From the book
A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA confection classified by a claimed sexual effect.
- In the bookLaudanum is also presented as a compound medicine, but receives a very different description of its contents.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347.
Historical definition
Diasatyrion is a confection that provokes lust.
Meaning
The historical noun confection identifies a prepared compound, while the rest of the sentence gives its claimed effect. The dictionary does not list ingredients, state a quantity or explain a mechanism. Those details cannot be inferred from the suggestive name.
Use in the book
Laudanum is also presented as a compound medicine, but receives a very different description of its contents. Reading these entries together helps distinguish the broad category of a prepared medicine from the particular purpose attributed to it. Diasatyrion remains a historical naming claim rather than a recipe.
Places to read
- DiasatyrionRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- LaudanumA Paracelsian compound defined here through gold, coral and pearl.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347 — Facsimile