Archidoxa ex Theophrastia : Pars I

...curiale, and also the laudanum of the three laudanum of the three original: "laudanum de tribus" — an alchemical preparation, likely containing opium and other minerals., together with the plaster of salts original: "pflaster de salibus": against the falling sickness falling sickness original: "hinfallenden" — a historical term for epilepsy.; the spirit of vitriol spirit of vitriol original: "Spiritum Vitrioli" — sulfuric acid, combined with potable gold potable gold original: "auro potabili" — gold in a liquid, drinkable form, considered a universal medicine.; for leprosy original: "Lepra", the mercury of the sun mercury of the sun original: "Mercurium Solis" — alchemically refined mercury derived from or associated with gold and mercury of the moon mercury of the moon original: "Mercurium Lunæ" — mercury associated with silver; for gout original: "Gutta", the oil of the sun oil of the sun original: "oleum Solis" — an alchemical oil made from gold; for dropsy original: "hydrope", precipitate of gold original: "præcipitatum auri": so that I do not mention here the other essences original: "Essençis" prepared from precious stones, pearls, and corals, all of which can be usefully employed in the aforementioned diseases.

And why do I recount so much? In the mercury of the sun lies everything that the wise have ever sought; to which Theophrastus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus (1493–1541). gives witness in the booklet On the Tincture of the Philosophers original: "de Tinctura Physicorum", where he attributes the healing of all severe diseases to this mercury.

Since, therefore, so much good could happen to the human race from Theophrastus’s medicines, and so many kinds of the most severe diseases—which are considered incurable by others—can be healed through these, it is right that these books come to light, which thoroughly contain many ways of preparing common medicines. Among these, the Archidoxa Archidoxa original: "Archidoxa" — literally "The Arch-Doctrines," one of Paracelsus's most influential works on alchemical medicine and the nature of substances. of Theophrastus Paracelsus, the monarch of physicians and philosophers original: "Medicorum & Philosophorum Monarchæ", together with his other works compiled here, are not the least, but the best and most useful among the most noble; for in them, the whole of nature is revealed to those who have diligently attempted to fathom it.

These books I most humbly offer and dedicate to Your Princely Grace Your Princely Grace original: "E. F. G." for "Eure Fürstliche Gnaden" — a formal honorific for a prince. as my most gracious Prince and Lordly Maecenas A "Maecenas" is a generous patron of the arts or sciences, named after the Roman advisor to Emperor Augustus., with the most humble prayer that Your Princely Grace will graciously receive and accept them from me.

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