Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
collyrium sticks
#1
Salve,<br>
As I'm currently working on a Medicus-display for our group I'm trying to recreate collyrium eye-salve sticks.<br>
Apparently that's shaped starch with some medication like lead-white in it.<br>
Before I start reinventing the wheel I would like to ask if anybody ever tried that before.<br>
And to what amount of succes and with what recipe.<br>
Thanks a lot,<br>
Cordvs <p></p><i></i>
Reply
#2
Hello,<br>
<br>
I've recreated collyrium sticks, but I used beeswax. I put a question to the The Staff of the Serpent - History of Medicine Group (groups.yahoo.com/group/Chirurgeons/) about using beeswax and got this reply:<br>
<br>
"Though I`m no wandering occulist but only a general practitioner and I`m not<br>
able to give you the main substance, in which the medical substances are<br>
incorporatet, I can quote the examination, which was done upon a `kollyrium´<br>
found in Köln. This chemical examination determined as main components: lead,<br>
mandrake, fatty acids and arnica.<br>
The detection of fatty acids would indeed support the presumption, that<br>
the medical substances were incorporatet in wax, as long-chain fatty acids are<br>
besides others ( waxes are usually complex mixtures of compounds ) a main<br>
component of wax.<br>
<br>
I hope that this short statement could help you.<br>
<br>
Dr.med.M.Klimpel<br>
<br>
Medicus Leg.VI.VIC, Oppladen"<br>
<br>
So beeswax would fit OK. Not wanting to use any toxic components, as I allow the public to handle the sticks, I just added saffron to the beeswax, which is a soothing eye wash type-thing.<br>
<br>
Sandra<br>
Viventia Medica<br>
<p></p><i></i>
Reply


Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Classical Walking-Sticks Help Clavdivs 4 1,297 01-25-2018, 01:42 PM
Last Post: Clavdivs
  Spongia toilet sticks. pvblivs cordvs 21 6,550 04-19-2007, 08:43 AM
Last Post: pvblivs cordvs

Forum Jump: