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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Alumen Zuccari is the historical name for alum fixed with its own water. The following account connects it with a sweet liquid and a medical arcanum for miners, but “sugar” and sweetness do not establish a culinary substance or safe medicine. The name identifies a preparation by its claimed role within the discussion, rather than establishing a modern chemical formula or an effective medicinal treatment.
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- Book 7 · Transmutations · Passage 6Latin“vocatur alumen Zuccari”