Sea Skinks (Burges Collection of Materia Medica, late 1700s)

Sea skinks were used by apothecaries as an aphrodisiac, or as a remedy to combat old age. They were also an ingredient in Mithridatum, an ancient, almost mythical poison antidote with over 50 ingredients.

Sea skinks were used by apothecaries as an aphrodisiac, or as a remedy to combat old age. They were also an ingredient in Mithridatum, an ancient, almost mythical poison antidote with over 50 ingredients.

Pierre Pomet, A Compleat History of Druggs, 1712