A stone of calculous formation existing in the gall-bladder of certain ruminant animals, notably the bezoar goat, believed to havecurative properties, especially against poisons. The stone was used as an amulet, sometimes set inprecious metals, as a safety-guard against poisons, first in Persia and later in the 13th to 17th centuries in the Iberian Peninsula and other European countries, until its efficacy was disproved.
Bezoar Stone
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Bezoar Stone
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A stone of calculous formation existing in the gall-bladder of certain ruminant animals, notably the bezoar goat, believed to havecurative properties, especially against poisons. The stone was used as an amulet, sometimes set inprecious metals, as a safety-guard against poisons, first in Persia and later in the 13th to 17th centuries in the Iberian Peninsula and other European countries, until its efficacy was disproved.
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