Sedan um^henopoioides, acinis albefcentibus F.7it. 
Natives were ignorant ofth t Virtue ot this Plant until 
th ? h Mgroes czme amongft them wto were fobjeft to » certain 
SL/k which kill’d them in their Prime, it was an extraor 
?narv Extenfion of the Anus attended with a Fever, which 
d, a? lo mortal, that many of them dy’d before they difeover d 
Remedy. They juice the tops of this Plant, mixing it 
th Xoftiattt and a little AUm, which taken “ res ‘“' j[ 
Ail, flops the Fever, and they become very well. 
Tuice they alfo bathe their Eyes, which takes away all Pams 
and Dinnc/c in them. This Sovereign Plant grows about a 
Yard high, on the Mountains of Valparaifo, &c. 
12 Oak-leaved Bittcrfweet. , 
Solarium foliis guercivu. F. yzz. Its Flower purple, found with 
the laft, and grows near z Yards high. 
tn TAB. III. Medicinal Chili Plants. 
Fie i.OCarlet Avens or gticllgon. . _ . 
* N Caryophylata fol. alatis, ft. amplo coccmeo F. yz 6 . 
Its sn Aperitive Herb, which the Natives make a Tea of to 
keep their Bodies in order. Grows about half a Yard high 
on the fides of Mountains. 
2. Purple Septfoil. 
Pentaphylloides Alcex minori folio, fl. purp. F. 765. 
Grows about a Foot high, with a purple Flower , on the 
Banks of the River Plata. 
3. Panama Centaury. 
Centaumm minus purp. patulum F. 747. 
This Plant is very bitter. They make a Tea of it which 
is Aperitive and Sudonjick , it fortifies the Stomach , kills JVontis, 
cures intermitting Fevers and the Jaundice, it’s alfo given with 
very good Succets in Rheumatifms, &c. They take it as hot 
as may be in Bed, covering themfelves clofe, to provoke 
Swear. N. B. The Hiftory of the Academy Royal des Sciences 
A.D. 1707. p. 65. 8 '. gives great Encomiums to this Plant, 
which they lay has a fragrant Smell like Natural Balfam, and 
is fo great a Sweetner of the Blood, that it’s a fpecifick in 
Pleurifies , and in Fevers they ufe it inftead of the Jefnits Bark. 
Its found plentifully about Panama and divers other Places, 
that which grows on the Mountains is efteem’d the beft. J. P. 
4. Upright Purple Wood-foml . 
Oxys roleo fore ere&ior F. 733. 
They make a Tifan or Broath of this Herb, which is opening 
its L. are tart and refrelhing, they abate Choler and cool the 
Heat of the Blood. Grows on the vaft Plains along the Ri¬ 
ver Plata. 
6 . Light or Purple ftriped Day-Litty. 
Hemerocallis flor. purpurafcentibus ftriatis F. 71©. Grows by 
River fides. 
7. Salfilla or Purple climing Lilly. 
Hemerocallis fcinCens, flor. purpureis F. 713. 
The Natives ufe the Root of this and attribute the fame Vir¬ 
tues to it as Sarfaparilla , they infufe it all Night in cold 
Water, and drink it for Pains in the Stomach alfo, and find 
great Relief by it. 
8. Illeu or Chili Spiderwort. 
Bemudiana caerulea, Phalangii ramofi facie F. 71 S’. 
Grows on Mountains. 
9. l'ellow Star-leaved Salfa. 
Saif a fol. radiatis, florihus fuhluteis F. 716. 
The Author fays this Plant is very wdll known in Europe for 
its Ufe in Venereal Difeafes. 
10. Nuil or Gland-flag. 
ftpipaB'is flor. uno verfu difpofitis F. 717. 
Its Flowers all white. The Natives drink a Tea of it in 
Stoppage of Urine proceeding from the Gravel , it’s alf 0 good 
to expel Wind. Grows on Mountains and dry Places. 
11. White Gavilu with a yfellow Lip. 
EpijM#ijfl.albo F. 7x7. 
Crows 3 Foot high, in the fame places with the laft, and 
has the like Virtues. 
iz. Piquicken with a greenilh Flower. 
Epipaftis fl. viiefcente 8 c variegato F. 727. 
Grows on the iides of Mountains a Yard high. 
13. Gavilu with a latgeyelldw Flower. 
EpipaRis amplo flare hiteo F. 729. 
The Indian Women newly laid in, mix the Juice of this 
Plant with their Broths to caufe their Milk to return, which 
it does in plenty. 
TAB. IV. Medicinal Chili Plants. 
F I g* I .\ 7 ’E'llow Hedge Hyffope. Gratiola fol. fubrot. nervofis fl. 
I lufeis F.74J. 
The Indians eat this Herb in their Soops to refrefh them. 
Crows in moift Ground and by River fides. 
2. Bloody, ftreakt Rampion. 
taCie> M^ nuati ?>«/ ?0,cam pHffimo fanguineo & ftriato 
Grows near Rivers and in mpifl places 2 Foot high. 
3. Tupa or Chili Cardinal Flower. 
Ratuntium fpicatum foliis acutis F. 739. 
