The Natural Hiftory of JAM AIGA, 
ments or Strings, and much Juice of a pleafant Tafte, only biting and 
aditringent a little in the Throat. 
The Nut, altho’ it is large at firft, yet it increafes with the Apple, and 
does not decreafe as Acoffa would have it. ; 
The Oil or mellaginous Succus in Anacardium, is called, Mel-Anacardi. 
num, Cottons are ftain’d with it and Lime. The Fruit ground or pounded 
yields much Oil, by Expreffion, Grew. — 
It is planted every where in this Ifland,and the Caribes. 
They were drunk with Acajou- Wine, which makes People furious, in 
Maraguan, Abbev, 
The Oilis very cauftic, being hot in the fourth Degree, it is good againft 
the Tetters, malignant Ulcers and Worms of the Feet called Bichos: 
The Guo is in Faculties and Colour like the Arabic, and is good againft 
Obftructions in Women. In Brafile they make War for thefe_ Nuts, the 
Victors pitching their Tents where they are, till they be all eaten, 
they ripen once a Year, wherefore the Indians reckon their A e by 
them. The Juice ftains Linen, which will not wath out fuddenly, but 
’tis falfe that they remain till they flower the next Year as Dw Tertre fays. 
The Nuts keep for many Years, andthe Kernel is a moderate Ad- 
ftringent, good againft Squeamifhnef$ and Vomitings, and is venes 
real, 
The cauftic Oil is good againft S¢, Anthony’s Fire. 
The Gum is ufed by Painters; the Bark is good to dye Cotton- 
Yarn, and Harthen-Ware ; if boil’d in Water ’tis good againft malig- 
nant Ulcers, Laer. a 
If one offers to crack or bite this Nut, the cauftic oily Snubftance 
between the double Shell, draws the Mouth together and takes off the 
Skin, wherefore they are ufually roafted. | 
This Nut fhews odd Fires if held on the Point of a Knifetoa Can- 
dle, after being prick’d up and down with a Needle, the inflamable 
thick Oil fpurting out in fine colour’d Flame, from which in the Aye. 
cardiwm@ the Indian Conjurers ufed to pretend, that Spirits taught them 
what Anfwers fhould.be made tothe People. 
The cauftic Oil cures Corns, Pommet. | 
Pyrard, cap. 24. p. 236. found this Tree at Bengale, & tap. 27. p. 286. 
at Calecut. 
Hops and Quinces ftain Linen, which Marks come beft out at the 
Time of the Year when they are in their Prime. Boyle, of Air, p. 221. 
The Oil made of the Mellago between the Nut Rinds, marks Linen 
with an indelible Black, and rubb’d on Wood keeps it from Putre. 
faction ; the Juice of the Fruit is good in the peer hive and Diabetes, 
H. M. Nid 
The cauitic Oil cures Corns, foftning and extirpating them, Rochef. 
. The Trees are fo high that we could not gec the Fruit but by the 
Monkies beating it down, Lery, 
In Brafile the Indians make an Oil of a Nut call?’d, Courog, like a 
Cheflout, reddifh and thick, with which they anoint their Feet to 
preferve them from Chego?s, and keep it for other Ufes, as Wounds, 
Hurts, ec. which I take to be made from this Fruit, Lery, p. 169. 
The Trees in Brafile bear this Fruit on the Tops, where People cannot 
reach, they are therefore eat by Monkies only, thofe thrown down 
are eaten by Men, Lin/ch, 
The Nuts are good, fome make Drink of them, Thever. 
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