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R E M E D I A G U I N E E N S I A ,

QUORUM

C O L L E C T I ON E M P R I M A M

CONS. E X P . FAC. M E D . UPS.

P R Æ S I D E

AD AMO AFZELIO,

F H T L . E T M E D . D O C T . , M A T . M E D . E T D I Æ T , P R O F . R . E T E . O . , R E G . A C A D . S C I E N T . S T O C K » . , R E G . S O C . S C I E N T . U P S . , C Æ S A R . A C A D . N A T . C U R I O S . E R E A N G . , R E G . S O C . L O N D . , E T R E G , S O C . L I N N . L O N D , M E M B R O , P R O G R A D U M E D I C O P. P. . J O H A N N E S U L R . N T B E R G , H O L M I E N S I S * I N A U D I T . B O T A N I C O D I E X I X M A J I MDCCCXIII.

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E X C U D E B A N T S tE N H A M M A R E T P A L M B L A D .

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A d f e r v a n d a m v a l e t u d i n e m , q ua g a u d e n t, ad futura

m a l a a v e r t e n d a e t ad declinandam vim f r a n g e n d u m q u e i m p e t u m e o r u m * q u æ vel longius conlprc i u n t u r , pauci f ane h o m i n u m l u u m adhibent ftudiurn. G e n t i u m v e r o o m n i u m , f int vel min im e e x c u lt æ e t plane barbarae« n e m o n o n a n x i e q u æ r i t aliquid ad l evandum o n u s , quo p r e m i t u r , e t ad do lo res m it ig a n d o s , quibus u r g e t u r . , N e c e s f e i g it ur e l l , u t ars quaedam medendi ejusdem fit v e t u s t a t i s , ac morbi g e ne ri s h u m a n i , ejusdem fere initii u b i c u m q u e t e r r a r u m e t p r o g r e s f u u m aeque t a r d o r u m ubi vi s g e n t i u m . O m n i u m q u o q u e anna les t e s t i f i c a n t u r, e a s d e m , e t i a m d u m f u e r u n t in rudi fuo a tq u e inculto f t a t u , m a t u r e t a m e n a ni m u m attendisfe ad m o rb o s fui c o r p o r i s , e t q uib us illi f a n a r e n t u r , cognita fimul ha- bni sf e r e m e di a . M e d i c i n a v e r o e a r u m r e s t r i f t a v i d e t u r f uisfe p o t i s f i m um ad c o gn iti on em e x t e r n a r u m vulnera- t i o n u m , q u æ e x cafibus o r i a n t u r a t q u e infortuniis.

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Homi-H o m i n e s e n i m , qui in beftiis v e n a n d i s v i t a m d e g u n t e t p e r p e t u o r e g i o n e s i n c u l t a s e t faltibus p r o fu nd i s v i x p e n e t r a b i l i b u s obf it as p e r a g r a n t , c a f i b u s , q ui b us e x t e r ­ nae c o r p o r i s p a r t e s n o x a m c a p e r e p o s f i n t , f æp i us fefe o f f e r a n t , n e c es f e e f t , q u a m illi, qui c u lt i o r e m a g u n t v i ta m. Hi v e r o c o n t r a m o r b i s l a b o r a n t , qui ab aliis p r o f i c i f c u n t u r c a u s f i s , e t i nde ipfa m u t a t u r e t i a m e o ­ r u m medi cina. H m c a u t e m a r s , u t p o t e n a t u r a i mp li ca ti or quam-, multae a l i æ , t a r d i u s q u o q u e p r o g r e s l a e f t , e t l o n g e a d h u c abeft a perfe<ftione illa, ad q u a m p e r v e n i r e e t d e b e t e t pot eft . S i oc caf ioni bu s f æ p e m i r i s e t i nfpera- t i s , fi beftiis h o m i n i b u s q u e b a r b a r i s r e m e d i a h u c u s q u e c o g n o v i m u s c e r t a e t e f f ic ac ia , q u e m a d m o d u m v i m m e ­ di ca m O p h io rriz,* , Q uasfia, C inchora,. Hcllebori alio- r u m q u e f ti rpi um dete<ftam fuisfe t r a d u n t , eft n o b i s , u n d e c o n c l u d e r e liceat,, r e m f o r e p o f t h a c e a m d e m ; q u o d n o f t r o e t ia m t e m p o r e r e v e r a e v e n i r e , q u ot id ian a t ef t a- t u r e x p e r i e n t i a . I t i n e r a e n i m fac iendo e t r e m o t a s in p r i m i s p e r l u f t r a n d o t er rae p a r t e s f e m p e r aliquid n o v i d i f c i m u s , q u o d r e m e d i a fpecftat, pr aef ert im fic di<fta

