In eye care, collyrium is an antique term for a lotion or liquid wash used as a cleanser for the eyes, particularly in diseases of the eye. The word collyrium comes from the Greekκολλύριον, eye-salve. The same name was also given to unguents used for the same purpose, such as unguent of tutty (Sanskrit tuttha meaning variously zinc oxide or blue vitriol). Lastly, the name was given, though improperly, to some liquid medicines used against venereal diseases.
The 2nd century Mishnah mentions collyrium. The Sunan Abu Dawood reports, "Prophet Muhammad said: 'Among the best types of collyrium is antimony (ithmid) for it clears the vision and makes the hair sprout.'"[2]Maimonides[3] (12th century Egypt) mentions the use of this eye salve.
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^COLLYRIUM at Chambers's Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Volume 1 page 256, year 1728
^Sunan Abu-Dawud (Ahmad Hasan translation). Book 32, Number 4050.
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