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of Panax,!l)efoW t^faUf J5 Opopanax, anOtljefcippe of Lafcr- 

 pitium,tl)e tufjicl) is nameo Lafer, iulju^ m farre couatrc^B Dos 

 flotD out of tljc fame fterbca, anD are b;ougf)t mf o t[)i0 countrcr, 

 ano into all parts of fl)?iftenDuiJt0,ofio[)ofe ftrengtl) anD tjcrtuc 

 toe fjauc not tottp : t^erfoje fjauetoe mtfjecnD oftl)ts part foj 

 a concIuCon ano finill)ing of ttjefame, to^tttcnof tbc nature ano 

 tjertue of tfje fame gummcis. j^nD not onltj of ti)e gummes fioto^ 

 ing out of t!)0 Ijerbea aboue rcIjearfeD : but alfo ofgtmimcs anD 

 feps flotoing out of fjerbes oj tijercof maoe, tlje to^ic^j common^ 

 I|)toefi[nDeattIjc^pot!)ecarie0, anoaretfeD an meDicines, al 

 t!)ougl; tijat t[)eljerbes (biraufctfje^arenotfenoton in c^jilfen 

 uome) are not to^itten o; fpolicn of b^ ts,omttting ttje feps anD 

 gnmmea toljicl) 0otp out of totoDS anD tra0, as KoKne, pitctie, 

 iDurpenttne,anD fuel) like, toe totU to^tte of tfje Ijilfo^te of Iucdds 

 anD trm, ^nD in t!)e Defcriptton of f fjefe CJummes anD fappes, 

 toe toiil folloto tf)e learning of tjje ^undents, as Diofcori- 

 dcs, Galen, Plinie, &c. SDecIaring f|)eir names as tlje^ are 

 calleD hj> t\it fa^De 0ttnctents in Smkt anD in llatine , h^ 

 t^ ix)^icff tbe^ are noto at tbts t^m knotoen to tbe ^po> 

 t^ecaries, like as toe Ijane ^ct t)it|?erto Done anD tojitten in t^e 

 }^i!tio}iz of berbes.^ 



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OfOpopanax. Chap.exj. 



Popanax is t^t gumme o; fappe of tbe Utft ktnD ofPana^ 



ces, calleD Heradeoticum, as Diofcorides to;itctf|^nD 



it flotoetfi out of tbe rmte anD Mfee of Pan aces, as tbe^ 

 d^all be burt o;^ eat, anD tbe &ppe tofien it is ^et freH^, anb f!rl£ 

 flotoen out,ts tobite,anD toljen it is D;te> it is altogether ^ealoto 

 lifte tbat to^tc^ ts coloureD tottf) ^am'om^nD tbe belt of tbts fap 

 0? gnrnrne ts tbat fame tol^ieb on t^ ont0De ts ^elloto anD toitl)^ 

 in toliittH^^fD? ttiat is pet ftrel^. 



%^ gamme ts calleD tn (S^raslt i^row^e: tn luttn Opopanax : 



anD of t|)e ^potfieeartes Opopanacumrtn (inglil^ Opopanax. 



S^The nature, 



Opopanax is l)ote anD D^^ ttt t^^ tj^trD Degr^?, 



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