Pambotanologia. Sive Enchiridion botanicum. Or A compleat herball: containing the summe of what hath hitherto been published either by ancient or moderne authors both Galenicall and chymicall, touching trees, shrubs, plants, fruits, flowers, &c. In an alphabeticall order: wherein all that are not in the physick garden in Oxford are noted with asterisks. Shewing their place, time, names, kindes, temperature, vertues, use, dose, danger and antidotes. Together with an [brace] introduction to herbarisme, &c. appendix of exoticks. Universall index of plants: shewing what grow wild in England. / By Robert Lovell St. C.C. Ox.

Egyptian thorne. Acacia.*

• P. In Egypt, and Palestina: the second in Cap∣padocia.
• T. Fl. in May: the fruit is ripe in the end of August.
• N. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Aegyptia spina, & Christi.

Egyptian thorne. Ger. J. K. as the common and thorhy trefoile. T. Gal. The juice of acacia is cold and earthy, with a certaine watery essence, and thin hot parts: it's dry 3°, cold 1°, if washed 2°, loosing its biting quality. V. The juice of acacia stops the lask, termes and gonor∣rhoea d. with red wine: it h. blasting and in∣flammation

of the eyes, and maketh the skin smooth. It h. serpigo's, heate of the mouth, and makes the haire black. Diosc. It h. S. An∣thonies fire, the shingles, pterygia and white∣lowes. The gum doth bind and somewhat coole: it's emplastick, so dulleth the remedies with which it is mixed. Ap. with the white and yelk of an egge, it preventeth blisters in burnings, or scaldings. The juice of the other also bindeth, but is not so effectuall nor good in ophthalmick remedies. Park. K. as the west In∣dian & true acacia of Diosc. V. the juice h. kibes and chilblaines, fasteneth loose teeth, h. the flu•• of humors to the joynts, bindes, cools, & streng∣thens d. and ap. h. vomiting, the gum fastens colours.