being eat fresh gather'd but dry'd and pouder'd they bind and stop all Fluxes A Decoction of the Bark and Leaf is good to cement broken Bones and Dislocations Some say the Branches defend any House from Witchcraft I S. Johns-wort grows in Meadows and Pastures the Leafs are full of small holes and it 's under the Sun and Leo. This is a most excellent Herb for Wounds if you boil it in Whitewine and drink it or make an Oil or Ointment of it or a Bath or Lotion t is very effectual in Bruises or Wounds and strengthens feeble Members cureth Blood-spitting biting of Serpents Stone Stoppage of Urine Gout Ague Sciatica Palsy Falling-sickness c. By often drinking the Seed in pouder it purges Choler bruis'd or congeal'd Blood in the Stomach and Blood-vomiting Ivy grows on old Stone-walls it 's under Saturn The Flower boil'd in Claret stops the Bloody-flux The Berries taken pouder'd cure the Jaundice Spitting of Blood prevent Drunkenness or any Plague Infection c. Drink the Berry pouder'd in White-wine it cures the Stone opens Obstructions provokes the Terms and Urine easing Headach Spleen Vapours and Stitch by heating the Leaves in Wine and applying them to your Side or Head The Leaf boil'd cures Ulcers Wounds Burns Scalds sore Eyes and is an excellent Remedy for a Surfeit if you take the Decoction in the same Liquor you surfeited of Juniper groweth in Woods and Copses is under the Sun hot in the third dry in the first degree It is an excellent Antidote against all Infections resisting the Plague and venomous Beasts opens the Urinary Passage and Stomach curing shortness of Breath Dropsy Consumption Convulsion Pain in the Belly and Side Rupture gives speedy Delivery strengthens the Memory clears the Sight comforts the Brain cureth Gout Scurvy Leprosy Scab Itch and Piles all this and more it performs by taking the Berries pouder'd in Wine You may use the Decoction of the Berries for outward application K Kidney-wort grows on Stone and Mud-walls is under Venus and Libra and is good to cure Inflamation and preternatural Heat to refresh a hot Liver or languishing Stomach and Bowels if you drink the Juice or distill'd Water The Herb apply'd outwardly healeth scorbutick Spots red Faces Pimples and Inflamations it taketh away Sciatica Gout Exulceration of Reins or Kidneys The Decoction is a good Bath for Stone-pain and other inward Evils as swell'd God Neck or Throat Kings-Evil c. either in Ointment or otherwise Knapweed groweth in Meadows and Fields in under Saturn dry and cold 'T is powerful in stopping Fluxes bleeding at Nose or Mouth stays defluxion of sharp thin Humours on Stomach or Lungs cureth Bruises by Falls the Phthisick Sores Cankers Fistula's sore Throat scabby Head Quinzay and this it doth by drinking the Herb boil'd in Whitewine and applying it to the place either by Decoction Fomentation or Ointment Knottgrass groweth by Paths and Highways is under Saturn cold dry and binding It stops Fluxes of the Blood the Juice being drank cureth Inflamation Gangrene Aposthume Fistula Ulcer Canker Wounds all Sores in the Privities of Men or Women the Stone and Gravel Stoppage of Urine and Running of the Reins L Ladies-Mantle is found by Wood-sides and in Pastures 't is an Herb of Venus allays Heat and Inflamation stopping Fluxes Vomiting Reds and Whites in Women or Maids helps Ruptures makes flagging Breasts round and plump the Decoction or distil'd Water drank and the Herb outwardly apply'd it also helps Conception and prevents Miscarriage It is one of the best of Wound-herbs if you wash 'em with the Decoction and drink it It mightily dryeth up ill Humours stops a Flux and cures old Sores Ladies-Thistle eat young makes an excellent Sallad that purges the Blood if boil'd Lavender grows in Gardens hot and dry in the 3d degree and is under Mercury A most powerful Herb it is influencing the Brain with Heat strengthening the Memory curing Pains of the Head that proceed from a cold Cause and all Diseases that arise thence all Convulsions Apoplexies Palsies and Falling-sickness it fortifies the Stomach freeth Liver and Spleen from Obstructions provokes the Courses and cureth beating of the Heart taken either outwardly or in Decoction Lavender and Rosemary made into Tea and 15 or 20 drops of Sal Volatile and Spirit