Antimony in medicine
Mar 06, 2022 · Antimony in medicine. Antimony in one form or another has been used in the treatment of disease for more than 3000 years. Egyptian papyri reveal that the naturally occurring mineral stibnite (black antimony sulphide) was given to patients to treat fevers and skin conditions. The Roman physician Dioscorides of Anazarba (southern Turkey), who ...