Parts of the Treatise on Plants

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A botanical illustration of a plant with a large, reddish-brown bulbous root. Several green stems emerge from the root, featuring small green leaves and clusters of small red berries or seeds.

It breaks? against? ...
The variety that is called Cyclamen original: al-sukkān; likely a phonetic variation or local name for syklaminos, also known as Sowbread
while its leaves are like the Jujube original: al-ʿunnāb; the translator compares the leaf shape to the small, oval leaves of the jujube tree
above it are berries original: ḥabb whose color tends toward red.
Its root is round and has a strong, sharp taste.
It is grayish? and resembles? Syrian legumes original: al-baqūl al-shāmiyya, with a branch? budding? from it.
The hardness? in the pods... spreading? some of them over others, and by fire ...
It is mentioned because? of a night? in which snow falls this may refer to a specific time of harvest or a folk belief about the plant's resilience, and it is abundant in places
where it grows? from the water, in what are called stagnant waters original: al-miyāh al-rākida; standing pools or marshes. It is a root used for those suffering from the spasm
called epilepsy original: al-ṣarʿ, and it is beneficial for general aches, wounds, and liver pain.
... it tastes? of it [to resist] deadly poisons and it benefits chronic chills original: al-bard al-qadīm; likely referring to persistent respiratory illnesses or joint stiffness...

Peony original Greek: glynidas (γλυνίδας); likely a corruption or variant of glykyside (γλυκυσίδη), the ancient Greek name for the Peony root

A botanical illustration showing a plant with green stems and lanceolate leaves. One stem extends horizontally to the right, terminating in a large, elongated reddish-orange flower with a trumpet or bell-like shape.

This? variety is called Peony original: al-fāwniyā; the Arabic transliteration of the Greek paionia
Its fruit? is very powerful for women in promoting [menstrual flow] original: idrār; a common medical term for stimulating bodily fluids...
in the wilderness original: al-khalā’ ...
This? kind is beneficial? ...