6 j & And, Matthioli Comm. 



xv/W^aW CHAMAELEON NIGER. CAP. IX. 



a Orib. oV?- /"1 Hamadeon niger 3 folijs fcolymo i]miJise(rer,nifiminora,tc j rmioraque,acrubiodiftinclauide 

 wutkewr ni- \^ rentur.Caulem emittit dodranr.alem,craffitudinc drgitali, fubrubrum : & in umbclla flnres fpino 

 j*» ,Y!(ip»- ibs j tenues,l;yacinti £mulos,uerficolares:radice craffa,nigra,denfa, interdum exela, quae diiTl-cta flauc 

 i-u iK&$w. fcit,& commanducata mordet . prouenit in campeftribus,ikcis,& cliuofis traftibus,& maritimis.Ka- 

 ilopxw! fiue dixtrita,additoatramentirutonj,exiguo,cedrinooleo,&axungia,rcabiemabigit:eadcm,cumfibifiil- 

 Ixiam, fiuc cy - phur,& bitumen afciuit, & cocla in aceto illinitur,impccigincs abfrerget . Decoclum collutione , den- 

 rcikau 1 "" ap tium d<^05qm miuga: : Cum pari pipere,& cera oblna radix,dolenti denci auxihatur . Radice concifa, l ° 

 & in accto dtcocbydeutes foucntur : eos quoque frangit,fi fcriptorio ftylo fcruens admoucatur: uicia 

 cutis in facie,uitiliginesquc cum fulphure emendat.erodentibus medicamentis admifcetunphageda?- 

 b Orib. addir. nas,tetraquc ulcera illitu fanat . Quare cbamxlcon uocetur,a uarief atefbliorum euenit : mutant enim 

 f ™i *' _ fiue cura terra ^ ^ 035 hk uiridia, b illic albicantia,alicubi ccerulea,nonnufquam rubra inueniunttr . 



Chamxleotis f~*\ Hamdeon albiis tam ab Hctrufcis,qud m c&terisferi Itaii& incolis uulgb Carlina uocatur . qubdcredat uulgusfut 



urnufque con- \^jfaciU folet)hcrbam hanc magnoolim Carolo regi adfugandam fuiexercitus piflcm ab angelo demonflratamfnif- 



eratio. ^ tanquam antidotum omnium pr&flantijfimum . Quo argumentofieti uulgares quamplurimi, ad arcendam ptjlilentiam 



httinfce plant& radices miris,magr.isq; laudibus commendant .ls{ec quidem ab rc:quando enimpotaradix(nt Diofccrides, 



& Calenus teflaniur)latas interancontm tincas interimat,& frpentium uenenis refiflat , mirum utique nonfuerit , qubd 2 ° 



Qforundam eademinpcftilentiaopemferreualeat.Tallunturriimirum,quiputant,fiirpemiUamptcrnicinonabfmilcm(noflrieamCar 



error. ciofo uulgb appellant)aculets borrentem,cuiusflore coaguli uiceHctruria utitur, album effe Chamdeonem . Ts{am eoritm 



error cx eo maximc dtluitur,qubdhac contra Cbamdeontis albi defcriptione,in longo admodum caule echimtos fuos pro- 

 feratfintlus . Torrb chamdeontm album mtnquam Tuchfium(pace uiri alioqui eruditiffimi dixerim) uidiffe exiflimaue- 

 rim : qubd librofuo de plantarum hifloria primiim fcribat , nullum hunc edere caulem ,fubinde httiusforti oblitus , eodem 

 in loco eundem procerofatis caule depingat .Quin nec nigrumidem nouijfe uidetur,cum depiUus ab eo, quem tamen flani 



Monacjiorum v .onprobat,nuUis notis legitimo,meo quidem iudicio , refpondeat . Qua in re haUucinantv.r monachi rcucnndi, qui Mefuem 

 commentetifunhcum certb [ibiperfuadcant , Cariinamfut corum utar diftintlione)cauitm profercntcm , tiufdim efje Jpi- 

 nam atbam,qmm Gr&ci dnwSay kIk\w dicunt,Mauritani uerb Bedeguariittm Carlinam altcram caule uiduam effejpinam 

 jLrabicamab lAphris Suchaa uocatam . Qujppc cumffina alba(ut Diofcorides efl aiithor)bicnb!talifit caule,ipfoq; albi- 3° 

 cante,undefortaffe nomen traxit,& inani,fiore ucrb purpureo nitefcat; Carlina uerb hxc cauleftt dodrante paulb maiorc; 

 pleno,non inani ;J'ubrubro,non albicantefioribus hyacinthi &muiis,nuUa ratione dicipojfe putauerim , Cariinam hanc ijje 

 fpinamalbam,fedpQtiusrufam. Cumnecfimtlitermonachiunqmmprabarepojfint ,Carlinam alteram cauleuacantem 

 lArabicam ejjefpiuam : qubd nufquam Diofcondem fcripfijfe inuenerim ,Jpinam jLrabicam cattle uacare,fedjpina alktcpo- 

 tius eJJcperJimUcm.Ex quorc£ic(ut arbitror ) concludipotefl,qubdcumjpinaalbaproctddubiocaulemedat,cundtmqua 

 Quorundam qw Mabicapromat . Sunt etiam qui nelint , Carlmam caulcm gerentem mhil dijferre ab altera,qug caultm nonfert,n>ft 



«pimo repro- fcxu,nempe qubd altera mas , altera nerbfaminafortajjefuerit : negantq; omnino hasplantas effe Chamdeoncs , iUamq; 

 pr&fenim nigrum Chamxieonem efje nolunt, qu& caulem rufumgerit . Hocq; argumento nituntur, qubdfcripftrit Galenus 

 lib.v 1 1 1 .fimpliciura medicamcntorum,Chamxleontis nigri radicem iethalc quiddam obtinere.-eamq; ob caufiim in cxnin 

 Jecis tamwn uenire meiicamentis . Sed chm raphani uice d compluribus copiosi cum acetarijs edatur nuUo penitus tncom- 40 

 rnodo , ntc ^Jfehanc nigrum Chamalccr.em , nec einsjpeciem probant.Quibusfaciie rejpondcn potefl, qubd in Grxcia,fcr- 

 tajje in Tonto,aitjsq; f cc)Ucrminis regiombus chamdeontis nigri radixjh uenenofa,& in Itaiia falubris , exuta ob cdi ku- 

 iits ciemcmiam lethait facuitatcquemadmodum & Tcrfea,qu& tamctfiVerfis femper fuerit lcthtfera^egyptijs tamenin- 

 nocuafatla eJl,foli&c£li bonitate . Urtan pr&terea Cyrenis adtb mitis efl,ut rapi modo in ciborum ujum ueniat; cum ta- 

 men m Crxcia,& Italia adeb accrrimurafihut ncc cotlum, ncc crudum cdipojjit . Quin &fcorpiones in compluribtts ter- 

 rarum orbis partibus iclvs imerficiuutfin aiiquibm uerb,ut in Tridentmo tra£in,nullum i£iu uentnttm relinqttunt: quo etia. 

 vt loco nigrum ueratrummila deiceloria uipollet. id quod in Colchico Ephemero qttoque uidemus , qubd eb pro Hermo- 

 datlyb inr.ocue(qmnquam ttmere)utmtur Medici.C&terhm iUudpr£terditla me maxirne ad credendum inducit , Carli- 

 mmcauie^tidmteme0fhamdcondnigrum,qubdhxcpUtaomnibusinm'iHerfum notisnigrum Chamdeonem referat. 

 Quandoqitiiefdijs coflat Jcolymo minoriyus,tenuioribusq;,fubrubra per mediu excurrete co(!a:caule ite dodrantaliicrajft 5 o 

 tudine d'gitaii,fubrubro,floribus in umbeilafplnofis,uerficoioribus:radice craffajxteriusnigraAenfa^&aiiquddo corrofa, 

 qmifratJa intus (latufcit-& cbmanducata mordet,fateor tamtn hanc umbelid non fcrre,(ut Diofcorides inquit')fcd Echma 

 wm capitulum,pcrinde ac aibum chamdeonem. Verum hoc non me omniao d mea dimouet t pintone,qubd Diofcoridem ui- 

 dea 1» qudmplwrjffls locis impropnjs uti uocabitlis .^Lddidimws tamen aliam Chama eleo-n I s 2^1 GR I itt aginem,quA 

 mihid Doclijjimo Viro Barthoiomeo Maranta, T^eapoli tranfmiffa efl:qu$ tametfi umbeUas Hyacinthims flonbus fcaten 

 tes projerat , cum tamenfoiia rubris maculis uaria nonfint,in caule nulla prorfus rubedo JJetletur , manfa I\adix aaedi- 

 nis tantiUum haitdrcftpiat,exefa nonfit,nunfiauefcat,ncc cauies digitaii craffitudine uideantur,cur legittmum Chamde^- 

 nem nigrum hancpLintam efje affirmem non habeo . Sed de his diffujius libro quarto noflrarum Epiflolarum diJJlruinuMy 

 ad Marantam rejpondentes . Dixi Jcnttntiam meam,quam ijs cenjeudam rtlinquo, qui rei plantarut> maiorem,quam ego, 

 peritiam habent.C&teriim hic von. rejpondtbofycopbantx cuuifdam calumnijs,in chamdtonte aduerfum me promnkni , is, 60 

 tum libro fexto id mfbifaciendiWpropojuenmffii de lxia inter ucncnafcribit Diofcorides.lbi cnim huiufcefophiflx,& 



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