Stojatka zcela vlevo označená LAUD:NEP:QUERC (Laudanum nepenthes quercetani, Laudanum podle Quercetana) obsahuje laudanum, přípravek obsahující opium, zlato a perly a mísený s bezoárem pro léčbu nespavosti a proti bolestem. Itálie, 1771-1830. A pharmacy jar on the far left, marked LAUD. NEP. QUERC. (Laudanum nepenthes Quercetani, laudanum hypnotic according to Quercetan) contains laudanum, mixed with bezoar to make a against remedy insomnia and aches. Italy, 1771-1830. Wellcome Collection, https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/3e/ee/820637f435b216fc696119a8c13a.jpg Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Some of the ingredients used in medical treatments seem to belong to the world of fantasy rather than pharmacy. On the far left is a dispensing pot labelled LAUD:NEP:QUERC. This is laudanum, a treatment made from opium, gold and pearls. Mixed with a powdered bezoar stone from the stomach of an animal and shavings of mythical unicorn horn, the medicine was given to aid sleep and ease pain. The jar, one of four shown here, was presented as a gift to the Wellcome collection on the previous owners death in 1932.
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Place made: Italy made: 1771-1830 Published: –
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