Chemical Library (1727-29) - Page 19

§. 17. Whether and how a medicine may be prepared from gold?

§. 18. Whether corrosive substances and the medicines prepared from them can also be applied internally to the human body with benefit? Alchemists often debated whether "corrosives" like strong acids used to dissolve metals remained toxic even after being processed into medicine.

§. 19. Concerning the potable gold of FRANCIS ANTHONY. Francis Anthony (1550–1623) was an English physician who famously promoted "Aurum Potabile" as a panacea, leading to many disputes with the College of Physicians.

§. 20. Concerning the potable gold of THEOPHRASTUS PARACELSUS.

§. 21. Concerning the potable gold of Mr. NEUDI.

§. 22. Concerning potable gold original: "auro potabili" prepared with sweet salt crystals.

§. 23. Concerning potable Sun & Moon original: "Sole & Luna potabili" — "Sun" and "Moon" are the alchemical names for gold and silver. prepared with the fixed microcosmic salt. original: "Sale fixo microcosmico" — a salt typically derived from human urine, believed by alchemists to contain the "spirit" of the microcosm/man.

§. 24. Concerning the Sweet Essence of Halle. original: "Essentia dulci Halensi" — a famous gold-based proprietary medicine developed in Halle, Germany, in the early 18th century.

§. 25. Concerning Potable Gold & Silver according to KUNCKEL’S description. Refers to Johann von Kunckel, a celebrated 17th-century chemist and glassmaker.

§. 26. Concerning gold brought to a neutral salt original: "Sale enixo" — a term used by chemists like Boyle and Becher for a salt that is neither purely acid nor alkali. and then extracted.

§. 27. Concerning Dr. BECHER’S solar panacea. Johann Joachim Becher was a famous 17th-century scholar and alchemist whose "Solar" (gold-based) cure-all was highly regarded.

§. 28. Concerning gold and silver brought to solubility original: "Solubilitåt" without corrosives, and the operations serving that purpose.

§. 29. Concerning other authors original: "Auctoribus" who have written on these matters. With a reminder on the philosophical preparation of vegetables original: "Vegetabilien" — in this context, referring to plants and herbs for medicine.

§. 30. Concerning gold brought into the nature of a vegetable, and the resulting best and most pleasant potable gold for human nature.

Chapter V. Whether Alchemy is to be advised to anyone?

§. 1. That from a few examples, one cannot draw a conclusion about others.