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Cfje fmall Cento^te i^a; gatlj^eD in Jiilp anti %ns\xftMt^ \^i^ flotocr^f ant) 



The Names. 



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Clje great Centoue i^sf calleti in areelie wvT<xuf jo^; to Ju^/«:ut)latlne Centauriu 

 magnum : 'Cl^eop^ialtu^sf alCo calletl^ it c e n ta u ri da : in §>^oppe;9? it i^ tD?ong 



named of fome Rha Ponticum:f0Z Rha Ponticumi«3f tl^at fetnDe of i%a tofticft 



gro\xjetHtitt)eCottntrieof|Donttt;8; , anDiti^ aplantmucfteDiarenngftom 

 tl)e great Centaurie . %\fm be alfo otljer name^ afcribeD Dnto tl^e great €m 

 mic, UJijici^ are fapneD anD counterfa?teD,a^ Ipuleiu^ \jjjitet]^, vul?ercf fome 

 feeme to apparteine to t^eleffer Cetotie:,aj5^v^^Ku,ju«?'»'yH h f*«^:ifnV};,v{c\r(o^,\i;uvK(riop, 



XijuvKs-'V, vrxiKTpov/a: k TTttXKTf ovio|j,5(^e^^<i5v/«,«r^«,H^«Kx(ix?,t^atijSf in ^latine Hcrculis fan- 

 guiSjVneferapFelterr^jPolyhydionRM^^f^Top. 



d)e final €mto^t i$ calleD in d^reeHe mTccd^ioY to juw^op: anD of tic^eoplj^a 



(filSi KtvT«vf <V; in )tatine Centauriumparuum,anll Centaurium minus : offome 

 Hebrifuga, Fel te'iTc^, anU Multiradix : of tije ^potljecarie^ Ccntauria minor : in 



31t'alieanDf etruria i^i^W^^^.-in^panid) Cintoria: in<0erinanie Caufenjul 

 SenferautUni^iatjant Santorie^stni clepn^antoiieunf rencU Petmce^taurc^. 



- . ^1 hecaufeefthe Name. 



Cento^iie \jDa0 caUeD in d^reefee Centaurion^anD Cljironion.after tl^e name 

 of C Ijiron ti^e Centaure,U)i^o firft of allfptmtie out tljefe tiuo l&erbr^f, at taugW 

 tl^e to 3erculapiu5^;, a^ 3ffpuleiu^ tuiitetj^* KtnU a3 fome otljer \uute tbep tuere 

 (0 nameD^bpcaufe Cl^iron uja;^cureb toitli tl^efe i^erbe^, of acertapne tuounUe 

 ii3!|icl|eljefoofee (beingreceiueDais? agl^efto^t ftraunger in I? ercuteijoufeo^ 

 loUging)bp letting fall on W foote , one of i^ercule?: lljafte^ oi arro\y ejs: , ajBf 

 i^e VDa)3> ^anliling anD tjeujing of ti^e fapDe i^ercule^ loeapon anD armour^ 



^T he Nature. 



t %\^t great Centoiie i$ Ijoate anD Dir in tt^e t^jirDe Degree,^ alfo aftringent* 

 z Cl^e lelTe o^ fmall Cento^ie , \$i of complciaon l^oate, anD Dzie in ti^e feconDe 





Degree* 



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C^eroote of great Cento;tie, in quantitte of tUJo53,jamme;8^, taken u>tt^ U 

 tuateriftl^erebe afeuer, ^init)ineiftberebenofeuer: i;5gooDfo^tl^emttiat 

 areburden^anDfottljemtl^at^etblooD^anDagarnfttl^e Crampe ^rfj^tinfeing 

 of anpmember, ti^efl;ojtneireofU)inDe, anDDiffiailtteofbzeatl[)ing, tl^eolDe 

 coiigl^,anD gripingpapnejS oj knau)ingej8? of tlie bellp* 



Cbefame Dtonfeen in tutrie, bztngetl^ Do^yne tlje monetljcj^ o.z U)omenjB(na- 33 

 tiiral terme^Bf, anD ejrpulfetb tljeDeaD fruit, asfitDot^alfo beingconuepeDinat 

 ti^ e naturall place.ajsf a ?a eflfarie o,e mo ti^ er ^ upp fttone* 



'Cliegreenerooteof greatCento^ieftampeD^ouljeDuerootelbfeeD intija^c 

 teranDbmfeD,Dotljiopnetogpt]^eranD^eale,algreeneanD fre[l;vuounDe^be* 



tng lapDe anD applpeD tl^eretjnto. 



Cfteiupceof tl^eroote, tljetpi^icftti^jepgati^eranDUepeinfomecoimtrieisf, t^ 



l^atl^tljelpkeDertuea^tljerooteitMfr; 



Cft e ro ote of tl^e fmall,o^ lelfe Centozie, \$ to no purpofe fbz '3^ t^vim};A\t (£? 

 tl^eleaueftflotoeri6f;anDiupccoft^efame,aret)erpnecc!racte. 



Cl^efmalCentoitebopleD in tuater outline, putgetljDoiijneUjarDei^C^O' 

 lerique.flegmatique,^ gro(rel)umour5^,attD tfterjefaie it ijafgooDtozCiJc^ as are 

 greeueDU)itl}t^e^ciatica^ifti^ep bepargeD uiit^ tl^ fanie bntpUtbeblooD 



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3It i^ berp gooD agapnft t^e aoppinge^s? of t^e Ituer , ajainft t^eJaunDife, <© 

 anD agapnft tlje^arDneire of tl?e ^ elte 01 5s>plene* 



Cbe Decoction of Cento^ie t^eleffe Dzonl^n , fetUe^ "mmms , tso^ triiuetl^ ^ 

 tiftem foozt^bpfiege»3!ti;8f alfo berpgooDagainltconuttltioti^ anD Crampejat, 



anD al tl^eDiCeafe^ of ti^e finetue^ 



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