Antimonial
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Antimonials, in pre-modern medicine
, were remedies principally containing antimony
, used chiefly for emetic purposes. They might also have qualified for cathartic
, diaphoretic, or simply alterative uses. Such treatments were considered unparalleled in their strength.
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, were remedies principally containing antimony
Antimony
Antimony is a toxic chemical element with the symbol Sb and an atomic number of 51. A lustrous grey metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite...
, used chiefly for emetic purposes. They might also have qualified for cathartic
Catharsis
Catharsis or katharsis is a Greek word meaning "cleansing" or "purging". It is derived from the verb καθαίρειν, kathairein, "to purify, purge," and it is related to the adjective καθαρός, katharos, "pure or clean."-Dramatic uses:...
, diaphoretic, or simply alterative uses. Such treatments were considered unparalleled in their strength.