Spodium
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Spodium, refers to burned bone
(usually used for medical purposes), or the act of divination
with ash.
Spodium may also refer to other types of ash, such as the scrapings from the inside of a furnace.
Spodium has a long history of medical usage, mentioned by Hippocrates
and, for example, in the Medical Poem of Salerno "...Who knows the cause why Spodium stancheth bleeding?..." (in this case spodium referring to oxen bone ashes).
Bone
Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue...
(usually used for medical purposes), or the act of divination
Divination
Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic standardized process or ritual...
with ash.
Spodium may also refer to other types of ash, such as the scrapings from the inside of a furnace.
Spodium has a long history of medical usage, mentioned by Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine...
and, for example, in the Medical Poem of Salerno "...Who knows the cause why Spodium stancheth bleeding?..." (in this case spodium referring to oxen bone ashes).