On Poisonous Plants

of it, can be assimilated without any discomfort, and is able to contribute to the growth of the body in infancy and youth, and thereafter to its nourishment throughout the entire course of life. Furthermore,

2nd: All those materials deserve to be called Medicinesoriginal: "Medicamina" which—whether simple, compound, or artificially prepared—change and correct a morbid state of the body, and thus restore lost health. And finally,

3rd: Only those substances ought to be named Poisonsoriginal: "Venena" which, though otherwise taken from the class of remedies, whether simple or prepared, excite the most violent symptoms in a small dose, such as vomiting, diarrhea, colics, and inflammations followed by gangrene and death; or cause dangerous disturbances of the animal life, such as faintingoriginal: "lipothymiam", lethargy, or apoplexy.

All Ediblesoriginal: "Edulia" which are ground by the teeth and mixed with saliva and gastric fluid by means of the peristaltic motionThe rhythmic contraction of the intestines that moves food along. of the intestines, are dissolved into a thin jelly if from the animal kingdom, or into an emulsion if from the vegetable kingdom; they are for the most part sweet and glutinous. Therefore, all sweet things not only nourish mildly, but also cause fattening; and all starchy things, the more they abound in rich gluten, the more they are also accustomed to nourish. In a healthy body, these excite no disturbances and no pains. The thinnest dissolved particles are reabsorbed by the veins, and being driven into circulation with the blood, they pass into the nourishment and growth of the body, while the coarser parts are secreted in various cavities and finally dispersed. Edibles are primarily all the grasses from the class TriandriaA Linnaean botanical classification for plants with three stamens., such as the Cerealsoriginal: "Cerealia": Rye, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rice, and Maize; as well as all the legumes from the class DiadelphiaA Linnaean classification for plants with stamens united into two bundles, typical of the pea family., especially the Pea, Pha- The text cuts off here, continuing the word "Phaseolus" (bean) on the next page.