S im p lic ia , p a r t i m o m n i n o i g n o t a , p a r t i m a n t e a n o n b e n e definita. N u l l a fcilicet g e n s t a m rudis eft e t t a m f e r a , qui n c o g n i t i o n e m q u a m d a m f uos fanandi m o r b o s h a b e a t , e t q u æ do mi r e p e d a n t u r , u t a t u r r e m e ­ d i i s , quae initio q u i d e m f e m p e r p a u c a f u n t , fimplicia e t praecipue e R e g n o V e g e t ab i li p e t i t a , e t q u o r u m u f u s c u m facris e t magi cis c e r e m o n i i s , i n c a n t a m e n t i s «fc a m u l e t i s p l e r q m q u e conjutxftus eft. . S e d q u æ , c u m

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v i t a a r t i b n s e x c u l t a , Temper n u m e r o a u g e n t u r , m a g i s fenfim c o m p o n u n t u r e t fuperftitiofis r id i cu li sq ue h a r i o ­ l at ioni bus t a n d e m l ib e ra ta in c e t e r i s q u o q u e n a t ur a e r e g n i s quaeruntur« E a m d e m es fe r a t i o n e m e a r u m g e n t i u m , q u æ o r a m m a r i t i m a m e t i n t e r i o r e s p a r t e s i n co l u n t Africae o c c i d e n ­ tal is , e j u s q u e in p r im is r e g i o n e m i l l am , q u a m d i c u n t Guincam f u p e r i o r e m , c o g n o v i a Cei. P r æSi d e, q ui d iu ti us ibi c o m m o r a t u s e lh H a r u r n e n i m n a t i o n u m etfi p e r m u l t æ m o r i b u s e t d o f tr i ni s t a m expolitae f u n t , u t o m n i n o b a r b a r æ n o m i n a r i n e q u e a n t , h a b e n t t a m e n m e ­ dicinae n o t i o n e m a r t i b u s magi cis m i r i s q u e r it ibus a de o i n v o l u t a m , u t difficillime intelligi p o s f i t , in q u o p o t i s - fimiim f u n d a m e n t o fpem felicioris e v e n t u s collocent. O m n e s q u i d e m m o r b o s p e r i c ul o fo s a u t e x a r t e q u a d a m lnagica a u t e x v e n e n o o r t o s e sf e in g e n e r e c r e d u n t , v a l e t u d i n e m t a m e n c o n f i t e n t u r aliis q u o q u e causfis i n t e r ­ d u m a egra m reddi posfe. Q u a m r e m u t a r g u m e n t i s c o n f i r m e n t , v a s d i c u n t , q u o d n o n q u o t i d i e l a v a t u r , tan* d e m fieri i m m u n d u m , a t q u e a d eo v e n t r e m p e r i n t e r ­ valla t e m p o r i s p u r g a n d u m e s fe e t q u o d a m m e d i c a m i n e quafi l a v a n d u m , licet e x t r a n o n v i d e a t u r efficax, V e n ­ t r e m q u o q u e p r o 1’e d e o m n i u m m o r b o r u m h a b e n t prae­ c i p u a , quia æ g r o t o p l e r u m q u e a be sf e (olet a p p e t e n t i a t i b i , q u a q u i d e m ami.sfa, de v ita fua Temper p e r t i m e - f eu nt . C o r p u s p r æ t e r e a , q u a c u m q u e causfa p e r t ur b a* t u m , fola n a t u r æ o p e in p r i f t i n u m r ef l it ui n o n p o s f e , iliis eft p e r fu afum.

