Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: 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
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