Seahorses (Burges Collection of Materia Medica, late 1700s)
Description
Seahorses were used in medicine to cure baldness and the bites of mad dogs.
Fact
Seahorses were also sold by apothecaries as substitutes for unicorn horn.
Seahorses were used in medicine to cure baldness and the bites of mad dogs.
Seahorses were also sold by apothecaries as substitutes for unicorn horn.
