File:Drug jar for Theriac, Italy, 1701-1800 Wellcome L0057174.jpg
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[edit]| Drug jar for Theriac, Italy, 1701-1800 | |||
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Drug jar for Theriac, Italy, 1701-1800 |
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This is a drug called theriac, a thick sticky liquid medicine (called an electuary) made from up to 64 often strange and exotic ingredients – the flesh of snakes was considered one of the more vital. Originally it was used to treat poisoning and animal bites. The name ‘theriac’ is from the Greek therion, a “wild or venomous animal”. Galen recommended the treatment for snake bites. It later became a universal cure for a range of illnesses and diseases and was still in use up until the 1770s. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Italy Wellcome Images |
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