Updated: 11-07-01

Aphrodisiacs A shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed.

"One dish I recall was composed of the tongues of eels and was sprinkled with flavored aphrodisiacs..." Book 5, Assassin of Gor, page 204 ~才

Brak Bush A shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed.

"On the first day of the Waiting Hand, the last five days of the old year, the portals of Ar, including even that of the House of Cernus, had been painted white, and in many of the low-caste homes had been sealed with pitch, not to be opened until the first day of En'Kara. Almost all doors, including that of the House of Cernus, had nailed to them some branches of the Brak Bush, the leaves of which, when chewed, have a purgative effect. It is thought that the pitch and the branches of the Brak Bush discourage entry of bad luck into the houses of the citizens." Book 5, Assassin of Gor, page 211 ~才

Capture Scent An anesthetic used by soaking a rag with it and holding it over the mouth and nose. May also be administered as an anesthetic dart. Sounds like it is the equivalent to Earth's chloroform.

"'Uncork it for me, you sleen,' said she. I wondered if I had, in my life, seen ever so scornful, so proud, so cold a woman. I uncorked the vial. 'Hold it beneath my nostrils,' she said. She bent forward. I held the vial beneath her delicate nostrils. She closed her eyes, and breathed in, deeply, expectantly. She opened her eyes, and shook her head. 'What is this?' she said. 'Capture scent,' I said." Book 9, Marauders of Gor, page 116

Frobicain Injection

" 'They seem very quiet,' I observed. 'We permit them,' said Flaminius, deigning to offer a bit of explanation, 'five Ahn of varied responses, depending on when they recover from the frobicain injection. Mostly this takes the form of hysterical weeping, threats, demands for explanation, screaming and such. They will also be allowed to express their distress for certain periods at stated times in the future.' " Book 5, Assassin of Gor, page 126 ~才

Gieron A drug, an allergen, which causes a yellowing of the whites of the eyes; in combination with sajel, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague.

" 'The drug,' said Shaba, ' was a simple combination of sajel, a simple pustulant, and gieron, an unusual allergen. Mixed they produce a facsimile of the superficial symptoms of Bazi plague.' " Book 13, Explorers of Gor, page 154 ~才

Kanda A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic effect.

"Kutaituchik absently reached into a small golden box near his right knee and drew out a strong of rolled kanda leaf. The roots of the kanda plant, which grows largely in the desert regions of Gor, are extremely toxic, but, surprisingly, the rolled leaves of this plant, which are relatively innocuous, are formed into strings and, chewed or sucked, are much favored by many Goreans, particularly in the southern hemisphere, where the leaf is more abundant. Kutaituchik, not taking his eyes off us, thrust one end of the green kanda string in the left side of his mouth and, very slowly, began to chew it." Book 4, Nomads of Gor, page 43 ~才 "Now from the right side of his mouth, thin, black and wet, there emerged the chewed string of kanda, a quarter of an inch at a time, slowly." Book 4, Nomads of Gor, page 44 ~才 "It was a throwing knife, of a sort used in Ar, much smaller than the southern quiva, and tapered on only one side. It was a knife designed for killing. Mixed with the blood and fluids of the body there was a smear of white at the end of the steel, the softened residue of a glaze of kanda paste, now melted by body heat, which had coated the tip of the blade. On the hilt of the dagger, curling about it, was the legend, 'I have sought him. I have found him.' It was a killing knife. 'The Caste of Assassins?' I had asked. 'Unlikely,' had said the Older Tarl, 'for Assassins are commonly too proud for poison.' " Book 5, Assassin of Gor, page 42 ~才 "I found a comb on a nearby vanity. Sheathing my knife and holding her by the back of the neck with my left hand I swiftly, but with some care, combed out her hair. She sobbed in anger when the tiny, cloth-enfolded needle, tipped with kanda, fell from her hair, caught, and drawn out, by the teeth of the comb of kailiauk tusk. I turned her about, roughtly. I looked down at her. She looked up at me, her eyes flashing. 'I am now defenseless,' she said." Book 12, Beasts of Gor, page 404 ~才 " 'My pursuit of you was foiled,' I said, 'by the results of the drug you placed in my paga.' 'The drug,' said Shaba, 'as a simple combination of sajel, a simple pustulant, and gieron, an unusual allergen. Mixed they produce a facsimile of the superficial symptoms of Bazi plague.' 'I could have been killed,' I said, 'by the mob.' 'I did not think many would care to approach you,' said Shaba. 'It was not your intention then that I be killed?' I asked. 'Certainly not,' said Shaba. 'If that was all that was desired, kanda might have been introduced into your drink as easily as sajel and gieron.' " Book 13, Explorers of Gor, page 154 ~才

Ointments and Balms

" 'The ointment will soon be absorbed,' she said. 'In a few minutes there will be no trace of it, nor of the cuts.' I whistled. 'The physicians of Treve,' I said, 'have marvellous medicines.' 'It is an ointment of Priest-Kings,' she said." Book 3, Priest-Kings of Gor, page 64 ~才 " 'Return him to his kennel,' she said. 'Put balm on his wounds.' " Book 14, Fighting Slave of Gor, page 207 ~才

Sajel A drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; in combination with gieron, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague.

" 'The drug,' said Shaba, 'was a simple combination of sajel, a simple pustulant, and gieron, an unusual allergen. Mixed they produce a facsimile of the superficial symptoms of Bazi plague.' " Book 13, Explorers of Gor, page 154 ~才

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Breeding Wine, Sip Root & Teslik Breeding Wine: A sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine, making a slavegirl fertile; also called second wine.

"A bitter root, which can either be made into a liquid contraceptive, or chewed, for the same result. The effect of the sip root, inmost women is effective for three or four months. In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the caste of Physicians, the effect is almost indefinate, usually requiring a releaser for it remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the second wine" Book 9, Marauders of Gor, page 23 "I held the object before her. she regarded it with dismay. 'I have already chewed sip root within the moon,' she said. 'Open your mouth,' I said. 'Yes, Master,' she said. I then thrust the object into her mouth. 'Chew it well," I said, "and swallow it, bit by bit.' She grimaced, at the barest taste of the object. 'Begin,' I told her. She began. 'Not so quickly,' I told her, 'More slowly. Very slowly. Very, very slowly. Savor it well.' she whimpered in obedience. She did not need the sit root, of course, for, as she had pointed out, she had had some within the moon, and indeed, the effect of sip root, in the raw state, in most women, is three or four moons. In the concentrated state, as in slave wine, developed by the caste of physicians, the effect is almost indefinite, usually requiring a releaser for its remission, usually administered, to a slave, in what is called the breeding wine, or the 'second wine'. When this is administered she usually knows that she has been selected for crossing with a handsome male slave." Book 18, Blood Brothers of Gor, page 319 "The active ingredient inbreeding wine, or the "second wine", is a derivative of teslik. In the matter of bitterness of taste there is little to choose from between raw sip root and slave wine, the emulsive qualities of the slave wine being offset to some extent by the strength of the concentrate involved." Book 25, Magicians of Gor, page 320

Age and Stabilization Serums A series of medical injections which, among other things, retards the aging process; an invention of the Priest-Kings, approved by them for use by humans; administered in 4 injections.

"The Player was a rather old man, extremely unusual on Gor, where the stabilization serums were developed centuries ago by the Caste of Physicians in Ko-ro-ba and Ar, and transmitted to the physicians of other cities at several of the Sardar Fairs. Age, on Gor, interestingly, was regarded, and still is, by the caste of Physicians as a disease, not an inevitable natural phenomenon. the fact that it seemed a universal disease did not dissuade the caste from considering how it might be combated. Accordingly the work of centuries was turned to this end. Many other diseases, which presumably flourished centuries ago on Gor, tended to be neglected, as less dangerous and less universal then that of aging. A result tended to be that those less susceptible lived on, propagating their kind." Book 5, Assassins of Gor, page 29 ~才 "But different human beings respond differently to the stabilization Serums, and the Serums are more effective with some then others. With some the effect lasts indefinitely, with others it wears off after but a few hundred years, with some the effect does not occur at all, with others, tragically, the effect is not to stabilize the pattern but to hasten its degeneration. The odds however, are in favor of the recipient, and there are few Goreans who, if it seems they need the Serums, do not avail themselves of them." Book 5, Assassin of Gor, page 31 ~才 " 'She requires the Stabilization Serums,' said the physician. The guard nodded. 'They are administered in four shots,' said the physician. He nodded to a heavy, beamed, diagonal platform in a corner of the room. The guard took me and threw me, belly down, on the platform, fastening my wrists over my head and widely apart, in leather wrist straps. He similarly secured my ankles. They physician was busying himself with fluids and a syringe before a shelf in another part of the room, laden with vials. I screamed. The shot was painful. It was entered in the small of my back, over the left hip. They left me secured to the table for several minutes and then the physician returned to check the shot. There had been, apparently, no unusual reaction." Book 7, Captive of Gor, pages 93 - 94 ~才 "I had spent eight days in the slave pens, waiting the night of the sale. I had been examined medically, in detail, and had had administered to me, while I lay bound, helplessly, a series of painful shots, the purpose of which I did not understand. They were called the stabilization serums. We were also kept under harsh discipline, close confinement and given slave training. I well recalled the lesson which was constantly enforced upon us: "The master is all. Please him fully." 'What is the meaning of the stabilization serums?' I had asked Sucha. She had kissed me. 'They will keep you much as you are,' she said, 'young and beautiful.' I had looked at her, startled. 'The masters, and the free, of course, if there is need of it, you must understand, are also afforded serums of stabilization,' she said adding, smiling, 'though they are administered to them I suppose, with somewhat more respect than they are to a slave.' 'If there is need of it?' I asked. 'Yes,' she said. 'Do some not require the serum?' I asked. 'Some, said Sucha, 'but these individuals are rare, and are the offspring of individuals who have had the serums.' 'Why is this?' I asked. 'I do not know,' said Sucha 'Men differ.' The matter, I supposed, was a function of genetic subtleties, and the nature of differing gametes. The serums of stabilization effected, it seemed, the genetic codes, perhaps altering or neutralizing certain messages of deterioration, providing, I supposed, processes in which an exchange of materials could take place while tissue and cell patterns remained relatively constant. Ageing was a physical process and, as such, was susceptible to alteration by physical means. All physical processes are theoretically, reversible. Entropy itself is presumably a moment in a cosmic rhythm. The Physicians of Gor, it seemed, had addressed themselves to the conquest conquest of what had hitherto been a universal disease called on Gor the drying and withering disease, called on Earth, ageing. Generations, of intensive research and experiementation had taken place. At last a few physicians drawing upon the accumulated data ot hundreds of investigators, had achieved the breakthrough, devising the first primitive stabilization serums, later to be developed and exquisitely refined. I had stood in the cage startled, trembling. 'Why are serums of such value given to slaves?' I asked. 'Are they of such value?' she asked 'Yes,' she said, 'I suppose so.' She took them for granted, much as the humans of Earth might take for granted routine inoculations. She was unfamiliar with ageing. The alternative to the serums was not truly clear to her. 'Why should slaves not be given the serums?' she asked. 'Do the masters not want their slaves healthy and better able to serve them?' " Book 11, Slave Girl of Gor, page 282

Tassa Powder A reddish powder, usually mixed with red wine, which will render the consumer unconscious.

"'It was done by Tassa powder,' she said. 'It was tasteless, and effective,' I said. 'It shows up, of course,' I said, 'in water.' 'It is meant to be mixed with red wine,' she said." Book 14, Fighting Slave of Gor, page 223

Misc. Drugs

" 'Sometimes, said Flaminius, shock cannot be so easliy prevented. Indeed sometimes the lash itself drives the girl into shock. Then sedations and drugs are called for.' " Book 5, Assassin of Gor, page 128 "Some girls I have been told sometimes try to swallow small coins but this is foolish. The coin can be produced swiftly enough in such cases by emetics and laxatives." Book 22, Dancer of Gor, page 238

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