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Liquor herbarum
Salts solvents and liquid preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. An herbal liquor identified through three preparatory actions.
In the book. Digestio supplies a separate definition of digestion, while Menstruum names the liquor in which a subject may be dissolved or digested.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical Definition
Liquor herbarum is made from herbs that have been pounded, pressed and digested.
Meaning
The definition preserves a sequence of treatment: pounding, pressing and digestion. The resulting liquor is therefore named through the preparation of herbs, without limiting the entry to one species. None of the three actions should disappear into the vague equivalent herbal liquid.
Use in the Book
Digestio supplies a separate definition of digestion, while Menstruum names the liquor in which a subject may be dissolved or digested. These linked headings distinguish the operation, the medium and the prepared product.
Places to Read
Digestio. Preparation understood through digestion and the separation of pure from impure.
Menstruum. The liquid medium of dissolution or digestion.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 358, Liquor herbarum