Aurea Alexandrina
Aurea Alexandrina was an ancient opiate. It is called Aurea from the gold which enters its composition, and Alexandrina for the physician Nicolaus Myresus Alexandrinus, who invented it.[1] It was considered to be a good preservative against colic and apoplexy.[2]
References
- ISBN 9781862393561. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "History of Science and Technology - Collection - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries".