Physician applying a Bezoar stone to a victim
Physician applying a Bezoar stone to a victim of poisoning. The stone was extracted from the gall-bladder or stomach of an animal such as a goat or an antelope. Bezoar is a corruption of a Persian word meaning counter-poison. From Johannis de Cuba Ortus sanitatis, Strasbourt, 1483
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13903099
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48378334
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2556px x 3465px
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World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive





