V r e t efTe&ui l u n æ m o r b o r u m t r i b u u n t n u l l u m , ne- q u e e jus m u t a t i o n u m ullam r a t i o n e m h a b e n t in cr Ili*

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g e n d i s r e m e d i i s , q n æ u n i ce e ftirpPous p e t u n t , e t q u o ­ r u m , nullis aiiis i m m i x t i s r e b u s , i n t e r d u m u n u m led f æpi us pl ura e o d e m a d h i b e n t m o r b o . — D e his r e m e d i i s in A f r i c a c o m m o r a n s C ei . Pr æ s e s, p r æ t e r mul ta alia, c e r t i o r e m fe f eci t, e x q u i b u s n a m videlicet pl ant is p r o ­ v e n i a n t e t c o n t r a q u o s n a y i v a l e a n t m o r b o s . E t q u a n ­ d o q u i d e m h o r u m c u m f ti rpi um t u m r e m e d i o r u m m a g n a p a r s , u t p o t e n o v a , n o n t a n t u m E u r o p a e i s a d h u c l a t e n t , v e r u m horum e ti am m u lt a v i d e n t u r a de o efficacia, u t c u m ut il it ate in l o cu m lubftitui p o s f e n t a l i o r u m , q u æ

e x r e m o t i o r e t u m A m e r i c a auft ral i, t u m orientali India n obi s j a m a d v e h u n t u r , n o f t r æ Ma te ri ae M e d i c æ l u cr o f u t u r u m p u t a v i m u s , fi e ju s m o d i e t f ti rp es e t r e m e d i a e t his de pell endi m or bi publ ice def cr ib er en tu r.

H ANC o b c a u s i a m a C e i . Pr æ s i d e p e t i v i m u s e g o

e t q u i d a m c o n d i f c i p u l o r u m m e o r u m , u t m a t e r i a m ad fpecimina e r u d i t i o n i s e a , q u æ n u n c publ ic are d e b e m u s , e x E j u s locupl eti collectione d e p r o m e r e n obi s l i c e r e t ; i d, q u o d n o n folum b e n i g n u s p er i n i f i t , fed etiam o m n i officio confilioque n o s j u v i t , qui n e t f u u m p r o p r i u m c o m m e n t a r i u m nobi s r e li q ui t, u t e x illo, qui dquid ad r e m p r e f e n t e m i ll uft randam f a c e r e t , e x f c r i b e r e m u s . H i s e r g o f ublevati auxiliis , a r g u m e n t u m n o f t r u m ita t r a n a ­ b i m u s , u t p r i m u m n o m i n e m u s f t i r p e m , quas r e m e d i u m q u o d d a m p r æ b e t , e t c u j u s , fi n o v a e f t , b r e v e m d a b i m u s d e fc r i p t io ne m bo*anicam, d e i n d e ipfum r e m e d i u m e x p o ­ n a m u s , e t m o r b o s d e n i q u e , ad q u o s l e v a n d o s u n o alte- r o v e m o d o a d h i b e t u r , defi ni amus .

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E-R E M E D I O E-R U M G U I N E E N S I U M

COLLECTI O PRIAIA.

I . A m o m u m latifolium} fcapo fubterraneo, floribus aggregatis,

f r u d u ovali arciformi, caule Aerili fimplici, foliis lato - lanceolaribus.

Tiimnenenjtbus Mabubii, Stifutnßbus Goguoi.

Crefcit in declivitatibus fylvofls montium Sieriae Leon*. Stirps quod ad omnem fui partem glabra.

Caules plures tripedales fleriles fimplices, inferne fquamofi,

fuperne foliati.

