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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA medicine attributed to Paracelsus and defined by its use against fever.
- In the bookLaudanum receives a different, ingredient-based definition elsewhere in this dictionary.
- In this editionA textual note records the reading of the 1650 printing and the editorial treatment.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364.
Historical definition
Opopopyron Laudani is Paracelsus’s medicine for stopping fevers. 1
Meaning
The definition supplies an attribution and an intended effect. It does not give the medicine’s composition. Laudani belongs to the full compound name and should remain visible when locating the entry.
Use in the book
Laudanum receives a different, ingredient-based definition elsewhere in this dictionary. A resemblance of names is a useful reason to compare the articles; it does not by itself establish that both expressions name an identical preparation. The present entry supplies only its relation to Paracelsus and the stopping of fevers.
Places to read
- Opopopyron LaudaniRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- LaudanumA Paracelsian compound defined here through gold, coral and pearl.
- OppodeltochAn ointment name attributed to Paracelsian usage.
In this edition
The printed headword is Opopopyron Laudani. The transcription aid shortens it to Opopyron Laudani. This edition retains the witnessed spelling and makes the shortened form available as an editorial finding form. The therapeutic effect remains a historical claim, without an added clinical identification.
Source note
1. The 1650 headword reads Opopopyron Laudani. The shortened Opopyron Laudani of the transcription aid is supplied as an editorial finding form.
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 36; facsimile PDF page 364 — Facsimile