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. It was considered to be a good preservative against colic and apoplexy.
References
- Duffin, C.J.; Moody, R.T.J.; Gardner-Thorpe, C. (10 December 2013). A History of Geology and Medicine. Geological Society of London. p. 176. ISBN 9781862393561. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "History of Science and Technology - Collection - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries".
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