Lloyd [41] also quotes Trallianus (6th century C.E.), who claims that “the fly catching spider wrapped in a linen cloth and hanged on the left arm, is good to drive away a Quotidian [malarial fever]”, a method reminiscent of that favoured by Koronides, namely spiders “boiled with...
Lloyd [41] provides various examples of seemingly magical uses of spiders in the treatment of adverse human medical conditions and citing Pliny (first century C.E.) describes how spiders put into some oil and boiled on the fire can remove earache when some of the oil is dropped into the ea...
A major toxicological review quotes an interim guidance value of 0.16 mg/kg body weight/day based on a 70 kg adult and an average of about 11 mg/day ingestion [40]. Its use in fungicides, and now as a fuel additive, have raised few concerns thus far. It is present in many foods ...