A Pharmakon or Pharmaka is a Greek word may be translated as "magical substance," "medication," "contraceptive," or "poison."
- It is the origin of the modern terms "pharmacy," "pharmacist," and "pharmaceutical," but it also meant "witchcraft" in antiquity.
- Sorceresses and witches in Greece were known as pharmakides or pharmakeutriai.
- Pharmakon may refer to their craft's goods, which could be utilized for either healing or injury.
Plato said that the Greek word for poisoning had two meanings:
• Physical things inflict harm
• Harm caused by "tricks, charms, and enchantments"
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