Garden of Malabar, Vol. 2 (Hortus Indicus Malabaricus)

...a drink is made when prepared with ginger and cumin seed boiled in water, which wonderfully helps in calming pains of the belly.

Tab. 5.

The fruit of this tree is not unlike the fruit Cambuy, or the Myrti americanæ sylvestris Pisonis Piso's American wild myrtle, in its shape, color, and taste; however, I cannot affirm that it is the same tree.

An ornate, symmetrical woodcut tailpiece features floral motifs, scrolling acanthus leaves, and a central bouquet tied with a ribbon, tapering down to a decorative pendant.