Antimonial Pharmacy

to join such a large quantity
of classical Authors who have
written against Antimony original: Antimonio—A metallic element used in early modern medicine as a powerful emetic and purgative; it was the subject of intense medical debate., and Mercury original: Mercurio—Commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly for treating syphilis, though its toxicity was well-known. as
many as I have placed here in their fa-
vor (although I have left
out even more than as many
others to avoid boredom) even if
they write against them and
against their triumph, but
for my part I have found very
few who have written
against them in a way
that, to their own original: marcio dispetto—literally "rotten spite." The author suggests his critics are motivated by malice or stubbornness rather than science. rotten spite,
they do not in some way ap-
prove of them; these indeed in truth
should be called, and de-
clared as true enemies
of their neighbor, since they de-
sire to hide, and eclip-
se the true Sun and Moon original: Sole, e Luna—In alchemical and medical symbolism, these often refer to Gold and Silver, or more broadly, the two most essential and "luminous" substances of the chemical art.
of Medicine; Sun, and Moon