# De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6) 6.12.11

Theophrastus, De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6), Book 6, Chapter 12. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/de-causis-plantarum-lib-2-6/6.12.11

Τῶν δ' ἀνάπαλιν τὰ μὲν ἄλλα βρωτὰ καὶ ἔχοντα τιν' ἡδονὴν αἱ ῥίζαι δὲ ἄβρωτοι διὰ τὸ ξυλῶδες ἢ πικρὸν ἢ ὅλως δύσχυμον ἢ ἄχυμον· διαφορὰ δὲ οὐ μικρὰ καὶ διὰ τὰς φύσεις τῶν ζώων· τὰ μὲν γὰρ ἡμῖν ἄχυμα τοῖς ἄλλοις ἔγχυμα φαίνεται διὰ τὴν ἰσχὺν καὶ τὴν κατεργασίαν· (ἄλλα δὲ) ἄλλοις κἀκείνων προσφιλῆ καὶ κατὰ τοὺς χυμοὺς καὶ κατὰ τὰς διαθέσεις·

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Theophrastus Phil., De causis plantarum (lib. 2-6). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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