A Chymical Dictionary

Collatenna

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A plant name and a medicine classified by a restraining property.

In the book. Constrictiva and Stiptica also use the styptic category, while Diapensia gives a different plant identification.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345.

Historical Definition

Collatenna is an herb called lion’s-foot, or a certain styptic medicine.

Meaning

The word has a botanical identification and a medicinal use in this definition. The first calls it lion’s-foot; the second allows a particular styptic medicine. The compiler does not explain whether the medicine is always made from that herb. The two senses should therefore remain visible.

Use in the Book

Constrictiva and Stiptica also use the styptic category, while Diapensia gives a different plant identification. These comparisons help distinguish naming a plant from naming a class of preparations by their reported action. They do not provide a reliable modern species identification for lion’s-foot.

Places to Read

Constrictiva. A surgical class defined through a styptic action.

Diapensia. A plant glossed through Alchamilla and lady’s-mantle.

Stiptica. A therapeutic class identified by drying.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 17; facsimile PDF page 345 — Facsimile

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

See also. Constrictiva; Diapensia; Stiptica