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Liquor salis
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A saline liquor understood through its preservative action.
In the book. Preservativa names medicines through the same broad aim of preventing corruption.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 30; facsimile PDF page 358.
Historical Definition
Liquor salis is Nature’s balm, by which the body is preserved from putrefaction.
Meaning
The historical account makes preservation the defining action. Nature’s balm sustains a body against putrefaction; the entry does not specify a particular salt, concentration or way of preparing the liquor. Its bodily effect is the explanation supplied.
Use in the Book
Preservativa names medicines through the same broad aim of preventing corruption. Liquor Mercurii concerns a balm in which healing power resides. The relation between preservation and healing helps organise these names without making their qualifying words interchangeable.
Places to Read
Liquor Mercurii. A mercurial liquor defined as the seat of healing power.
Preservativa. Remedies classified through preservation from corruption.
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 salis
See also. Liquor Mercurii; Preservativa