,rival, beats a midling * leaved Flower, its Pods loundifh, thin 
(hell’d, with a Filbert- kernel, which bruifed fmell like Peafe. 
Fifo adds that the Fruit ripens in April which the Brafilians 
eat, by lucking the Juice and (pitting 0 ut the Skin ; the 
Monkeys alio are very greedy of them. 
This Balm is yellower than Turpentine , and of a different 
Smell and Tafte it comforts the Stomach and Bowels , fwee~ 
tens the whole Mafs of Blood, and is an admirablee Vulnera¬ 
ry, provokes Urine powerfully and (lops Fluxes of all kinds, 
it’s fudorifiek and cure., nioft Difeafes where Sweating is proper 
and equal, if not excells all other Natural Balfams. It's laid 
the Natives karnt the vulnerary Virtue of this Balm by obferving 
the Hogs to repair to it when wounded. 
4. Cat anna. Flows from the Trunk of a Tree like a Pam, 
which grows plentifully in New Spain. Mr. Lemery lays it’s lo 
call’d from Carthagena in the Spanijb Weft Indies where it 
grows in plenty, it’s fo famed a Cephalick, Arthitick and 
Vulnerary, that it’s ufually laid what Tacamalmc cannot cure, 
Carolina can. Hernandez fays it’s a large Tree with longilh 
L* growing Star-wife. 
5. Copal. It’s brought fiom New Spain and other Parts of 
America. Pomet fays this Gum flows from the Trunks and 
Branches of feveral large Trees growing on the Mountains with 
Fruit like our Cucumbers but of a dark grey, in which is a 
mealy Flower of a very good Tafte. 
6 . Elemi. This Gum, fay.s Pomet, flows from the Cut Trunk 
and Branches of a midling Tree with long and narrow filvery 
L. and red Flowers , the Fruit of the Colour and Shape of 
Olives, and therefore by fome named wild Olives. It’s of fin 
gular Ufe in all Wounds and Fraftures in the Head and Scull. 
7. New Baifam. In Colour and Shape like Tolu, but of a 
lefs agreeable Smell, its boil’d from fmall red clutter’d Fruit, 
whofe L. are very large and broad. Grows in St. Domingo and 
the other Ijles. 
8. Baifam Peru or Natural Baifam. This Pomet aflerts, is 
made by boiling its Baik, Bran:h; and Leaves in Water, 
fcumuu-ng off the Fat which is this black Balm. It’s ufed as a 
great Petforal, particularly in AJlma's. 
9. Sarcocol o Flejh-glue. Is a granulated Gum faid to flow 
fiom a little prickly Shrub growing in Arabia, Perfia, &c. It 
agglutinates Flejb. heals fpongey Wounds , and flops Hemor¬ 
rhages, it’s alfo a ve.y ^ood Ophtbahnick , taking away Spots, 
Speck: , &c. hi:>dring Defiux.cm into ' bofe Parts. 
ic. Liquid Amber. Comes by lncifton trom the Bark of a 
large Tree with 1 -y Leaves growing in Virginia and Mexico , 
where it’s call’d Ocofolt or Ccocol: It’s very fragrant, con¬ 
join: e and mollifies the Hardnefs of the Womb, is good in 
Sciatica, JC tuviatifm and Weaknefs of the Nerves. 
11. 'iaeamahac. i f rom the Bodies of large thick Tieei 
Alderfgate-ftreet, London. 
May 21. 171 j. 
like our Poplars, growing plentifully in New Spain and MadaaaPcnv 
where they are call’d Harame. The L. fmall and dented, X 
Bruit of the Size of a large Nut, with a Peach-1 ike Stone 
odoriferous and Refinofe. It’s faid to eafe all manner of paiJ 
in the Head, Nerves, Joynts or Womb and very good in y a 
pours. It’s fo famous amongft the Indians , that they ufe o 
in all Pains whatever. * 11 
1 a. Baifam Tolu. It being brought from that Province in 
New Spain feated between Carthagena and Nombre de Dios. 
of a grateful fragrant Smell, a great Pettoral , particularly i n 
Pthficks, Catarrhs and Defluxions. Outwardly it alfo eafes old 
Aches and Pains in the Head and Joynts. 
15. Brafil Wood or Fernambuek. Being the Place from whence 
it comes, where it is called by the Brafilians Ibinpftanga 
It’s a thick large Tree with a reddifh and thorney Bark, the 
L. fmall and blunt of a fine fhining green. Its Flower little 
fweet and of a beautiful red, with Pods flat and prickly. This 
Wood is ufed amongft the Dyers, and the Stationens make a 
red Ink of it. 
| 14. Campechy, Logwood or Brafilctto. 
In the Bay of Campechy it grows plentifully and thither our 
Englijb go to cut it, it’s alfo found in other Parts of New 
I Spain as at San&a Cruce where there are whole Forrefb of it. 
I Pomet ana Lemery are both niiftak n in making this Tree the* 
I fame with our Jamaica Pepper , or All Spice., which we much 
i better know than the Logwood, whofe Flowers and Fruit we 
are as yet Strangers to. 
t?. Nephritick Wood. By reafon it’s a Sovereign Remedy 
for the Stone,Gravel, and Difficulty ot Urine, it’s alfo good in Ob- 
firuSiom of the Liver and Spleen. Grows in New Spain and 
chiefly about Mexico. Hernandez fays it’s a large Shrub with 
little roundifh Leaves, its Flower yellow, long and little, grow¬ 
ing in Spikes. The Mexicans call this Tree Coatli and Tla- 
. palz patli. 
16. Jefuits Bark or Quinquina. 
This Figure is coppied from Pomet , who fays it grows on the 
Mountains near the City Loxa in the Province of Quito ia 
! Peru ; its Size about that of a Cherry tree j the L. round and 
indented, its Flower reddifh, with a Pod including an Aluiond- 
like Kernel, covered with a thin Skin. Its Bark is much bet¬ 
ter known to us than either its Leaves, Flowers or Fruit. 
, N. B. It is therefore highly to be wifh’d, that the Phyficians or 
• other curious Perfons who correfpond to, or refide in thofe 
Parts where this Tree or any of the aforegoing grow, would 
be pleafed procure Branches of their Leaves, with its Flowers 
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