Folia petiolis longis vaginantibus praedita, dodrantalia, lato • Jan-

ceolaria, acuta.

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Scapus fesquipollicarîs, fubterraiieus, fquamofus, ex eadem cum

caulibus radice repente furgcns.

Flores 3 - 4 aggregati, in ipfa fuperficie tcrræ confpicui, ma­

gni, nivei, fqutmis cincfii fpatliaceis, externis com­ munibus coreactis, internis propriis membranaceis,

F ruffus 3 - 4 pollices longus, ovalis, interno latere ferme pla­

nus, externo convexus, cafianeus, intus tripartitus disfepimentis membranaceis, e columna medi a, quam juntftim conftituunt, enatis, et femina deinde cin­ gentibus.

Semina numerofa, disfepimentorum membranulis non tantum

in tria corpora divifa, fed fingula etiam qur.fi ficculo detenta , cum feminibus V itis viniferœ et magnitudine et forma et colore congruentia.

Herba tota recens aliquantum aromatica. — F lw es recenfe.s

parum odori, fed ficcati, inprimis fi fricantur, fuave aromatici. — Frublus corium eumdem odori 111 fpirat fed tenuem, et membranulas, quae et frutfiuin pro disfipimentis in tria quifi loculamenta dividunt, et femina involvunt, cellulis oppletae liquore fcarent optime acido. Et Semina tandem fapore funt Carda-

juoiui fed multo debiltoie.

Hujus fiirpis et frutfius et folia et caules ut remedia adhibent populi indigente. Si quis videlicet pofi m o r b o s , et

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pias-prsecipue febres, diutius pergit esf« languidus debilisque, èt nullo modo vires recuperare potefl, totam herbam, una cum foliis Jllorindœ eitrifoliœ L . per aliquot concoquunt horas, donec omnia bene discoda et inter fe commixta flnt. Quo fera plerumque vefpera f a d o , decodum iftud, vel in eadem, ubi præpara'um fuit, olla retentum, vel in aliam infufum, et foliis rr.misque bene t ed um , in loco quodam umbrofo ex­ ponitur, ut iiode frigefeat. Poftero die bene mane, potisfi- mum ante folis ortum, aegrotus locum petit, ubi olla depofita fuit, et totum corpus decodo bene lavat. Hoc modo quoti­ die vefperi coquitur et mane lavatur, dum redeant appetentia cibi et corporis vires, quod plerumque intra o d o dies evenire folet. Hæc curandi via in ufu eft prsrfertim apud cultiorem illam gentem Sufuer.fem, quae aliquot gradus a Sierra Lcoua feptemtriontem verfus incolit.

F r u c t u s præterea hujus Amomi ubique i n o r a Guineas maritima ad fLym in febribus depellendam adhibetur. Corio aperto et d e t r a d o , inclufa materies in tres dividitur partes arquales, quarum quatque, una cum feminibus aromaticis, aci­ dum continet valde jucundum, fucco Citri non abfimile, fed mirius delicatiusque. Hoc acidum eft o p t i m u m , quo fe refrigeret non folum febricitans*, fed quicumque etiam alius, qui bona fruitur valetudine, præfertim dum in ardenti Africa^ iter facit.

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2. C o d a r i u m acutifolium, A f z e l . Plantar. Guineenjl

P . h U p f 1 S 0 4 . In hcc Disferratione dicitur p . 2 5 , "decoctum

"e foliis hujus arboris acidis esfe remedium expectorans bene ’'probatum.” Haec autem verba, utpote non fatis accurata, heic notanda funt et corrigenda. Non enim eft d e c o d u m , fed infuium foliorum aquofum calide paratum, quod deinde frig'-f*dum unoquoque mane bibere lolent i n d i g e n a e , ut in pe­ d or is morbis e i s , quibus jungitur refpiratio difficilis, psrva et anhela, QDyfpnoeam v o c an t) , morbofam intus materiam expellant. Sapore eft fuave acidulo hocce infufum, et ffinui non nihil adftringens.

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