Lib. 3. 
Of the Hiftoric of Plants. 
1445 
Amygdalus. 
The Almond tree. 
The Place. 
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The natural place of the Almond is in the 
hot regions, yetwe haue them in our London 
gardens and orchards in great plenty. 
The Time. 
The Almond fioureth betimes with tire 
Peach : the fruit is ripe in Auguft. 
5] The Names. 
The tree is called is Greek, : in La- 
tine, Arrtfgd.il us : in French, Amandier iuEu- 
gliih, Almond tree. 
The fruit ts called in Grecke, in 
Latine, Mmygdalum ■ in Chops ,<Mmygdata 
in high-Dutch, CJfJantlCl . in loiv-Dn ch,3= 
manbrlcn in Italian, 'Mandate . in Spanilh, 
Atmendras, Amelia .And - mendocu in French, 
Antandes in Englifh, Almond. 
The Temperature and Verities , 
Sweet Almonds when they bedry be mo- 
deratly hot; but the bitter ones are hot and 
dry inthefecond degree. There is in both 
of them a certaine fat and oily fubftance, 
which is drawne out by prelfing. 
Sweet Alrnonds being new gathered are 
pleafant to the tafte, they yeeld fome kind of 
nourilhment,but the fame grolfe and earthy, 
and grader than thole that be d ry,and not as 
yet withered. Thefedolikewifellovvly def- 
cend , efpecially being eaten without their 
skins;foreuenasthehuskes or branny parts 
of corne doe ferue to driuedowne the grade 
excrements of the belly, fo doe likewife the 
skins or husks of the almonds : therefore thofe that be blanched dofodowly defcend,as that they 
dowirhall binde the belly; whereupon they are giuen with good fuccede to thofe that haue the 
laske or the bloudy flix. 
'I here is drawne out of (vveet Almonds, with liquor added, a white iuice like mi Ike, which Otier 
and befides that it nourifheth, and is good for thofe that arc trouoled with the laske and bloudie 
flix, it is profitable for thofe that haue the pleurifie and fpit vp filthy matter, as' Alexander Tra/lra- 
w/avvitnefleth : for there is likewife in the Almonds an opening and concodling qualitie,with a 
certaine clenfing facu!ty,by which they are mcdicinable to the theft and lungs, or lights,and ferue 
for the railing vp of flegme and rotten humors. 
Almonds taken before meatedo flop the belly, and noitrifhbut *irt!e; notwithftanding many 
excellent meates and medicines are therewith made for fundry griefes, yea very delicat and who*, 
fome rneates, as Almond butter, crearae of Almonds, marchpane, andfuchlike, wbichdrvaod 
flay the belly more than the extracted iuyee or milke ; and they are alfo as good forthecheft and 
lungs. 
They do ferue alfo to make the Phyficall Barley water, and Barley Creame, which are giuen g 
inhotFeuers,asalfoforothcrfickeand feeble perfons , for their further refrefhing and nourifh- 
ments. 
The oile which is newly prefTcd out of the fweet A Imonds is a rnit igater of paine and all maner p 
of aches. It is giuen to thofe that haue the pleurifie, being fir, 1 let blond - but efpecially to thofe 
that are troubled with the ftone of thekidnies ., it flackens the oaffages of the vrine , and maketh 
them glib or flipperie,and more ready to fuffer the ftone to haue free paffage: it maketh the belly 
foluble, and therefore it is likewifevfed forthe collicke. 
It is good for women that are newly deliuered ; for it quickly remoueth the throwes which re- q 
maine after their deliuery . 
The oile of Almonds makes fmooth the hands and face of delicat perfons, and clcnfeth the skin pj 
from all fpots,pimples,and lentils. 
Bitter Aimondsdoemakcthinneandopen,theyremouefioppingsoutofthe liuerand fpleene, t 
th.-rfom they be <rao 1 againft paine in the Tides : they make the body foluble, proQokc vrine. brine- 
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