S o 2 MATERIA MEDICA. 
of Myrobalans was feen at Farfchut , a town in 
Upper Egypt, fubjeft to an Arabian Prince, by 
Jeremias Kerner, a Silefian (Miffionary from the 
Society to propogate Chriftian Knowledge) who 
afferts, that all the Myrobalans are taken from 
the fame tree, but do not ripen at one time ; and 
fays, that the inhabitants are very careful to dif* 
tinguiffi one from the other, and gather the rip c 
ones, without mixing or confounding them with 
the others, giving them different names according 
to their qualities, Cbabeli, AJphar Bellili , Embltfh 
Hendi, Chejri. I ordered a perfon to bring me one 
of thefe trees from Upper Egypt, but I could no* 
get it before I left Egypt. 
Spica Celtica. The Celtic Spiknard. 
The Spiknard is much more ufed by the Peo- 
ple of Inner Africa, Abyffinia, and ./Ethiopia, thafl 
by us; and in fuch quantities, that there are year* 
]y 60 tons imported by way of Venice into Egyp £ 
from Germany, each ton is by the /Ethiopia 11 
merchants bought for near too rixdollars. Thef 
make an ointment of it, which they ufe to keep 
the fltin foft in their fcorching climate, and 1 
make it Ihine, for in this they think confiits ltS 
greateft beauty. 
Mumia Mineralis. 
This is a bituminous, fliining, brittle, bla c ^’ 
and almoft inodorous mafs, which is broug 11 
from Perfia. It is exceffively dear, for one dra 
of it cofts from 2 to 4 and 5 Sequins in EgyP^ 
according to its fcarcity and goodnefs it is rnU £) ^ 
dearer than Amber, wherefore the Grandees 
Egypt and Turkey preferve it among their ot ^ 
