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Show 1 Mirobalani Chebule. Mirobalans with Peach Jcaues. 2 Atirobalani Citrine. Mirobalans with Seruice leaues, etd ; % The de/triotion, 3 Thethird kiride ofMirobalans called Emblice, the Indians do call Amiale, whicherowe vpon attee of meane ftacurc,like the formersbut the leaues are very muchiageed,in thanelike th siege offetne,but that they be fomewhat thicker, The Indians donot putthe fruit hereof parol aoe ves, but occupic it for the thickning and tanning of their leatherin fteede of Rhys or orak Se mach,as alfo to make inke and bletch for other purpofes, . Mirobalani Belltrica called of the Sauages Gotnj and Guté, growethvp toa meaneftature, garnilhed withleaues like vnto Laurell or the Bay tree, but fomewhatlefler, thinner, andof apa ic greene colour, 4 Thefaurth kind ofMirobalans is called Zedicewhich the Indians do cal Rezannalegtoweth ypd attec ofmeane ftature, or rather ypona fhrub or hedgeplant, bearingleaues like the VV ‘illow,and 5 atuiteight{quare. There is a fift kinde,the tree whereofis not mentionedin authors, ve Theplace. The firft fowerkindes of Mirobalans do growein thekingdome of Cambaia; theyerowe like. wilein Goa,Batecala,Malanor,and Dabul; the xebu/a in Bifnager, Decan,Guzarate,and Bengala, admany other places of the Eaft Indies, % The time. Thetimeagreeth with other fruits in thofe countries, % The names, Thofe which we haue faid to be yellow,theinhabitants of thofe countrieswhere they growe do tillthem W4rare ; thofe that be blacke, they call Rezewmales the Belerice, Gotims the chetu/e, Unetea ; the Emblice are called UZ etiqui. “i The temperature, Allthekindes of Mirobalansarein tate aftringeneandfharpelike ynto the vnripe Sorbas, or Sthtice berries and therefore they are of complexioncold and drie, == 3 Mirobalani Bellirice Gr Emblica. The fruit of two forts ofMirobalanes. w Mirobalant Inaitt. Indian Mirobalane tree. % The vertues, Thelndians vfe chemrather to binde thanpurge ; burifthey do vfe themforapurge, they vie 4 thedeco@ion ofthem, and vfe them muchconferued in fugar, and efpecially the Chebute 5 the yel birandblacke be goodthat waylikewife. Theyellow and Bellerree taken before meate,are goodagainfta laske,or weake ftomacke,as Gar- B davwriteth, Theyellowand blacke,or Zdice, andthe Chebale, purge lightly, if two orthree drams be taken inddrawe fuperfluous humors from the head. Jn The yellow,as fome write purge choler,chebule flegme,Indica melanc holic,and ftr Hvatd partes; but rofted in the imbers or otherwife, walted,theydrie mote than they ft eteate two fortesefpecially brought into thefe partes of the worlde confertec andof thenthe beft are fomewhatlong like a {inall Limon, with aharderinde and black Uetatte Of 2 conferned Wall huts andthe pélerice; which are roundand lefler, andtendere ung, é i : they be mingledwith fharpe medicines, as Scammonie,it corte eththeirnature, and elpec “the yellow, Ta LOtelius Writech that of them the Ewb/ice do meanlycoole,fome dodiein th att deore Tie degree Bethe Lomackeof rotten fleome, they comfort thebraine,the finewes sthehart, entered ench thirtt, ontreute, ftay vomit, and coole the heate ofcholer, helpe the vnderftanding , qu Mite heate of the intrailes ; the preateft and heauieft be thebett. ad | aril they (vel. and EH1 ell, and ty Purge beft,and with lefler paine, ifthey belaide in waresin he femme MaloftGre, &after they haue fod andbe cold, preferuedin fo much ite hony as the Ptofitput to them, : 1 ou ce midgeteeaties might very much further the happy Preeel “meg to haute the aforefaid fruits greene,todiftill chem, ane . inch a gjfound the diftitied water afdrefaidtobe right profitableagain™ ae “llikeinfegtions, Jare cold in the firft lies Ariceare alfo of amilde operation, and do comfort, oo oie fecond :the others come necre to the Emblicein tat cag lt degree, and L Of rhe HISTORIE OF PLANTS, BOOKE OF THE 2 THE THIRD pAeee 1316 |