Zoologia, or the history of animals as they are useful in physick and chirurgery. Divided into four parts; the first treateth of the more perfect terrestial creatures. The second of birds. The third of fishes. The fourth of insects / by John Schroder.

  • Johann Schröder
Date:
1659
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Credit: Zoologia, or the history of animals as they are useful in physick and chirurgery. Divided into four parts; the first treateth of the more perfect terrestial creatures. The second of birds. The third of fishes. The fourth of insects / by John Schroder. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XIV. Caftor, the Bever, S an Amphibious Animal, living on fifhes,and i] fruics, and barks of trees. Whence we have in Phyficall ufe, 1, The greafe. 2. The tefticles. 3. The skin, The vertues. 1. The greafe is {pecially good for the nerves and womb, for the Epilepfie, Palfey, Convulfion, Apoplexie, ec. 2. The tefticles are called Cafforeum. Thefe being cut off and well purged are dryed in the fhade, and there are kept hanged up. They continue feven years uncorrupted. N. 1. Caftoreumisadulterated, 1. By Gum Ammo- ntacky which mixed with the bloud of a Bever and Caftoreum, is made into a little bladder and dryed. 2. Thekidneys of a Bever is putintoa bladder and drved. But to finde out this fraud, thefe markes of diffe- rence mutt be obferved. 1, The genuine tefticles arife both from one be- ginning. 2. The adulterate or counterfeit tefticles are for the moft part greater. 3. The genuine tefticles are of an unpleafant fmell, ftrong, fharp biting and of bitter taft, of a brittle fubftance, Moreover the black and rancid is to be avoided. The vertues. Ic heateth in the third,dryeth in the fecond degree, openeth, difperfeth winde, ftrengthneth the ce an
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