Conrapb’s Ocutus Porcl . 315 
To judge from his citations almost the whole of his book V, 
on plants, came direct (to De Cantiprato) from Platearius ; the 
authors cited being as follows: Platearius, 24 times; Alexander 
der arst 5, Avicenna 5, Galienus 4, Diascorides, Democritus, 
Isidorus, Constantinus, Michael * Scotus, each once. 
Only one of the subjects of his plant chapters seems of doubtful 
identity, his “A/terana or Verbkraut, very good to heal wounds.” 
Of aster-uses which might have been looked for, his chapters 
on viola, + celidonia, t camomilla, § seem wholly free. He has 
no chapter on Eryngium, and so escapes any confusion with Aster 
there. 
The potency once ascribed to Aster for epilepsy is by Conrad 
ascribed to his peonia, salvia and eleborus. As a poison-antidote 
he recommends cicorea ;|| as sleep-bringers, papaver, nenufar,, and 
alraunél, an oil made from Mandragora. The fame of Aster for 
tumor or apostema has with him passed to his camomilla and 
papaver,** especially the latter. 
Oculus porci. Most remarkable of von Megenberg’s plant 
chapters, so far as relates to Aster history, is that which he styles 
Oculus porci, equivalent of Hyophthalmon, Dioscoridean name 
*“ Michahel der Schott cebsind that the Cucurbita spreads its bloom in the night 
and as Fe day comes it closes 
ol,”’ no, 85, “ ist er pesser vrisch und griien ; 
Con's chapter is mainly concerned with ‘ violél ’’ 
waz 
*? as Bartholomaeus reiterated. 
and ‘ violsyropel’’ and ‘‘ viol in 
te Celidonia”’ or ‘* Schelkraut,’”’? no. 19; he now has it that the part of this 
plant which the swallow brings to give sight to her young, is the blos 
i one “— ibe cae 2 
‘«‘ Our women make 
7 and Ringelkraut; and in 
d the plant’s blos- 
..It is cold, as 
\| “* Cicorea,”’ no. 28, ‘has the names Sunnenwerbe 
Latin, Sabstcietiens or Sponsa-solis, which is to say, Suunenpraut ; an 
som is called Dionysia,—which expands itself and goes ater the 20.5: 
| ‘‘Nenufar is Séwurz or Sékraut ; has broad | 
standing water ; and has its bloom es Nenufar, yellow and white ; the root ge 
from the land of India {the phrase he also uses for Camphora and Nardus }: it is 0} 
two kinds, white and black, and fe with the black root is stouter than the other. 
shove Toot is — for many things. It brings sleep and _ away 
Papaver,”’ No. 61, **is called Magenkraut ; 
black, 3 its seed brings sleep ; use plaster of Magensamen to bring sleep - 
helps the apostem » and when one adds résendl to the a daz ist perser tor 
€ said apostem, From it is “a the electuary diapapaveron 
