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Oppilativa
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A class of medicines defined by stopping a flow.
In the book. Repercussiva drives a flow back, while Sedativa eases pain.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364.
Historical Definition
Oppilativa are medicines that stop flows.
Meaning
The action word identifies a therapeutic class. The entry gives no particular ingredient and does not specify the bodily flow under discussion.
Use in the Book
Repercussiva drives a flow back, while Sedativa eases pain. Comparing those verbs makes the historical classifications more precise: stopping, driving back and easing name different attributed effects.
Congelativa is a close parallel, likewise defined as medicines that stop a flow. That explicit action connects the two names more directly than an assumption drawn from either headword alone.
Places to Read
Repercussiva. Medicines classified by their supposed action of driving a flow back.
Sedativa. Remedies classified by relief of pain.
Congelativa. Medicines classified by stopping a bodily flow.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364 — Facsimile
See also. Repercussiva; Sedativa; Congelativa