Gorochana
Gorochana or gorocana (transliterated from Sanskrit: गोरोचन “cattle-light”; also Standard Tibetan: (?) gi-wang) refers to a stone or ‘bezoar&
Bezoardicum (bezoar of) is a term used in alchemy and other practices
Bezoardicum (bezoar of) is a term applied to multiple substances used in alchemy and other practices. Bezoardicum joviale, or bezoar of Jupiter, is a
Bezoar
A bezoar is a mass often found trapped in the gastrointestinal system, though it can occur in other locations. A pseudobezoar is an indigestible object introduced intentiona
Chert
Chert is a hard, fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline quartz, the mineral form of silicon dioxide
Gastrolith
A gastrolith, also called a stomach stone or gizzard stone, is a rock held inside a gastrointestinal tract. Gastroliths in some species are retai
Voltaic pile
Description First described in 1800 by Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), a voltaic pile consists of a series of zinc and cooper discs separated by conducting cards. The pile produces c
Anthyllis vulneraria L. Fabaceae. Kidney vetch, woundwort. ‘vulneraria’ means ‘wound healer’
Description (cut and paste) ‘wort’ has been used in England since the 9th century to mean root or plant. Parkinson (1640) notes Anthylis prior and Anthyllis lentisimili
This tablet of white chalky earth from the Milk Grotto in the holy city of Bethlehem was intended to be eaten
Description This tablet of white chalky earth from the Milk Grotto in the holy city of Bethlehem was intended to be eaten. The eating of earth sounds unusual but is by no means unc
Embalming syringe set, London, England, 1790-1820
Description The embalming set consists of two brass syringes and accompanying accessories. It sits in a purple velvet lined wooden box. It was made between 1790 and 1820 by London-
A selection of apothecary jars.
Description A selection of apothecary jars. Four glass cylindrical drug jars with a parchment cover, labelled “Vitriol Alb.” (zinc sulphate), “OCUL CANCR” (
Advertising insert (from The Chemists’ and druggists’ diary, 1912) for Baiss Brothers & Stevenson’s cod liver oil, Othniel zinc oxide, Beechwood creosote, Copaiba Balsam, quinine and coca miscible extract
Description Advertising insert (from The Chemists’ and druggists’ diary, 1912) for Baiss Brothers & Stevenson’s cod liver oil, Othniel zinc oxide, Beechwood c
Apparatus (electro-physiological experiments; zinc-copper couples threaded on pincers) used in experiments on curare and its effect on nerves and muscles
Description Apparatus (electro-physiological experiments; zinc-copper couples threaded on pincers) used in experiments on curare and its effect on nerves and muscles.
Polybactrin, an antibiotic spray containing zinc – between 1960 and 1969?
[between 1960 and 1969?]