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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA therapeutic class defined by cleansing.
- In the bookIncarnativa, Maturativa and Mitigativa name other surgical purposes: generating flesh, ripening a swelling and allaying pain.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362.
Historical definition
Mundificativa are cleansing medicines.
Meaning
The action of cleansing, rather than one named substance, brings these medicines together. The brevity of the definition leaves the material cleansed and the means of cleansing to a fuller medical context.
Use in the book
Incarnativa, Maturativa and Mitigativa name other surgical purposes: generating flesh, ripening a swelling and allaying pain. Read the verbs together to see the functional distinctions behind the compiler’s classes.
Places to read
- MundificativaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- IncarnativaA surgical class defined by the formation of new flesh and skin.
- MaturativaA surgical class directed towards the ripening of a swelling.
- MitigativaA class of surgical medicines defined by easing pain.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 34; facsimile PDF page 362 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 362, Mundificativa