Arcanum corallinum 3797113 194925010 2008-02-29T17:07:09Z Jerzy 21860 /* References */ sub-cat-ize {{update}} '''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 [[tartar]]ized spirit of wine put to the powder. Two or three redistillations are made, creating a powder that was used for treating [[gout]], [[Edema|dropsy]], [[scurvy]], etc. It operates chiefly by stool. ==References== *{{1728}} [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/HistSciTech/HistSciTech-idx?type=turn&entity=HistSciTech000900240170&isize=L] {{treatment-stub}} [[Category:Alchemical substances]] [[Category:Traditional medicine]]