释义 |
aroph [According to Scott Suppl. to Chambers, a contr. for aroma philosophorum philosophers' spice.] Name given to various medicinal preparations of Paracelsus and the Paracelsians, said to be efficacious against the stone, quartan ague, etc.
1657G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. 327 Thus is made the most noble Aroph of Helmont out of Satyrion. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Aroph was a preparation of saffron and rye-bread, digested with spirits of wine. |