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Ariftolochiagr^ci Ararczamuocat, ali) Ephafion, fcu Hephafia, alfj 

 Lefticin,a!fj Pixionice,aIfj MeIacarpon,ali) Teuxino,alri Dardano, alf) 

 Ionririm,alij Cham^miIon,alrj Operin^haliMalu terra:,Daci Abfinthi^ 



umrufticum,Scardian,Nafciturlods.<nptuofis,foh'dis,calidis,&:cuItis* 



CONTROVER8IA Nicolai,deerrorcPlinf} 



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Plinium etiam non tantum nominum, fed rerum quo^ fpfarum fimi 

 Ii tudo aliquado decepit.Nam CycIaminiradice,qugRapum tcrrg, pro^ 

 pter rotunditatem dicitur, A riftolochig Rotund£,qu5 & ipfa a radicis ro 

 tundf tate nomen acc^pit,radicem cffe cxiftimafle uidetur . Nam lib . 25. 

 quo in loco Ariftolochia quatuor deftinguftgencribus,cius qu^Rotun 

 dadiciturradicem fcribitapifcatorihus Campania? Venenum tcrrajuo 

 cari,ac coram fe contufam iinixta calce^atc^ in mari fparfam.corinuo ad^ 

 uoIafTe pifces mira cupiditate , ftarim^ exanimatos fluitaflre . Hoc idem, 



uta uiris grauiffimis acc^pi , noftro fit a?uo ab eifdem pifcatonbus , non 

 Ariftolochi^ Rotundg Jed Cyclamini potius radf ce, pifces allicicdi arc^ 

 cxanimandicaufTa» IpfcquoqpPliniuseofdemeffcdusno Ariftolochig 

 Rotund^.fed cuiufdam Cyclamfni radicihb.2c,tribuit. Aut igitur faten^ 

 D dum,duas efleradices,quseeoHempra?ilcntcffe(f^us:quarum tamenal* 

 teram ciTe AriftoIochiaeRctund^radicem,necp ab aliqucTau rore fcrJptiS 

 reperftur^nccpcxperientia comprobatum, Autillud dicendum erit, Cy^ 

 claminum,quiradicem habetrotundam, quartum eflt Ariftolochijge- 

 ' nus , quo nihil did poffetrerum naturaDrepugnantius . Siqufdcm uidet 

 apud Grapcos Ariftolochia^ nome,ut Diofcorides acPlinius ipfe teftat, 

 qiioniam fit optima pra?gnanribus , Radix uero Cyclamini adco eft ad:^ 

 uerfii pracgnanribus,uc fi eam mulier grauida tranfccnderit,aborturn fa* 

 dattueluti Diofiroridcs ,plurefc]p alij mediciinCgnes rctuler unt,ac Pliniii 



us ipfcconfirmat* 



DEFENSIO COL£/INVCir. 



Cyclamini herba^, qua nuric Porcinum Pancm uulgus , medicfcp uo? 

 cant,trfa gencra, Ariftolochfae uero quamor aprifHme (cribit,pingitque 

 Plinfusrat hfc nofter accufator,Cyclamini radicem dicit ideo cxiftim aflc 

 Plimum^uideri Ariftolochfo? Rotundae radicem efl[e, quoniam radict 

 AriftoIochiSc pim necandf pifccs adfcripfit.Huiusrcf argumentum hoc 

 afFert,quod ipfe(inquf t)a uiris grauifsimis accf pi, idem noftro f uo fierf, 

 non Ariftolochi^ radicc , (ed Cyclamini , Nonne prf daro ufiis uidetur 

 aducrfus PHniu Leonfcenus,uel teftimonio,uel fyllogffmo C Quia audfis 



uf fnqt Nfcolaus Leoniccnus,CycIaminiradice pifccs necarijfallit PIfni# 

 us eria cu ufdifTc fe dicat,qui Ariftolochi^ radfce pifccs necari tradidit. O 

 inexcufabile calumnia:quia Cyclamini radix hocfacit, Ariftolochi^ noitt 



facft,Quia de Cyclamini radicc ab ignoiis Nicolaus acc^pit^Pliniws oro 



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