Aethiops

The term aethiops can refer to a number of different things:

  • Ethiops martial is wüstite.
  • Aethiops mineral is a form of cinnabar, also known as metacinnabarite. Historically, it was prescribed for parasitic worms and all crudities and acrimony of the humours. It was reputedly infallible against the itch and other cutaneous diseases.