Ragazzi, Eugenio2017-08-212017-08-212016http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/42Amber, 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.enambersuccinumsuccinic acidfossil resinancient pharmaceutical formulationshistory of pharmacyRenaissance medicineArticle10.25143/amhr.2016.X.11