Anonymous work divided into two parts, alphabetically arranged. First part deals with exotic plants such as aloes, camphor, balsam, vanilla, and senna with detailed instructions for the preparation of tinctures, essences and ointments, and appropirate doses for a variety of illnesses. Second part highlights native plants, however the author stops with the letter M. Included are nutritional plants such as figs, coffee, grapes, endives, blackcurrant, pistachios and cocoa, and instructions and formulas for their appropriate use.
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