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ftauimus. Proptcrfanonexaliorumrdationeifta de Dorycmo fcripnmus; Grana 

 ^iuscomeftafuauiorenifoinnumqiiamOpiumafFerunt: bed cauendus cftmagnus 



illorumnumerus 



MANDRAGORAS. CAP. i^. 



JSon finecaufa turbabitur , qui Theophrafti a:Diorcoridis dcMandragofa uer* 

 baconriderabit,Diofcoridcs ^m^ Mandragorar^pnmifi-udas forbimagnitudine, 

 fi^luteo colore cfle diV^iX-, quamuis Marcellus male uitelhs ouorum interprctatus fit, 

 ratusaJu^legioporterejqu^uoxouajnonouorumuitellosfignificat.Probaticodjces 

 ov«r id cft,forbis,habent,ubi Scrapio Mcfpilum interpretatus eft,fed male.Hocau* 

 tcm*pcccatum potius interpreti , qaam Serapion! adfcripferim, Alterius uero mala, 

 fiucfrudus duplomaiora,5(:croceocoloredcpinx{t,utric^etiamcaulemnegat, Sed 



TlieophraftusMandragor^cauIcmcflemanifeftcindicat,dchifto.planidib.vi.cap» 

 q, VbifrudusciufdcmnigerSiacinouua^fimilisdefcnbitur. Sed mi\z\ttyUAti ra# 



cemofus reddidit Gasa.Nam f aljfa^^Wjiiuse acinum fignifiGat,unde deriuatur \%yum 

 i/?«f,quouocabuloacinouuacfimilequiddam Grncd intelligunt. Rucllius nonracc* 

 rnum fedouumlcgi oportereapudTheophraftum cenfet,fed magno crrorc, Non 

 cnim ccirruptus eft ifteapudTheophraftumlocus. Cumuerd contraria omninofit 

 Mandragorac hiftoriaapud Theophraljum 5^ Diofcoridcm , facilc tcmerarius qui^ . 

 dam altcrutrum authorem mcntitu elle pronunciaret : quodne aliqiiis faciat, monco 

 & fuadeo.Nam uter<j hxh exquifite ^ optime Mandragor^ hiftoiiam cxecurus cft, 

 (qaodfortanreParadoxonalicuiuidcbirur* ) Sedilludnunc dcmonftrare incipiam: 

 Diolcoridcs trcs Mandragorx fpecies enumcrat , Theophraftus autcm unam tan* 

 tum,Dio(coridcs autem marem 3^ fcEminam AIandragoram,id cft, priorcs duas fpe 

 c;ics,quas fblas uidcrat,defcripfit ea forma,qua adhuc in Jtalia cognoicuntur,Quin bC 

 Cgofrucflus &feminauidi ,. plantaui&^cnatafoliahiftoriac conucnirc animaducrtu' 



H6sduosMandragorasTheophraftusnoncognouit,necpaIiquameorummentio 

 nemfacit, Tertiam ucro Mandragora^ fpccicm , quae Morion priuatim dicitur, 

 DiofcoridcsnonuiditjUtcxuerbis illius apcrtc colligimus^ &h:fceftquam Thco^ 

 pbraftus dcfcribitMandragpras t grandem habctradiccm,caulem procerum,folia 

 Solani 5C Mandragorac prioris foliorum mediam habent figuram, florcs profcrtni 



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gros, ^ poft hosnigros frudus grandiuu^ acino arqualcs ii^^^ TttC Cttl grofjc 

 . Vi^o^tH-cc ) qji uinofum fuccurri guftatus emittit. Vidimus eam plantam inHefllx 

 limbrofis bC anticjiTis fyluis iuxta fpeluncas na(ci,Heftis "JJoU^aut dicitur,quo no^ 

 inine Grarcorum Morion intcrprctantur, Alii ctiam ^cblajf bcet cam uocant, quo 

 niam foporcm firucflus eius faciunt» Porro nullum tam ftupidum cftc cxiftimo, 

 qu( crcdat ivv humanam formam fculptas illas radiccs,quas Agyrtig oftcntant, Man* 

 dragoram efll%Fingunt enim radicem aliqui exradicc bryoniac 5^ althgse , ahialitcr» 



VeriMandragorae radicis cortcx inpharmacopoliisfuo genuino nominc habctur» 



ACONITVM PARDALIANCHES. CAP. 77. 



Pardalianches Aconitum,quo pantheras uenatorcs nccant, hodicnullicognoici*' 

 tiir,Si tamcn huius hiftoriae conferamus hcrbam,quam nos ab uno fru(fhi,qucm fty» 



, !umfen,^trtbccruocamus,uircscpcofidcrcmus,manifcftcuidcbimuscamhocA'' 

 conitum ciTc,quod Thcophraftus ahbi TeIyphoift)n,alibiMi/e^flK<jf/,alibictiam Scor 

 tMOncn^ 



uocat , quoniam radiccm habct graminis mo do geniculatam , 8^ icorp 



<audac iimilcm 



-^iMtver Cordm: eil mm "£. i nUtr SoUnm fyludticm ([uoddamyfrigitLe facultatkynon fepticx, 



ALTERVM ACONITVM, ID EST, LYCOCTONON, SIVE 



Cyno6bnon. CAP. 78. ;■ 



Aconitirm quod LycodononS^ Cynodonon dicitur, quoniamlupos 8sf cancs fn 

 terimat,tres habet differentias:quarum una , qu* eft efficaciflima , a pharmacopolis 

 Iiabctur,&:ab his radix Aconiti dicitur, Germaniucro Gr^cumnomeLycocflonon 



inf.Tprcrantur , Nam Poi|fott»r^anobisappcllatur,qu6d uenatores Lupos « 



Vt Ipeseuisradfcenecent* 

 "i^ld^Mdpur^ureosfloreshahetjdicitur^Un^&Hppm, ■ 



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