of Harâ—shorn each alike put into half a pint of this Tea so drank Morning Noon and Night thins and cleanseth the Blood so doth Oystershells pouder'd and drank in Old Hock Lavender-Cotton is a Garden-herb and under Mercury 't is much of the nature of other Lavender resisting Poyson and corrupt Humours the biting of venomous Beasts cures Running of the Reins Whites c. The Seed kills Worms in Belly or Stomach By bathing with this Herb you may cure Scab or Itch. Ladies-smock groweth near water-sides or moist places are under the Moon and are much of the nature and efficacy of Watercresses are good for the Stone and Scurvy cause good Digestion and strengthen the Stomach Lettuce groweth in Gardens much used in Sallads and is under the Moon cold and moist It alays Heat and Choler of the Stomach cooleth the Blood Spirits and Brain quench Thirst cure the Headach encrease Milk abate Lust c. but is hurtful for those whose Lungs are ulcerated spit Blood are short-winded or very cold stomach'd Leeks in Pottage is nourishing Food good against Obstructions of the Ureters Short-windedness c. Lilly there are three sorts Lilly of the Valey Water-Lilly and White-Lilly The Lilly of the Valey is under Mercury the other two are under the Moon Water-Lillies cool Inflamations heat of Agues both outwardly and inwardly used help ailments of the Head the Root and Seed stop fluxes of Blood or Humours either of the Womb or Wounds stay Running of the Reins and hinder Venery The Decoction being drank in Wine or Water cures Freckles Morphew and Sunburn in the Face The Distillation is likewise good for all the Distempers above Lillies of the Valey strengthen the Memory cure all Inflamations Pin or Web in the Eyes also the Palsy Apoplexy Gout and loss of Speech The Leaf-dry'd and snuffed up cleanses the Head Lillies White resist Poyson cure Fevers Infections Pestilence scald Heads Ulcers Burns and Scalds It is good for all the before-mention'd Distempers if used either in Decoction Juice distill'd Water or in Ointment Liquorice grows in Fields and Gardens the best groweth in England is under Mercury and is good against a consumptive Cough boil'd with other things or by itself It cures shortness of Breath Pthsick Hoarseness and all Diseases of the Breast Lungs and Reins it 's good against the Stone and Gravel heals Ulcers Strangury and Heat of Urine The Pouder blown into the Eye is good for Pin Web or Distillation Spanish Liquorice steep'd in Water and drank quenches Thirst and the Pouder put into a Glass of Water makes it resemble brown Ale Liverwort groweth on the Ground flat and among Water it 's under Jupiter and
if you eat 'em with Vinegar you can scarce be drunk those that be drunk by eating it may soon be sober They prevent Surfeits taken before Meat Colworâ—s boil'd cureth swell'd Legs Gout-pains c. bath'd therewith The Broth also helpeth the Bitings of Serpents or if taken in Wine They are but windy Victuals and somewhat offensive to the Eyes The Sea-Colwort cleanseth and digesteth more than the common sort apply them to Sores or Inflamations they cure ' em A Decoction of Sea-Colworts opens and purges more strongly than Garden-Colworts Camomile grows in Gardens and is govern'd by the Sun 't is hot and dry in the 2d degree 'T is a great Cordial giveth Ease and causeth Sweat if the Flowers and green Tea boil'd in Water or Wine and drank it sweats strongly eases Pain at the Sâ—omach and cures Agues it 's good in Glysters Poultices and Ointment bathing with it is good against the Stone and brings down the Courses In any sort of Ague boil a handful in a pint of Ale till half be consum'd then strain and drink it before the Fit comes and sweat do so three times and it cures Oil of Camomile put in a Vial and some Worms put in kill'd and bait your Hook with them the Fish will bite eagerly Lemery p. 15. Calamint or Mountain-Mint groweth on high Grounds is an Herb of Mercury hot in the third degree dry in the second If the Brain is afflicted from a cold Cause it 's excellent good for it strengthens the Memory enlivens the Mind and a Decoction being drank quickens the Senses it provokes Urine and the Courses is good for shortness of Breath Cholick Convulsions Cramps and wonderfully stays Vomiting but hinders Conception being