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RefNoCLP/14i/1
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'Historia mirabilis et notandae' [An astonishing and noteworthy story] by Théodore de Mayerne
Date[1625-1655]
DescriptionA note in the margin reads 'Vermes in lingua et gingivis' [worms in the tongue and gums]. De Mayerne presents a case study which was reported to him involving the appearance and removal of small, white worms found on the tongue and gums of a woman in London. At the end of the paper a remedy is described in which white wine is mixed with alum and applied to the tongue with sponge or cloth. This manuscript was found in the papers of Théodore de Mayerne.

Subject: Medicine / Medical superstitions

Communicated by Theodore de Vaux.

Read to the Royal Society on 7 June 1665.
LanguageLatin
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5627Vaux; Sir; Theodore de (c1628 - 1694); physicianc1628 - 1694
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