Bezoars are famous antidotes, talked about since Antiquity as effective against all poisons. They are in fact lumps of undigested organic matter sometimes formed in the digestive tract of humans and animals (but mostly goats). The History of Pharmacy Collection in Cluj-Napoca includes jars for bezoar powders (preserving the contents!) and an eighteenth-century apothecary inventory mentioning the use of Oriental and Occidental bezoars and of Sennert's powder - a rich mix of ingredients among which Oriental Bezoars.
Harry Potter's fans from Cluj-Napoca and Transylvania will be delighted to know that a small preview of the forthcoming exhibition (Harry Potter and the True History of Pharmacy, due November 2015) is available at the History of Pharmacy Collection this month. The FOCUS group is dedicated to BEZOAR stones, powders and mixed products.
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