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Pharmacy storage jar used for Theriac, France, 1725-1775
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 indeed Galen recommended it for the treatment of snake bites. It later became a universal cure for a range of illnesses and diseases and was still in use …
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- storage jar
- theriac
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- storage jar
- theriac
Providing institution
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- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0058355
Identifier
- L0058355
- Science Museum A633438
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:16:30.013Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:16:30.013Z