Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	animal_n	spirit_n	vital_a	2,664	5	11.2180	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43609	Mysterium sigillorum, herbarum & lapidum containing a compleat cure of all sicknesses and diseases of mind and body by means of the influences of the seven planets, adorned with copper plates & figures, shewing the foundation of this astronomical and coelestial science / written originally in Saxon, by ... Israel Hibner ... ; now translated into English for B. Clayton ...	Hiebner, Israel.; Clayton, B. (Billidge)	1698 (1698)	Wing H1795; ESTC R21740	71,637	260

shows that it is an excellent Remedy against the Bites of all Poysonous Animals The Leaves of it put into unwholsome Water make it wholsome The Vine is subject to Sol and delights to grow where the Sun shines most It augments the Solar Vital Spirits and refreshes them strengthens the Heart and expells all Melancholy occasioned by Saturn Enula is of a Solar Nature and delights in pleasant and Sun-shiny Places The Tincture of the Flower extracted with the Oil of Sugar in the Influence of Sol is an excellent Remedy for the Eyes it sharpens the Sight mightily It is also good for those that have a Cough for it dissolves the Phlegm in the Breast and expells it by its Solar Virtue Hypericon or St. Johns-wort is subject to the Sun and Jupiter loves to grow in pleasant places it cleanseth Wounds powerfully and heals them and is good against inward bruises of the Veins it stops spitting of Blood occasioned by a broken Artery for all Jovial Herbs are of a healing Nature therefore may be apply'd to Wounds If it be gathered in two several Influences as of the Sun and Jupiter it expells all poysonous and putrefied Moisture according to the Nature of Jovial and Solar things It resists all Putrefaction by its Solar Virtue therefore it expells all Worms which have their Original from Futrefaction Fraxinus or Ash-Tree It strengthens the Heart by its Solar Virtue and with Jovial and Saturnal things it resists Poyson The Juice of this Tree apply'd in the Influence to the poysonous Bitings of Serpents cures them Drinking Vessels made of this Wood make those Merry who drink out of them It expells all Saturnal Spirits by Antipathy and strengthens all Vital Solar Spirits by Sympathy Hence it is excellent good for all Melancholy People Melissa or Balm belongs to the Sun and Jupiter It hinders the Putrefaction of the Lungs and Liver it preserves Youth and defends Old Age It hath also many more Virtues because of its Solar Influence Flos Solis or Sun-Flower is an excellent Herb for the Eyes if the Flowers be gathered in the Influence of Jupiter they give the Bearer a special Authority by their Solar occult Virtue Rosemary is subject to Sol and Mercury and by the Virtue of such Constellation it augments the Solar Vital Spirits as also the Animal Spirits that are of a Mercurial Nature It strengthens the Brain and Heart and cures all Colds in the Head as also Apoplexy and Phrensie It likewise resists all Putrefaction Corona Imperialis or Tulip hath all the Virtues of Rosemary CHAP. XXII Of the Vertue and Force of Venereal Herbs SAtyrion Roots are subject to Venus therefore by their Signature they signifie the Testicles and other Venereal parts they augment the Sperm and cause an inclination to Venereal Acts. All sorts of Lilies are subject to Venus but especially the white for the white colour in Vegetables belongs to Venus the other colour'd Lilies participate of Venus's and other Planets influences the Roots of white Lilies gather'd in the influence of the Moon and Venus make the Bearer acceptable among Women the water of white Lilies clears the Face and takes away all spots of the Skin Lilium Convallium or Lily of the Vally loves moist places and is subject to Venus and Luna being an excellent Remedy against the Epilepsie Frensie and Apoplexy and other Diseases for the Celestial Moon fortifies the Terrestrial in Men by its Spiritual power and vertue it strengthens the Brain and cures all Lunary Diseases Narcissus or Daffodil is subject to Venus the Roots of it together with other proper things augment the Sperm the water of it clears the Skin and Face for Venus is Lady of all that is Beautiful and all handsome Creatures are subject to her and receive their Beauty from her Flores Nymphoe or Water Lilies grow in Water and therefore are subject to Venus and Sol they cure the Swellings of the Privities and extinguish all extravagant and lustful desires to Venus if they be mixt with Saturnal Herbs they cool the Inflammation of the Liver and if they be mixed with other proper things they cure the Hectick Fever and Pleurisie they also clear the Face Rosa or Rose is for the most part of a Venereal Nature it cures the Swellings of the Yard and is excellent in stopping the Red and White Fluxes of Women and makes them apt to Conceive Ficus or Fig is of a Venereal and Jovial Nature therefore its Fruit is Sweet and Delicious which increases the Venereal Appetite Mala Mustica or Sweet Apples belong also to Venus and have the same Effects as the Figs. Hyacinthus or Hyacinth is Venereal but for the most part of a Solar Nature It makes the Bearer have an especial Love and Favour among Ladies of Quality for Ladies are subject to this Planet The Juice of the Root rub'd on the Skin prevents all growings of Hair CHAP. XXIII Of the Nature and Vertue of Mercurial Herbs CHamomilla or Chamomil is Mercurial because of its manifold Colours it loves dry and sandy Places and is good for many things It disperses all Winds and Swellings in the Body it fortifies by the Mercurial Virtue the Animal Spirits especially if you make a Lee of them