Traditional medicine Traditional medicine Antihecticum poterii, in pre-modern medicine, was a celebrated chemical preparation for use in hectical disorders. It was made of equal quantities of tin and chalybeated regulus (the metallic form of antimony, impregnated with iron), by melting them in a large crucible, and putting to them, little by little, three times the quantity of potassium nitrate. The detonation being over, the whole thing was washed with warm water till not saltness remained. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antihecticum poterii"
Apocroustics, in pre-modern medicine, were medications intended to stop the flux of malignant humours to a diseased part. They were usually cold, astringent, and consisting of large particles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apocroustic"
Apophlegmatisms, in pre-modern medicine, were medications chewed in order to draw away phlegm and humours from the head and brain. Such treatments were called apophlegmatic. Of this kind, tobacco was considered excellent, except for the damage it does to teeth. Sage was said to have almost the same virtues without the same defects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apophlegmatism"
(Araeotic) Aræotics, in pre-modern medicine, were remedies believed to open up the pores of the skin, rendering them large enough for diseased matter to be carried off by sweat or perspiration. Such treatments were also believed to rarefy the humours, rendering them easy to be carried off by the pores. ...more on Wikipedia about "Araeotic"
Arcanum corallinum, in alchemy, is a preparation of red precipitate, made by distilling it with spirit of nitre, and repeating the distillation again and again, till a red powder is produced. This powder is then boiled in water, and the water poured off, and tartarized spirit of wine put to the powder. Two or three redistillations are made, creating a powder that was used for treating gout, dropsy, scurvy, etc. It operates chiefly by stool. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arcanum corallinum"
Arcanum duplicatum ( potassium sulfate), also known as panacea duplicata, in pre-modern medicine, is a preparation of the caput mortuum, or the remaining residue from distillation or sublimation, of aqua sortis, by dissolving it in hot water, filtering, and evaporating it to a cuticle. It is then left to shoot. It was used as a diuretic and sudorific. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arcanum duplicatum"
Arcanum joviale, in pre-modern medicine, is a preparation made of an amalgama of mercury and tin, digested in spirit of nitre. The nitre being drawn off, the remaining matter is wetted with spirit of wine, and the spirit burnt away. This is repeated several times till the pungent taste is gone. What remains was used much with the same intentions as antihecticum poterii, and was recommended by some as a sudorific. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arcanum joviale"
Toad doctors were practitioners of a specific tradition of medicinal folk magic, operating in Western England until the end of the 19th Century. Their main concern was healing scrofula, though they were also believed to cure other ailments including those resulting from witchcraft. They cured the sick by placing the leg of a live toad in a muslin bag and hanging it around the sick person's neck. ...more on Wikipedia about "Toad doctors"
The term traditional medicine is used with two main meanings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Traditional medicine"
A Vederala is a practitioner of traditional medicine ( Ayurveda or Unani) in Sri Lanka, an ayurvedic physician. The term is derived from the Sanskrit vaid, meaning ' physician'. Vederala's pills or guli are traditional medicines rolled into pill form, generally of globular or oblong shape. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vederala"
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