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Narcotica
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Medicines classified through a sleep-producing effect.
In the book. Mitigativa are defined through allaying pain.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362.
Historical Definition
Narcotica are medicines that cause sleep.
Meaning
The intended effect defines the class. No ingredient, preparation or duration of sleep is specified. The heading therefore covers a therapeutic category rather than one named compound.
Use in the Book
Mitigativa are defined through allaying pain. The two effects may appear together in a medical discussion, but the dictionary does not make their respective classes identical. Laudanum is a particular compound with stated ingredients, a different kind of definition again.
Places to Read
Mitigativa. A class of surgical medicines defined by easing pain.
Laudanum. A Paracelsian compound defined here through gold, coral and pearl.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 362, Narcotica
See also. Mitigativa; Laudanum