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Sedativa
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Remedies classified by relief of pain.
In the book. Compare Repercussiva for medicines defined by driving a flow back and Stiptica for drying medicines.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.
Historical Definition
Sedativa are medicines that ease pain.
Meaning
The historical definition uses an effect to identify a class. The modernised word ease preserves allay without adding a particular cause of pain, drug or mode of action.
Use in the Book
Compare Repercussiva for medicines defined by driving a flow back and Stiptica for drying medicines. Their different action words organize the compiler’s therapeutic vocabulary.
Places to Read
Repercussiva. Medicines classified by their supposed action of driving a flow back.
Stiptica. A therapeutic class identified by drying.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile
See also. Repercussiva; Stiptica