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Aefiuxhnes dquamfuhter cutemfufam, remmuitU, Zfurm* 



difficultatem efficax efi : unguentis preciofis mjertjolet : Cr in 

 Jumma>magm ad omnia ufiw. Trttum umo exapitur, umhraa^ 

 ficcatum, quoddiutm eduret ,reconditur. Efi £r quoddam 

 Cinnamomum , quod aliqui Pfeudocinnamomum appellant, 

 ferquam denfb atque crajfofitrmento , longe tamen muahdtm 

 Cinnamomoy er odor e Crguftu. 



Annotario in Cap. X I L 6c X 1 1 L 

 De Cafsia 8c Cinnamomo. 



^ Ognate adeoptiufunt Cafiia & C'tnnamomu,yt perfette Caf 

 ftxramo$intot£Cinnamomo(tmiles Galenus yidertt ,necfecus 

 Ctnnamomi ramos Cafitapro maxima partereferre. Atftquis CaneU£ 

 yulgo yocatam ddtgentius expenderit,ac Offcinarum qui illacotinent 

 faccos euoluertt,omnes repertet Cafita defcriptas a Viofcoridefyecies. E<* 

 tnim mercatorum natura eft,yt bonas mercesftbipetere veltnt,quo pe- 

 iores dtuendat . C aftia dun? \qrV t t ™/*»>pr- Xylocapiainudatacorttce, 



Cafiia Syrmx^qubdfiftutam reprafcntet dicitur,buinsyke cortex lon- 

 go tempore deportata ad nos radtcit, <ju& amarum , non aromatkufa* 

 forebaberet.NucfedraroaUquaeiusJpectesajjertur* Arabum C afitx 

 fftula quamfolutiuamvocant, omntno alta efta Gr&corum CafliapZ 

 Jlula. Siquidefruftu* eftprocera arboris qui in India & Zgypto naftU 

 fur,qux & Faba Egypttadicitur. Cinnamomi multam futfte penuria 

 Galeni tempore conftat.Qj}bdfi imperatortbus ipfts quibtM tum omnia 

 parebant cbara hdcplanta erat,intatum ytpro tbefauro afjeruarent* 

 nihtl mirumft noftrofeculo incognttaftt & rartfiima. 



Amomum- C A P« X 1 1 1 1. 



NOMENCLATVRA. 



Gr.&ncpep.LauCr Ofjic.iAniomum. 

 ItaL^fmomo, Gal.incognitum* 

 Momum exiguejrutificat, ex hgnofe conuoluens in ra- 

 cemi modum,Jlorc,ceu candida rioUfaruo :foltjs uitis 

 dlh&fimiltbm. Laudatur ^uam maximc ^Xrmemacum ,fuluo 

 durt colorcjwnofubrufo, ualde odorato. Medtcum > quontam 

 m camftefiribM Cr ayuofis tnafcitur>tnfirmm ejfc confiauifi 



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