Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the Great. Describing more particularly the Empires of Persia and Industan ... As also, many ... kingdoms in the oriental India ... (1677)
Herbert, Thomas, Sir, 1606-1682 · London : R. Everingham for R. Scot, etc. · leaf 397
urges and helps obftrudions, and kills worms; but immoderately taken intoxicates the brain and difpofes to fluxes v howbeit, expofedtwodayesin the Sun turns acid, in which quality it is binding. Here are alfo Coco-Trees, male and female, both which 'bear blofloms : the female is only fruitful ; and… … Their feveral vertuesare thus fumm’d up by Silveftcr . j the Indian IJles moft admirable be In thofe rare fruits call d Coquo’s commonly : The which alone far richer wonder yields Than all our Groves-, Meads, Orchards , Gardens , Fields! What , woud ft thou Drinkft the wounded leaves drop wine .…
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