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Chapter Jan Baptist Van Helmont and the Medical-Alchemical Perspectives of Poison

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This chapter discusses Jan Baptist Van Helmont's (1579-1644) views on poison in light of his medical alchemy. First, it argues that his approach was fundamentally influenced by the theories of 'universal poison' and 'potent poison' developed by Theophrastus von Hohenheim, ca...

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Main Author: Hedesan, Delia Georgiana (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Elsevier/Academic Press 2017
Subjects:
Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought
Toxicology (non-medical)
Van Helmont, medical alchemy, Paracelsianism, Paracelsus, poison theories, universal solvent, Alkahest, universal medicine
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