l6zo Chap. 7? 
Theatrum Botankum 
Tr IBB 17 
Chaf. LXXlf. 
Carlo Sar.ao. The IndianHoppe-likc pnrger, 
|Vt of the Province of Mexico commeth this roor which they there call Carle Sar.cto, for whatcauleis 
not well knowne, icgroweth after the manner of Hoppes, diming on poles or other high things, 
or el he it will lye on the ground : the leaves are like unto Hoppe leaves, of a very fad greene co¬ 
lour, and of a dro'ng heady fent: it is not knowne whether it beare eyther flower or fruite : the roote 
is great at the head',having fundry fmaller (prayes ifluing from it, each of the bigneffe of ones grea¬ 
ter finder and white, the barke or tinde whereof is eafily feperated from the rdf, and is of mod ufe, fmelling 
lomewhat fwcet.and tailing bitter and fomewhat fharpe withall: the pith of the roote confideth as it were of 
many fmall and very thinne filmes which may eafily caitoSanBe. Tlielndian Hoppe-likepurjer. 
be iepearated one from another: it is hot and dry in 
the beginning of the feconddegree. Thebarkeofthe 
roote being a little chewed in the mouth draweth 
downe from the head much flegmc, whereby rheumes 
catarrhes and dedillations therefrom are voyded, and 
the parts much eafed of paines and other griefes, in 
fomealfoitcaufetha vomit, avoyding thereby much 
choller and flegme from the ftomacke, that opprelfed 
it before and (trengthned it afterwards, thedecoflion 
thereof worketh better thereon j if a purgation fitting 
the perfon be taken before this evacuation upwards, 
it will doe the more good the barke being chewed 
he I peth loofe gummes, putrid and rugged teeth, and 
maketha (weete breath, .but ic were good to walk 
the mouth with a little wine afterwards to take away 
the bitterntffe: the pouther theieof taken in a little 
white wine, or the decoffion thereof with Maiden 
haireand a little Cinamon eafeth women of the obdruflions of the mother, the (laying of their couriers, and 
confumeth winde in their bodies being formerly purged and prepared,and uCmg Li^Hidamiar & Vng Dtalthc* of 
equall parrs mixed together;to annoint the lower parts of the belly all the while: the fame alfo helpeth the Simp- 
tomes of the heart, as fwounings and other the paffions thereof, cfpccially riling from the defefts of the mother. 
This decoftion likewife is very beneficiall for them that are fo troubled, that is to take two drams of the barke, 
and boile it in three pints of faire water, putting in at the end thereof foure dramrr.es of the barke of Pomcitrons 
and two dramtnes o! Cinamon, which afterwards being drained, fix c unces of this decoftion is to be taken with 
a little Sugar every morning, the body being purged beforehand. This pouther and decoftion is commended 
likewife againd the French difeafe, theEpilepfie or falling ficknefle in the younger form the pouther thereof 
hath beene often found to caufe women to have a fpeedy delivery, and to take away the paffion and faintings in 
their tedious travailcs, being taken either in wine or in tome Orenge flower water, the continuall ufe thereof 
hath beene tryed to amend a cold and weake Aomakc, and to helps Inch as could diged no meate : the like ufe 
hath given remedy and perfeft cute to thofe that have beene burden, fo that they have notuledany Truffe 
to themfelves being perfefty helped thereby. 
Chap. IXXIII. 
Fain five Phafeolifurgantts. Purging Beanes. 
FaUpvt rhaJcotifUTgWes. PurgingBcanel. 
Onardtu fpeaketh of ermine purging Beanes that grow about Cartagena and Nomire do Dio/very 
,\ .Jk D ijjjg un[0 our or c)j n ary Beines but lcfler,with 
a thinne outer skinne, dividing it in the mid¬ 
dle which was to be cad away, lead it might 
procure too violent evacuation both upward and downe- 
ward, even to the hazard of life. Wich the Indiansthis 
is a famous and familiar medeeme, purging without trou¬ 
ble flegme, and choller,and grolfe humors, and that very 
gently, the quantity to be taken is from fou.e of them 
or more according to every ones abilitie, but you muft 
regard that every one of them bee coded well before they 
be ufed, but Clufun faith he could never fee (uchbeanes as 
are here deferibed, but hath bad a certaine kind of 
Phafroli Kidney beanes fent him under the name of 
Falapurgatricos, whofe figure is here exhibited, being 
round and flat on both (ides, about a fingers thicknelfe 
and two in breadth or more, yet a little hollow on that 
fide where it grew to the huske : the outer haskc is hard, 
and in a manner woody, fmooth, and of a darke red cq- 
four, being white,and of a firmc fubftance withi* parting 
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