2007-01-04 17:09:24 · 4 answers · asked by curious 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Owl's Milk - "Lac Owleum" - is a folk remedy, a homeopathic medicine also.
It is actually a certain secretion of the rump-gland of these birds, which was commonly called "owl´s milk" by hunters. The owls apply the substance of this gland next to their tail with the help of their beak onto wounds, especially for their young ones. People thought, the birds were feeding their young with this secretion and therefore erroneously called it "owl´s milk".
Since wounds treated with this substance reputedly heal very fast, it was reportedly used in folk medicine during medieval times, though rare and expensive.
2007-01-04 17:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by submergency 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Probably some kind of an expression..
such as "by the skin of your teeth"...
Owls don't have milk....Birds don't have milk...
2007-01-05 01:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never heard of it, but since owls are not mammals, they don't have milk, so whatever it is, it can't be... well, milk.
2007-01-05 01:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by gwenwifar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no clue, but it sounds kind of gross...
2007-01-05 01:35:29 · answer #4 · answered by Cynyeh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