boil'd in Wine and drank it opens Obsiructions of the Spleen and Liver and cures a Leprosie Calthrop's Water 't is a Water-Herb tho' seldom us'd there 's two sorts and they are under the government of the Moon cold in the 2d degree They are good against the Stone Gravel Kings-Evil all Inflamations and Swellings resist Poyson of venomous Beasts It 's used by Decoction drank or in Poultice outwardly Campions wild grow by Hedge-sides there are many sorts of it and they 're under Saturn but of a cold quality Taken in Decoctions it stops Bleeding inwardly or outwardly apply'd it resists Poysons the Plague breaks the Stone and Gravel cures Fistula's Cancers Ulcers Imposâ—humes c. Carduus Benedictus Blessed Thistla grows in Gardens is under Mars and the Sign Aries 't is an excellent Remedy for the Pleurisie Jaundice Pains in the Side purges the Blood by drinking the Decoction or distill'd Water it helps Tettars red Faces French Pox Plague Ringworms c. by sweating often with it it provokes Urine cures Agues and strengthens the Memory Carrots wild grow in Fields and it 's to be observ'd that all wild Herbs are more effectual than Garden Herbs in Physick Mercury governs this and 't is hot and openings The Root eaten or Decoction breaks the Stone provokes Urine expels Wind and the Courses is good against the Dropsy boil'd in Whitewine it helps Conception The Seed is more physical than the Root Caraway usually grows in Gardens 't is under Mercury hoâ— in the 3d degree the Seed is hot biting expels Wind provokes Urine and the Terms helps Digestion remedies the Cholick and a cold Stomach Celandine grows in Gardens by Hedges and old Walls is govern d by the Sun and Leo hot Made into an Ointment 't is excellent for fore Eyes The Herb decocted or otherwâ—se taken-inwardly cures the Jaundice Obâ—truct ons of the Liver Gall Dropsy Pestilence Tettars Ulcers Worms of all sorts Fits of the Mother beautifies the Face Gather it in its proper Hour and it 's effectual Celandine Figwort grows near the Water or in Shades is under Mars and is hot and dry 'T is reported to be an effectual Remedy for the Kings-Evil or hard Swellings about the Throat being made into a Poultice or Decoction of Herbs and Roots Made into an Oil or Ointment it cures the Piles or Hemorrhoids Or if the Root be wore next the Skin it cures the above-mention'd Ailments tho' it touch not the place Cellary see Sallary Centaury grows chiefly in Pastures all the sorts are under the Sun hot and dry in the 3d degree This Herb decocted purges the Blood expels Wind and all cholerick and gross Humors is good in Glysters In Gruel it creates and Appetite helps Sciatica Gout Dropsy Green-sickness Spleen it kills Worms and helps Cholick-pains Charlock the Seed of these wild Turneps are hot and dry as Mustard-seed warming the Stomach Chervil grows in Gardens is under Jupiter hot and moist A Decoction or the Juice drank dissolves congeal'd Blood Or the distil'd Water breaks the Stone provokes Urine expels Gravel brings down the Courses helps the Pleurisie and if candy'd is good against Infection In Pottage eat with Bread Butter and Salt 't is good Food warms the Stomach and preserves the Lungs Chiâ—kweed Mouse-ear grows in wet Ground and about Hedges it 's under the Moon cold and moist very cooling to a hot Liver Outwardly apply'd it cures Swellings and Imposthumes Palsie Scabs Itch red Face red Eyes Ulcers Hemorrhoids made into Ointment or Poultice or by bathing Cherry-tree grows in Orchards and is under Venus Cherries-are all cooling but the black are most medicinal and in Convulsions most prevailing They create a good Stomach the Gum dissolv'd in Wine is excellent to break the Stone cure an old Cough and Hoarsness clear the Sight and cause a healthful Complexion Cherries Winter grow in Gardens are under Venus and excellent in Physick the Berries are hot and opening so powerfully cause Urine break the Stone expel Gravel out of the Bladder and Reins and help Blood-pissing The Berries may be dry'd and pouder'd and drank with Whitewine and Sugar or warm Posset-drink The Apothecaries mix them with other Ingredients for the same Distempers and call it Troches Alkekingy Chesnut-tree is under Jupiter hot in Nature the Fruit is very nourishing creates good Blood and Seed if eat moderately but bind too much Lask or Diarrhoea the Dysentery as also the Courses Chick-pease grow in Fields and Gardens are under Venus cold and dry By a cleansing quality they break the Stone in the Kidnies they encrease Seed and Milk provoke Urine and the Courses The wild sort is reckon'd most powerful of the two Cinquefoil grows by Heâ—ge-sides and ways is under Jupiter hot and moâ—st Give a scruple in White-wine and it seldom misses of curing any Ague in three times taking it before the Fit The Decoction cures Fevers Cancers Peâ—â—â—â—ence sore Throats yellow Jaundice Quinzays Gout Scabs Itch Bleeding Bruises and Burstenness Boil the Root in Milk it stops all Fluxes of the Belly Reds or Whites Chives is a sort of Leek that grows in Gardens they are under Mars hot in the 3d degree dry in the 4th They are bad for the Head making Sleep uneasie and weaken the Sight yet have
the Stone and is good for an old Cough and shortness of Breath The Juice provokes Urine eases Pain in the Back and Sides heals Scab and Ulcer and cures the Gout Peony-royal groweth in Gardens but under Venus and is very hot It cutteth Phlegm disperses gross Humors warms a cold Stomach openeth Obstructions of Reins and Liver provokes the Terms brings forth the dead Child and Afterbirth helps the Gout keeps from fainting and vomiting it cures Cramp Dropsy Jaundice Pain of the Head if you drink the distill'd Water or the Decoction in Tea wrap the fresh Leaf in a Cloth and lay in a Bed it drives away Fleas A Tea made of it sweetned with Honey is excellent for the Phthisick and a Cold. Peony grows in Gardens and is under the Sun There are two sorts male and female the male is proper for Men the other for Women The Root is very good against Falling-sickness Convulsions Fits of the Mother Nightmare or melancholy Dreams if taken pouder'd in Sack Whitewine Blackcherry Water or a Syrup made of the Flowers Plumbs grow in Orchards and are under Venus There are several sorts the sowre are cold the sweet hot and loosening To dry Rheums and heal Ulcers the Leafs make a good Gargle for the Mouth Polipody of the Oak grows on stumps of the Tree is under Saturn but what grows upon the Tree is best It purgeth Melancholy cures Quartan Agues Cholick Spleen Cough Polipus weakness of Lungs The Root beat small cures Chaps in Finger or Toe Poplar-tree groweth in moist Woods is under Saturn both sorts The white cures the Sciatica if the Pouder of the Bark be drank in Wine and the Juice of the Leaf dropt in the Eye clears the Sight The black is more cooling A Juice that drops from the hollow of this Tree cureth Warts and Itch. The Ointment call'd Populeon is good against Inflamations Poppy groweth in Gardens and wild among Corn is under the Moon and is of a cold nature hindering hot Rheums from distilling on the Lungs cause Sleep cures Hoarsness Surfeit Falling-sickness and Pleurisie Outwardly apply'd it cures Inflamations Purslain grows in Gardens is an Herb of the Moon and is very cooling in hot Distempers to quench a Thirst It stops all Fluxes Vomiting and Cough it cures Ulcers in the Privities Redness of the Eyes St. Authony's Fire Burns and Scalds fastens Teeth and cures both Gout and Cramp Primroses grow in Fields are under the Moon and inwardly or outwardly taken are good for Wounds Priâ—et grows in Woods is under the Moon and is good to wash sâ—re Mouths and Eyes Inflamations and any part afflicted with Heat Quince-tree groweth in Orchards is under Saturâ— and of a binding quality it creates an Appetite stays Fluxes and Vomiting it cureth Poyson Choler and Plague-sores being eat or in Syrup R Radishes grow in Gardens are under Mars hot and dry in the 3d degree but are rather for Sauce than Nourishment the Tops boil'd young eat like Spinage They provoke Urine and the Rhine scraped and steep'd in Whitewine is good against Gravel and Stone Radish Horse groweth in Gardens and is under Mars The Juice opens the Stomach is good against Worms Scurvy Gravel Stone and Gout provokes the Terms and Urine and whets the Appetite Ragwort groweth in Pastures is under Venus and is a great cleanser and digester The Decoction cures Ulcers and sore Mouths if wash'd therewith The Juice is good for the same Rape boil'd and eat young with Bacon is