E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Dit’tany.
When Godfrey was wounded with an arrow, an “odoriferous pan’acy” distilled from dittany was applied to the wound, whereupon the arrow-head fell out, and the wound healed immediately. (Tasso: Jerusalem Delivered, book xi.)
