T hsatrum \Botanicnm , 
1622 Chap, 77 
Tribe 17* 
ic wichtheoyle of the Indian Nut, they rowle ic in the leaves thereof, and roll ic under the hocimbers, which 
being growne foft,they beate it and then apply it to all luch wounds and fores aforefaid, which ate perfectly cu¬ 
red within a fewdayes, without inflammations or Impoftumes, to the wondet of all that knew it not before: it 
like wife eafeih all paines, and ftayeth all fluxes of blood, and is a Angular helpe to the joynts that aie pricked or 
wounded, and briefly ferveth the people that ufe no other remedy tohelpethemfelves in any cafe of neceffity, 
wiihout the tile of a Chirurgion, andtruft thtreto as unto an undoubted remedy; theoyntmentis carryed into 
fundry other Countryes alfo. Another herbe called CfBte//<igroweth in the Weft Indies, mentioned by Me- 
naedtu out of Pctrw de Ofma his Letter to him, who without any defeription thereof, faith that the Indians doe 
familiarly ufe it, and the Spaniards from them, being bruited and laid to any tumour in the legges or thighes, 
comtning from a cold caufe, would cure them by railing bliilers that the humours might be let out, and the level¬ 
ling affwaged. Another herbe alfo Monardau there remembreth from him likewife, that would flanch the blood 
to* an-'" ofal 'y wound (uddenly.feene, and tryed by certaine captive Indians, that through hunger cut off the calves of 
VkoJ&ou. their owne legges and did cate them, andprefently applyed the leaves to them, which ftanchcd the blood to 
Gtamen the greitadmiration of all that fa w ic. The fame at Ofma faith there, he ufeda kindc of herbe growing like 
S uoiiadpi- gralle, which of himfelfctooke the name, which being chewed would draw downe much flegme, and there- 
tuitam. fore good for theumes in the head, and defluxions into the throate, and to make lotions to helpe thole difeales 
thereof. 
Chap. LXXVI, 
Herb* loxmii Infantaa. John the Infants herbe. 
'His is a fmali herbe growing in the Well Indieshaving leaves like unto Sorrell, but (omewhat roimh 
andhairy,and tookethenamc irooione laann Infmta an Indian, thefomaeof who ufed 
it to cure wounds, and to flanch their bleedings, helping all hurts,prickes, and wounds in the finews 
or in any other part of the body, digefling.clenfing, and healing them by laying lome of the green* 
herbe bruifed thereunto: or elfethcpoutherof thedryed herbe (how ed thereon, which is thou°hc 
to be better then the greene herbe. “ 
Chap. LXXVII. 
Lai}ttca fjheftrii fatmU. A lettice for the tooth ache. 
Mother herbe was lent unto Monardau out of Tern, that was like unto Lettice leaves, but of a dark" 
greene colour, and very bitter in tafte, the decoflion whereof kept a good while in the mouth on rhac 
giwwa fide that the tooth doth ake, will eafe and take away the paine; the Joyce of the ;;recnc leaves nnr 
an hollow tooth will doe the fame. “ ^ lnro 
Chap. LXXVIIX. 
Mungo. Indian Coriander like feed for an Ague.' 
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othis fecond Booke, bythenameof Me]fe,Bellainrnfis his interpreter hath it Mem, but 
O arena faith it (would be Alex, and fo in another nlice hr mmri-h ,"r 
Mango Ji- 
nilii . 
that this is hot,and the Mxnoo is cold,as it is thought fit for fuch patients, 
Chap. LXXlX. 
Arbor Bon cumfrnllufao Buna. The Turkes berry drink*: 
Lpir-M in his Booke of Egiptian plants, giveth us the defeription of this tree, which as hee faith, hee 
. ----- Of . I-D" ..YUCHI VI was HVV, WIIKII 0 3 Ills U1UIJ 
taw in the garden of a certaine Captaine of the lambics, which was brought out of Arabia.f£lix f 
r P} ant€< ^ as a rarity, never feenegrowing in thofe places before* The tree faith j 4 lpinM>is 
dike unto the Evonjmuf Pricketimbertree, whole leaves were thicker, harder,and gree¬ 
ner, and alwayes abiding gretne on the tree ; the fruite is called and is fomewhat bigger 
then 
