the Branches is of a brownish Colour and spotted and yellowish within and tastes bitter and unpleasant The Wood is white and full of Pith The Leaves are broad round and nervous and somewhat like the Leaves of the Hasel-tree they are indented green shining and clammy It bears short brown Aglets like the Beech or Birch-tree It grows near Water The green Leaves of this Tree applied to Tumours discusses them and takes off Inflammations Being put into Travellers Shooes they ease Pain and remove Weariness A black Colour like Ink is made with the Bark of Alder rubb'd off with a rusty Iron and infus'd in Water for some Days Some use it to dye Black Alder in Latin Alnus nigra baccifera 'T is a small Tree which sends forth many streight Twigs from the Roots about three Yards high of the thickness of the Thumb divided into tender Branches The outward Bark is brown but sprinkled with Sky-colour'd Spots which being taken off another appears of a Saffron-colour The Substance of the Wood is clear and easily broken nigh the middle 't is brownish and has a great deal of Pith. The Leaves are somewhat round and end in an obtuse Point and are of a shining dark-green Colour The Flowers are small and palish The Berries are first green then red and at last black and of an unpleasant Taste 'T is often found in moist woody Places The yellow and middle Bark beaten with Vinegar cures the Itch in a few Days The inward Bark especially of the Root purges Watery Humours for which Reason 't is good in a Dropsie But it ought to be dried in the Shade because when it is green it occasions Vomiting And the Decoction of it ought to stand two or three Days before 't is used Alexanders in Latin Hippocelinum It has a thick Root that is white within it smells sweet and tastes acrid and somewhat bitter The Stalk is above a Yard high full branchy channell'd and somewhat red The Leaves are larger than the Leaves of Marsh-Smallage and the Pieces rounder They are of a deep Green they taste sweetish and like Garden-Smallage It has Tufts or Umbels of white Flowers The Seed is thick black and channell'd 'T is frequently used in Broths in the Spring-time to cleanse the Blood and strengthen the Stomach The Root pickled is a good Sauce Half a Dram of the Seeds powder'd and taken in White-wine provokes Urine Angelica in Latin Angelica The Herb it self but especially the Root and Seed are hot and dry It opens and attenuates and is Sudorifick and Vulnerary It moves the Courses hastens Delivery is good for Mother-fits and in malignant Diseases and for the Plague and it expels Poison The Root of it is allow'd by all Physicians to be very cordial and Alexipharmick For Preservation against the Plague the Root infus'd in Vinegar is to be held frequently to the Nose or chew'd in the Mouth For the Cure Take one Dram of the Powder of the Root alone or half a Dram mix'd with a Dram of Venice-Treacle every sixth Hour to provoke Sweat The Root or the Stalks candied are reckon'd very good being eaten in a Morning to prevent Infection They are also useful in cold Diseases of the Lungs and take off a stinking Breath Lozenges to be held in the Mouth in the Plague-time Take of the Extract of the Roots of Angelica and Contra-yerva each one Ounce of Extract of Liquorish three Drams of Flowers of Sulphure sublim'd with Mirrh five Drams of Oyl of Cinnamon eight Drops of fine Sugar twice the weight of all the Ingredients with the Mucilage of Gum-Tragacanth made in Scordium water make Lozenges See Dr. Hodges for the Prevention of the Plague in his Book of the London-Pestilence p. 231. Apple-tree in Latin Malus The English Apples being accounted the best in Europe I will mention particularly those that are most esteem'd amongst us First Those that are soon ripe and soon decay The Gineting the Margaret or Magdalene the King-Apple the Aromatick or Golden-Russeting the Flax-Apple the Spice-Apple the Summer-Queening the Gono-farther or Cat's-head the Good-Housewife or Bontradue the Giant-Apple the Pome-water the Summer-Pearmain the Kirton-Pippin or Holland-Pippin 't is called Broad-eye in Sussex the Orange-Apple the Summer-Belleboon the Paradise-Apple the Famagusta the Codling the Costard-Apple the Sops-in-Wine Secondly Winter-Apples and such as last long The Winter-Queening the Quince-Apple the Winter-Pearmain the Nonesuch the the Pealing the Leather-Coat the Winter-John the Pome-Roy the Lording the Julyflower-Apple the Pear-Apple the Greening Lones-Pearmain the Green-Russeting the Red-Russeting the Winter-Fillet or Violet the Winter-Belle or Bonne the Oaken-Pin the John-Apple or Deux Ans the Westbury the Winter-Reed the Flower of Kent the Winter-Chesnut the Maligar-Apple the Short-Tart the Pelmell the Thrift the Winter-Clary the Fig-Apple Thirdly The Apples that are best for making Cyder The Redstreak the Bromsberry-Crab the Golden-Pippin the Gennet-moil the Westbury-Apple the White and Red Mast-Apples the John-Apple the Vnder-Leaf the Winter-Fillet Elliots Stocken-Apple Bitter-Scale Claret-Wine-Apple Arrier-Apple Richards or Grange-Apple Coling-Apple Olive-Apple Fox-Whelp Pippins and Pearmains mix'd the Gilliflower The Vertues of Apples are various according to the different Tastes of them Those that are sowre and harsh are astringent and therefore are good in Fluxes of the Belly And when they are roasted they are proper Food for those that have Fevers Sweet Apples are somewhat hot and loosening Such as are a little acid are agreeable to the Stomach and chear the Heart Rotten Apples take off Inflammations and Swellings of the Eyes The Core of an Apple cut out and a Dram of Frankincense put in and roasted with the Apple and eaten opens Obstructions of the Lungs and is good for Difficulty of Breathing The same applied outwardly to the Side eases the Pain of it 'T is best to eat Apples two or three Hours after Meals The Altering Syrup of Apples Take of the Juice of fragrant Pippins two Quarts of the Leaves of Garden and Wild-Bugloss of the Flowers of Violets each one Pound boyl them in B. M. and clarifie them add seven Pounds of fine Sugar and a Pint of Rose-water boyl them to a Syrup One Ounce of this Syrup taken Morning and Evening is good for melancholy People The Purging Syrup of Apples Take of the Juice and Water of fragrant Pippins each one Pint and an half of the Juice and Water of Borage and Bugloss each nine Ounces of the Leaves of Oriental Sena half a Pound of Anise and Fennel-seeds each three Drams of Dodder of Crete two Ounces of White Agarick and the best Rubarb each half an Ounce of Ginger and Mace each four Scruples of Cinnamon two Scruples of Saffron half a Dram Infuse the Rubarb with the Cinnamon a-part in White-Wine and Juice of Apples each two Ounces Infuse the rest of the Ingredients except the Saffron in the Waters above-mentioned the next Day pour on the Juices and put them on a gentle Fire take off the Scum and
two Handfuls of the Leaves of Agrimony and both the Speed-wells each one Handful of Raisins stoned six Ounces of the Seeds of Sweet Fennel and Coriander each six Drams of Spanish Liquorish two Ounces strain the Liquor and aromatize it with a little Cinnamon and keep it for use The Patient commonly takes a Quart or more of this Drink in a Day Take of the Leaves of Sena four Ounces of Gummy Turbith and Hermodactyls each two Ounces of Black Hellebore and the Pulp of Colloquintida each six Drams of Guaicum and Saxifrage rasp'd each one Ounce of the Bark of Guaiacum and the fresh Berries of Juniper and the outward Bark of Citrons each half an Ounce of Cinnamon and Cloves each two Drams infuse them in equal Parts of the Waters of Balm Meadow-sweet and Carduus Benedictus for the space of forty eight Hours then boyl them gently and strain out the Liquor dissolve in it of Aloes-Rosat two Ounces Diagridium one Ounce bring it to the Consistence of an Extract and keep it for use The Dose is from half a Dram to one Dram. This is a proper Purge in the French Disease Or Take of the Extract above describ'd two Drams of the Gum of Guaiacum half a Scruple of Mercurius dulcis one Scruple make Pills with the Syrup of Buck-thorn These Pills are also used for the same Disease Distillation of Guaiacum is perform'd in the following manner Take the Shavings of Guaiacum fill a large Retort with them three quarters full place it in a Rever-beratory Furnace and joyn to it a great capacious Receiver begin the Distillation with a Fire of the First Degree to warm the Retort gently and to distil the Water which is called Flegm continue it in this condition until there come no more Drops which is a Sign that all the Flegm is come throw away that which you find in the Receiver and fitting it again to the Neck of the Retort lute well the Junctures you must afterwards increase the Fire by degrees and the Spirits and Oyl will come forth in white Clouds continue the Fire until there comes no more let the Vessels cool and unlute them pour that which is in the Receiver into a Tunnel lined with Brown Paper and set upon a Bottle or some other Vessel the Spirit will pass through and leave the black thick and very fettid Oyl in the Tunnel pour it into a Viol and keep it for use 'T is an excellent Remedy for Rottenness of the Bones for the Tooth-ach and to cleanse old Ulcers It may be rectified and may be used inwardly for the Falling-sickness and Palsie and to drive forth the After-birth The Dose is from two Drops to six in some convenient Liquor The Spirit of Guaicum may be rectified in a Limbeck to separate the Impurity that passes with it It works by Perspiration and by Urine The Dose is from half a Dram to a Dram and an half 'T is likewise used mix'd with Water of Hony to cleanse Inveterate Ulcers You will find in the Retort the Coals of Guaiacum which you may turn into Ashes by putting Fire to them Calcine these Ashes some Hours in a Potter's Furnace then make a Lee of them with Water filtrate it and evaporate it in a Glass or Earthen Vessel in Sand there will remain the Salt of Guaiacum which you may make white by calcining it in a Crucible in a strong Fire This Salt is Aperitive and Sudorifick it may serve as all other Alkalies to draw the Tinctures of Vegetables The Dose is from ten Grains to half a Dram in some convenient Liquor During the Distillation you must not make the Fire too strong for the Spirits coming forth with a great deal of Violence will be apt to break either the Retort or the Receiver Tho' Guaiacum be a very dry Body yet abundance of Liquor is drawn from it for if you put into the Retort four Pounds of this Wood sixteen Ounces to the Pound you will draw thirty nine Ounces of Spirit and Flegm and five Ounces and an half of Oyl there will remain in the Retort nineteen Ounces of Coals from which you may draw half an Ounce or six Drams of an Alkali-Salt The Oyl of Guaiacum is Acrimonious by