The American physitian; or, a treatise of the roots, plants, trees, shrubs, fruit, herbs, etc. growing in the English plantations in America. Describing the place, time, names, kindes, temperature, vertues and uses of them, either for diet, physick, &c. Whereunto is added a discourse of the cacao-nut-tree, and the use of its fruit; with all the ways of making of chocolate / By W. Hughes.

  • William Hughes
Date:
1672
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Credit: The American physitian; or, a treatise of the roots, plants, trees, shrubs, fruit, herbs, etc. growing in the English plantations in America. Describing the place, time, names, kindes, temperature, vertues and uses of them, either for diet, physick, &c. Whereunto is added a discourse of the cacao-nut-tree, and the use of its fruit; with all the ways of making of chocolate / By W. Hughes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    B Banillas. This is a Seed which groweth in a Cod , almoft like unto a Kidney-Bean , om Frees in the Indies,much ufed by fome in Chocolate. C Cacaua-Quabvil ¥s the Cacao-Tree, that beareth'the frui¢ of which Chocolate is made. Cacaos, Cacaotl, Cacantl,Cacabu.st], All thefe names do fignite the fruit of a Tree, (or rather the kernel of that fruit ) which groweth im’ many placcs in America 5 and of the Kernels is madé the Chocolate. | Cacaa- One fingle Kernel ,. or'Nut. Chile, Chille, or Chili. Afort of red ‘Pepper >of which there is great ftore in Famaicae vi. ; ex Chocolata, Chocolut, Chocolatl, Checo- late, Chocolatte,ot Ghocole:. All thefe. names fignifié one andthe fame thing 2. e.a Drink much ufed in the Weft-Indies , and now very familiar- ly known in Ezrope: chicfly made of Ca- ‘cao-Pafte and. Waters whereunto‘is fome- Heal ~“tameés 3 13 kiana eS eS ” a — CE OE SO a CE ate ee rs SNe EAL BRS LLYN RT Rt 2m or Ah REMIT ED NRE AN RR CS ES RMS RNR ios SAE EIS ‘ FE aa IE Sa LSPS he SS SSO