Its Flower red. Grows on Mountains. The Root and Bark 
yields a venemous Milk, which will endanger the Eyes like 
Spurge , the very Smell of the Flower caufes Vomiting, and the 
whole Plant is reckoned a violent Po:fon. 
4. Tall Chili Violet. 
Viola arborefeens, Origani acuto folio F. 738. 
A Tea of this is opening, its Flower blew arid without Scent, 
Grows by River fides a Foot and an hall high. 
5. Blew Chili Milkwort. 
Polygala caerulea, anguftis & denfioribus Foliis F. 72r. 
The Natives make a cold Infufion of this Herb all Night 
in Water and drank in the Morning proves a ftrong Diuretick 
and eafes Pleuritick Pains. Grows on Mountains . 
6 . Chili Panke. 
Parike Anapodophylli folio F. 74T. 
They eat the raw Stalks peeled, which are of a fweetifh 
agreeable Tafte, they alfo drink a Tea of Jts Leaves , which 
very much refrefhes them in violent Heats. The Tanners boil" 
the Roots of this with their Skins which very much thickens 
them, it alfo yields a black Dye. Grows in moift boggy Pla¬ 
ces and by River fides. 
7. Chili Llau-panke. 
Llau-panke ampliflimo Sonchi folio F. 74r. 
They apply the Juice of this Plant to eafe the Pain and ftop 
the immoderate Flux of the Piles, they ufe alfo the Grounds of 
ir Poultife-wife. The Dyers mix it in their Compofitions to 
ftain Black. Grows about a Yard high. 
8. Pichua with Purjlain Leaves. 
Titbymahis perennis Portuldcx folio F. 707. 
The Inhabitants of Chili , &c. mix fome Drops of the Milk 
of this Spurge in a large Glafs of Water or Broth, which 
moderately and kindly purges them, for which Caufe they 
call it the weak or Female Pichua. Grows commonly on the 
Sea Coafts in Jloney and dry Places. 
9. Veiny heart leaved Spurge. 
Titbymahis fol. trinerviis & cordatis F. 709. 
Grows with the laft and purges like it. 
10. Male Pichua Spurge. 
So call'd becaufe it works more violently both upwards and 
downwards. It differs from the others, but grows in the fame 
Places. 
n. Chili Ortiga. 
Ortiga urens, Acanthi folio F. 757. 
Grows in Valleys about a Cubit high. N.B. Of this Species is 
the Frutex pungens & urens Marcgr. 79. Fijr. or ihethneinp 
Palma Chrijli of Wafer 27. p. 237. * * 
11. Dyers Itiu. 
Peryclymenum fol. acutis, flor. profunde difleftis F. 760. Growi 
about 4 Yards high, with Scarlet Flowers on the fides of Moun¬ 
tains. They ufe the Chips of th:s JVood with the Roots of Panke 
at Fig. 6 . mixt with a black Earth call’d Robbo, thefe they 
boil in Water to a juft height, with which they dye their 
Stuffs of a fine Black, which fades not like thofe of Europe. 
12. Pillabilcum or Chill Polypody. 
Polypodium 1 ad. fquamofa F. 755. Filix DaByloides perelegans 
Muf, Petiver 215. Ray Vol. 3. p. 72. 6 
A Tea of this opens Objlruttions and the Natives drink of it 
when their Stomachs are overcharged. Found on the fide of a 
Mountain neai Fincbo in Chili. It alfo glows about Mount Se- 
rado on the Coaft of Africa. 
13. Chili Guilno or Purging Oat-grafs. 
Gramen Bromoides Catharticum F. 70s. 
They make a Tea of its Roots which they drink hot in a 
Morning which purges them ; its Tafte like its Operation 
little different from Sena. Grows in marfby and wet Places. 
TAB. V. American Gum-trees and others very definable. 
Fig- i.TYDellmm. Is fiaid to flow from the Trunk of a 
u Thorney Tree, call’d Bdellia growing in Arabia and 
India, its Leaves are like the Oak, the Fruit refembles a 
Fig and of a pretty good Relifh. The Gum of a bitterifh 
Tafte and turns yellow upon the Tongue, the beft comes in 
oval Drops, is fragrant, reddifh and tranlparent, it’ ufed 
both externally and internally, being aperitive , fudarifick di- 
gejtive and difeujflve, it haftens Birth f provokes Terms zad re- 
fills Poifon. 
2. Cancamum. Refembles feveral forts of Gums or Rofins of 
different Colours clotted or llicking together it’s fa kJ to 
come from Arabia, Pomct fays lt was Drought him horn Am- 
nca A.D. 1686. by'Dr. Bnht ot 4 different Colours clinging 
together, iffurng Ironi a Dec ot a moderate height, L?me,y 
fays ‘'^"Sthen. the Stomach and Bowels, kills Worms and 
opens Obftructjons of the Spleen, gfir. 
3. Balfam Copaiba, by fome Colocal and by the Portuguese 
Gamemolo. Mangrove fays the Wood is very red, which they 
faw into Boards for divejs Ufes, its L. 4 or j Inches long and 
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