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& Marathunta & Cafium Seleuci^ montentArbor eft eodem nomine, cotonco malo Vi 

 rnilis,1achrymae ex auftcro fucundions,intus fimilitudo haruridinis/ucco pra-gnans. In 

 hanc circa canis ortum aduolant pennati uermiculi erodentes , ob id in fcobe fordefcit* 



Styrax laudatur poft fupradicfla ex Pifidia,Sidone,Cypro,Qhcia,Creta minime.Ex A 



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maho Syria^ medicis,fed linguentarijs magis.CoIos in quacunqp natione prsefertur ruf 

 fMS,&: pmguiter lentusrdeterior furfurofus,& cano fitu obducftus, Adulteratur cedr j rt 



fina uel gumi,alias melle^aut amygdalis amaris:omnia(^ ea deprehenduntur guftu.Pre* 



cium optimo xiXvExit &in PamphyIia,fedaridior;minusq? fuccofus.Dat&: oalbanum 



Syria in eodem' Amano monte e ferula,quam ef ufdem nominis refinsc modo ftagonitin 



ip appellant^Quod maxime laudant,cartilagfnofum,purum ad fimiiitudinem ammonfacf, 



mfnfmecjp Ifgnofum.Sfc quocjp adulteratur faba aut fagapeno.Syncerum fi uratur, fuaat' 

 nfdore ferpentes.Permutatur in libras v^Medicina^ hoc tantum, 



Depanace,&fpondylio,&malobathroi Cap. icxvr 



PAnaccm & Unguentis eadem gignit,nafccntem & in Pfophide Arcadi^,circacp Ery 

 manthi fontes,et in Afrfca,& in Macedonfa:feruIa fuf generfs qufnc^ cubitorum,fo' 

 Ifjs primo quaternfs,mox fenfs in terrafacentfbus,ampla magnftudfne rotundis,in cacu' 

 mine uerd oleagfnefs,{cmfncfn mufcarijs dependente,utferula:: excfpftur fucctisincffb 

 caule mefsibus^radfce fn autumno^Laudatur cador cfus coaclf * Sequcns pallido ftatek-a^ 

 Niger color f mprobaturPrecfum optf mo f n libras binf affes. Ab hac,ferula diifert quac 



20 uocatur fpondyhon,foli]s tantu,qufafuntmfnora,e£platanf diuifura^Non nifi fn opacfs 



gfgnftunSemen eodem nomfne fihs fpecf em habet,medfcfnac tantu utfle. Dat & malo;» 

 bathron Syrfa,arborem folio conuoluto,arf do colore: ex quo iexprimit oleu ad uhgucA 

 ta,fertiliorc eiufdcm i^gypto:Laudatius tame ex hidia uenit.In paludibus ibi gfgni tral^ 

 duntlentfs modo,odoratfus croco,nfgrfcans,fcabrum^ quoda falfs guftu.Minus pro^ 

 batur candfdum*CcIerrfme fitum fn uetuftate fentft» Sapor cfus nardo fimiHs efle dcbct 

 flib Iingua«Odor uero in uino fuflferuefacfli anteccdit alios Jn precio quf dem prodfgfo fi 

 nifIccft,afinguhsadcccperuenfrclibras:oleumautcmfpfuminlibras lx» 



ap. XXVII 



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Dc olco omphacio* 

 Leum & omphacium eft» Fit duobus gcneribus,& totf dem modfs, ex olea & uitCi 

 3^ V^ Olea adhuc alba exprcfla,deterfus cx druppa : fta uocaturprfus ^ cibo matura fiti' 



iam tamen colorcm mutas,Differentia,qudd hoc uiride eft,illud cadidum. E uite fit pfy 

 tiaautaminaLa,cum fintacinicicerismagnitudincantc canis ortum*hi primalanugihc 

 flcmctitur uua,eius'q^ mellfgo.Reliquum corpus fole coquitur.Nocflurnirores cauetur 

 In fidili condita melligo colligitur,fubinde Cyprio a^rc feruacur.Optima queruflajacri^ 

 or^,& aridionPreciu omphacio in libras v i.Fit & aHo modo, ciim in mortarijs uua im 

 matura tcritunficcatacp in fole,poftea digeritur in paftillos. 



Debryo&oenanthc,&deelatcarbore,&cinnamocaryopo, Cap. xxviii 



EOdem & bryon pertinet uua populi alba^.Optima cf rca Gnidum aut Cariam,in R^ 

 tientibus aut ficcis afperisc]p:fecunda in Lyciac ccdro . Eodem & oenanthcpertinet, 

 40 Eft autcm uitis labrufcas uua.Colligitur cum floret,id cft,cum opHme olct.Siccat in um 



bra fubftrato linteo,atcp in cados conditur. Praecipua cx Parapotamia, fecunda ab Ani» 

 tiochia,atcp Laodicea Syriac, tertia ex montibus Medicis.Hacc utilior medicinac.Quida 

 omnibus rjs pracferunt eam,qua^ in Cypro infula nafcitur.Nam qux in Africa fit, ad me 

 dicos tantiim pertinet,uocatur^ mafTaris.Omnis autem ex alba labrufca preftantfor ^ 

 e nfora»Eft pra^terca arbor ad eadem unguenta pertfncns,quam alij elatcn uocant^quod 

 nos abf etcm, ali] palmam, ali) fpathcn ♦ Laudatur Ammonf aca maxime , mox jSgyptfa. 



Dcf n Syriaca,duntaxat in locis fiticntibus odorata, pingui lachryma, qua: in unguenta 



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additur ad domandum oleumJn Syria gignitur & cinnamum,quod & caryopon app ^ 

 lant.Hic eftfuccus nucicxpreflus,multum a furculoueri cinnamidificrcns,uicinatami 



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