reason of the Salts it has carried along with it and it is the Gravity of the Salts that does precipitate it to the bottom of the Water This Oyl does good for the Tooth-ach because it stops the Nerves with its Ramous Parts hindring thereby the Air from entring Moreover by means of the Acrimonious Salts which they contain they do dissipate a Flegm which uses to get within the Gum and causes Pain Take of Guaiacum cut into small pieces eight Ounces of Sarsaparilla six Ounces of the Bark of Walnut-tree of the Roots of Fig-wort and of Saxifrage each two Ounces Herb Robert three Handfuls of Raisins of the Sun stoned and of Live Millepedes each one Pound make a Bag for four Gallons of New Beer This is a Diet-drink for the King 's Evil. Guaiacum grows in Hispaniola Jamaica and some other Places Gum-Ammoniacum Chuse that which is without Sand that is pure yellow without and clear within which burns clear when it is fired and softens and sticks to the Hands when handled and flies into many shining pieces when it is knock'd with an Hammer It will dissolve in Water it smells stronger than Galbanum and hath a bitterish Taste It attenuates and resolves and draws violently and moves the Belly 'T is chiefly used for Pains of the Gout to resolve the viscid and thick Mucilage of the Lungs and Mesentery and for obstinate Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Womb and for the Stone 'T is used outwardly for a Scirrhus for the King's-Evil and to dissolve other hard Swellings Gum-Ammoniack is distill'd in the following manner Put a Pound of Gum-Ammoniack into an Earthen Retort or a Glass one luted big enough for two thirds to remain empty place this Retort in a Reverberatory Furnace and fitting to it a Receiver begin the Distillation with a very little Fire to warm gently the Retort and drive forth Drop by Drop a little Flegmatick Water when the Vapours begin to appear throw out that which is in the Receiver and re-fitting it and luting close the Joints increase the Fire by degrees and continue it until all is come forth then let the Vessels cool and unlute them pour out that which is in the Receiver into a Tunnel lined with Brown Paper the Spirit will pass through and leave the thick black Oyl in the Filter Keep it in a Viol. 'T is good for the Palsie and Hysterical Diseases the diseas'd Parts are rub'd with it And it is given Women to smell to Put the Spirit into a Glass-Limbeck and rectifie it by distilling it in Sand 'T is a good Remedy against the Plague and all sorts of Malignant Diseases 'T is used in the Scurvy and all manner of Obstructions The Dose is from eight to
excellent Lithontripick being powder'd and taken in Small Beer or Posset-drink The Leaves are applied outwardly to old Sores and to Burns The Seed powder'd and taken forty Days together cures the Hip-Gout 'T is said it provokes Venery Take of the Seeds of Bur-dock two Drams of Wild-Carrot-Seeds one Dram of Salt of Amber one Dram of Oyl of Nutmegs half a Scruple Balsamum Capivii a sufficient quantity make small Pills take four Morning and Evening This is a good Diuretick Medicine But the Root is chiefly us'd Take of the Roots of Bur-dock three Ounces of Sarsaparilla six Ounces of the Wood of Guaiacum three Ounces of the Bark of the same one Ounce of the Roots of Notty China three Ounces of Sassaphras one Ounce and an half of Harts-horn and Ivory rasp'd each one Ounce of Red and White Sanders and of the sweet-smelling Flag each six Drams of Raisins of the Sun ston'd one Handful of the Seeds of Anise and Fennel each half an Ounce Infuse them in eight Quarts of Fountain-water for twenty four Hours in B. M. and cover the Vessel close then boyl it with a gentle Fire till a third part of the Liquor is is consum'd towards the latter end of Boyling add of the Tops of Eye-bright Betony dried Sage and of the Cordial-Flowers each one Pugil of Woody Cassia half an Ounce of Nutmegs number two strain it for use Take half a Pint four times a Day Burnet in Latin Pimpinella vulgaris sive minor It has a long slender brown Root with some Fibres The Stalks are a Foot or two Foot high angl'd branchy and of a light red Colour At the top of the Branches are small Heads from whence arise small purplish Flowers The Seeds are short and four-square It has many long wing'd Leaves that lie on the Ground which consist of several small roundish Leaves green above and grayish underneath finely indented about the edges and set on each side of a Middle-rib It grows commonly on chalky Ground and in hilly Pastures 'T is Cordial and Alexipharmick The green Herb is put into Wine to chear the Heart and it renders it very pleasant by imparting an Aromatick Smell and Taste to it 'T is a good Preservative against the Plague and other contagious Diseases 'T is also astringent Of excellent use in immoderate Fluxes of the Courses and Belly and in all Hemorrhages and to dry and heal Wounds and Ulcers and the Biting of a Mad Dog The following Water was much us'd in the last London-Plague Take of the Tops of Burnet Rosemary Wormwood Sun-Dew Mugwort Dragon's Scabious Agrimony Balm Carduus Betony the Lesser Centory one Handful each of the Roots of Tormentil Angelica Peony Zedoary Liquorish and Elecampane each half an Ounce of the Leaves of Sage Celandine and Rue of the Leaves and Flowers of Marigolds each one Handful cut them and infuse them three Days in four Quarts of the best White-wine then distil them carefully and keep the Water for use The Dose was four Spoonfuls Butter-bur or Pestilent-wort in Latin Petasitis First it sends forth a Stalk about nine Inches high that is concave and downy with narrow sharp Leaves on it At the top is a long spiked Head of Flowers of a purplish Colour When the Flowers fade and the Stalks die large Leaves succeed like the Leaves of Colts-foot but twice or thrice as large or larger hook'd near the Foot-stalk they are almost round and indented about the Edges The Root is thick and bitter and creeps much It grows in moist places and near the Banks of Rivers the Spike and Flower flourish in April 'T is much us'd in Pestilential Fevers 'T is also reckon'd good in Coughs and for an Asthma It expels the broad Worms of the Belly and provokes Urine and the Courses 'T is outwardly applied to Bubo's and Malignant Ulcers 'T is us'd also to provoke Sweat and to expel Malignity Take of the Root of Bur-dock Virginian Snake-weed and Contrayerva each one Dram of Cochinell and Saffron each half a Dram make a Powder The Dose is half a Dram to be taken in a proper Water Butterwort or Yorkshire-Sanicle in Latin Pinguicula The Root has some white Fibres that are pretty large considering the smalness of the Plant. It does not grow deep Six or seven of the Leaves lie on the Earth and sometimes more of a pale yellow Green they look greasie and shine as if they were besmear'd in length two Inches and in breadth about one they are somewhat blunt at the Ends the Edges are smooth the upper part of the Leaf is cover'd with a very short Down which is scarcely seen Some Foot-stalks about an Hand high arise amongst the Leaves at the top of each is plac'd one purplish Flower of one Leaf divided into five parts It grows in marshy Places and on moist Hills The Leaves bruis'd and applied cure fresh Wounds Country-People cure Chaps in Cows Dugs and Chaps and Swellings on their Hands by anointing them with the fat Juice of this Herb. The Welsh make a Syrup of it wherewith they purge themselves They also boyl the Herb in Broth for the same purpose for it purges Flegm very briskly They also make an Ointment of it which is of excellent use for Obstruction of the Liver The Leaves beat and applied to Parts affected with Pain ease the Pain 'T is reckon'd Vulnerary and very good for Ruptures in Children C. CAbbage in Latin Brasica Warts anointed with the Juice of it are taken off in the space of fourteen Days The Leaves boil'd in Wine and applied to Ulcers and the Leprosie do much good And so great is the Virtue of it that the Urine of those that feed on it is very useful and proper for curing the Fistula Cancer Tetters and such like Diseases At the Beginning of an Inflammation of the Jaws when we design to cool and repel we make use of the Liquor of it A Person so over-run with the Scurvy that he could scarce go or stand and had Spots all over his Breast and Legs was cured by drinking daily three Pints of Wine wherein four handfuls of Red Cabbage had been infus'd with half a Dram of Ginger and two Drams of Cinnamon For a Pain in the Side apply a Leaf of it besmear'd with Butter hot to the Part affected having first sprinkl'd Powder of Cumin-seed upon it 'T is said Cabbage prevents Drunkenness Sea Cabbage or Colewort in Latin Brasica Marina It grows every where almost on the Sea-shore in England Our People in such places eat it preferring it before Garden-Cabbage Field Calamint in Latin Calamintha It springs up yearly with many Stalks which are two Foot high small four-square stiff and hairy they look reddish in Sunny Places they are branchy and bend downward The Leaves by Intervals are opposite one to the other small hairy with here and there a Jag they smell as strong as Penny-royal and almost as strong as Water-mint they are for the most part triangular
