201-204 The Tamarind Tree, The Palm or Date Tree, The male Fir or Silver Fir, Colt's-foot.
201. The Tamarind Tree. Tamarindus.
Also see #201. The Tamarind Tree - #221. The East India Tamarind
1. This is the west India Tamarind; the Specimen of the Tree is taken from one in the Stove in ye Physick Garden, and the Fruit is taken from the Life out of Mr. Rand's Collection. This Tree grows very large in the West Indies; the Leaves are a light grass Green, the Flowers white & yellow with purple Veins; the Pods a brownish yellow tinctured with Red; the Pulp of the Pods is yellow at first & then changes into a brownish black; & the Stones are a reddish shining Brown.
2. It grows in the West Indies, and flowers in Summer.
3. These Tamarinds are generally eat by themselves, without any other Medicine mixt with them; and are accounted good to purge choleric Humours, & correct the bilous Heat in the Stomach and Bowels.
4. Greek, Οξυφοίνικeς. Latin, Tamarindus. Spanish, . Italian, . French, . German, . Dutch, tamarinde.
202. The Palm, or Date Tree. Dactilus or Palma.
1. This is a large Tree with a rough scaly Bark on the main Stem, the Leaves grow on the Top of the Tree in form of the sticks of a Fan; the Flowers are white, and the Fruit yellow and red.
2. It grows in Barbary, Egypt and Syria.
3. The Dates are much used for Food in the Countries where they grow; here they are esteem'd drying and binding, usefull for Fluxes, and to smooth the Roughness of the Aspera Arteria.
4. Greek, Φοινιξ. Latin, Palma. Spanish, Palmera. Italian, Palma. French, Palmier. German, Dattelbaum. Dutch, Dadel.
203. The male Fir, or Silver Fir. Abies mas.
Also see #198. The Common Fir - #203. The male Fir
1. This grows to be very large, the Leaves are broad at the Ends & white underneath; and the Cones grow erect.
2. This Tree is said to grow wild in some Parts of England; but is found in great Plenty in the mountainous Parts of Germany.
3. This is the Tree which ought to be used in the Shops according to the Dispensatory but not being so common as the Spruce, that generally Supplies its Place, the Vertues of both being much the same. See the Explanation of Plate 198.
4. Greek, Ελατη. Latin, Abies mas, Conis sur sum spectantibus. Spanish, Abeto. Italian, Abiet. French, . German, Donnenbaum. Dutch, Denne Boom.
204. Colt's-foot or Fole's-foot. Tussilago or Farfara.
1. The Stalks on which the Flowers grow are about four Inches high, the Leaves are a yellow Green above & whitish underneath, and the Flowers yellow.
2. It grows in moist watery Places and flowers in February & March.
3. The Leaves & Flowers are accounted pectoral, good for Diseases of the Lungs and Breast, as Coughs, Consumptions & shortness of Breath. some smoak the dryed Leaves among Tobacco for Coughs & Affections of the Lungs.
4. Greek, Βηχιον. Latin, Ungula caballina. Spanish, Unha da Asno. Italian, Farfarella. French, Pas de Asne. German, Brandtlattich. Dutch, Hoefbladen.
