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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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Harmel

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Harmel

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A plant product specifically identified as seed.

In the book. Mandella is similarly defined as the seed of black hellebore, while Daura names hellebore without a plant part.

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

Historical Definition

Harmel is the seed of wild rue.

Meaning

The definition identifies a part of the plant, not the whole herb. The seed qualification should remain visible in a modernised reading and in any comparison with another plant name. No preparation or application is given.

Use in the Book

Mandella is similarly defined as the seed of black hellebore, while Daura names hellebore without a plant part. These examples show why a short botanical entry can still make an important material distinction. Harmel should not automatically be expanded into a remedy or a modern botanical species.

Places to Read

Daura. A dictionary name for hellebore.

Mandella. A name for the seed rather than the whole plant.

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

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

See also. Daura; Mandella

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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.