Category:Sagapenum

Sag`a*pe"num, n. Etym: [l. sagapenon, sacopenium, gr. sagapin, gomme Sagapin, sagapénum, ar. sikbinaj, per. sakbinah, sikbinah.] (med.)

Defn: a fetid gum resin obtained from a species of ferula. It has Been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with. U. S. Disp.