[Sca-cooks] Medieval Arabic Medical Formulary

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> Some of the recipes are even usable (i.e., not poisonous :-),
> although i don't know how efficacious they are. I will, however,
> avoid using dangerous minerals such as mercury, minium (red lead),
> and ceruse (white lead), and natural products such as agaric,
> hellebore, and goat or camel dung.

Does it include indications for the use of gems? I'm collecting titles to
get for my lapidary friend.

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