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dorcSjcSm optima illuis pars , atc|5 ipfc flos cxiftat,piobatiii: odoratifflma , medio- 



cris ct liquida^colore fulua aut rufta,guftu amara atqp tciunflim ajnuUocp oleo adiil. 

 terata,qui dolus fuperinfura calidaaquafacillime deprehenditur:(ynceraenim Sta 

 <fleincareroIuitar:oleumuer6,qualecumcpidfucrit,nullo modo aquac commifcc^ 

 tur/edipfi innatat^NunquaminGcrmamam allatahuc ufcp Stacleeft , potcftta- 



men paruo Iabore,fcd magno difpcndiOjCX optima My rrha exprimi. 



Dfi OPOBALSAMO. 



CAP. LXXXIIIL 



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POBALS AM VM , Balfami liquot cft ex inflidla tortici cius plaga 

 'guttatim dcftillans , in aqueo humore diflblubilis^Colore, dum mufteum ad- 

 huc eftjcandiians dC ladefccns^arc^ liquidi olci cofiftentiam habens,poftca cum in- 

 uctcrafcitcxhalans qiiod tcnuifllmumincoeft,fuluumcolorcmacquirens S^craf- 

 ierccna.Odorcmhabetfupraommaaromatafuauiflimum,acr<jmctlatcijDirantcm, 



Saporemautcm fcruidummediocriterjcummaximapartiumtcnuitatepcrtomm 

 palatum,aH caput 3^ odoratus organapcnctrantem, Eligito prastcr iam dicflasno' 

 taSjlac coagulanSjfi aqu^ inftilletur,pnmum fundum petenSj&;: moxafe ipfo diifQ.; 

 lutumipfiaquar (ecommircens: cumlinteoautpannoinftillatur, nccpmaculam, 

 necp maculce ueftigium in eo rclinquens, poftquam potius frigidifllma quamcali* 

 daaqua rurfumpannusfitablutus. Adulteratur enimmultis modis,odoratoali« 

 quo oleo,autrefina,autcera:fed deprenditur hic dolus (bla frigida aqua: fynccruni 

 enim facilc in eadiflbluiturjnecquidquam eo in fundo rcmanct ,aut fupcrius aquac 

 innatat,AduIterinumucr66^quod dolicaufafyncero mixtum fucrit,ncquaquain 



aqua^commiicetur«fedfcparatum,autfundumpetit ,' autinnatat , aut utrunque 

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DE CANCHAWO. 



CAP. L3tXXV. 



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C^ A N C H A M VM,quod tcccntiores authores Laccam appellant, in Ara* 

 ./bianafcentis arborisIachrymacft,coloreruffa,fulua aiw flaua: ramulisundi^ 

 infucciniduriciemdenfata 5^concretaadha?rens: lumine accenfa lucidiflim,aflam« 

 ma ardens,Iiquefccns,2i^ ardcntibus flammantibuscp guttis dcftillans, quac cxtin^ 

 <Sx nigr(cani cC induraniur. tadcm m cahda aquaad ignem diflbluiturj&Tci omni 

 no commifcetur/anguineo aut purpurco colore aquam tingcns, qua tingcndis pel 

 libusutuntur;exeadcmfitfloridusillc&preciofus color , quem picfiorcs eodem 

 nomineLaccam uocat.Odorem prunis impofitum fucundum fpirat.Saporemha^ 

 betcum rcfolutum fucritamarum actcnucm , quale autcm per fe eft,nullum ferco- 

 dorisautfaporis qualitatcm remittitpropternimiamfubftantiae dcnfitatcm. Eli 

 gito maiorcs cius grumos,colorefuluos,tran5lucidos SCadhuc furculis adh^retesT 

 reprobaturimmundum,admixtis corticibus aut aliis rcbus plenum, 8C quodnigrS 

 cii. Cumlauare 6<^ fbrdes ab eo iegregare iiolueris , ilnfcruentisaquatfextarium 

 fex Canchami uncias coniicito,S<: bullircpaulatim finito,donec aqua fanguinca aut 

 purpurca reddatui^tum excolatam aquam, abicdis quac in colo remanferint fordi* 

 bus,ad fpiiritudinem liquidi mcllis decoquito,8C liquidis mcdicamentfs,quae LaCf 

 camrcquirunt,mifceto.fi uero (oMdis &:ficcis mifccrcopus fuerit,djutiusvoqufto, 

 donec refrigeratum priftinam foliditatcm ac duricicm recupcrct.hoc modo pr^pa- 

 ratum Canchamum nigrff ^i , cft^haccgcnuinalauandiLaccam ratio,potcris ctia 

 pro fimpliciaqua Scho2nanti,autaliorum cpati obftrudo couenientiuma^apcrfcn 

 tf um medicamentorum dccodioncm autdilutumaccipcrc: lauatur cuam aliara^ 

 tfonc, tritumabiecflaaliquotics inquaIauiiturdecocftionc,autaqua , fccundum 



abfurdam QC omnibus modis improbandam rccentiorum authorum tradftio 



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