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 Sak’ya-Mu’ni.Salacaca’bia or Salacac’aby of Apicius. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Sal Prunella.
 
A mixture of refined nitre and soda for sore throats. Prunella is a corruption of Brunelle, in French scl de brunelle, from the German breune (a sore throat), braune (the quinsy).   1
 


 Sak’ya-Mu’ni.Salacaca’bia or Salacac’aby of Apicius. 

 
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