definition: A universal remedy; -- name formerly to a purgative electuary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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