pharmacopoeias

Noun

pharmacopoeia (plural pharmacopoeias or pharmacopoeiae)

1. A text describing medicines and pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.
   • [K]nowledge of philtres, aphrodisiacs, and other sexual stimulants spread from the Arabs and the Moors, from Egypt and India into the European herbals, pharmacopeias, and apothecaries' lore, and, on a more indeterminate level, among alchemists, wizards, and occultists.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 155
2. A collection of drugs.