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 bcaturjplusfubdudtquamfidulceuinupodtes ♦ Q.uoduero Aloeiunda melliplusfubducac 

 aiuum^tcftaturinprimisDiofcor. ubifupra,irafcribens.CiirefinaaquauejauteodomelIeex-^ 

 ccptaaluumpotafoluitJdquodPIiniusctiamf/Kiz.cap^^^confirmatdiccnSjDeuorantpillu-- 

 laecummellisdccodo^aucterebinthinarefinajadpurgandaintcriora» Atquidopusinrcma- . , 

 nifefla plus jquo uerbofum eirec^Pergemus itac^ ad fccurtdu, monflrcmufc;^ Aloen non obefleu 



ilomacho,utMefueinfamtjfedcund?magisroborare«HocquoddocctGaIJib;(S*defimph'ci-- 

 fous medica*capaj»in cum modufcribcns» Aloe eftpraEromnibus alijs medicinis floraacho ac- 



commodata atcj utilis.Quod StDiofcor • fubfequentibus ucrbis fignificauit» Aloc mixta alijs 



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pcndio mcdicinae cap,de AIoc inquicAs . Aloc acutu quidc non cfl catharticu^ftbraacho autem 

 aptiflimii,PIinius quoc^ libar.cap.^.icafcribcns^Confirmat fiomachu Aloc,adco ut nulla uis 

 concraria infcficc ♦ Ex i(iis fatis liquct^quantum a ucro abcrraucrit in defcribenda Aloc Mcfue , 

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AfUaqua noflri paffim nunc ad aluu Icnfcndam utuntur, antiquis penitus incognita fuit; 

 ucl fi cognica futc^ccrte cam ia mcdicin^ ufu no probaucrunt:quando nuUus altqua de tfia mcn- 

 tioncfaciat,fcdtantudcquadamfpccicIigncf,qu3e <rvjji>.|3idefl:3fiftuIaabeifdemnorainat»Qua 

 prop ter diligendus aducrtcndum^nc cum in iibris Graecorum Cafltam fifiulam fcriptum inuc-» 

 iiicmus^akcra putcmus (ncclligi,dcqua Arabes ztcj^ reccntiorcs loquunt . In quem fane crrorS 

 LconicenuSjUir dignus cui multum dcfcrant bonarum Iitcrarum cupidi , in epifiola ad Mcno- 

 i^hiu,pl jrofcj ex mcdicis iunioribus incidiflc fcribit^fcq^ cognouiffc ait^qui co?tice Caffig fifiu- 

 lirArabic3e,adcitandamenftruautebantur,cumCaflia ligncdi potius adeundcufumrecipcrc 

 dcbtiifrentjexDtofcor^acalioru Graecorum medicorii autoritatCv Et cum nullus fcrmc f^ 



corii qui non fciatlignca di Aam,ab alia Caftia arabica cffe diuerfam,non neceffariu duxi plura 

 dciflacrecommcncari.Stqui camcnforcnt,qui iftanoncapcrcnc^illiutriafcjdefcriptiones con 

 f eranc,& mox quod dixtmus dcprchcndcnt» 



VniiiS qd maiorircprehcnfioncdignucfthicprjtcrirc no potui^hocJ^Non aniucrderunt 

 noftrt fcculi Mcdici uuIgarS noftra Caffia ligne a,a ucra multii abefrc* tctra ciri cft^inodora 8c pc- 

 ntcus afpcrnenda,immo nihil habccquarc Caflia putari debcat:id quodDiofcor^atc^ Phniu le- 

 g€nti^rcmc^ipfaminmanuhabcnrijfacilcconftab{t.Diofcor»etcnimlib.i,cap*u*dccIigendaufj 

 raacopamaCafnattafcribic.Bligitorubcfccntcm,amabiIicolorisfapnitatepr^^^^ CafneelcAio^ 



lapidi fimilcm^anguftstualdc^longam craflamq^,&: fiftulis plenam^crodcntem in guftu^Sc runi 



feruorcaliquo adftringentCjaromatum modo odoratam,uiniodorcm,rcfercntcm Jn e?,nd.eni 

 fcntendam 8C Oribafius lib^i^de uircutc fimpIiciS fcribit^EIigcnda Callia cfi qu^ rubc^i eft,bo-. 

 nicolorisjcoralliofimilisjtenuis^nirida^ualdelonga^flfpinguisinfiftulis^^fin erodcas» 



ftiprica cum igne multo,ueIutaromacu fimilis pdore. Vbi^ut obitcr raoncajnpr: dipticis legca- 

 dum/cdi/lxKT/Hw 3 idcftjCrodens.Nccdifrcnritadicilis Plinius lib.u.cap.ip» Adcle quod Cafiia tc 

 nmtate corricis, odorc» S^gufhi adeo fimilis cft CinnamomOjUt duplum dus Diofcor ♦ 3< Gale 



no lib^dcfimplicibusmcdicamcntisadPaternianucap^T^tcftibus^pro Cinnamor. 

 moponipoffitrquorum ccrtcnihilinCafnanoftradcprcbjBnditur^adeoutui^j; 



credibile fic noftrl hanc effc ucra CaffiJ fcd camnfiagis quam Diofc^ 

 faifo Caffiam appellatam effefcribic, mirse cum reliqua fimili-j 



tudinis ^quae guftu nec acri^ncr odorata 3 inhaf rcn 



tcmcj mcduUarcomcemhabentcm dcprehca 



dimr » At relinquimus ifta umt^ris 



cxquifi^oribus diligcnrius penntanda 



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 ida pofterioribus fa<ftucft,5^Diofcor»adie(au. cacniminnullisueteribusgrarcisautlatinis le- 

 guncur codicibus,ncc etia legi dcbent Proindc cum grjci nihil de ea cerri rradant,neccire eft , no 

 ftrse aetaris Medict eius radicis defcriprionem ab Arabis pcrant. Quod ecfi tcniauerinr, non eft 

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