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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordRemedies classified through preservation from corruption.
- In the bookLiquor salis is likewise described through preservation from putrefaction.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366.
Historical definition
Preservativa are medicines that preserve bodies from corruption.
Meaning
The definition describes an attributed action toward bodies. Corruption concerns deterioration or loss of the body’s condition within the historical vocabulary. It is not restricted in this sentence to a moral fault.
Use in the book
Liquor salis is likewise described through preservation from putrefaction. Sedativa and Oppilativa classify remedies through different actions, easing pain and stopping flows. Comparing the verbs helps preserve the intended therapeutic classes.
Conservativa likewise concerns preservation from putrefaction, but its entry specifically speaks of preserving Nature and attributes astral virtue to the medicines. The present definition gives bodies and corruption without that additional account.
Places to read
- PreservativaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- Liquor salisA saline liquor understood through its preservative action.
- SedativaRemedies classified by relief of pain.
- OppilativaA class of medicines defined by stopping a flow.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366 — Facsimile