[Sca-cooks] Precious stones to ward off evils

[David Friedman]

>Reviewing the precious stones the only ones I have worn in rings to ward
>off evil in medieval Spain are: agatha, crisopraza,


Chrysoprase?

>  coral, diamond,
>emerald, garnet, jacinth or hyacinth, mannera? (unidentified precious
>stone), L. /manus/, hand + arium (ario [relating to the hand]), mustika
>bezoar pearls, quartz, ruby, serpentine and sard or carnelian. Funny
>there are 12. What were the 12 stones Apocalipsis 21:20? Most of mine
>come from Villena who generalizes saying they annul poison in foods and
>polluted air. That does not satisfy me. There is more to it. There are
>cold stones for evils in warm foods and warm stones for those in cold foods.
>Suey


I think a number of sources claim that amethyst defends against drunkenness.
-- 
David/Cariadoc
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