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2. Heliotrope (mineral) - Wikipedia

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   This semiprecious stone should not be confused with other ornamental stones that contain red jasper. Setonite, also called African bloodstone, is composed of red jasper, grey chalcedony, and pyrite. Dragon's Blood, sometimes called Australian bloodstone, is composed of red jasper and green epidote.

3. Dragon's blood - Wikipedia

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   Thaspine from the Dragon's Blood of the species Croton lechleri has possible use as a cancer drug. [11] Today, dragon's blood from a South American plant can be bought in health food stores. [12] According to Pliny the Elder, dragon's blood was used by artists in antiquity. Painters continued to use it in the creation of flesh tones during the ...

4. Dracaena cinnabari - Wikipedia

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   Because of the belief that it is the blood of the dragon it is also used in ritual magic and alchemy. [16] The local inhabitants of the city in the Socotra Island used the dragon's blood resin as a cure-all. Greeks, Romans, and Arabs used it in general wound healing, as a coagulant, cure for diarrhea, for dysentery diseases, for lowering fevers.

5. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   Eilat stone; Epidosite; Glimmerite; Goldstone (glittering glass) Hawk's eye; Helenite (artificial glass made from volcanic ash) Iddingsite; Kimberlite; Lamproite; Lapis lazuli; Libyan desert glass; Llanite; Maw sit sit; Moldavite; Obsidian; Apache tears; Pallasite; Peridotite (also known as olivinite) Siilinjärvi carbonatite; Soapstone (also ...

6. Komodo dragon blood might help fight a growing human threat - AOL

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   Researchers think the lizards' blood could help humans fight off one of our biggest threats: antibiotic resistance. Komodo dragon blood might help fight a growing human threat Skip to main content

7. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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   Lapis manalis (Stone of the Manes), was either of two sacred stones used in the Roman religion. One covered a gate to Pluto, abode of the dead; Festus called it ostium Orci, "the gate of Orcus". The other was used to make rain; this one may have no direct relationship with the Manes, but is instead derived from the verb manare, "to flow".

8. Why food safety experts stand behind the 'when in doubt ... - AOL

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   "In reality," he said, "foodborne illnesses can lead to severe and long-lasting health issues, hospitalization or even death, especially for vulnerable populations like the immunocompromised ...

9. Lapidary (text) - Wikipedia

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   A lapidary is a text in verse or prose, often a whole book, that describes the physical properties and metaphysical virtues of precious and semi-precious stones, that is to say, a work on gemology. [1] It was frequently used as a medical textbook, since it also includes practical information about the supposed medical application of each stone ...