APOLLINIS,

FRANCISCI ALEXANDRI,

VERCELLENSIS MEDICI,

RadiusPrimus Ele&ariadccorat.

Electarmm de aromatibus Galeno afcnptum.

E CIPE lignialoes, rofaruman* vnc.ij.&drach.ij.gallisemofchaciE, macis, doronici, piperis longi, nucis mofchat^,menth^e ficcze, fpicz nardi, cafia: aromatic^maftiches, cin-namomi,caryophylIorum,afari :) an.vnc.mcd.& drach.med.calami aromatici drach.vj. croci,cardamomi maioris,&minoris,trium rantaIorum,rhabarbari,cofl:i,ci)bebarum,zinglberis ,Teminis foeniculi, & anifi, liguftici,an. drach.iij.fac-chari lib.med. lyrupicotoneorumaiomatici libram vnam,mellis defpumati, quantum fufficit. Datura dracfi. ij. adtries, alijsad aureos tres, & vltra:Monachi legunt cheifim,annaaur. ij. & med.

Ad ventriculi 8c hepatis affedlus frigidos,ex piruita craflfa,& flatibus natosefficax: flatus enim disfipar, co-ftionem iuuat,ob id acidos ru6His,naufc3m,cibi faftidium compe(cit:colorem cuti floridum afFert.caniciem tar-dat,oris & fudoris odorem commendat/ed hepar,8c renes immodice calefaciendo,venerem excitat.

Hoc Elc&arium non ejfe Gal. ex fimplicibns multis illi ignotis, vt Gallia nucc mojcbata, doronico,caryo~fbyUii, Jantalis,rbdbar.cubcbis, & Jdccbdri vjii raro,facile convjcitur: ctiam Ji non id modojcd alia plura,tamjimphcia, qudm copofita, Galeni effeccnjcantur: citeturq;Jkpenumcro Gal. nonJbluma Ttfef Jcd ctiamlAuic.atq; alvs.forte auni antidotarium ahquod Galcm titulo circunlatuvidcrint,cuius quu nujqudmcmincritinJuodelibrisproprijsGal.hoTnohuiujccrciJiudioJ'us,etiacxbocadjciticiuiudicaripotcfl:&-fiI{cuercn '; on odi illi,qui m TMcJxomcntana cdidcrc, vix adduci patiantur,yt crcdaht non cjfe Gal. inani tdcpol coicftura.

Elctfaria,vclantidota,excogitataJunt,ne largiorhumorquiinpottonibuscongeritur,& facilius corrum tas . apitur,adeofacile pcrniticmfentiat: vt cum meliis,Jaccbari,alioq; idonco liquorc commixta.diutius incffenjaremaneant, &fortnam quandamJpeciJicam nancijcantur.- us magna exparte, ex rcrum calidarwn mixturaconflatis, interdum ex mediocritcr,&Jimmc refrigcrantibus,atq;Jiupefacientibus,ad contcmpcrandospar-tium quorundatn affc&us contrarios: purgantibus etiampro morbi rationc, ad cfiplii atos inuiccm varios.adfmpliciu vel augcndam,vel coercendam vivi,ahasq; ob caufas,vtfujius ab ^iu.ic. lib. 5. cap. i.acex Gal. 1.de.antid.i.cuiJubfcribitTaulusjib.y.cap. 11 .ac.Actius Tctrabiblo4.fem.i. cap.24. quasoper.-cprctiumnon efl,loco recenferc: quum ab ipjo artis mcdicsi exordio,ad noflra vjq; tempora,quafi per manus, ccmpcji-tio medicamiram cmanaucrit,modo Jolumprxparationis atquc vfus mutato,b.tcquc&fi diutius pcrdurent,'peculiaremq; & vernacula tueantur conditioncm,vaJ'culisjx>tifiimum dcnf:s,&angujtivribusjeruata, vetuftate tamen, & tefnpore vircs remittunt, ac injupcrproccdentia facultatis quoquefomulam exuunt.

Hoc Elcftuariii in vfu effedeftit, quorundaflmpliciu inopia,cx cuinsJuccedancisparatu noignauius erit.

Llgnum .Xlocs, quibufddm xiloaloes,& lignum aquiU, Gracis agallocbon, Tcrfl cis calarnbuco,rcl ca-lampat,.Aetio Tarum, Tctrabibio ^.fcrmonc ^.cap.i 22 ,ex Diojcoridclib .1 .cap.i 1. lignucfl,qucdex India, atq; .Arabiadeportatur,tbuict ligno(imile,maculatum alijs eVi^svoi idcjicbpaciuK,odoratum,guflu aflringens,cum quada amaritudinc,cute vcrius qudm corticcveflitum,aliquantum vcrftcolcre.buiusvari£juntJpccies,cxSerapione,quarumIndumpr£jtantiJsimudicitnr,pr£jcrtimJubnigrim,yariegatum,durum,craJJum,grauc,glutinoJabkmiditatcpr£gnas, quainignediuduratincofumptum,&accenJiim<£gerrimcfldgrat,qikcmcoqucndojupernatantem,fepararcJ'dcntIndi,&inftitorcs,odcrisexcipicndigra-tia,vel ad odoratifiima rcgaliaq; lauacra: ob id Mejuc, ac7S[icclaus,ligm alces crudi mentionefaciuntfre-qUente, quodfi quando crudu non additur,intelligc,non objcurx etiam bonitatisprajkmitur, quodfuo pc nderc,Jiatim dqu£ imum petit,nulla albcdine diflmctum; officinisJeleclifiimum bijce dignojatnr,colorc,cdore,fapore, &poiiicre, quod fit nodojum,fiiJci ac obfcuri coloris,quod carbonibus, aut igniumJlammis diu ref-Jiat,fragrantifimuraq; odorem ciaculetur ,fpumamque ,Japorc amarum, qubdprxgramtatc inaquam inic-£ium, non innatat,J'cdfiatimJhbfidct. boc Indici Gangisvndisinjanientibus rapi,&ad litora deferri non-mdli arbitrati Jimt, ideo omni ex partc laceratum, cxcjimi, & communitum vidcri, d Lufltanis in Suma-tra injida, alijs Taprobana, conjinibnsquelocis, magna copia ejfefertur, quod Jblo etiam manuum attritu,fuauiter redoicat, eCalccut, atquc Jilcxandria ^Aegypti Venctias conuolat ,vemn in pbamacopoli/s

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