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Constrictiva
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A surgical class defined through a styptic action.
In the book. Stiptica is directly glossed as drying medicines.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345.
Historical Definition
Constrictiva are styptic medicines used by surgeons.
Meaning
The definition gives a class of medicines and a field of practice. “Styptic” is retained because it is the compiler’s operative category; the entry does not name a drug or explain its preparation. The word should be understood through related definitions rather than turned into a recommendation.
Use in the Book
Stiptica is directly glossed as drying medicines. Consolidativa and Congelativa name neighbouring actions, respectively healing and drying wounds, and stopping flows. These comparisons make the practical vocabulary more legible while keeping the dictionary’s individual classifications distinct.
Places to Read
Congelativa. Medicines classified by stopping a bodily flow.
Consolidativa. External surgical preparations classified by healing and drying.
Stiptica. A therapeutic class identified by drying.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Constrictiva
See also. Congelativa; Consolidativa; Stiptica