spagyric
/spəˈdʒɪrɪk/
adjective
- Relating to alchemy or the alchemical preparation of medicines from plants and minerals.
- The museum displayed spagyric tools used by medieval apothecaries.
- She studied spagyric philosophy to understand how ancient alchemists viewed the connection between body and spirit.
- The old manuscript described spagyric methods for extracting healing essences from herbs.
Synonyms
noun
- A medicine or remedy prepared using alchemical processes.
- The recipe for this spagyric had been passed down through generations of herbalists.
- The apothecary sold spagyrics made from carefully fermented plant materials.
- He believed that a spagyric could cure ailments that modern medicine could not.