black purplish Colour full of Juice and of the bigness of a Grape having within many white Seeds The Berries and Leaves are Cooling and Drying The Berries are used inwardly in the Plague and Malignant Diseases and upon being poyson'd The Leaves are used outwardly in Pestilential Buboes and other hot Tumours and in old Ulcers Parsly in Latin Petroselinum The Root and Herb expel Wind provoke Urine and the Courses and open Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen and are good in the Dropsie and Jaundice The Seed is good for the same Diseases and for an old Cough and against Poyson The whole Herb outwardly applied dissolves hard Tumours and dries away Milk being applied to the Breasts Take of Parsly-seeds three Drams of Winter-Cherry-berries N. vi boyl them in a Pint of Milk and make Posset-drink Take six Ounces at a time sweeten'd with an Ounce of Syrup of Marsh-mallows This is good in the Stone Parsly-piert in Latin Percepier The Root is woody small and has a few small Fibres It has many small round hairy Stalks about an Hand high The Leaves are roundish divided into three Parts and are deeply jagged somewhat like Dove's-foot tho' less and hairy they are placed alternately the lower Leaves have Foot-stalks the upper have none at all or those that are are very short above they are of a light Green below they are whitish The Flowers are so small they can scarce be seen And the Seed is very small It delights in Sandy and Fallow Grounds and amongst Corn. It forces Urine violently and expels Gravel a Dram of the dried Herb being taken in White-wine It may be also eaten raw as a Sallet or pickled and eaten in Winter for Sauce Garden Parsnip in Latin Pastinaca latifolia sativa The Root is very nourishing and palatable It fattens and is a Provocative to Venery It opens attenuates and cleanses Cow Parsnip in Latin Sphondilium The Root is white and single and grows deep in the Earth of a sweet Taste and somewhat acrid It has a great Nerve within The Leaves that come from the Root are placed on long hairy Foot-stalks they are long and large and deeply cut about the Edges The Stalk is single round channel'd and about four Foot high The Flowers grow in Tufts they are white and consist of five Leaves It grows in moist Pastures and near Hedges The Root is Emollient and asswages Tumours The Seed is excellent for Hysterick Fits Peach-tree in Latin Malus Persica The Fruit has a sweet and pleasant Smell and refreshes the Spirits The Leaves boyled in Beer or Milk kill Worms and expel them The Water of the Flowers takes Spots from the Face The Syrup is a very proper Purge for Children and is made in the following manner Take of the fresh Flowers one Pound infuse them a whole Day in three Pints of warm Water then press them out add the same quantity of Flowers five times to the same Liquor and infuse them as before then add two Pounds and an half of Fine Sugar and boyl it to a Syrup The Pear-tree in Latin Pyrus Pears are agreeable to the Stomach and quench Thirst But they are best baked Dried Pears stop Fluxes of the Belly The following Pears are most esteem'd in England The Bon-Christien Summer and Winter the Butter-Pear the Green-Bury the Violet the Dove the Great Musk Amadot Rounselet Messieur Jean Great Sovereign Blood-Pear Windsor-Pear Green-field-Pear Dionier Great Bergamot Virgalous Roshea Red-Catharine Double-flower'd Pear Pease in Latin Pisum All sorts of Pease are windy and therefore are injurious to all that have windy Stomachs and are troubled with Spleen-wind Raw Green Pease are good for the Scurvy Pellitory in Latin Parietaria It cleanses and cools 'T is used for the Stone and Difficulty of Urine and for Coughs and in Clysters for Pains in the Belly Womb and Reins 'T is outwardly used for Tumours St. anthony's-Anthony's-fire and for Burns Take of the Juice of Pellitory three Ounces of the Juice of Limons and Oyl of Almonds each half an Ounce mingle them Take it Morning and Evening for two Days This is good for the Stone in the Kidnies Penny-Royal in Latin Pulegium 'T is used to provoke the Courses and to help Delivery 'T is good for Coughs for the Gripes the Stone Jaundice and Dropsie A Spoonful of the Juice given to Children is an excellent Remedy for the Chin-Cough For an Hoarsness take six Ounces of the Decoction of it sweeten'd at Bed-time The fresh Herb wrap'd in a Cloth and laid in a Bed drives away Fleas but it must be renewed once a Week Peony in Latin Paeonia The Roots and Seeds of Male-Peony are much used in Physick They are used for Diseases of the Head and for Obstructions of the Courses and Child-bed-Purgations and to ease the After-pains The Roots are hang'd round the Neck to cure the Falling-sickness The Compounded Peony-water and the Syrup of it are much in use The Compounded Water is made in the following manner Take of the Leaves of Lillies of the Valley fresh one Pound infuse them in four Gallons of Spanish Wine Take of the Flowers of the Lime-tree half a Pound of Peony-flowers four Ounces infuse them two Days then distil them till they are dry in B. M. in the distil'd Water infuse two Ounces and an half of the Roots of Male-Peony of White Dittany and Long Birth-wort each half an Ounce of the Leaves of Misleto of the Oak and Rue each two Handfuls of the Seeds of Peony ten Drams of Rue three Drams and an half of Castor two Scruples of Cubebs and Mace each two Drams of Cinnamon one Ounce and an half of Prepar'd Squills three Drams of Rosemary-flowers six Pugils of Stechas and Lavender each four Pugils of Betony July-flowers and Cowslips each eight Pugils add four Quarts of the Juice of Black-Cherries and distil them in a Glass The Syrup is made in the following manner Take of the fresh Roots of both Peonies at Full Moon each one Ounce and an half slice them and infuse them in white-wine for the space of a Day of Contrayerra half an Ounce of Sermountain six Drams of Elk-hoof one Ounce of Rosemary with the Flowers one Handful of Betony Hyssop Wild-Marjoram of Ground-pine and Rue each three Drams of the Wood of Aloes of Cloves of the Seeds of the Lesser Cardamoms each two Drams of Ginger and Spikenard each one Dram of Stechas and Nutmegs each two Drams and an half infuse them warm a Day in three Quarts of the distill'd Water of the Roots of Peony boyl them to four Quarts strain it and add four Pounds and an half of Fine Sugar and boyl it to a Syrup Pepper-wort in Latin Lepidium The Root is of the thickness of a Finger or thicker 't is white it has an acrid hot Taste it creeps in the Earth It has many Stalks about four Foot high round smooth and full of Pith they are branchy and less than the Little Finger and are cover'd
Month being first purg'd once or twice A Maid was cur'd of deep Melancholy and the Green-sickness by the use of this Medicine 'T is us'd in Baths to comfort the Joints and Sinews and for Diseases of the Womb. It flowers in June July and August Bay-tree in Latin Laurus A Decoction of the Bark Berries and Leaves makes a good Bath for the Diseases of the Womb and Bladder The Berries are very effectual against all Poison of venomous Creatures and the stinging of Wasps and Bees and also in the Plague and infectious Diseases and therefore are an Ingredient in the London-Treacle They procure the Courses and 't is said that seven of the Berries taken inwardly will hasten Delivery and expel the After-Birth Being made into an Electuary with Hony they cure old Coughs and Shortness of Breath and stop Rheums they expel Wind and provoke Urine and comfort the Stomach The Oyl which is made of the Berries is very useful in cold Diseases of the Joints and Nerves The Electuary of it is frequently used in Clysters to expel Wind and to ease the Pain of the Cholick So do the Berries themselves A Clyster for the Cholick Take of the Leaves of Mercury Marsh-mallows Pellitory of the Wall each one Handful of the Flowers of Camomil one Dram of the Seed of Caraways Cumin of Bay-berries powder'd each one Ounce boyl them in clear Posset-drink to three quarters of a Pint of the Liquor strained Add three Ounces of Mercurial Honey which see among the Vertues of Mercury of Hiera Picra two Drams Make a Clyster Beans in Latin Faba They are the chief Diet all the Summer-time in some Places and are certainly very nourishing A poor Country-man when Corn was dear dieted his Children only with Beans dried and they were better colour'd and fatter than other Children The Distill'd Water of the Flowers provokes Urine and is much used for beautifying the Face and taking Spots from thence For the Gravel make a Lee of the Ashes strain it and sweeten it with Sugar Take six Ounces with twenty Drops of Tincture of Cinnamon in it One that voided Blood by Stool three or four Months was cured by eating Red Beans boyl'd in Milk Morning and Evening when other Medicines would do no good They provoke Venery but they are windy and occasion troublesom Dreams Bears-foot in Latin Helleboraster It grows only in Gardens The Powder of the Leaves kills Worms in Children But it is a churlish Medicine Beech-tree in Latin Fagus The Leaves of the Beech-tree bruis'd and applied to hot Swellings discusses them The Water contained in old and hollow Oaks and Beech-trees cures the Itch in Men and Cattel when they are mangy White-Beet in Latin Beta alba It has a woody Root of the thickness of the Little Finger pretty long and white The Leaves are of a light green Colour thick and succulent of a nitrous Taste The Stalk is four Foot high or higher small and channell'd and has many Wings wherein are the little Flowers in a long Series consisting of yellow Tufts The Seed is round rough and brown Sea-Beet in Latin Beta Maris 'T is like the White-Beet but the Leaves are smaller and greener They are plain and equal and have sometimes red Veins and sometimes not The Stalk is also less 'T is common in salt Marshes and on the Sea-shore Beet is hot and dry and loosens the Belly by reason of its Nitrosity 'T is an Errhine especially the Root for the Juice of it received into the Nostrils occasions Neezing The young Plants with their Roots gently boyled and eaten with Vinegar procure an Appetite extinguish Thirst and suppress Choler in the Stomach Be et amongst the Ancients was much taken notice of for its insipid Taste Martial reproaches it in the following Distick Ut sapiant fatuae fabrorum prandia Betae O quam saepe petet vina piperque coquus The Juice of this Herb drawn up into the Nostrils powerfully evacuates Phlegmatick Humours from the Brain and cures inveterate Head-aches This is counted a great Secret by some Wood Betony in Latin Betonica It grows in Bushes and Woods The Flower is commonly purple sometimes white Many Vertues are attributed to this Plant taken any way Scroder describes the Vertues in short thus 'T is hot and dry acrid and bitter It discusses attenuates opens and cleanses 'T is Cephalick Epatick Splenetick Thoracick Uterine Vulnerary and Diuretick 'T is used frequently inwardly and outwardly especially in Diseases of the Head 'T is observed that the Faculties of the Root are quite different from the Vertues of the Leaves and Flowers for 't is very nauseous in the Mouth and Stomach and occasions Nauseousness Belching and Vomiting The Leaves on the contrary are Aromatick and of a pleasant Taste and agreeable to Nature in Food and Physick Counterfeit Tea made of Sage Betony and Ground-pine sweetned and drank hot is very good for the Gout Head-ach and Diseases of the Nerves and eases Pain occasioned by these Diseases Common Bilberries in Latin Vaccinia nigra vulgaris This small Bush has many green angled Sprigs a Foot or two Foot high which are hard to break They are divided into many Branches whereon there are many tender green Leaves about an Inch long and half an Inch broad They are sharp-pointed smooth and curiously indented about the Edges They taste partly acid and partly harsh The Flowers are placed each on a Foot-stalk among the Leaves They are of a pale-red Colour with a Saffron-colour'd Thread in the middle and in form are like a Water-Pitcher To each Flower succeeds one Berry like to a Juniper-berry which is rather of a Violet-colour when it is ripe than black At first tasting of the Berries they seem pleasantly acid but they leave somewhat that is nauseous upon the Palate It flowers in May The Fruit is ripe in August and sometimes in July The Berries are cooling and astringent They are very agreeable to an hot Stomach and quench Thirst They cure a Looseness and the Bloody-Flux occasioned by Choler And are good in the Disease called Cholera morbus They stop Vomiting and take off Feverish Heats A Syrup made of the Juice of the Berries is most agreeable viz. Take of the Juice strain'd one Pint Fine Sugar one Pound and an half Boyl it to a Syrup with a gentle Fire Take one Spoonful at a time or mix it with three Ounces of some proper Water Birch-tree in Latin Betula The Branches of this Tree are small and flexible and most of them hang downwards The Bark is very various when the Tree is young 't is yellow or brown afterwards it grows lighter It bears long Buds like Long-Pepper It grows frequently in cold and watery Places and on moist Heaths The slender Twigs of it were formerly used for the Magistrates Verge Now they serve to discipline Boys and to tame wild Horses and to make Brooms and to catch Birds with Bird-Lime and Bands for Fagots Fishermen in Northumberland fish a-nights by
Ounces of Carduus-water one Pint and an half make an Infusion over a gentle Fire in a close Vessel two Hours then strain the Liquor and add to it two Ounces of the Syrup of Dandalyon and a Dram of the Spirit of Sal-Almoniack The Dose is five or six Spoonfuls three or four times a Day This is very good in Pleurisies and other Diseases that proceed from the Clamminess of the Blood and from its being coagulated Dane-wort in Latin Ebulus 'T is neither Tree nor Shrub but rather an Herb but it is so like Elder that it is called Dwarf-Elder 'T is seldom so high as a Man but most-commonly three Foot high and no higher The Stalk is green and channel'd and full of Pith like Elder which withers in Winter The Leaves are whiter and greater than those of the common Elder long and broad and cut in the Edges like a Saw The Leaves are placed by Couples and smell strong The Flowers are white tip'd with red and grow at the top of the Stalks in Tufts The Berries are black The Root is long and of the thickness of a Finger not woody It spreads much and grows commonly near High-ways and Ditches and Church-yards It flowers in June or July and the Betries are ripe in August and September 'T is said to have the same Virtues with Elder but they are stronger The Bark and Seeds purge Water wherefore they are good in Dropsies and other Diseases arising from watery Humours The Root likewise purges very strongly The Leaves of it as well as those of Elder applied to Burns cure them In Diseases of the Spleen Take four Ounces of the distill'd Waters of the Roots for the space of ten or twelve Days fasting Take of the Roots of Dwarf-Elder of our Flower-de-luce each one Ounce and an half of the Leaves of Soldanella and Hedge-Hyssop each one Handful of the Roots of Asarabacca and Wild Cucumbers each two Ounces of the Lesser Galangal six Drams of choice Jalap half an Ounce of Elaterium three Drams of Cubebs two Drams slice and bruise them and pour upon them three Pints of small Spirit of Wine Tartariz'd digest them in a close Vessel in a Sand-Furnace two Days strain it and let it stand till it is clear Take two or three Spoonfuls in a proper Vehicle This is an excellent Purge in a Dropsie Darnel in Latin Lolium album The Root is very fibrous The Straws are two or three Foot high like the Wheat-straw but a little less They have four or five Knots at each whereof are the Leaves they are narrower and greener than the Blade of Wheat they shine and are smooth fat channel'd and are spiky The Grain is less than Wheat and is included in a single brown Husk It grows too much amongst Wheat 'T is hot and dry It attenuates resolves and cleanses Being mix'd with Malt it makes the Beer heady And mix'd with Bread it occasions great Dulness It offends the Eyes by sending ill Vapours into the Head The Flower of it mix'd with other Medicines is commended by the Ancients for putrid Ulcers the Itch the Leprosie the King 's Evil Gangreens and the Hip-Gout Dill in Latin Anethum 'T is very like Fennel yet it differs from it in many things The Root is annual the Stalk is less and and lower for it is rarely three Foot high the Leaves are lighter colour'd and smell stronger and not so pleasant the Seed is broader of an acrid Taste and not so pleasant as that of Fennel the Tufts of Flowers are yellow but not so large It grows in Gardens and springs yearly from its Seed But it grows no where spontaneously in England as I know of The Herb but especially the Seed digests discusses and ripens Tumours increases Milk disposes to Sleep lessens Venery cures Vomiting and the Hickops 'T is said to be offensive to the Eyes which seems strange to me for that it is very like Fennel both in Quality and outward Appearance and it expels also Wind And Fennel is allow'd by all to be good for the Eyes The tender Tops and the Root when fresh provoke Urine and so very good for those that are afflicted with the Stone Our People are wont to put the Seeds and Leaves into Pickle of Cucumbers to better the Taste and Smell and to correct the Coldness Take of the Oyl of the Seeds of Dill four Drops of Oyl of Almonds half an Ounce mingle them for a Draught This is excellent for the Hickops when they proceed from a cold Cause Dittander in Latin Lepidium latifolium The Root is of a Finger's thickness and thicker white of an acrid and hot Taste which soon vanishes It creeps in the Earth It has many Stalks four Foot high sound smooth and full of Pith branchy less than the Little Finger and cover'd with Sky-colour'd Dust which may be easily wiped off The Leaves are long and broad but end sharp they are smooth fat of a dull green Colour and plac'd alternately they are indented about the Edges Those which come from the Root and are on the bottom of the Stalk are prop'd by long Foot-stalks The little Flowers are plac'd on the top of the Stalks and Branches they consist of three white Leaves there are many of them The small Seed-vessels succeed the Flowers they are fat and pointed Gardiners dislike it because it spreads so much The Women in Suffolk boyl it in Beer to facilitate Delivery The Herb is acrid The Root eases the Pain of the Teeth Sharp-pointed Dock with curled Leaves in Latin Lapathum acutum crispum The Root is single and has sometimes Sprigs it grows deep in the Earth without brown and within yellow The Leaves are narrow and long and of a dull colour curl'd and crooked about the Edges especially near the Foot-stalks The Flowers are small hanging down upon long Foot-stalks and many Whirls The Seed is of a Chesnut-colour It grows on untill'd Grounds and in Courts especially in moist Places Sharp-pointed Dock in Latin Lapathum acutum The Leaves are shorter than the former the Lower grow narrow by degrees from a broad Beginning and are less than the other The Stalk is small stiff and sometimes crooked The Whirls of the Flowers are not so thick the Flowers are smaller and the Seeds not half so large It grows in moist Places and near Water and commonly in Ditches and Hedges The Root of Sharp-pointed Dock is much commended for the Itch And infus'd in Beer is excellent for the Scurvy and the Jaundice The Powder of the Seeds strengthen the Liver and stop all Fluxes of the Belly Provide four Gallons of Small Ale instead of Hops boyl in it three Handfuls of the Tops of Pines or Firr after it has done Working in the Vessel put into a Canvas-bag three Handfuls of Scurvy-grass four Ounces of the Root of Sharp-pointed Dock prepar'd and the Peels of four Oranges hang the Bag in the Vessel with something to sink the Bag After it has stood a
God who has dealt so bountifully with this Nation in giving the Kings of it at least from Edward the Confessor downwards if not for a longer Time an extraordinary Power in the miraculous Cures thereof This our Chronicle has all along testified and the Personal Experience of many Thousands now living can witness the same 'T is also useful in Cancers and Eating Ulcers The Powder of the dried Root applied to the Piles dries them up A Dram of it taken inwardly expels Worms The Water distill'd from the Root cures a Red Face An excellent Ointment is made of this Herb for curing the Itch It is composed as follows In May take the Herb with the Root and well wash'd and cleans'd beat them in a Mortar keep the Juice in a Glass well stop'd for a Year and when you would prepare the Ointment take of the Juice of Wax and Oyl equal parts and boyl them to an Ointment For the King's-Evil make the following Plaster Take one Pound of Lard melted over a moderate Fire then take of the Leaves of Fig-wort Hound's-tongue the Flowers of White Arch-Angel and Fox-glove cut them small and boyl them in the Lard Do the same three or four times till the Ointment be of a deep green Colour then add two Ounces of Turpentine and an Ounce of Verdigrease and a sufficient quantity of Wax and Rosin strain it and make a Plaster spread on Leather and apply it to the Part affected Filberd in Latin Corylus sativa The Nut is very pleasant but if many of them are eaten they occasion the Head-ach Wind in the Stomach Loosness and the Bloody-Flux Hoops are made of the Branches And Painters use the Coal of it to delineate Gun-powder was made of the Coals before the Coals of Alder were found more commodious for that Use Firr-tree in Latin Abies They say it grows plentifully on the Mountains in Scotland But I suppose the Tree that grows commonly there is that which is called by skilful Botanists Picea for that which we plant in our Gardens for the Firr-tree is the Picea as appears by the Characteristick Notes of the Picea for the Cone is slender and long and hangs downward and the rigid and prickly Leaves encompass the Branches disorderly Theophrastus says 't is propagated only by the Seed and that the Cutting off the Tops causes it to wither and die the same Year But we find by Experience that the Branches do not only grow but take Root and in time become Trees The Rosin of it is twofold First Liquid which comes from young Firr-trees This the Shops fasly call Venice-Turpentine Secondly Dry it is like Frankincense Thirty three stately Trees of this Kind make a fair Appearance on a little Hill near Waryton in Staffordshire two Miles from Newport The Branches and Tops are infus'd in Diet-drinks for the Scurvy with very good Success Sweet-smelling Flag in Latin Calamus aromaticus Officinarum It was first observ'd by Doctor Thomas Brown in the River Yare near Norwich It grows also spontaneously in other Parts of England viz. near Hedley in Surrey and in Cheshire 'T is easily known by its sweet Smell 'T is hot and dry 'T is chiefly used in Obstructions of the Courses Liver and Spleen and in the Cholick it also provokes Urine The Root of it candied tastes very pleasantly and is grateful to the Stomach The Turks usually chew it in a Morning to prevent Contagion of corrupted Air. The Tartars carry it about with them and will not drink Water unless this Root has been infus'd in it Flax in Latin Linum sativum 'T is sown in the Fields The Oyl is chiefly in use for Medicine 'T is taken inwardly in a Quinsie Pleurisie Consumption and Cholick Outwardly used it mollifies hard Swellings and eases Pains it asswages the Swellings of the Belly Printers Ink is made of this Oyl and Lamb-black Purging or Wild Dwarf Flax or Mill-mountain in Latin Linum silvestre catharticum It has a small white woody Root and some Fibres It sends forth little Stalks that creep a little and then rise an Hand high or higher they are small jointed and reddish branchy at the top and bending downward The lower Leaves are roundish and have an obtuse Point the upper on the Stalks are plac'd by Pairs opposite to one another there are many of them they are small and half an Inch long smooth and without Foot-stalks The Flowers have five white Leaves and are placed on small Foot-stalks The Taste of the whole Plant is bitter and nauseous It flowers at the Beginning of June It grows commonly in dry and hilly Pastures The whole Herb infus'd in Whitewine for a whole Night over hot Ashes purges strongly Watery Humours Take of Purging-Flax one Handful of Sweet-Fennel-seeds two Drams boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Fountain-water to six Ounces add two Ounces of White-wine make a purging Potion Marsh-Flea-bane or Bird's-tongue in Latin Coniza palustris The Root is thick and spreads much sending forth hollow and crested Stalks three Foot high with many Joints and Branches bearing two long Leaves at each Joint which are indented about the Edges green on the upper side and grey or woolly underneath At the tops of the Stalks and Branches stand many small yellow Flowers together like those of Rag-wort The Seeds when ripe fly away with the Wind. It grows in the Fen-ditches and on the Banks in the Isle of Ely but not very common It grows chiefly near Stretbam-Ferry The Herb being spread under-foot or burnt in any Place will as it is believ'd drive away venomous Creatures and Fleas and kill Gnats wherefore 't is called Flea-bane Some prepare an Ointment of the Root and Leaves for the Itch. Flix-weed in Latin Sophia Chirurgorum It is two or three Foot high It has many hard woody Branches they are round and a little hairy The Leaves are cut small like Roman-Wormwood it tastes somewhat acrid The Flowers are many small and yellowish The Pods succeed the Flower they are about an Inch long and very small The Seed is very small and brown The Root is white It grows in stony and gravelly Places and on Stone-Walls and in untill'd Grounds A Dram of the Seed is very good for a Loosness And not only the Seed but the whole Herb is commended for the Fluxes of the Belly and the Bloody Flux 'T is used in Plasters for Wounds and sordid Ulcers In Yorkshire they use the Seed to expel Gravel with good Success Common Purple Flower-de-luce in Latin Iris vulgaris The Root hang'd in Wine or Beer preserves the Beer sweet and imparts a pleasant Taste and Smell to the Wine like Rasberries 'T is much us'd by Bakers to prepare Leaven for Wheaten Bread Many Virtues are attributed to the Root of this Plant by the Ancient and Modern Writers they are briefly describ'd as follows By Schroder 't is chiefly us'd for Coughs Difficulty of Breathing Obstructions of the Courses and Children's Gripes Being outwardly applied it
frequently used in Catarrhs and to cause Rest House-leek or Sin-green in Latin Sedum magus vulgare It does not grow spontaneously in England but it is commonly sown on Houses 'T is very Cooling and Astringent 'T is used inwardly in Bilious Fevers for it quenches Thirst and moderates the Heat the Juice of it being mix'd with Sugar Rags dip'd in the Juice or distill'd Water of it and applied to any Inflammation of the Body especially in the Frenzy are very beneficial The Juice of it cures Corns and Warts For Ulcers of the Matrix and Urinary Passage take of the Juice four Ounces and one Ounce of Litharge and the Yolks of two Eggs rub them a long time in a Leaden Mortar then make Application In Fevers when the Tongue is dry and chap'd dip a Leaf of it in Rose-water and apply it to the Tongue and repeat it often Take of the Juice one Spoonful of White-wine two Spoonfuls mix them together drop one or two Drops into the Eyes and apply a double Linnen Rag dipped in the same This is good for an hot Distillation on the Eyes Hyssop in Latin Hyssopus 'T is hot and acrid It attenuates opens and cleanses 'T is chiefly used in Diseases of the Lungs 'T is frequently applied outwardly to remove Blood that is setled in the Eyes A Bunch of it being boyl'd in Water and applied hot to the Eye is also very good for Bruises I. JAck-by-the-Hedge or Sauce-alone in Latin Alliaria It sends forth Stalks round channel'd and solid small and somewhat hairy three or four Foot high The Root is small woody and white and stinks like Garlick The Leaves are first round like Ground-Ivy but much larger but soon afterwards they are a little pointed and indented about the Edges they are of a pale Green and smooth and set on large Foot-stalks the Smell and Taste of them is not so strong as Garlick they are placed at a great distance upon the Stalks Disorderly upon the tops of the Stalks and Branches are many whitish small Flowers consisting of four small Leaves upon very short Foot-stalks in the midst whereof are Tufts of a Colour betwixt Yellow and Green The oblong and blackish Seed is contain'd in long Cods that are angl'd and divided by a Membrane that has two Valves It grows in Hedges and Ditches Country-people use it in Sauces When it is green it provokes Urine when dry it expels Poyson Being boyl'd in Wine or mix'd with Hony it cures old Coughs 'T is excellent for resisting Putrefaction Upon which Account the Herb it self beat up with Hony and the Juice boyl'd till it is thick are put into Cataplasms for Gangreens and other putrid and malignant Ulcers The Seed applied to the Bottom of the Belly cures Mother-fits The Seeds rub'd and put into the Nose provokes Sneezing and purges the Head The Herb boyl'd in Oyl and Water and taken inwardly relieves Asthmaticks Some boyl the Leaves in Clysters for the Cholick Nephritick Pains and the Stone 'T is like true Scordium in Virtue and Smell Fabricius Hildanus says he often found the Juice very good for Gangreens And none need wonder why the Ancients especially the Arabians substituted this Herb for Scordium not for that Scordium was unknown to them but because they found in a manner the same Virtues in this Plant. Besides Scordium does not grow in many Regions and so it must be had dry and obsolete whereas this Herb grows almost every where White Iessamin in Latin Jasminum album The Flowers are chiefly used to perfume Gloves The Oyl of it heals mollifies and opens and is used in Contractions of the Limbs and the like Iew's-ear in Latin Fungus sambucinus It grows to the Trunk of the Elder-tree Being dried it will keep good a Year Boyl'd in Milk or infus'd in Vinegar 't is good to gargle the Mouth or Throat in Quinsies and other Inflammations of the Mouth and Throat And being infus'd in some proper Water it is good in Diseases of the Eyes St. Iohn's-wort in Latin Hypericon It has a woody Root that is much divided and hath many stiff woody round reddish Twigs two Foot and an half high or higher and divided into many Branches The Leaves grow by Pairs opposite to one another and have no Foot-stalks they are smooth and full of Holes which may be plainly perceiv'd if you hold them up against the Sun they taste dry and astringent with some kind of Bitterness At the top of the Stalks and Branches grow yellow Flowers of five Leaves apiece with yellow Tufts in the middle which being bruis'd yield a bloody Juice After the Flowers come small round Heads wherein are contain'd small black Seeds It grows in Hedges and among Bushes 'T is an excellent Diuretick and Vulnerary Herb. A Decoction of it cures Tertian and Quartan-Agues It stops Spitting of Blood and expels Gravel A Tincture of the Flowers is excellent in a Mania And the Flowers infus'd in Spirit of Wine kill Worms The Compounded Oyl of the London-Dispensatory is much us'd and is made in the following manner Take one Pint of White-wine of the Tops and Flowers and Seeds of St. John's-wort four Ounces bruise them and infuse them three Days in a Pint of old Oyl of Olives in the Sun or upon a gentle Fire and then press it Note they must infuse in a Glass well stop'd There must be a second and third Infusion in the same Wine After the third Infusion boyl it till all the Wine is in a manner consum'd then strain it and add three Ounces of Turpentine and one Scruple of Saffron then boyl it a little and put it up for Use This is excellent for Bruises and Aches For Spitting of Blood Take of the Leaves of St. John's-wort Hart's-tongue Speed-well Mouse-ear and Ground-Ivy each one Handful of the Roots of Chervil and fresh Nettles each one Ounce boyl them in three Pints of Fountain-water to two add an Ounce and an half of Raisins of the Sun ston'd of Liquorish two Drams of the Byzantine Syrup two Ounces clarifie them with the White of an Egg and make an Apozem Take four or six Ounces twice or thrice a Day for a Month. Iuly-flowers in Latin Caryophyllus They are Cephalick and Cordial The Syrup is chiefly used and is made in the following manner Take of fragrant July-flowers the White being cut off one Pound pour on them a Quart of Spring-water and let them stand all Night then strain the Liquor and being gently warm'd dissolve therein four Pounds of the whitest Sugar without boiling it and make a Syrup Iuniper-tree in Latin Juniperus It spreads it self near the Ground The Leaves are like the Leaves of Furze but not so large nor so prickly they are always green they are stiff and smooth above they are seldom an Inch long and are very narrow The Branches are divided into many Twigs The Berries are many round and twice as large as Pepper when they are ripe they are blackish they taste
