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iDctalJis 3 mclfor quo magis ruffa,quoq; magis uirus redolens, ac pura friabilift^.Diofcoridf 5 

 ctiam Lib.f .Cap,^6,intcr metalla dc Sandaracha agensjhunc in modu inquit . Eligenda Sanda 

 rachacft,qu3eadfatictatcflammeocoloreruffcrcir,fragilis,plana, purac^,&cinnabariscolore 

 aliquOjfulphuris etia uirus olens. Altcra dcinde B3.iiia. & adulterina Sandaracha cft,qu^ cx co- 

 da ccruffa fir,qua fcclicius pidores quam medici ufi fuiit . Dc qua Plinius Libro quinquagcfi- 

 moquinto^Cap.cJ.itafcribit.FitaduIterina&^exCeruffajinfornacecoda.EtVidruuiusfepit 



mo fuae architedurae comcntario j Ceruffa,inquit,cum in fornace coquitur j mutaro co|orcad 

 igncm incendii Sandaracha fit.Lapfos itaq; arbitror Arabes , quod Sandaracha cffegumi pur 

 iKrunt,c5 eande iictercs omncs inter lapides mctallicos connumcrarint . Id quod ex co etia a 

 li2ipotcft,ArabesomnesuircsquasPrifciucrfSandarachf,quacmctallucft,tribuunt,fuaeqii© 



(^ quaegummi cft,adfcribunt,quod fieri non poffet fi diucrfae effenc. Vix enim duas rcs inuc- 

 i^'es quarii uirtutcs ck aequo fibi conuenicnt.Quodautc Arabes cafde,quas Graecifuae Sanda 

 rachS tribuerlnr,facilc oftendemus ex rjs quae utricjj dc ca fcripferunt.Intcr Graccos autc Diofc* 

 hsec tradii de Sandaracha. V ires coauramcf cafdc Auripigracnto habct. Refina exccpta capiU 

 ii defluuia fanat.Cum picc fcabros pcUit ungucs , pediculofisex olcoprodeft,panos cum adiV. 

 pedifcutft.Nariu&oris uIceribusaccomodataeft,&:cuRofaccocartcnspuftulis 8c condylo^ 

 m a t/s, Da t <S^contra purulcntas cxcrcationes cum mulfo, arcontraucterc tuffm , curefi 

 cendifperfiftula uaporceius in os attraao.Voccm purgai cum mcIIcIinCTa , a:fufpiriofis cun* 

 refina deuorat.Eadc ucro intcr Latinos Ph'nius,ubifupra,de Sandaracha quocpfcribit, mqui^ 

 ens . VaIetpurgare,fiftcre,excaIfacerc,pcrrodcrc.Suma eius dos ftiptfca. Explctalopetras cx» 

 cetoillita. Addtturoculorumcdicamctis.FaucespurgatcumcIlefumpta. Voccm limpida 8C 



canorafacit.Sufpiriofis tufficntibufcf iucunde mcdetcum rcfina 



Arabu de Sandaracha placita confer , 6c nihil quod a praedidis pugnet offendcs. Scd 

 iieplus£Equoucrbofiorfim,unusAuiccna,quiLib.2.Cap.6i7.deSandarachainhancfcntcn- 



ria fcribit,fufflciaf.In ipfa cft ftipticitas 8c proprictaics retinendi fanguinc . Deficcat Eftulas qua: 

 do cum eafuffumigatur . Eius fumus prohibct catarros . Fluxum deniq? fangumis 8c afthma! 

 liumidumfuaexiccationearcet.VtunturcaluAatores,utdifficultatcanhcUtusiu)nincurrant. 



Ouare utfinc randcm faciam,erraffe Arabes ueriCmile cft , Sandaracham gummi ftaiucnics. 



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Accharu antfquorum eft id,quod Diofcor.Galcnus ac Plinfus defcribft , fpcciem mcllfs dfc 

 cntes &'obeametiararemdeeofntermclIaloquuntur, Diofcoridisauiemha?cdc Saccha- 

 [ib.z.cap.rj.funtuerba . Vocatur 8i quoc^ am Saccharum , qucd tncllis gcnus eft inlndia» 

 cick Arabia concretf .Inucnlt id in harundinibus concretione fua fali fimile , 8c fub dentjbus 



confrinoitur.Galcni uero lib.r.dc fimplfcibus medicamfcntfs > cap. 97 . dc Saccharo 



haeccftfentcnda.SaccharuautuocatuexIndiafoElicii^afportatArabia 

 cretTncftcKmclhsfpedes.HaaenusGaleniucrbarecitauimus.PIinfusctialib.n.cap.s.dcbac^ 



charo fcribens , nihilafuperioribus uariar, cius haecfuntuerba : Saccharon &- Arabiafcrt ied 



laudatfus India.Eft autcm mel in harundinibus colleftum , gummfum modo cardidum, den- 

 tibusfraoile.Amplifllmunucfsaucnan^magnitudinc,admedicfnctamuufum.Hisquo9lul> 



fcnbftATexandcrAphrodif3eusIib.i.problem.74.i'tafnqufens.QuodSaccarlndiappellanr, 



mellis coagulura eft,fole cooentc rorcs,conucrtenjcc^ ad mellis dulcedfnem,quod idcm mon- 



teetiaLibano ficriccrtum e(^:fitSaccarid proxfmufalis glebuliscand 



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dinevimcluocauit.PauIusitidcAeginetalib.x.Saccharufalcrndunomfnar.a 



Sc concrenonc communi fali fimilfs , guftu autc mcllcus. Ho 



quod?.4.Canon.capftedeafperftatelfngU3efebrfcanti(ifcrib 

 ablndfsdeporraiur,cclorcfaIis,duIcedfncmeUis.Curautcmc-at.n^.u.a..M......^^^ 



iiulla alfa cauffa eft,qua quod fua concretfone fali fimile fir candorcmq; ac friab. c m eo ficc, 



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folisexcandefcenriamultuobduruerat.EftaurcfaIIndus/cuSaccharriCandum,almdaZi 



charo noftrn Cr^ndf araueTabcrreth.Nam Zuccharum Taberrerh noftro tempore non pj 



oftro quaterue! qufnqufcs cxcoao, lucelli maions corrad 



gratfa , feplafiarti Vencti faccre dfdfcerunr : harundircs quoq: .mm.ttentes , lupra qu 

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