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László A. Magyar: Digitus medicinalis - the etymology of the name |
 | | As regards the name ring finger, the ring is the most powerful, magic symbol, that of the aion-snake of eternity, the symbol of the intertwining of life and death (18): it can attach significance to any of our fingers. |
 | | The names of fingers according to their position on the hand can also be related to magic, since by the rules of magic thinking, generally the thing is marked by a number which is not advisable to address by its real name. |
 | | the ring finger is not only suitable for curing abscesses warts, inflammation, diphteria and other illnesses, but also for as an aphrodisiac (23), partly indirectly, and partly as a means of transmitting medicine, as well as with the help of blood withdrawn from it (24). |
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