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iiifpendicur. Quamvis autem pr^faci Auchorcs hxc & alia con- 

 rra nnpellura referanc ancidora, raciones canncu Ipecialicer alTi- 

 gnanc nullas, in quo napelli confiftac virulencia, auc in quo an- 

 cidocorum qualicaces fundacse finc, fed cx Veccrum hypothefi 

 Gcculcas fupponere videiicur ; nam propriccaces feu qualicaces 

 manifeftas quod accinec,mulci ex mence Avicenn;^ referuncBo- 

 canici,napellum calidum & ficcum effe,& quidem in quarco gra- 

 d\x, anchoram autem paricer calidam & ficcam cfie defignanc: 

 cum vero fimile non agere folcac in fimile , idcirco vencnoficatem 

 riapelli, & vircucem alexipharmacam anthorse a pr^diclis quali- 

 cacibus de|)enderc,nemo prudenter judicabit. Utrumver6na« 

 pellus herba calida&ficca dici pofiichpc non immerico in du-^ 

 bium vocari poceftj nam cfFedlus (a quibus hx qualitates ema- 

 liant , & herb^ cancum efFedive calid^ auc frigidte, ficc^ vel hu- 

 mid^ nominancur) hoc plane non comprobanc;nam in iis, qui 

 napellum afrumpferunc, Iegimus,quod fequencia horrendafue- 

 rinc obfervacafympcomaca: laflicudo nimirum in coco corpore, 

 debilitas & compreflio cordis, fudor frigidus in fronce, mocus 

 convulfivi , frigus excremorum ,lechargus, alphyxia , & color fa- 

 ciei fublividus &c. Sed ifli efFcflus omnes cerce ex calore haud 

 producuncur, nam venena calida& acria pocius inflammaciones, 

 erofiones , refolucioncs 6c humorum difFufiones , fanguinis fluxus» 

 aftuaciones , dy feacerias 5 agrypnias » deliria &c. procrcant ; econ- 

 traverofympcomaca fupra rccenfica,ex afFumpconapello obfer- 

 vaca,potius ex humorum & fpiricuum fixatione , ae fanguinis 

 coagulacione proveniunc,ica uc ab cfFe£tu T^erofimilius judicare 

 liceac, venenum napellicurn hocipfo,quod cffedive non calefa- 

 clac, fed fumme refrigeret, incer frigidifllma venena locum ha- 

 bere,.&abacidGfumme fixoac coaguiativo dependere&c. La- 

 borarunc propterea artifices, ut contra ejusmodi frigida&coa- 

 gulativa venena vegetabilium & fpecialicer contra napellumj Ope 

 arris chymicce adapcatum invenire poflent remedium ceu and- 

 .docum,ucpote cujus virtus elFedus producat efFedibus napelli 

 comrarios , ,qu.od confequencer cakfa&ere, acidum corrigere, 



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