Umbilicus Marinus
Umbilicus VenerisLapis Caimanum is a related type of stone
Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia, Tollius, 1647 |
Aldrovandi, Musaeum metallicum, 1648 |
(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam 2016)
Regarded as a female ‘Yin‘ tonic, capable of strengthening Women, hindering excess Menstrual Bleeding and aiding Fertility. |
For spitting of Blood, the powder can be taken with an erqual amount of Burnt Deer Horn. (Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia, Tollius, 1647) |
From the Lexicon of Alchemy (1612):
“a stone or gem, sometimes of a dull-red, sometimes white or purple. It is called the Navel of Venus, being flat on one side, while the other is rounded after the manner of the belly of a beautiful girl, and has lines like the snail shell encircling it… it is found among |
shells on the sea-shore. It is said to conciliate the favour of girls; it improves their figure, increases their beauty, wins love for them, and is serviceable in their special complaints”. |