How do I make Phrygian Powder and would it be safe to use?

Among Laodicea's "most famous medicines were an ointment made from spice nard, which strengthened the ears, and Phrygian powder, obtained by crushing Phrygian stone"http://philologos.org/bpr/files/l001.htm

Another source said it was made of alum. www.ourfatherlutheran.net/biblehomelands/sevenchurches/laodicea/laodictxt.htm

It also, like most medicines, had olive oil in it.www.subversiveinfluence.com/articles/laodicea.shtml

"Phrygian stone is so called from the country which produces it, and is a porous mass like pumice."http://books.google.com/books?id=IEoMAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA362&lpg=PA362&dq=phrygian+stone&source=web&ots=wji7lrZJpo&sig=gWe83I7v-Y9IlO9ou34c6V_GITk

I cannot find anyone who has an exact recipe, however. It has probably been lost over the centuries. Physicians often kept their remedies a secret. However, the cost of the ointment and its popularity throughout the empire indicate that it must have worked.
Hope that helps.

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sounds good to me :o)
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by Morg the Army wife on May 22nd, 2007
Interesting. Alum doesn't sound safe to stick in your eyes though.
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by Max Power on May 22nd, 2007
I would be tempted to advise against that.
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by Morg the Army wife on May 22nd, 2007
If they did use it, and it was just one site that said they did, they must have known the quantity to use. but, as I said, the recipe has been lost. I wouldn't try making it...even if you could get Phrygian stone to grind up.
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by singwell-is off researching a lot on May 22nd, 2007

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