Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	woman_n	womb_n	1,403	5	9.8281	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38455	An English herbal, or, A discovery of the physical vertues of all herbs in this kingdom what planet governs each herb, and how to gather them in their planetary hours : containing some hundreds of medicines made of English herbs, whereby any person may keep his body in health, or cure himself when sick, for a small charge, with such herbs and roots as naturally grow in England : collected for a general good.		1690 (1690)	Wing E3088; ESTC R8390	44,374	74

Decoction in Wine or Broth or distill'd Water Dropping some of it into the Eyes for several days together helpeth all Diseases of the Eyes or dimness of Sight it helpeth a weak Brain and watry Eyes taken any manner of way Some boil it in clean Water and strain it keep it in a Glass and wash the Eyes with it is good for sore Eyes F Fern grows on Heaths and is under Mercury the Roots boil'd in Whitewine kills all sorts of Worms and opens Obstructions of the Spleen The Leaves and Roots purgeth the Belly of Choler and Water but troubleth the Stomach therefore dangerous for Women with Child The Leaves and Roots boil'd in Oyl makes a good Ointment to heal all Wounds and to dry up malignant Ulcers the Smoke of Fern burnt drives away Serpents Knats Flies or any venomous Beast 'T is observ'd to cause Barrenness in Women Fern Water is under Saturn of the same nature but more powerful they provoke Urine much Featherfew grows mostly in Gardens c. 't is under Venus Boil'd in Whitewine it strengthens the Womb and frees from Birth and After-birth 't is good for all Distempers of the Mother and brings down the Courses speedily A hot Poultice applied to the Belly takes away all griping Pains 't is an effectual Remedy against Opium if the Decoction is drank It flowers in June and July Fennel grows in Gardens and is under Mercury It breaks Wind the Stone and Gravel and provokes Urine it encreases and amends the faults of Milk cures the Hickup loathing of Meat resists poisonous things and is good for Obstructions of the Liver Spleen c. It cures the Gout yellow Jaundice provokes the Terms and makes lean The distill'd Water is good for sore Eyes 'T is excellent to boil and eat with Fish Fennel Hog grows about Houses where Cattle frequent and is under Mercury To cure the Lethargy put the Juice into the Nose and us'd with Oyl and Vinegar 't is good for the Megrim Vertigo Falling-sickness Head-ach Palsie Sciatica Cramp Cough and Lameness The Decoction drank in Wine is good for a Cough Cholick-pains and shortness of Breath it purges gently gives Ease to Women that travail in Child-bed and eases Pains in the Womb Bladder and Reins The Juice mix'd with Wine eases the Tooth-ach cures all green Wounds and cleanses Ulcers drying them up Figwort grows in Meadows and shady Woods 't is under Venus in Taurus and excellent for all Diseases in the Neck and Throat as the King's-evil and Squinanzy The Herb decocted and drank in White-wine and the bruised Herb applied outwardly cures Wens Knots Piles and Kernels dries Ulcers that are foul and takes away Leprosies Spots Redness and all Deformities Fig-tree grows in Gardens and is under Jupiter the Juice of the Leaves and Branches are moist and hot The Decoction cures the Head of Scurf and Leprosie clears the Face of Morphew and the Body of Scabs and Ulcers The Juice kills Warts and the Decoction cures the Bloody-flux Chilblains Deafness and the Tooth-ach dropt into the Ears and the biting of mad Dogs or Serpents The Fruit is balsamick and opening if eaten The Decoction cleanses the Breast Lungs Womb Belly and Sores and cures shortness of Breath Hoarseness Coughs Dropsies and Consumptions Flag Water or Flower-de-luce grows in watry Ditches 't is under the Moon and is very dry and cooling The distill'd Water of the Flower Root and Herb cures watry Eyes and Blemishes of the Eyes 'T is a good Fomentation for all Inflamations Ulcers Cankers sore Mouths and Breasts It cures the Noli me Tangere and Ulcers in the Privities by Ointment or otherwise Flaxweed Toad groweth in Meadows Way-sides Paths and Banks 't is under Mars hot and dry It cleanses the Reins provokes Urine prevents the Dropsie in cold phlegmatick Persons it opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen cures the yellow Jaundice expels Poison drives forth the dead Child and After-birth provokes the Courses cures Inflamations of the Eyes and Pimples of the Face The distill'd Water cures Fistula's Cankers Leprosies Itch Scabs or any Spots of Deformity Flea●ane there is two sorts one groweth in Gardens the other in Fields near the Sea 't is under Saturn cold and dry The Seed powder'd and taken with Conserve of Roses stops the Bloody-flux ●nd corroding Humours it also stops the too great Violence of over-strong purging Physick and cholerick Defluxions the Mucilage of the Seed made with Rose-water allays Thirst in Fevers cures the Gout Head-ach Megrims Hoarseness Agues Sciarica sore Nipples Breasts Worms inflam'd pain'd Ears and Ulcers Flixweed grows in Fields and Way-sides 't is under Saturn cold and dry it 's admirable to stay Fluxes Diarrhoea's and Dysenteries it stops the Terms in Women and joins broken Bones Being decocted in Wine and drank kills Worms heals internal Ulcers Bruises and Wounds Paracelsus commends it for uniting broken Bones it 's good to make either Plaister Ointment or Syrup Flower-de-Luce groweth in Gardens and is under the Moon A Decoction drank with Honey or Sugar cleanseth the Stomach of gross or thick Phlegm cures the Dropsy Jaundice Agues Cholick opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen breaks the Stone helps Convulsions Cramps stoppage of Urine provokes the Terms cures a Cough Head-ach causeth Sleep and cures the Piles if fomented with it it 's a good Gargle for the Mouth fastens loose Teeth cures the Gout Ulcer Fistula Cancer and Noise in the Ears covereth naked Bones with Flesh again Fluellin grows in Corn-fields and other places and is govern'd by the Moon It helps Fluxes stoppeth the Terms heals Ulcers cures Wounds and Cancers is good for watery Eyes knits broken Bones and cureth Wounds outward or inward taken in Decoction or distill'd Foxglove grows on dry sandy Ground and under Hedges is govern'd by Venus and is good to cure green Wounds by applying a bruised Leaf to it The Juice put into old Sores speedily cures it cleanseth and heals all foul Ulcers opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen if boil'd in Whitewine and drank It cures the Kings-Evil scabby Heads c. an Ointment being made of the Juice none excelling The Decoction hath cured several of the Falling-sickness Fumitory grows in Corn-fields is under Saturn and cureth all Saturnative Distempers being boil'd in Whitewine or Whey by it self or with Polipodium It is very cooling and opening for the Liver Spleen Reins and Bladder purging the Blood and Stomach of melancholy Humour It cures saltish cholerick Distempers that breed Scabs Tettars Leprosy Itch and Ring-worms and sometimes soul Ulcers It operates by Urine if you take the Powder of the dry Herb or make Tea of it The Decoction cures Jaundice Fevers Plague sore Throat Pimples c. Furz or Gosbush groweth on barren Heaths and is under Mars It opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen The yellow Flower boil'd in Whitewine or Sherry cures the Jaundice provokes Urine cleanseth the Kidneys from Stone or Gravel and its cause G Garlick grows in Gardens and