Talk:Lignum nephriticum

{{dyktalk|22 September|2012|entry=... that it was known as early as the 16th century that water held in a cup made of lignum nephriticum from New Spain would become brightly blue?}}

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===Use of the past tense===

Although this article describes a remedy that is no longer in use, it seems to me illogical to say that it was a traditional diuretic. "Traditional" to me means only that it has long been used in the past, regardless of whether we still use it (think opiates) or not (think leeches). Even more so, I'm pretty sure that if we were to prepare it today, it would still make the water fluoresce. Aelwyn (talk) 00:19, 30 March 2016 (UTC)