This is where we got the Acqua di Santa Maria Novella, which was an ancient remedy for hysteria. We mostly got this as a novelty because it's an interesting idea in medical history that a lot of issues in women were attributed to "hysteria," believed to be somehow caused by the uterus. Holland also got a concoction that was supposed to prevent catching the plague.
The farmaceutica was originally run by the monks and associated with the church of Maria Santa Novella in Florence. It is now privately owned an makes a whole range of high end body products. The building is beautiful. There is a museum but, sadly, it was closed for renovations!
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