title: [Bezoars in history--not only a perfect antidote].
abstract: Bezoar is a concretion found in gastrointestinal tract. The word "bezoar" is derived from the Arabic 'padzahr', and means antidote. Animal bezoars were widely used in medicine until the 18th century. Article presents European medieval and modern tradition about bezoar as an antidote. Ancient literary sources are compared with the medieval and modern medical and magical texts.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Filologii Klasycznej, Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego. filrs@univ.gda.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ryś
authors.forename: Bartłomiej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siek
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sein Anand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000931:Antidotes / Q000266:history*; D001630:Bezoars / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008273:Magic / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes