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Stiptica
Body disease and historical medicine · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A therapeutic class identified by drying.
In the book. Compare Sedativa, defined by easing pain, and Repercussiva, by driving a flow back.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.
Historical Definition
Stiptica are drying medicines.
Meaning
Drying names the action attributed to these medicines in the definition. The entry does not describe a physical drying process used to manufacture them.
Use in the Book
Compare Sedativa, defined by easing pain, and Repercussiva, by driving a flow back. These neighboring classifications turn on the attributed action of the remedy rather than a shared ingredient.
Places to Read
Repercussiva. Medicines classified by their supposed action of driving a flow back.
Sedativa. Remedies classified by relief of pain.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile
See also. Repercussiva; Sedativa