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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 the breaking of stone or gravel.
- In the bookSaxifragus, the neighboring headword, receives a different gloss: pale crystal.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.
Historical definition
Saxifraga are all things that break the stone or gravel.
Meaning
All such things makes this a class of agents defined by an attributed effect. It is not, in this entry, the identification of one particular plant. Stone and gravel belong to the historical medical vocabulary also used under Tartarum.
Use in the book
Saxifragus, the neighboring headword, receives a different gloss: pale crystal. The slight difference in ending should not be ignored when consulting the dictionary.
Places to read
- SaxifragaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- SaxifragusA mineral identification distinct from Saxifraga.
- TartarumA wine-vessel deposit whose name also serves for bodily stones or gravel.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile