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Myrrham cransmucari in Opocarpafiim vel Opocalpafum , fu- 

 fcipiendo non fol&m ejus figuram, fed venenacam eciam qua- 

 licatem. Si igicur in Myrrha animadvercerimqs mulcas efle 

 glebas diverfas quoadodoremacque (aporemdifferences a ve- 

 ra, non absque racione judicabimus .eam mucacam in Opo- 

 carpafum : ica eciam obfervacum , Galbanum mucdriin Sa- 

 gapcnum, & Cafliam in Cinamomum. 



£ftamemOpocarpafumfuccusCarpafi,qui epoCsUS (bpo- 

 rem, cicamque ftrangulacionem inducic. Vid. Biofcorid.es lib* 

 6. cap. 13. Quodnam verd getius plancarum ficCarpafos» 

 facecurfeignorare^^/^j- Comm.inhuncloeum. Siquis 

 vero, fcribic, forraffis adfererec Opocalpafum, de quo fcribic 

 Gaknus > dum probaciflimae Myrrfaze nocas expendic L i. dc 

 Ancidor. & Opocarpafum hoc loco a Biofcoride defcriptum 

 unum & idem e(Te medicameocum , is, meo quidem judicio* 

 rem, ucajunt, aeu cecigiflec, qued Opocalpafum Gakno morci- 

 ferum omnino fic atq; lechale* 



Denique inftar aliorum Exocicorurn etiam Myrrha de- 

 jpravarifblec, aded uc vix incorrupcam puramque in cabernis 

 aromacariis vi dere iiceat. Adulceracur juxca Biofcoridem, ma- 

 ceraco gummi in aqua, in quaMyrrha maduerk: adulceraca 

 gummiArabico vel alio flammam concipere non poceft, fed 

 crepicac magis, color magis eft flavefcens quam rubeus > quam- 

 vis cuncin odore&faporemucacioqu^damnocabilis vix ani- 

 jsiadvercacur. Opcima quapropter ^ftimacur reftnola & c% 

 parce rubra, five fufce rubra, odoris peaecrantis* fipo- 

 risque amaricantis* 



CAPUT 



