Alphita : a medico-botanical glossary from the Bodleian manuscript, Selden B.35 / edited by J.L.G. Mowat.

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1887
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    Briocteris^ nascllur in locis algosis, radix est ei aspera et stricta, gustu dulcis. Eruscus^ habet folia ad modum buxus, 5 tantum spinosa, anglice keneholm. Bnmcus^ cuscute, rasta lini uel po- dagra lini idem. [a^e. doder respice in . . . .] Calam.entum'', folia habet ad modum o origani sed albiora et florem album, gallice calamente, ang. semtositwurt. Calamentum agreste uel siluestre, sisimbriimi ^ idem. anglice hors- mente [uel wildemente. Respice 5 in matercaria aquatica.] Calamentum magis, nepta idem^; foha habet ad modum urtice set albiora. Specialiter ualet ad reten- cionem menstruorum. angl. cat- wort. 2 Calamentum aquaticum, siue colo- men secundum quosdam, nepta maior, crescit in locis aquosis, sti- pitem habet ad longitudinem ho- minis et assimulatur in foliis 2 canabo. Cameleonta nigra'', cardus assinius^ cardus uarius, labrum ueneris idem. [Respice in melus.] Cameleonta alba^ cardus coagulatus, 3 ixion idem. Herba est cum qua solet [coagulari] lac, folia habet albedine maculata. angl. southistel. Camolee^, quinquefolium, pentaphilon idem. angl. fifleuuedgresse. 3 1. Briottoris. 4. buscus tamen. 5. knyholm. 11. seint ostchewrt. 13. horsminte. 16. maius. 21. colomen idem. 27. asininus. 33. fogthistel. 35. fifleuedgers. ' Diosc. iv. 186, SpvoTTTepls tpvfrat «ard tcL ffpvd/Srj ixtpij twv naKaiwv SpvZv . .. fi^as Sl ex lcaT (mTTKoK^v Saaetas, OTpvfv^s KaTcL TfjV ytvatv ev tS) -fXvKei. Malth. Silv. C. cix, ' Briocleris herba est cuius radix aspera et stricta et coherens gustu dulcis.' Bart. p. 13, ' Brnscus, frutex est, licheholm' (= kneeholm). E. P, N. p. 22, •Ruscus, cneo-holen, fyres.' p. 31, 'Ruscus, cneowholen.' p. 45, • Frisgonem, fresgun, cue-hole.' Kneeholm, i. e. knee-holly. ' Perhaps PpSxos. Bart. p. 13, • Bruncus, rasta lini idem.' ib. p. 23, • Grinicus, cuscute idem.' Matth. Silv. c. cxi, ' Bruncus, podagra lini, hasta lini, cuscuta idem.' Dodder of flax. Podagra lini seems to represent the French name Goutte de lin, and rasca is the old French rasque. * KaXa- fiiveri, Diosc. iii. 37, ^ aiavn&piov, Diosc. ii. 154, which Gerarde (p. 686) says is called in English Water-mint, Fish-mint, Brooke-mint, and Horse-mint. » Diosc. iii. 36, ySvoffpios, 01 Se pLlverjv KaXaptverjv, 'PtuiMwt fievea, ol Si veneTan. ^ xaA'a(A.eW fieXas, Diosc. iii. 9. ' Diosc. iii. II, S't\paKos, 01 Si KpoKoSeiXtov, o'i Se xafMtXeaiv, oi Si ovoKapSiov, ot Si 'AcppoSiTijs XovTpuv. 'PaiijaToi XdPpovfi pevepts, ot Se KapSovp. Pevepts. App. • Chatnaleonla nigra, et cardus asini et cardus maior idem est, foliis utimur.' » Diosc. iii. 8, xaf^aiXeaiv \evic6s, i^iav tovtov eKaXeaav StcL t6 ev Ttai Tovots iidv evpiaKeaeat npds rds pi^as avTov, Ifi Kal dvTi /xaaTtxrjs xp^vTat at '^vvatKes. App. ' Chamaleonla alba, et cardus coagula idem est, foliis utimur.' The property of curdling milk belongs to kvIkos, (Diosc. iv. 187, Tr-qaaei Se nal ^dAa 6 xvAos tov airepimTos,) the fruit of which is similar to that of x<>-f^at\e(uv \evK6s. Diosc. iii. 8, Kapnbv Si kvikw vapairXriatov. x/'^- kaia, oi Si kukkos KvtSetos, Diosc. iv. 169. App. ' Camelo uel chamelea, i. cocognidium.' E %