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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Hinicula

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Hinicula

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Three explicit names referred to valerian.

In the book. Gumicula has its own short entry with the same valerian identification.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 25; facsimile PDF page 353.

Historical Definition

Hinicula, genicula, or gumicula is valerian.

Meaning

The entry supplies alternative forms and a direct plant identification. No part of the plant, preparation or medicinal use is stated, so the three names should remain naming aids rather than descriptions of three different remedies.

Use in the Book

Gumicula has its own short entry with the same valerian identification. That internal duplication supports the relationship among the names. It should remain searchable without suppressing the other headword or adding a modern species that the dictionary does not specify.

Places to Read

Gumicula. A plant name directly referred to valerian.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 25; facsimile PDF page 353 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Hinicula

See also. Gumicula

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About This Reading Edition

The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

About This Edition

Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.