wholâ—some and pleasant Food Rattle-grass two kinds red and yellow grows in Woods is under the Moon and is good in Fistula's and Ulcers is binding and stayeth Courses being decocted in Red-wine The yellow is good against a Cough if injected into the Eye draws out Films Restharrow grows in plow'd Land is under Mars and very opening it helpeth stoppage of Urine the Stone and Gravel also a Rupture Boil'd in Vinegar it cures Toothach Ulcers and opens Obstructions Rocket Winter is under Mars grows in Gardens and is seldom eat alone in regard it fumeth into the Head and causeth Ach and Pain It exciteth Lust helps Digestion provokes Urine cureth Bites of venomous Beasts Used outwardly it clears the Face This and Lettuce together is good for the Heart Liver and Brain Roses white red and damask the red are under Jupiter the damask under Venus and the while under the Moon The Juice when fresh gather'd purgeth Choler but the damask are most purging and the white and red most cooling binding and drying Being dry'd they are excellent Cordials especially the red and are good for Headach inflam'd Eyes Blood-spitting Heat the Terms in Women and Overflowings in Men All which and more is effected by the Decoction Water Conserve or Syrup Rosa Solis or Sun-dew groweth in moist places is under the Sun and is excellent to prevent and cure Consumptions therefore commonly distill'd in Spirit of Wine with other Ingredients It helps shortness of Breath Rheums Ulcers of the Lungs Palpitation of the Heart and cheers it Rosemary groweth in Gardens is under the Sun and is excellent for cold Rheum distilling from the Head by drying it up and strengthening the Brain and Stomach 't is prevalent against Passion Falling-sickness Toothach weak Memory dimn Sight stinking Breath Plague Jaundice Deafness Cold Cough and Consumption it matches any thing Rhuharb grows in Gardens is under Mars and not inferior to that of China There are three sorts all wholsome in Physick and very safely purge Melancholy and Phlegm leaving a binding quality for that reason reckon'd good in a Flux it purifies the Blood cureth Ulcers Jaundice Stoppage of Urine Kings-Evil Dropsy Gout and Swelling in the Head Rue both sorts grow in Gardens are under the Sun and are excellent against the Plague Poyson and Cholick provoke Urine and Courses cure Agues abates Venery c. Stamp'd and apply'd it helpeth swell'd Testicles Pain of the Stomach or Fars Pimples Ulcers of Head or Nose and maketh lean Rushes grow in Fields are under Saturn but cold dry and binding They stay Flux and Whites cause Sleep and ease Headach but are so little valued for Physick that they are Not worth a Rush Rye in under Venus is more physical than Wheat and the Bread or Leaven of it breaks Imposthumes Swellings or Boils in any part of the Body S Saffron grows in Fields is under the Sun and is one of the best Cordials in the World It resisteth all Infections strengthens the Heart is good against Poyson and bad Air if a little be given in Wine Milk Ale or Beer much is hurtful because of its great heat It helps breathing quickens the Brain cureth Consumption Measles Small-pox and Jaundice The Roots of all Crocus's are of the nature of Hermodactyls that is the Roots of Saffron it purgeth Phlegm Satirian grows in Meadows but there are diverse sorts 't is under Venus hot and moist The Root sâ—irâ— up Lust if they are put in Water those that sink are good but
Radâ—shes Hawthorn-tree grows in Hedges and is under Mars The Husks are good Food for Hogs the Haws dry'd pouder'd and drank in Whitewine are very good in the Stone and Gravel in Reins or Bladder and the Dropsy The distill'd Water of the white Flowers stay Loosness or Flux of the Belly and will draw out Thorns if you dip a Cloth therein and lay to the place or other things Hemlock grows in most waste places and is under Saturn cold and dry 'T is very cooling good in Inflamations withstands Lethargy bruised and apply'd to the Privities it cures a Priapism or involuntary erection of the Yard It 's very dangerous inwardly taken but you may apply it outwardly to Tumors St. Anthony's Fire c. It giveth ease to a Pin or Web in the Eye if you mix some of it with Bay-salt and apply it to the contrary Wrist 24 hours and cures in three times dressing Also