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C nacftZiicchmimalbu.ProindcefrantAuiVennfexpo{itores,GcntilisHerculaniis,(S^aln,per 

 falort liKiuiTi Zticcharu Candifntelligentes^nam pr^ier hocquod now eft narurale/ed faAitiu, 



etiameolorenDneftalbum,ueriipotiusrubluteuui.CandumautertinaturaleiantiquisSaccha 

 rumnOminatiimjinfocliciAfabiajUtdiximuSj&IndiatantuinharundinjbuSjmaioribus fru- 

 ftis,maioric^ durlcia,ob Uehementiores radios folis , aptioracji ad id tolerandum haf undinfi fo 



Eft ucro Saccharum hoc anciquorum a ZaCcharo noftro diuerfum . Nam rcs 



Zuccharum » Zuechardm a noftris di^Ji , nihil aliud ef^ , quam fi 



prfj gen erisplantab 



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cxpreirusjCalore ignis plus mlnusue excoAus ,coaAus ac def^^catus , in Zuccharu tanto candi 



diJius8^duriuscuadeiis,quantopIusconcoAionisdef^catiOniTcptoIerauerit.EtutIohanncs 



Miinafdu3,accrrimi iudicij uir,{n fuarum Epiftolarum m^edicinaliumlibro fecundo,reaLufT- 



tajiis di Siculis cognouiflTe fcribif,planta , a qua Zucchai ii exprimitur,humc<flis locis proprio 



ry '^^femine fericar, cxteriOrequidem fpecie arundini magrtje (imilis,interiorefubftarttia ualde difli 



riw//^-ttnilis.P jlpofa eninft cft,grauis,mollis,& fucci plena : quum arundo econtfario ftclcuis , dura, 



uacaa.Q}iareluftacumantiqaorumSaccharocontuleris,nihilquodeidcmconueniat,deprc 

 hendes,NamcumantiquiomnesSacchafumfuum,utpauloantediximus,mellismateriani 



acrofccflrefatcantuf,certcabcocamdifFercZuccharimateria,quaplantadiflrertabaqua.For- 

 mideni^fc,quamilliadfcribunt,m{nimchuicnoftrocongruit.ADjofcorideenimfahbus,quo 



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_dconIillentiaconcrcrionemuefimile,acdentibus,falisinftar,perfringidtcit,<S(^aPliniogum 

 mi modo candidum.Noftru uero,priufquam coquatur, colorepotius nigr1cas,&fubruffum, 



quamcandiiuminuenies:nccdentibusfragilc,fcdperfu^um,nonperdentiumattfitionemdc 



dum . Eflficiens quoc^ noftfi primum cftforma ipfa plantac : fecund 



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qUensSf def^cans:8f 



hanc,qua uidemus mec^formam in ligneis quibufdauaf 



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deducen?. ArttiduOf um autc Saccharu noAs primo frigus adglutinat,dehfncfuperueni 



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obdurat Noftrumctiamplantaepulpain SiciliaeS^Canarioeinful 

 n arundini (Tmilis.Illud fupra arundinis uerae folia in India fceliciq? Arabia , 5^ monte 

 :fteGalcno,Iibrotertiodcalimentis,cap.}S.fl^AlexandroAphroli4feo,coagulatuin 



Noftrum «yul^proceribus fuauilTimas dapes miniftrat,illud ad mVdidnaetantum u- 



fum,Plirtio fcribente,uenit:5f ucdocetDiofcorides^tJsoVofxov^id eft, uentriculobonumexiftic» 

 Noftrumpottus pcAoriquam uentriculoutileexpcrimur.IIkidpuftiemumnonftciculofum, 

 tefte Paulo ficutmcUnoftrir uero non minorcfitimquam melfacit. Q_uis eftiam,quiSaccha- 



ru m antiquorum , 8{ Zucchar um nofcru m elfe res diuerfas ambigacc^quando forraa , raateria, 

 efficicnce,loco,uiribuf*^ longe euaricnc, 



f[DeCISTHO, SEV l^AVDANOt Cap» Xim 



Viriccnna.j.Can.cap.4ji.deLaudanolTcfcribic:Laudanumefthumidicaspcndensinpl 

 caprarumpafccncium,5^barbiscarum,cumpafcuncplancam,qii 



nltnacur Cufus . Q> 

 bus fancucrbis Auiccnnainnuir^LaudanueirefpfCfemCufi^idquod&^cap.iTz.manifeftius ia 

 dicac,duminquic:Ecunaquidc fpecierum eiuseft,quje nominacur Laudanum . Cufum autfi 



Auicennacorruptouocabulopro CiflTumpofuit. MifcuitauremSi^hoccapite AuicennaHe- 

 dcr.3euircscumaltcriushcrbae,quafLadanumferc,uiribus,idquodper(picuumerit,hoccapui 



de Gufo confcrenti cum capitede Ciftho apud Diofcoridcm . Serapio quocj; haud aliter quara 

 AuiccnnadeLaudanofcnbit,dicens:LaudanumcolligiturexunafpecicCifll. Exquibuscria 



ucrbis manifcfto deprehendimus,eundem perinde ac Auicennam Hederac naturam,quae Grjc 



CIS XfATO/ 



dicic 



fariscognouifle:necenima CilfOjhoc eft,Hedera,Cifthon herb 



Lada 



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niferam fecer ncrc pocucrunc,fed nominis uicinicacedecepti,quae Ciftho debentur,una cantum 



mucaca !iccra,ad Cilfon cranftulerunt. Nam pingue ilIud,quod a Lada herba,quae Graecis crij 



xiV<ro(rdicicur,Ladanum nuncupacur,barbis hfrcorum adherercic,iion deCiflTo ftue Hedera,fc4 

 deCjftho,quemadmodumDiofcorides,Galenus,Paulus,<S(:alii uecercs unoconfenfu tradunl 



coIligitur.Diofcof ides enim libro primo,cap. .119.de eo in hunc modum fcribit.Eft SC alccrura 



genusCifthi,quod Ladon aquibufdamdicicur,frurex C^iftho fimiI'cernafcens,lbngiora canrii 

 nigrioraqTfoIiahibec.quibuspcruerpinguicudoquaedam,qu3eadftringendolic,inhaerec,o- 



mnibiis quibus (S^Cii^Iius accomodaca . Ficcxeo Ladanum,foliae!us pafcences hircicaprxt| 

 pinguicudincmbarbis«S^femonbus,quoniam uifcofa(ic,inhaerentem reportanc,quam dcpc- 

 Aenccs pcr colCi liquaac,feruancq; in oflFas conformacam. Galenus ecia lib.7. fimpliciii mediVa - 

 m€ncorrrcap.zT.itadeCifthofcribic:Cifthosin calidioribusquidelocis srenerac. Ficauccexco 

 Ladanu medicamencu. Accedic Paulus Aegineca,qui non alicer qua proedidi de Ladano diHe- 

 ric,cuiushfcfuncuerba LadjnuexCiftho^qua^-adonauocancfic.eftueroinCypro.lamcoa 



fyderandLi,quo paAo ficri poiTec ut cx Hcdcra colligcretur, fierecueLadanii,quando in Cypf'' 



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