Toka o Asclepius (Aesculapius)

Rod of Asclepius or Rod of Aesculapius - he tohu Kariki tawhito e hono ana ki te wheturangi me te whakaora i nga turoro me te awhina o te rongoa. Ko te rakau o Aesculapius e tohu ana i te toi whakaora, te whakakotahi i te nakahi whakaheke, he tohu mo te whanau hou me te hua, me te tokotoko, he tohu mana e tika ana mo te atua o te Rongoa. Ko te nakahi e takai ana i te rakau e mohiotia ana ko te nakahi Elaphe longissima, e mohiotia ana ko te nakahi Asclepius, Asclepius ranei. He tangata whenua ki te tonga o Uropi, Ahia Minor me etahi wahanga o te puku o Uropi, i mauria mai e nga Roma mo ona taonga rongoa.