is used outwardly in Baths for the Womb and the Itch. Cats tear it to pieces when it is first set in Gardens unless it be cover'd with Thorns but when it has flourish'd a while they do not injure it nor that which is sown according to the following Rhime If you set it The Cats will eat it If you sow it The Cats can't know it Nettle in Latin Vrtica 'T is Diuretick and Lithontriptick Eaten with Pot-herbs it loosens the Belly expels Gravel and promotes Expectoration The Buds are used in Broths in the Sprin-time to purifie the Blood The bruis'd Herb or the Juice put up the Nostrils stops Bleeding at the Nose It does good in Putrid and Malignant Ulcers and discusses hâ—â—d Swellings The Seed is Diuretick and provokes Vâ—nâ—â—y and is used in Diseases of the Lungs Take of the clarified Juices of Nettles and Plantain each six Ounces of Aqua lactis Alexiteria four Ounces of Cinnamon-water hordeated three Ounces of White Sugar a sufficient quantity mingle them make a Julep Take four Ounces Morning and Evening daily for three Days This is commended for Bleeding at the Nose Oyl of Roses or Juice of Nettles cures the Stings of Nettles presently Woody Night-shade or Bitter-sweet in Latin Solanum lignosum It sends forth small woody brittle Twigs five or six Foot long that encompass any thing that is near others lie on the Ground The Bark of the young Twigs is green but the Bark of that which is old is rough and whitish without within it is very green having a Pith in the middle The Leaves are placed alternately they are somewhat broad long and pointed with two small Leaves or rather pieces of Leaves at the bottom of most of them At the Tops and Sides of the Branches come forth many Flowers they consist of fine narrow and long Violet-purple colour'd Leaves The Berries are red when they are ripe soft and full of Juice of a bitter unpleasant Taste The Root is fibrous It grows in Hedges near Water commonly 'T is said to provoke Urine and to be good in a Dropsie and for the Jaundice The Juice of the Leaves says Parkinson purges much The Leaves are used outwardly with good Success in Inflammations and itching Tumours of the Hands and Feet Take four Handfuls of the Leaves cut and four Ounces of Flax-seed powder'd make a Cataplasm with Lard apply it hot This asswages Tumours and cures great Contusions Nipple-wort in Latin Lampsana It has a white single Root with Twigs and Fibres The Stalk is two or three Foot high or higher round hairy reddish concave and branchy The Leaf is like the Leaf of South-thistle The Flowers are small and yellow The Seed is oblong blackish and a little crooked The whole Plant being cut yields a bitter Milk It flowers in June and July and grows frequently in Gardens 'T is reckon'd good for the Nipples when they are sore O. OAk-tree in Lat. Quercus The whole Oak is astringent but especially the Bark A Decoction of it is given for the Bloody-Flux and for Spitting of Blood The Acorns are Diuretick The Water distill'd from the Leaves of a young Oak cures the Whites Those that Cut for the Stone use a Bath made of the Bark to heal the Wound Galls grow on Oaks but not in England The best Ink is made in the following manner Take of Galls four Ounces of Copperas two Ounces of Gum-Arabeck one Ounce beat the Galls to a gross Powder and infuse them nine Days in a Quart of Claret set it near the Fire and stir it daily then put in the Copperas and the Gum and when it has stood a Day the Ink will be fit for use Take of the Water of Oak-buds and Plantain each three Ounces of Cinnamon-water hordeated and Syrup of dried Roses each one Ounce Spirit of Vitriol a sufficient quantity to make it pleasantly sharp Take six Spoonfuls Morning and Evening This is good for an immoderate Flux of the Courses Oats in Latin Avenae They dry and are somewhat astringent When Corn is dear poor People live chiefly on Water-gruel And it is indeed very proper Diet for Sick and Well and yields a good Nourishment The Common-people in the North and in Wales make Bread of Oats and eat no other and no People in the World enjoy more Health nor live longer And without doubt this sort of Bread is most wholsom tho' it is not pleasant Beer is also made of it Flummery is made of Oat-meal boyl'd in Water to a Gelly 'T is eaten hot being cut into Slices and put into Milk or Beer or into White-wine and sweeten'd with Sugar 'T is an excellent Diet for weakly People Our Physicians scarce order any Diet but Water-Gruel in Acute Diseases The Meal is used outwardly in Cataplasms for it dries and digests moderately In the Cholick Oats fried with a little Salt and applied hot in a Bag to the Belly gives great Ease if the Gutts are not stuffed with Excrements if they are a Clyster must first be given A Bath made of Malt-flower Hops and Oat-straw is much commended for those that are afflicted with the Stone for it wonderfully mitigates the Pain and forces away Urine and many times the Stone too Onion in Latin Caepa Onions are hot and flatulent They are proper for those that abound with cold viscid Humours in whom they procure Sleep help Concoction and prevent sowre Belchings They open Obstructions force the Courses and Urine and promote insensible Transpiration But they injure those that are Cholerick they especially disturb their Heads and cause troublesom Dreams and offend their Eyes Old Women cut a raw Onion and infuse it in Water all Night and the next Morning give the Water to Children to kill the Worms with good Success A large Onion hollow'd and fill'd with Venice-Treacle and cover'd and then roasted under hot Ashes and applied the outward Skin being pull'd off in the manner of a Cataplasm mollifies effectually hard Swellings and opens them A raw Onion pilled and applied presently with a little Salt cures Burns if the outward Skin is not ulcer'd for it draws out the Fire and prevents Blisters Orpine in Latin Telephium 'T is Vulnerary and Astringent 'T is chiefly used for healing Ulcers of the Bowels occasion'd by the Bloody-Flux for Ruptures and Burns 'T is excellent for Easing Pain both in fresh Wounds and old Ulcers The Herb roasted under Ashes and mix'd with Lard cures Fellons P. HErb Paris True-Love or One-berry in Latin Herba Paris The Root is small knotted and creeping The Stalk is pretty thick round and solid and about half a Foot high reddish near the Earth green above It has four Leaves set directly one against another they shine under above they do not they are somewhat like the Leaf of Night-shade but broader It has one Flower like a Star compos'd of four small narrow long pointed Leaves of a yellowish green Colour having four other lesser Leaves lying between them The Berry is of a
in each Cloth to put the powder'd Cloves into set a small Earthen Cup upon each Glass of these Cloves let it stop so â—â—â—ly that it may suffer no Air to enter between its Brim and that of the Glass fill the Cups with hot Ashes to warm the Cloves and distil down to the bottom of the Glasses first a little Flegm and Spirit and after that a clear and white Oyl continue the Fire until there falls no more separate the Oyl in a Tunnel lined with a Cornet of Brown Paper and keep it in a Viol well stop'd Some Drops of it are with Cotton put into aching Teeth 'T is likewise good in Malignant Fevers and the Plague The Dose is two or three Drops in Balm-water or some appropriate Liquor You must mix it with a little Sugar-candy or a little Yolk of an Egg before you drop it into the Water otherwise it will not dissolve in the Water I have given you this Preparation to serve upon an Emergency when you want in haste the Oyl of Cloves You must only use hot Ashes to warm the Cloves if you desire White Oyl for if you give a greater Heat the Oyl turns red and besides a great part of it will be lost You must also take care to lift up the Cup from time to time to stir about the Powder Some do dissolve Opium in Oyl of Cloves and use this Dissolution for the Tooth-ach they put one Drop of it into the aching Tooth and it soon takes off the Pain The Spirit of Cloves which is made at the same time the Oyl is made is a good Stomachick It helps Concoction comforts the Heart and increases Seed The Dose is from six Drops to twenty in some convenient Liquor Cloves grow spontaneously in the Moloca-Islands Those that are good are black solid and weighty smell well are hard to break and bite the Tongue much and when they are broken their Liquor sweats out They may be kept five Years in a temperate place Coccus Baphica See Kermes Cockle in Latin Pseudomelanthium It grows every where amongst Corn and Flowers in June and July It cures the Itch and heals Wounds ann Fistula's and stops Blood But the Virtues of it are doubted by some Yet Sennertus commends it in Stopping of Bleeding Coco-Nut-tree in Latin Palma Coccifera A Liquor is drawn from this Tree called Suri which intoxicates like Wine It hath a pleasant sweet Taste An hot Water or Spirit is drawn from it by Distillation Sugar also and Vinegar is made of it Fine polish'd Cups tip'd with Silver are made of the Bark of it The Liquor or Wine is very good for Consumptions and excellent for Diseases of the Urine and Reins A Milk is drawn from the Kernels beat and press'd without the help of Fire which is very good for killing Worms eight Ounces of it being taken in a Morning with a little Salt The Liquor contain'd in the Kernel extinguishes Thirst cures Fevers clenses the Eyes and the Skin purifies the Blood purges the Stomach and Urinary Passages relieves the Breast tastes pleasantly and yields a great Nourishment 'T is said of it that it is Meat Drink and Cloth Chocolet is made of it It grows in the Spanish West-Indies and laste an hundred Years Coculus Indus 'T is uncertain where these Berries grow but the chief use of them is for catching Fish a Paste being made for them of White Flower and the Powder of the Berries For the Fish by eating of this Paste become giddy and stupid and so are easily taken But it is questionable whether Fish so taken may be safely eaten perhaps if they are gutted as soon as they are taken and boyl'd they may be eaten without hurt A Person who went to buy Cubebs of an Apothecary had these Berries deliver'd to him by a Mistake and when he had taken not above four of them he was presently seiz'd with a Vomiting the Hiccups and Faintness But a Vomit being presently given him he recover'd within an Hour Coffee in Latin Caova The Decoction of it strengthens a cold Stomach helps Concoction and opens Obstructions of the Bowels and is good for cold Tumors of the Liver and Spleen It heats the Womb and frees it from Obstructions Upon which Account the Egyptian and Arabian Women use it frequently But it is most taken notice of for removing Drowsiness But tho it be so commonly used and so very proper and effectual in some Cases yet in other Cases perhaps it may be hurtful or at least not so beneficial For it is commonly observ'd that Coffee-drinkers are often very lean and become Paralitick and impotent as to Venery But indeed in most Diseases of the Head as for Giddiness Head-aches Lethargies Catarrhs and the like Coffee is often used with good Success by those that are of a gross Habit of Body and of a cold Constitution and whose Blood is watery their Brains moist and their Animal Spirits dull for being taken daily it wonderfully clears the Spirits and dissipates those Clouds of all the Functions But on the contrary they who are of a thin Habit of Body and an hot and melancholy Constitution ought by all means to forbear Coffee And besides those that have but weak Spirits or are subject to a Trembling or Numness of the Limbs ought not to drink Coffee tho' they are afflicted with the Head-ach Nor ought they who are subject to the Palpitation of the Heart 'T is reckon'd good in a Scorbutick Gout and for the Gravel The Goodness of Coffee chiefly depends on the exact roasting of it Bernier says there were only two Men that knew how to roast them right in Grand Cayro For few know the manner and degree of Torrifaction for if they are never so little over or under-roasted they are spoyled Coffee is adulterated with burnt Crusts of Bread roasted Beans and the like 'T is commonly boyl'd in Copper or Tin-Pots but Earâ—hen are best for it for it is probable that Metals too often impart something of their Substance to the Liquor It hath been observ'd that upon Distillation a Pound of good clean Coffee the Vessels being well luted hath yielded four Ounces and an half of Flegm with a little Volatile Spirit mix'd with Salt and two Ounces and five Drams of a thick black Oyl which being rectified became yellow the Caput mortuum weighed about four Ounces so that about a fourth part evaporated notwithstanding the Vessels were so closely cemented Upon which we may reasonably conjecture that Coffee contains many Particles that are Volatile and Penetrative whereby it is probable it keeps Men waking Many that have been very subject to Nephritick Pains have been cured by taking Coffee often Women use it to cleanse the Teeth One that was seiz'd with a violent Cholera and painful Convulsions from an Internal Cause was cured in a short time by taking a great quantity of Coffee which was retain'd in the Stomach when the Tincture of Opium Mint-water and the like were
Bees make Hony does not seem probable but it rather sweats out of the very Tree or from the Branches of it at set Times and grows to the Form we see it with the Heat of the Sun The best comes from Pegu and Martaban 'T is Twofold namely Seed-lac or Shel-lac 'T is also Factitious It attenuates and opens and purifies the Blood and provokes Sweat and is Diuretick 'T is chiefly used in Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Gall-Bladder 'T is good in a Dropsie for the Jaundice an Asthma and Impost-humes of the Lungs to expel Malignity and to force the Courses The Species called Dialacca is much commended by most Physicians and is made in the following manner Take of Gum-Lac prepared and of the Roots of Rhaponticum each three Drams of Schaenâ—nth Indian Spikenard Mastich of the Juice of Wormwood and Agrimony thicken'd of the Seed of Smallage Bishop's-weed Fennel Annise Savine Bitter Almonds Cleands Myrrh Zedoary the Roots of Madder Asarabacca of Birth-wort Long and Round and of Gentian of Saffron Cinnamon dried Hysop Woody-Cassia and Bdellium of each one Dram and an half of Black Pepper and Ginger each one Dram make a Powder according to Art Sealing-wax is made of Gum-Lac The fine hard Sealing-wax is made of fine Gum-Lac melted in an Earthen Vessel into which a sufficient quantity of the colour is put and mix'd well together then take it off the Fire and make it up into Rolls or Sticks Red Wax is colour'd with choice Vermillion Blue Wax with Blue Bice Smalt or Ultramarine Green Wax with Green Bice Verdigrease or the like Black Wax with Ivory or Cherry-stone-Black Purple Wax with Red Lake and the like Coarse hard Sealing-wax is made in the following manner Take of Shel-lac twelve Ounces of Resin and choice Vermillion each six Ounces melt them and mix them together and when they are of a due Heat make them into Sticks You may set a Gloss upon them by gently heating them in a naked Charcoal-fire and rubbing them with a Cloth till they are cold Gum-Olibanum or Frankincense in Latin Olibanum It heats dries and is somewhat astringent 'T is chiefly used inwardly for Diseases of the Head and Breast and for Fluxes of the Belly and Womb and for a Cough and Spitting of Blood But the Internal Use of it is much disliked by some for they say it occasions Madness 'T is used outwardly for â—umes to strengthen the Head and to stop Catarrhs It incarns Ulcers and cures Wounds Mix'd with Lard it cures Chilblains It eases the Pain of Ulcers of the fundament powder'd and mix'd with Milk 'T is mingled with Plasters Ointments and Balsams to cleanse and incarn Ulcers and Wounds But the chief use of it is in Fractures of the Scull being powder'd and mix'd with the White of an Egg and applied to the Temples it does good for an Hemicrania and the Head-ach Infus'd in sweet Wine and drop'd hot into the Ears it eases the Pain of them and cures Ulcers in them The Bark of Frankincense is more effectual than the Frankincense it self and is more astringent The Smoke of Frankincense was formerly used to take off Inflammations of the Eyes and to stop Fluxes But it is not used now-a-days But the most ancient and remarkable use of it was in holy Things for they sacrificed and perfum'd their Temples with it And the same use is made of it now-a-days in Christian Churches It has been also used which is very strange in all Ages and in all Nations and by People of all sorts of Religions to purifie the Bodies of the Dead It was called Olibanum by the Greeks from an Assyrian Youth of that Name who as it is fabulously reported being maliciously slain for his pious Behaviour towards the Gods was turn'd into this Shrub called Arbor Thurifera Upon which Account they affirm that nothing is more pleasing to the Gods than the Smell of Frankincense Gum-Opoponax See Panax Herculis Gum-Sagapenum The Plant whose Juice it is is unknown It opens discusses attenuates and cleanses 'T is used for Pains of the Side and Breast and for Ruptures It cleanses the Lungs of thick Matter that sticks to them 'T is used in the Falling-sickness and for Diseases of the Spleen and the Palsie It provokes the Courses and taken in Wine it cures those that are bit by Venomous Creatures It takes off Mother-fits being held to the Nostrils with Vinegar 'T is reckon'd amongst the strongest Purgers but Mesue says it hurts the Stomach and Liver It may be corrected with such Things as are astringent and preserve the Tone as with Mastick Spike and the like Schroder reckons the Virtues in short thus 'T is very drawing It purges clammy gross and watery Humours from the Stomach Guts Womb Reins Brain Nerves Joints and Breast wherefore it is good for Dropsies Old Coughs an Asthma the Head-ach Convulsions Falling-sickness Palsie Obstructions and Tumors of the Spleen for the Cholick to provoke the Courses and the Urine But it is not to be used to Women with Child for it kills the Child 'T is good outwardly for a Pleurisie and other Tumors for it resolves and eases Pain The Fume of it takes off a Fit of the Falling-sickness and cures the little Excrescencies on the Eye-lids called Hordeola Take of Gum-Sagapenum and Ammoniacum each half a Dram of Diagridium six Grains of the Troches of Alhandal four Grains make Pills with Syrup of Betony Gum-Sarcocolla 'T is so called because it agglutinates Flesh 'T is best when it is fresh and of a palish Colour for when it is old it grows reddish It has a bitter Taste and is of a porous Substance and easily dissolves in Water It heats and dries and is astringent It consolidates glutinates ripens and concocts 'T is chiefly used for Cicatrizing and healing Wounds 'T is excellent for Fluxeons for the Albugo and Nubeculae of the Eyes being infus'd in Woman's or Asses Milk and mix'd with Rose-water Gum-Tamahaca 'T is much used by the Indians in Tumors of all kinds in any part of the Body It wonderfully resolves ripens and discusses It takes away all Pains proceeding from Cold and Flegmatick Humours The Fume of of it takes off Mother-fits 'T is commonly applied in the form of a Plaster to the Navel in Hysterick Diseases It stops all Defluxions from the Head being wrap'd in a Cloth and applied behind the Ears Being applied in the form of a Plaster to the Temples it diverts Defluxions on the Eyes and other parts of the Face It cures the Tooth-ach the Hollow Tooth being stop'd with it An excellent Stomach-Plaster is made of it and a third part of Storax and a little Amber-grease for it strengthens the Stomach provokes Appetite and helps Concoction and expels Wind. 'T is of excellent Virtue in Pains of the Hips and for Diseases of the Joints proceeding from cold Humours Monardes adds a third part of Wax to make it stick the better This Plaster is very good for Swellings and
Wood Bark and Root mix'd together is given for this purpose but the Root is best It grows in Malabar Lignum-Molucense 'T is found in the Molucca's and is kept in Gardens and is so much esteemâ—d by the Inhabitants that they will not let a Stranger see it The Seed of it is used to catch Birds they mix it with boyl'd Rice and lay it out for the Birds to eat it and as soon as they have tasted it they fall asleep and are stupid and if they eat greedily of it it kills them To rouse them that are asleep they dip their Heads in cold Water and so they recover The Wood reduced to Powder with a File and taken inwardly or outwardly applied expels Poysons It cures the Biting of Vipers and Serpents ten Grains of it being taken in Rose-water It also cures Wounds made by poysonous Arrows The strongest Man must take but half a Scruple of it When it is used for Purging the Party that takes it must make but a small Supper the Night before It purges all Humours but especially gross clammy and melancholy Humours 'T is good for long Quartan-Agues and for Continual Fevers for the Iliack Passion the Cholick Wind a Dropsie and for Gravel and for Difficulty of Urine for Pains of the Joynts a Scirrhus and the King's-Evil It kills all sorts of Worms and restores lost Appetite Acâ—sta observ'd the great use of it in inveterate Pains of the Head an Hemicrania Apoplexy Noise of the Ears the Gout and for Diseases of the Stomach and Womb and for an Asthma If it work too much let the Party drink a Draught of a Decoction of Rice Lignum-Nepbriticum It comes from Countries that are moderately hot as is Mexicana 'T is used for Diseases of the Reins and for Difficulty of Urine And the Water of it is good for Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen The Water of it is made in the following manner They cut the Wood small and infuse it in clear Fountain-water and keep it in the Vessel till all the Water is drunk then they put on fresh Water and so they repeat it as long as the Wood will tincture the Water In the space of about half an Hour the Wood imparts a light Sky-colour to the Water which grows deeper in time 'T is also good in Fevers and for the Cholick Take of Sarsaparilla six Ounces of China three Ounces of Saxifrage one Ounce of Nephritick Wood two Ounces of Hart's-horn and Ivory rasp'd half an Ounce of White Sanders half an Ounce of the Roots of Parsely Grass Knee-holm and Eringo each one Ounce of Liquorish two Ounces of Dates ston'd number Six of Caraway and Coriander-seeds each three Drams infuse them in seven Quarts of Fountain-water boyl it according to Art and Aromatize it with the Wood of Cassia Limon in Latin Malus Limonia Limons are more acid than Oranges or Citrons and therefore it is probable the Juice is colder 'T is proper for all those Uses that Citron is but it is not so effectual against Poysons yet is it more powerful in hot Diseases it quenches Thirst and lessens Feverish Heats The Juice of it is very proper to lessen the Stone and to cleanse the Urinary Passages The Syrup of the Juice of Limons is good for the Stone and Obstructions of the Kidnies It quenches Thirst is used in Burning Fevers and it strengthens the Heart and Stomach It restrains the Effervescence of Choler and is used with good Success to stop Vomiting the Hickups and to take off a Burning Fever The Peel of Limons as well as of Oranges is candied with Sugar for Sweet-meats and the small ones are also candied whole for various Uses The distill'd Water of Limons as well as of Citrons is reckon'd an excellent Cosmetick Secret Letters are writ with the Juice of Limons which may be read when they are held to the Fire The Juice imparts a curious Purple Colour to Conserve of Roses or Violets 'T is also much used to change Colours or to fix them For Nephritick Diseases Take of the Wood of Oak rasp'd one Ounce of Fountain-water three Quarts of the Juice of Limons four Ounces infuse them twenty four Hours upon hot Ashes and afterwards boyl it to the Consumption of a third part strain it The Dose is six Ounces 'T is excellent for an hot Intemperies of the Liver for Ulcers of the Reins and for Heat of the Urine but especially it evacuates salt viscid Flegm from the Reins and Bladder the Cause of Heat of Urine and Strangury Limons are brought to us from Spain and Italy Liquid-Amber 'T is the Resin that flows from a vast Tree that hath Leaves like Ivy-leaves The Indians call it Ocosolt When the Spaniards first enter'd into those Parts where these Trees grow they call'd them Spice-bearing Trees 'T is much used in Physick It heats strengthens resolves and is Anodine It comforts the Brain the Head being anointed with it and cures all sorts of Pains proceeding from a cold Cause It strengthens the Stomach procures Appetite and helps Concoction Much of it is used to perfume Gloves 'T is good in all cold Diseases to resolve Tumors to open Obstructions of the Womb to asswage the Tumors of it and to provoke the Courses Some cut the Wood in small pieces and boyl it and take off the Fat which swims at top and sell it for true Oyl And this is sold by some Apothecaries for Liquid-Storax M. MAce in Latin Macis 'T is the Covering or the Nutmeg and is very Aromatick and full of much Spirituous Heat and is therefore good for cold Diseases 'T is much of the same Virtue with the Nutmeg but because its Parts are finer it works more powerfully and is more penetrative Mandrake in Latin Mandragora 'T is Male and Female It grows spontaneously in hot Countries as Spain and Italy and the like in Woods and shady Places Mandrakes are reckon'd amongst Narcotick Medicines Some have question'd whether the Apple of it were wholesom or no. But Faber Lynceus Botanick Professor at Rome a very learned Man and of good Reputation says that both the Pulp and the Seed may be safely eaten Now seeing the Apples of the Mandrake are fit to be eaten and smell well why should we seek for any other Interpretation for the Hebrew Word Dudaim which Reuben brought to his Mother Leah And seeing it was the Opinion of the Ancients that the Seeds of the Mandrakes purged the Womb 't is very probable that Rachel knowing this Virtue of them desir'd the Mandrakes that her Womb being purg'd she might be render'd capable to conceive and to bear Children as well as her Sister Leah and her Maid Zilpha The Bark of the Root which is brought to us from abroad especially from Italy is Narcotick but it is seldom used inwardly 'T is outwardly used for Redness and Pains of the Eyes for an Erisipelas hard Tumors and the King's-Evil Manna The best comes from Calabria It sweats out of the Branches and
from another neither of the two will prove at all sweet The Oyl alone is insipid upon the Tongue because it makes little or no Impression upon the Nerve that serves for Tasting but when the Acid is entirely mix'd with it the Edges of this Acid do serve for a Vehicle to the Oyl to make it penetrate and tickle superficially the Nerve whereby the Sense of Tasting is produced The Acid therefore being alone does become incisive and pricks the Tongue by its Edges but when they are dull'd and blunted by the Ramous Parts of the Oyl then they have another sort of Determination and can no longer pierce the Nerve of Tasting but with a great deal of Tenderness and Gentleness Cask-Sugar is sweeter than finer Sugar because it contains more viscous or fat Parts which remain the longer upon the Nerve of the Tongue And this makes us sometimes prefer the first as to Use before the other Sugar-Candy is better for Coughs than common Sugar because being harder it requires a longer time to melt in the Mouth and besides it keeps the Breast moister than the common Sugar Spirit of Sugar is made in the following manner Powder and mix eight Ounces of White Sugar-Candy with four Ounces of Sal-Armoniack put this Mixture into a Glass or Earthen Body whose third part only is thereby fill'd fit an Head to the Body and place it in a Sand-Furnace joyn a Receiver to it and lute well the Junctures with a wet Bladder give it a small Fire for an Hour only to heat the Vessel then increase it to the second Degree there will distil a Liquor Drop by Drop and towards the End there will rise white Vapours into the Head increase your Fire still more until nothing more comes forth let the Vessels cool and unlute them you will find in the Receiver seven Ounces of a brown Liquor that smells ill and also a little black Oyl that sticks to the Sides pour it all together into a Glass-Body and having fitted to it an Head and Receiver and luted the Joints distil in Sand six Ounces of a very Acid Spirit that is clear and agreeable to the Taste and without any Smell 'T is good against Gravel and the Dropsie and for a Loosness and the Bloody-Flux The Dose is eight or ten Drops in Tincture of Roses or the like That which remains in the Body after Rectification is a Fetid Oyl which may be outwardly used to cleanse old Ulcers Melassoes or the Hony of Sugar are used to make Aqua-vitae and they yield a strong Spirit It has been reported that some Brewers make Ale in a great measure with Melassoes but if they do it is an abominable Cheat for they are not near so wholesom as Malt. Take of Brown or Red Sugar four Spoonfuls of common Salt as much as will lie on a Three-pence of Cow's-Milk one Pint let the Milk just boyl up dissolve the Sugar and the Salt in it strain it This is a Clyster and generally speaking serves as well as the best to empty the Bowels Swallow-wort in Latin Asclepias It grows in Germany Italy and France The Root of it is very Alexipharmick and Sudorinick 'T is chiefly used for the Plague and other Contagious Diseases for Obstructions of the Courses for the Palpitation of the Heart a Fainting and a Dropsie 'T is also commended for the Stone 'T is used outwardly The Flowers the Roots and the Seeds cleanse Sordid Ulcers 'T is good for the Biting of Venomous Creatures for Ulcers of the Paps of the Breasts and the like T. TAmarinds in Latin Tamarindi They grow in Arabia Foelix and in the East and West-Indies They correct the Acrimony of the Humours purge Choler and restrain the Heat of they Blood they cure Fevers and the Jaundice and take off the Heat of the Stomach and Liver and stop Vomiting The Turks and Arabians when they go long Journies in the Summer-time carry Tamarinds with them to quench their Thirst In Pestilential and Putrid Fevers Water wherein Tamarinds have been infus'd sweeten'd with Sugar is a proper Liquor to drink for it extinguishes Thirst and cools much Take of Tamarinds half an Ounce of Sena two Drams of Rubarb one Dram and an half boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Fountain-water to three Ounces of the strain'd Liquor add of Manna and Syrup of Roses Solutive each one Ounce Make a Purging Potion This is a good Cooling Purge and works well Take of Tamarinds half an Ounce of Sena two Drams of Rubarb one Dram and an half boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Water to three Ounces of the strain'd Liquor add of Manna and Syrup of Roses Solutive each one Ounce of Syrup of Buck-thorn half an Ounce of the Electuary of the Juice of Roses two Drams mingle them make a Potion But this must be given only to strong People I have found by Experience that this purges when nothing else will 'T is good for a Dropsie and the Running of the Reins Tea or Thee This Shrub grows in Japan and China The Price varies according to the Largeness of the Leaves and so great a difference is there in the Price that one Pound of the best Tea is sold for more than an hundred Pounds of another Sort. The Goodness of it is known by the fragrant Smell of the Leaves It smells somewhat like Hay mix'd with a little Aromatick Smell 'T is of a green Colour and tastes sweet with a little bitter It purifies the Blood prevents troublesom Dreams expels Malignant Vapours from the Brain takes off Giddiness and the Head-ach especially when it proceeds from Over-eating 'T is good in a Dropsie for it provokes Urine very much It dries up Rhumes of the Head corrects the Acrimony of the Humours opens Obstructions of the Bowels and strengthens the Sight for the People of Japan use it as the only Remedy for Weakness of the Sight and Diseases of the Eyes whereunto they are much subject It corrects Adust Humours cools an hot Liver and softens an hard Spleen It keeps People wakeful especially those that are not used to drink it It renders the Body brisk chears the Heart drives away Fear and takes off the Gripes and suppresses Wind. It strengthens the Bowels quickens the Memory and sharpens the Wit It prevents the Stone And a Person that travell'd in Japan and made it his Business to enquire about the Stone there could not find one Person that had the least Symptom of it either in the Bladder or Kidnies And it is moreover a Provocative to Venery it strengthens the Stomach and is very good for Gouty People Christ-thorn in Latin Palivrus The Root and Leaves are Astringent they stop the Flux of the Belly and digest and cure a Phyma The Fruit is so inciding that it is said to lessen the Stone of the Bladder and to remove Excretions of the Breast and Lungs The Seeds bruised are commended for a Cough and the Mont peliar-Physicians use them for Gravel