the Root roasted in Embers and apply'd to Hand or Foot cures them And if by mistake you have eat a Root of this your Remedy is to drink a draught of good Wine or Vinegar before it strike to your Heart Hemp grows in Fields and is under Saturn The Seed expels Wind much used it drys up Nature boil'd in Milk it cures a hot and dry Cough it opens Obstructions cures the Jaundice Gout Inflamations Worms Lask c. and makes Hens lay all Winter Henbane groweth under Walls in Ditches Dunghills c. and is under Saturn It powerfully resists Heat Inflamations in the Eyes or in any other part used either in Decoction Seed or Juice It asswages Inflamations in Womens Breasts or Mens Cods and the Gout Oil of the Seed helps Pain in the Ears or Deafness A Decoction of the Herb kills Lice cures the Toothach cools the Reins in the French Pox and healeth Chilblains or kibed Heels It is not to be taken inwardly being poysonous but outwardly used by distill'd Water Juice Decoction Plaister Ointment or Oil Smoak'd in Tobacco it cures the Toothach The Juice mix'd with the Hares Blood sew'd in a Hare's Skin and buried will draw all the Hares that way Lemery's Curiosities p. 83. Hedge-Hyssop they grow by Water-sides and in wet Ground are under Mars and violent Purgers of Choler and Phlegm unless well corrected then they are good against Dropsy Gout Sciatica c. Outwardly apply'd to the Navel they kill Worms and are excellent good for Ulcers and old Sores Hellebore black groweth in Gardens wet Grounds and Woods is under Saturn and by simpathy cureth Melancholy by purging it cureth Madness and a Quartan Ague the Falling-sickness black Jaundice and yellow the Gout Leprosy Convulsions and provokes the Terms The English sort is much milder than that which is brought from abroad the Farriers use it much It is naturally of a poysonous quality therefore to be corrected 20 grains inwardly taken is sufficient for one time but let that be corrected with half so much Cinamon Some rowel Cattle by boring a hole in their Ear and putting a bit of the Root therein which cures 'em in 24 hours if they are poyson'd The Root pouder'd and made up with Honey and Wheat-flour kills Rats and Mice The white does the same White Hellebore and sweet Marjoram of each a like quantity pouder'd and snuffed up the Nose cures Pain in the Head if it proceed from a cold Cause Use it with a Physician 's Advice Herb-Robert grows by Way-sides in Banks and is under Venus It 's good to break the Stone and Gravel stops the Terms and Bleeding healeth all green Wounds and Ulcers in the Privities or elsewhere Herb True-love groweth in Woods and corners of Corn-fields is under Saturn and expels Poyson prevents Plague and Infection cureth Fevers Cholick Witchcraft Wounds Ulcers Swelling of Cods c. by taking a dram of the Root or Berry pouder'd every day in Wine or Posset-drink It also caseth the Cholick and the Leaf cures green Wounds Hyssop grows in Gardens is under Jupiter but hot and dry in the 3d degree It is very opening and good against a Cough Wheasing Short-breath gross Humors Jaundice Dropsy c. It opens Obstructions is good for sore Throats Quinzay Tooth-ach Noise in the Ears and Falling-sickness The Oil cureth Itching killeth Lice and is excellent in a Consumption taken either in distill'd Water Decoction Oil or Pouder Hops grow in low Grounds mostly under Mars are very opening cleanse the Blood Spleen Liver and Reins from Stone or Gravel and provoke Urine A Decoction helps Scab Itch Tettar and other ails provokes the Terms cures yellow Jaundice and bad Complexion Beer is more opening than Ale but as Ale is sweet 't is consequently more nourishing and fattening Young Hop-tops are very good boil'd Horehound grows in high Ground is govern'd by Mercury very opening If decocted when dry or the Juice of the green Herb mix'd with Honey it is a Remedy for Wheasing or Short-breath or a Consumption thro' long Sickness it resists Poyson provokes the Terms is good against Venom of Beasts Jaundice Ulcers c. but excellent to strengthen the Liver and in Distempers asthmatical Horse-tail groweth in wet Ground is under Saturn cold dry and binding The smooth is the best sort 't is very powerful in stopping of Blood either inward or outward by drinking the Juice Decoction or