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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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Mitigativa

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A Chymical Dictionary

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Mitigativa

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At a Glance

The word. A class of surgical medicines defined by easing pain.

In the book. Incarnativa concerns the growth of flesh and skin; Maturativa the ripening of an aposteme; Mundificativa cleansing.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.

Historical Definition

Mitigativa are surgical medicines that allay pain.

Meaning

The intended action identifies the class. No particular ingredient, bodily location or preparation is specified, so the heading cannot be read as a complete medicinal formula. Its place in the surgical vocabulary is nevertheless explicit.

Use in the Book

Incarnativa concerns the growth of flesh and skin; Maturativa the ripening of an aposteme; Mundificativa cleansing. Mitigativa sets pain-relief alongside these other purposes without claiming that every member performs all of them.

Places to Read

Incarnativa. A surgical class defined by the formation of new flesh and skin.

Maturativa. A surgical class directed towards the ripening of a swelling.

Mundificativa. A therapeutic class defined by cleansing.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Mitigativa

See also. Incarnativa; Maturativa; Mundificativa

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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.

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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.