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...to Greek mythology, chose how a person was to die. Atropine is a ''core'' medicine in the [[World Health Organization]]'s "[[WHO Model List of Essential Medic [[Injection (medicine)|Injection]]s of atropine are used in the treatment of [[bradycardia]] (an

*[[Mercury(I) chloride]] ([[calomel]]) is sometimes still used in [[medicine]], acousto-optical filters and as a standard in electrochemistry;<ref name= ...mbol for [[Mercury (planet)|the planet Mercury]] (☿) has been used since ancient times to represent the element]]

...AN AND NARDOSTACHYS}}</ref> Aconite was also described in Greek and Roman medicine by [[Theophrastus]], [[Dioscorides]], and [[Pliny the Elder]], who most lik In Western medicine preparations of aconite were used until just after the middle of the 20th c

...,000-9,500 years,<ref name=lewington>Lewington, A., & Parker, E. (1999). ''Ancient Trees: Trees that Live for a Thousand Years''. London: Collins & Brown Ltd. Fatal poisoning in humans is very rare. <ref>http://www.ancient-yew.org/faqs.shtml#yew</ref>

==Medicine== ...e}}</ref> though it does not appear in the modern [[kampo herb list]]. The Roman physician [[Aulus Cornelius Celsus]] listed narcissus root in ''De Medicina

...e resin was valued in medicine and perfume in [[ancient Greece]] and the [[Roman Empire]]. Thus [[Pliny the Elder]] mentions it as one of the ingredients of *{{Citation | surname=Dalby | given=Andrew | title=Food in the ancient world from A to Z | publisher=Routledge | place=London, New York | year=200

Iron has been used since ancient times, though not as early as bronze or the other copper related alloys. Ir According to [[Pliny the Elder]], iron use was common in the Roman era. He reported in his "Natural History" chapter 39 that iron was used to

...[[reagent]] because of its oxidizing properties and finds use as a topical medicine (for example, in the treatment of fish diseases). Solutions of potassium pe The origin of the name manganese is complex. In ancient times, two black minerals from [[Magnesia]] in what is now modern Greece we

...995-10-22 |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> [[Charlemagne]], the first [[Holy Roman Emperor]], is said to have had a tablecloth made of asbestos.<ref name="TIM ...ed for this purpose. Although asbestos causes skin to itch upon contact, [[ancient literature]] indicates that it was prescribed for diseases of the skin, and

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...ing]] has been documented from [[ancient Rome]], [[ancient Greece]], and [[ancient China]]. [[File:Lead ingots.JPG|thumb|Lead [[ingot]]s from [[Roman Britain]] on display at the [[Wells and Mendip Museum]]]]

* [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]] — places called [[Carlsbad]], [[Karlstein Castle]], [[Karlovy V * [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor]] — château [[Karlova Koruna]]

*[[Ayer, Massachusetts]] &ndash; Dr. [[James Cook Ayer]] (patent-medicine manufacturer) ...(town), New York|Camillus, New York]] &ndash; [[Marcus Furius Camillus]] (Roman military leader)

...|first=John Granger|title=The Interpretation of the Old Testament in Greco-Roman Paganism|year=2004|publisher=Mohr Siebeck Publishers|page=78|ISBN=316148474 ==Ancient African use==

In the ancient times in the [[Persian Empire]] people would pour grape juice concentrate o Ancient [[Persia]]ns mastered the technique of storing ice inside giant naturally-c