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10.25143/amhr.2016.X.11
Title: | Amber, a Stone of Sun for Ancient Medicines |
Other Titles: | Dzintars – saules akmens – antīkajā medicīnā |
Authors: | Ragazzi, Eugenio |
Keywords: | amber;succinum;succinic acid;fossil resin;ancient pharmaceutical formulations;history of pharmacy;Renaissance medicine |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte |
Abstract: | Amber, a gem that has been very appreciated since antiquity, was used also as an amulet and a medicine. All the most outstanding medical treati ses of the past tell about the therapeutic properties attributed to amber, and report singular recipes to obtain pharmaceutical preparations. Amber was much-sought for this use until the middle of XIX century, but with the beginning of the modern medicine, its use disappeared, carrying with it the memory of ancient times. |
DOI: | 10.25143/amhr.2016.X.11 |
Appears in Collections: | Volume 10 (29) |
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