Theriacum Andromachi

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Theriacum Andromachi is a universal antidote created by the ancient Anatolian physician Andromachus. When King Mithridates was defeated by the Romans they got the recipe for Antidotum Mithridates, a universal antidote created by Mithridates himself. Emperor Nero let his physician Andromachus study the antidote. Andromachus changed a few ingredients, most importantly he added snake flesh and increased the amount of opium. The antidote got the name Venice treacle derived from the greek θηριον which means 'wild or venomous animal', it is also called triacle.