distill'd Water it stops the Lask or Flux the Terms pissing of Blood internal Ulcers Excoriation of the Bladder Stone Wounds Ruptures Strangury Cough Inflamations Pimples red Face and all Breakings-out Ulcers of the Privities of Man or Woman it soon conglutinateth the Lips of Green-wounds Housâ—leek groweth on Houses or Walls is under Jupiter cooling and full of Juice so good for Heats inward or outward in Face Eyes or elsewhere You may make a Posset and strain the Juice into it Some say it preserves the House from Fire It cures Agues being drank all hot defluxions of sharp salt Humours in the Bowels and immoderate flux of the Terms It allayeth Inflamations helpeth Scalds Burns Shingles eating and fretting Ulcers helpeth Headach and heat of the Brain In Deliriums for want of Sleep being apply'd to the Forehead and Temples 't is excellent The Leaf bruised and laid on the crown of the Head stops Nose-bleeding and if you rub any place sâ—â—â—ng with Nettle or Bee it speedily cures it Hounds-tongue groweth on Highway-sides and under Hedges is govern'd by Mercury and is good for all Defluxions of Rheums on the Lungs or Stomach Eyes or Teeth The Root is used in Pills the Juice boil'd in Hogs-lard is good to anoint the Head and preserve the Hair from shedding it cures shortness of Breath Scalds Piles Ulcers Wounds c. it stops Humours from coming into Sores Mizaldus says that put into your Shoes no Dog will bark at you Holly-tree groweth in Heaths and Gardens and is under Saturn The Berries are chiefly physical and expel Wind greatly ten or twelve of 'em eat ripe They purge the Body from Phlegm or Sâ—ime
Cancer and is good for all Diseases of the Liver cleansing and cooling it It cureth the yellow Jaundice is used in Diet-drink to cool the Reins and help the Running thereof also female Diseases it wonderfully helps and Tettars Itch Ringworms c. Loose-strife or Willow-herb groweth by Water-sides and in moist Ground is under the Moon and is excellent for Wounds stops Bleeding in any part cureth the Bloody and all Fluxes being drank by Decoction It cures sore Mouths by gargling also Sores in Privities In Fenny Countries they burn it to kill Vermin Love-age is a Garden-plant and grows large it is under the Sun in Taurus hot in the 3d dry in the 2d degree 'T is a great opener and digester powerfully provokes the Terms and Urine If you take half a dram of the Root pouder'd in Whitewine it heats a cold Stomach helps Digestion easeth Gripes Cholick and Wind resists Poyson Infection and the Plague cures Agues Quinzay sore Throats if you gargle the Decoction it also helps Pleurisie The Juice dropt into the Eye helps the Sight and Redness Spots or Freekles it cures if you wash with it Lungwort groweth on Oak-trees is under Jupiter and cures a Cough Shortness of Breath Wheasing If boil'd in Wine or Water it cures Ulcers of Mouth Throat and Privities of both Sexes M Madder groweth in Gardens and Fields 't is used by Dyers and is under Mars It is of an opening nature leaving a strengthening quality behind It opens all Obstructions of Spleen Gall Liver Reins or Womb. 'T is excellent to cure yellow Jaundice or black Palsie Gout Melancholy c. also Bruises inward and outward if you boil and drink it in Water or Wine The Fume is good for Women to sit over that want their Terms it likewise clears the Skin of all Spots or Morphew Maiden-hair there are two sorts white and golden and grow on Stone-walls both under Mercury but temperate and much used in pectoral Decoctions helping old Coughs shortness of Breath yellow Jaundice provoke the Terms and Urine loosen the Belly stay Fluxes and Bleeding strengthen the Liver purifie the Blood and stop falling off the Hair the Head being wash'd with the Decoction Marshmallows grow in salt Marshes the common grow in all Fields are under Venus and open the Bowels and Reins being boil'd in Broth or otherwise are good in all Diseases of Urine Reins and Bladder hot Agues Gripes Cholick Pleurisy Excoriation Phthisick Falling-sickness helps Women to easie Travail taken either in Juice Syrup Decoction or Ointment It is good against stinging of Bees or Wasps Poyson Inflamation Sores St. Anthony's Fire Roughness of the Skin and Baldness if used in Decoction or Ointment It 's good against