RHAPONTICUM

original: "RA PONTIKON"; likely referring to Rheum rhaponticum or a related medicinal rhubarb species

RHAPONTICUM IS PRODUCED IN THE
NORTHERN LANDS original: "hyperboreiois topois," literally "places beyond the North Wind" BEYOND THE BLACK SEA original: "hyper ton Ponton".
IT IS A FLAT ROOT AND IN THESE [QUALITIES] ...?
...? SMALLER THAN CYPERUS original: "kypero," an aromatic marsh plant, DARKER
AND MORE BRITTLE. IT IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT ...?
...?
MUCH MOISTURE ...?
DURING THE WASHING ...?
BEING ASTRINGENT THROUGH ...?
YELLOW ...? IN COLOR
...? FOR
RESPIRATORY ISSUES, HEADACHES, PAINS,
BITES OF ALL VENOMOUS BEASTS AND ...?
COLIC, RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, KIDNEY AILMENTS,
STRANGURY painful or difficult urination AND BLADDER CONDITIONS
...?
HEART
BLOOD ...?

GENTIAN

original: "GENTIANE"

GENTIAN IS THOUGHT [to be named] BY
GENTIUS, THE KING OF THE ILLYRIANS,
WHO WAS THE FIRST TO FIND THE [plant]
...?
...?
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The illustration shows a figure kneeling before the plant, a common motif in ancient herbals to illustrate the discovery of the species or the specific method of harvesting its roots.