Arcana
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines arcana as secret remedies used by alchemist-physicians. It notes that these practitioners believed arcana possessed the ability to suppress the archeus, which they considered the root cause of disease.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ARCANA (from the Latin arcanus—hidden), secret remedies used by alchemist-physicians, which, in their opinion, possessed the ability to suppress the cause of disease—the archeus.
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“Arcana.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/arcana/