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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 identified by drying.
- In the bookCompare Sedativa, defined by easing pain, and Repercussiva, by driving a flow back.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371.
Historical definition
Stiptica are drying medicines.
Meaning
Drying names the action attributed to these medicines in the definition. The entry does not describe a physical drying process used to manufacture them.
Use in the book
Compare Sedativa, defined by easing pain, and Repercussiva, by driving a flow back. These neighboring classifications turn on the attributed action of the remedy rather than a shared ingredient.
Places to read
- StipticaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- RepercussivaMedicines classified by their supposed action of driving a flow back.
- SedativaRemedies classified by relief of pain.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 43; facsimile PDF page 371 — Facsimile