Andromachus the Elder
Andromachus the Elder was the physician of Roman emperor Nero during his reign in the first century, and supposedly the inventor of Theriac.
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Fabricatore di Teriaca — Maker of Theriac — Grevembroch 3-127
“Fabricatore di Teriaca” (Maker of Theriac) from the Gli abiti de veneziani (1754) by Giovanni Grevembroch, translated by René Seindal.
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Venice treacle
Venice treacle, or theriac, was an ancient wonder medicine, an antidote for most poisons and a cure for most ailments, including the plague.
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A Theriac recipe (1734)
A 1700s recipe for the miracle medicine Theriac, with most of the ingredients identified.