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Ariftolochia grgci Ararezam uocat^ali] Ephafion,feuHephafia , alr| 

 Leftitin,alfjPixionice,alii Melacarpon,ali] Teuxino,alrj Dardano , ati) 

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Plinium ctiam non tantum nominum,fcd rerum quo(^ ipfarum Gmi 



litudo aliquado dcccpit.Nam Cyclamini radice^qu^^apum terra?,pro^ 



pter rotmiditatem dicitur, Ariftolochig Rotund.^^qug &: ipfa a radicis ro 



tunditate nomen acc£pit,radicem cfTeexiftimafle uidetur. Nam lib » 25«. 



quo inloco Ariftolochiam quatuor diftinguit gencribus,eius qug Rotii 



■ dadicitur radiccm fcribita pifcatoribus Campaniac Venenum terras lio 



cari,accoram fecontufam imixtacalce,atcpin mariiparfam,cotinuo ad^ 



uolafTepifccs mfra cupiditate^ftarimcjcxanimatos fluitafTe . Hocidem , 



ut a uiris grauifsimis acc^pi,noftro fita^uo ab eifdem pifcatoribus , noii 



Arlftolochiap Rotund€,f*-'d Cyclaminipotius radice.pifces alliciedi atcp 



^xanimandi caiif»a . Ipfe quoq^Plinius eofHem ^edus no Ariftolochig 



RotuTidc,fed cuiufdam Cyclamini radicilib«2^,tribuit ♦ Autigitur faten 



Q dum,duas efle radiccs,qua" eofdcm pra^ftent eftedustquarum tamen al^ 



teram efle Ariftolochia? Rotund^ radiccm, necp ab aliquo autorc fcriptii 

 rcp eri tu r, n e<$ cxperientia com|3robatum» Aut illTxd dicendum erit, Cy^ 

 claminum,qiu' radicem liabct rotuhdam,quartum eile Ariftolochia^gc^ 

 nus , quo nihil dicipoftct rcrum natura? repugnantius . Siquidem uidc 

 apudGra^cos Ariftolocliia? nome, ut Diofcorides acPlinius ipfe teftat 

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Cyclamini herbae , qua nunc Porcinum Pajiem uulgus,medicj<^ uo 5 

 <:ant,triagenera, Ariftolochia? uero quatuor apriflimefcribit, pingitquc 

 Pliniusrat hic nofter accufator,Cyclamini radicem didt ideo exiftimaffc 

 Plinium , uidcri Ariftolochia? Rotunda? radicem efle, quoniam radici 

 Ariftolochia? uim necandi pifces adfcripfit . Huius rci argumetitum hoc 

 afrert,quod ipfr (inquit) a uirfs grauifsimis acc^piVidem noftro cuo fierf , 

 non Ariftolochie radice , fed Cyclamini ♦ Nonne pr^claro ufus uidetur 

 aduerfus Pliniii Leonicenus,uel teftim^io,uel fyllogifmoC Quia audts 

 ui inqtNicoIaus L.eonicenus,CycIamini radice pifcesnecari,fallit Plin 

 us eria cu uidifCe (e dicat , q A riftolochi^ radicc pifces necari tradidit . O 

 incxcufabiIecalumni^:quiaCyclaminiradixho#facit,AriftoIochi£n 



faciu Quia de Cyclamini radice ab ignotis Nicolaus acccpit, Phnius^ 



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