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10 all its Parts. It grows plentifully in fh^y rnoift 
places on the declivities of Hills and in Valleys round 
about Cochin and Calicut, impatient of the Beams of the 
Sun. The Vertues are given at large in moft Writers 
of the Materia Medica, 
Kua ox Zerumheth oi o\xx S\\o^^, a Species of Ginger^ 
agreeing in its ufes with the Long Zedoary, 'Tis much 
doubted wheihcr this was known to the Arabians. The 
Root rafped affords a fine Flour or Powder, much efteem- 
ed by the Natives,who make a Parte and Pottage out of it. 
Tfiana-Kua^ or the Coftui Aralicus of DiofcorideSy and 
of our Shops, delighting in fhades. Upon bruifing it 
ion ells of Ginger^ but vappid and of little tafte, uniefs 
when frelb. 
?/hlan Kua^ or the Zcdoary of our Shops, a fort of CoU 
chicum : The long and round (eem to be different parts 
of the fame Aromatick Root, growing in the muddy 
places of Malaiar, Java, and ether Parts of India. 
Mar^ja Kna znd Manje/Ia-Kua are two forts of Curcuma 
cr Turrnsricky which flcurilh all over the Eaft, and arc 
i)f general and known ules. 
Infchi vel Infcki Kua, is our Ginger, which abounds in 
fhady places both in the Eafl and [Vefi Indies, tho' per- 
haps tranfplanted at firft. The frefh Roots upon Diflit 
lation afford a Volatile Aromatick Oleofe Salt like Cam- 
phire, of notable Virtue in many cafes. The Author 
gives three Species of this Plant. 
1 will Remark here once for all, that the Cardammum 
myus& minus, th^ Bengala Indorum ( out of which our 
Mujlins are faid to be made) the Coftus Arahicus, 
Galingals, the Zedoary, the Zerumheth, Ginger, and Tur" 
merick, do all agree in the fame Fruftification and Cha- 
racters of having Tuberofe Roots, oblong broad Leaves 
alternately fet, Tetrapetalofe deformed Flowers coming 
ontof the Scales of the Leaves, and tricapfular Seed- 
vefTels, which may clearly be obfcrved irr corapariDg 
their feveral Icons and Hijlories, 
Kurka^ 
