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C. PLINII NATVRAriS 



{ivi(^is cxtcn^;Q.ug cx amygdala amara eft/piiTandi^ uiribus efficacior,habct excalfir 



clorias uircsPracpoiiutur autc prunoru & ccraforu ac uitiu.Siccant illit^ 8C aftringuntt 

 cx accto \xev6 infantiii lichcnas fanat.Profunt 8C tufsi uctcri^quatuor obohs in mixto pQ 

 tis.Crcduntur SC colorcni gratiore faccrc,ciborum(^ appctcntia , & calculofis prodcflTc 

 cuni paflb pot^. Oculorum 8c uuhicru utihtabus maximc coucniunt e Ipina iEgyptia» 



Dc fpina Arabica,&: fpina alba^&T acanthio,&: 



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Pinse Arabice laudcs in odorum loco diximus:&: ipfa fpiflat ftringit^ diftillationcs 

 omncs,&: fanguinis cxfcrcationcS;,mcnfium^ abundantiam,ctiamnum radicc ualcn 

 tior.Spinse albgfcmcn contra fcorpioncs auxihatur.Corona cx ca impofita,capitis dolo 

 rcs minuif.Huic fimilis cft Ipina illa,quam Grgci acanthion uocant, minoribus muko fo 

 !fjs,aculeatis pcr extrcmitatcs,&: arancofa lanuginc obdudis : qua collecfla, ctiam ucftcs 

 quxdam bombycinis fimilcs fiunt in oricntc Jpfa folia ucl radices ad rcmcdia opifthoto 

 ni bibuntunEft &: acacig fpina. Fit in ^gypto alba nigra^ arborc:itcm uiridi,fcd longc 

 mehor e prioribus.Fit &: in Galatia tcncrrimaipinofiorearborc» Semen omniumlcnti 



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lc fimiIc,minore cft tantum &: 



&: folhcuIOtCoIIigitur autumno,ante collccflum 



dius. SpiiTatur fuccus cx folhculis aqua cf Icfti pcrfufis,mox in pila tufis cxpri 

 mitar organis , tunc dcnfatur in folc mortarrjs in paftillos ♦ Fit 5C cx folijs minus cfficax 

 Ad coria pcrficienda feminc pro galla utuntunFohorum fuccus &: Galatiacac acaciae ni 



improbatunitcm qui ualde rufFus» Purpurca aut Icucophxa , &: qu3c facilli 



me diluitur,ui fumma ad fpiilandum rcfrigcrandumcp cft, oculorum mcdicamcntis 

 tc alias utiles.Lkuantur in cos ufus paftilh ab alijs , torrcnturab alijs» Capillum tingunt* 

 Sanant igncm facrum,ulccra qux fcrpunt,&: humida uitia corporis,coIIcftioncs,articu 

 los contufbs,pcrnioncs,pterygia. Abundantiam mcnfium focminis fiftunt,uuluam^ ct 

 fedem procidcntcs.Itcm oculos,oris uitia &: gcnitalium 



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Dc uulgari fpina &: fylueftri,&: dc cryfifccptro,&: dc appcndicc fp{na,&: py 



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tho,&: pahuro,aquifolia,&: taxo,&r rubis mcdicina? 



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Vlgaris quo(^ hxcfpina,cxqua cortinxfulloniaeimpleturjradicis ufiishabct.Pcr 



Hifpanias quide mulc!,&:inter odorcs,&:ad ungucnta utunturilla, afpalathum uo 



Bft finc dubio hoc nomine fpina fylueftris in oriente(utdiximus)candida mag 



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'tudincarboris iuftg,Scd &:frutex humilior aequc fpjnofus in Nifyro &Rhodior5infu< 30 

 Iis,qucm alfj cryfifccptru,alij adipfateon,fiuc dipfacon,fiuc dfachcton uocant» Optimus 

 qui minime ferulaccus,rubcs,&: in purpura ucrgcns,dctra<f?:o corticc, nafcit pluribus lo 

 cis,fcd non ubicp odoratus^Qua uim habcrct cglcfti arcu in cum innixo,diximus*Sana$ 

 tetra oris ulccra &: oz§nas,genitaIia cxulccrata aut carbunculatiajitcm rhagadia,inflatio 

 ncs potu.Difcutit &: ftrangurfas cortcx» Sangufncrcddetibus mcdctur dccoduqi cius# 

 Aluum fiftit cortex.SimiliapraeftarcfyIucftrcquo<^ putant. Spinacftappcndixappcff 

 lata,quonia bacc3c punicco colorc in ca appcndiccs uocantur ♦ Has crudae pcr fc,&: aride 

 in uino decoc3:a?,aIuum citam,ac tormina copcfcunt.Pyxacanthi baccac contra fcrpcnti^ 

 um i<fi:us bibuntur.Paliurus quocj fpinae gcnus cft.Scmcn cius Afrizuram uocant, coti 

 tra fcorpioncs cfFicacifsimumritcm calculofis &: tufsi.FoIia aftricfloriam uim habcnt.Ra 49? 

 dix difcutit panos,collc(fl:ioncs,uomicas:urinas trahit pota.Dccodum cius potum in ui 

 no aluum fiftit.Scrpcntibus aducrfatur,Radix prsecipuc datur in uino. Aliqui folia con 

 tufa addito faIc,articuIorum morbis imponunt.Profunt baccac purgationi fceminarum, 

 cocIiacis,dyfcntcricis,acchoIcricis.Inuinopotacalu5 fiftunt. Radix dcco(3:a&:ilIita,cx* 

 trabit infixa corpori» Vtilifsimacft ctluxatiSjtumoribuscp.AquifoIiaarboriA domo aut 

 uilia fata,ucneficia arcct ♦ Florc cius aquam glaciari Pythagoras tradit ♦ Itcmcp bacul 

 ca fa<flum , in quoduis animal emiflum , ctiam d citra cccidcrit defeclu mittcntis jipfum 

 pcr fefc rccubitu propius adlabi:tam pra^cipuam naturam incfle arbori» Taxi arbo 



umusmurcs 



Ncc rubos ad maleficia tantum gcnuit natura, idcoq^ cx cis mora 



uclhominibuscibosdcdit.Vimhabetficcandi,aftringcdi^,gingiuiSjtonfillis,gcnita^ jo 



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