Cramp Kings-Evil Convulsions Chincough Sunburn Bruises and all Pain and Aches A Person I know troubled with the Cholick drinks it in Watergruel every Morning and finds it beneficial Maple-tree groweth in Fields and is under Jupiter A Decoction of the Leaf and Bark strengthens the Liver and Spleen opening their Obstructions purifies the Blood and cures sharp Pleuretick Pain in the Sides and the Cholick Marjoram both sorts grow in Gardens are under Mercury The Sweet is very good for the Head and to comfort the Brain taken any way it strengthens the Stomach opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen Both sorts cure the Dropsy Cholick Jaundice Scurvy and all cold Afflictions such as Convulsion Palsy Deafness if drank in Tea distill'd Water or Juice the Pouder is good Snuff chew'd it draws Phlegm Marigolds grow in Gardens are under the Sun and the Flowers strengthen the Heart resist Plague Fevers Measles Small-pox Swellings and Inflamations being much used are good in Plaisters and so is the Water for all the Ails afore-mention'd Maudlin groweth in Gardens 't is under Jupiter and strengthens the Liver resists Corruption purifies the Blood much the same with Costmary Masterwort grows in Gardens is under Mars hot and dry in the 3d degree The Root is good in cold ailments of the Stomach preventing Rheums if boil'd in Whitewine curing Phthisick Fits of the Mother Dropsy Falling-sickness Green-wounds Gout Ulcers putrified Sores c. causeth Sweat resists Poyson provokes Urine and the Courses and expels a dead Child Medlar-tree groweth in Orchards is under Saturn cold dry and binding When the Fruit is rotten it strengthens the retentive Faculty slayeth all Fluxes in Men Women or Children the Leaves boil'd do the same The Fruit eat by breeding Women stayeth their longing and prevents Miscarriage A Decoction of the Fruit and Leaves are good for a Woman to sit over who is troubled with too much flooding also hot apply'd to the Stomach it prevents Vomiting or Loathing The Stones pouder'd and drank in White-wine break and expel Stone and Gravel Melilot grows in Fields is under the Sun and is useful in a Poultice Oil Ointment Plaister Fomentation c. mollifying hard Tumors Swellings and Inflamations Apply'd outwardly to any griev'd Part it giveth Ease It hinders eating Ulcers spreading Its Flowers and Camomile are much of the same Nature and are used in Glysters to expel Wind The Juice dropt in the Eye taketh away Films clearing the Eyesight The Decoction drank preserves from the Apoplexy and cures Palsie and Falling-sickness Mint groweth in Gardens and is under Venus hot and dry in the 3d degree It strengthens the Stomach stays Vomiting and Hiccup resists-Poyson is good in Stone Gravel Spleen c. maketh a sweet Breath and expels Wind. Misseltoe is under the Sun hot and dry of a very penetrating nature both Leaf and Berry the Turpentine of it is excellent to soften hard Tumors and Imposthumes and if either be hung about the Neck it cureth Witchcraft The Berries are good for Diseases of the Head cause sneezing and make Birdlime Moneywort grows in moist Ground is under Venus and is dry and binding so good to stay all Fluxes in Men or Women Lask bleeding at Nose Ulcers c. taken inwardly or outwardly Moonwort grows in dry Ground where much Grass is 't is under the Moon cold dry and binding the Decoction stops Fluxes of Blood Terms and Vomiting healeth broken Bones green Wounds c. Some say this Herb will open Locks unshoe Horses with many suchlike Tricks Moss there are several sorts all under Saturn of a dry binding quality Oak-moss is most binding it stops Fluxes Vomiting Bleeding and cures Headach and Dropsy Motherwort grows in rich Ground and Gardens is under Venus and makes a cheerful Countenance there 's none better to drive out Vapours and Hypochondriack Melancholy it settles the Womb after Labour curing Trembling and Swooning if the Decoction be drank in Wine some time A dram of the Pouder drank in Wine causes speedy Labour provokes Urine and the Terms cureth Cramp cleanseth the Stomach of Phlegm and may be used in Syrup or Conserve It killeth Worms Mouse-ear grows in Ditches and Banks is under the Moon and the Juice or Decoction drank cures the Jaundice Gripes Stone Phthisick Dropsy Bloody-flux