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Neapolitan ointment is a traditional medicinal preparation made from mercury and lard. Creating this mixture was a laborious process; it was considered perfect only when the mercury was "extinguished"—meaning that shiny metallic globules were no longer visible within the blend. This ointment was once used to treat syphilis, as the mercury appeared to heal the skin lesions associated with the disease. We now know that this relief was merely temporary and that the mercury itself had a severe impact on patients.
Height: 28 cm Diameter: 11.5 cm
Neapolitan ointment is a traditional medicinal preparation made from mercury and lard. Creating this mixture was a laborious process; it was considered perfect only when the mercury was "extinguished"—meaning that shiny metallic globules were no longer visible within the blend. This ointment was once used to treat syphilis, as the mercury appeared to heal the skin lesions associated with the disease. We now know that this relief was merely temporary and that the mercury itself had a severe impact on patients.
Height: 28 cm Diameter: 11.5 cm
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