and wash the Head with the same If it be mix'd and used with other proper things it opens all inward Obstructions and ripens the Sores of the Lungs Aquilegia or Celandine hath Sky-coloured and yellow Flowers and is subject to Mercury It is good for all Swellings of the Lungs and Sides as also for all inward Hurts for the Lungs and Sides are subject to Jupiter therefore it ripens all the Swellings of the same It opens the Obstruction of the Liver and its Seed is good in the Yellow-Jaundice Faboe or Beans have Flowers of divers Colours are subject to Mercury and Saturn The use of them makes a thick and melancholy Blood subject to Saturnal Diseases They create great windy Swellings and by their gross Nature they stupifie the Spirits and obstruct the subtle Vital ones The Smell of the Flowers ascends into the Head disquiets and dulls the Brains therefore those who are Born in an Antipathetick Conjunction of Saturn and Mercury are commonly sottish and at last lose their Senses but if the Conjunction or Direction of Saturn be Sympathetical those that are Born at that time have a quick Wit but a stammering Tongue as hath been proved by several Persons who have had the same Direction Bellis or Dasie is subject to Mercury and Venus because of its various coloured Flowers which consist of a very humid Salt ex librâ Mercuriali humiditate aquea It is good for those that are subject to Passion because it takes away the Gall without damaging the Liver It is excellent in the Gout for by its subtle Salt it resolves and takes away the Tartar which causeth this Pain The distill'd Water takes away the Swellings of the Throat and Blisters of the Tongue as being Mercurial parts

therefore it is prevalent in all Distempers of the Lungs as also in Spitting of Blood Origanum or Wild-Marjoram is subject to Jupiter it smells like Galangal which is also of the Nature of Jupiter and is an excellent Herb against Theft and Witchcraft if it be gathered when Jupiter is well aspected and strong tho with this Caution that the Spirits do not return to the Earth if it be so gathered it preserves the Bearers from all Peril and makes them fortunate If it be hung in a House it preserves it from all Robberies and Witchcraft Betula or Birch-Tree is as well by Form as Tast subject to Jupiter therefore by its Jovial Nature it is excellent in all Obstructions of the Liver and Yellow-Jaundice it is also good in the Consumption of the Liver If in the Influence of Jupiter you cut the Branches of Betula growing Eastward where the Spirits of Jupiter are most powerful being hung in Chambers they are very useful for the Jovial Spirits exhaling out of the Betula and attracted by the Breath penetrates presently as all Jovials do Jupiter having a peculiar Virtue to open the same It s power is also great in Mad and Possess'd People because of the hidden Jovial Spirit and such Effects have their Original from these three Saturn Luna and Mercury and those who have in their Nativity a Conjunction or Opposition of Saturn and Mercury and Mars coming to it with a Direction such Persons when the Direction falls are of a base and devillish Nature therefore such Persons must be cured with Solar and Jovial Herbs but especially with such as are subject to the Dominion of both Planets Chamoepetys seu Iva or Ivy is subject to Jupiter and hath a subtle Salt in it and also a Sulphur therefore it is excellent against the Gout and Sciatica for both these Pains proceed from a Tartar that clings to the Veins and Muscles Amygdalus or Almond-Tree delights in a fat Soil and is subject to Jupiter and Venus the Fruit of it strengthens the Liver makes a pure Blood and gives good Nutriment according to the Nature of all Jovial things and Vegetables for all Creatures which have a delicious Tast are of a Jovial and Venereal Nature They are good in a Consumption for they bring the Body into good Order and refresh the Liver Ruba domestica or Black-berries are of a Jovial and Martial Nature and are used for all inward and outward Ruptures for they disperse clotted Blood because Jupiter and Mars are joined in this Herb all Ruptures being occasioned by Mars so that they who have in their Nativity a Conjunction of Mars and Luna in the sixth or eighth House ill aspected by Saturn commonly are Bursten because the noxious Planet conjoins himself with the Planet of the Omentum and Bowels Prunella or Self-heal is Jovial and Mercurial It is good in all Boils and Sores in the Throat and by its Jovial Virtue cures all inward Ruptures and outward Wounds Rhubarb is of a Jovial and Saturnine Nature its Signature shews it to be excellent against the stopping of the Liver and Muscles leading to it both which are subject to Jupiter It expells the Gall and cures the Yellow-Jaundice Lysimachia or Loosestrife if it be gathered in a strong Influence of Jupiter it causes the Bearer to be Belov'd and well accepted where-ever he comes if it be flung among quarrelling Persons it will make them Friends for by the subtle and hidden Jovial Spirit of this Herb which is directly contrary to Mars all Martial Effects are presently extinguished Bugloss and Burrage are both subject to Jupiter in Aquary the House of Saturn They clean the Blood from the Black Gall and refresh the Mind Wheat loves a pleasant temperate Soil and because of its Jovial Nature nourishes and augments the Blood CHAP. XX. Of the Operation and Nature of Martial Herbs NEttles are subject to Mars because of their hot and burning Nature for all that Prick and Burn are subject to this Planet which is the hottest of all also all hot Creatures are subject to him The Leaves of the Nettles mollifie and dissolve all Swellings both of the Spleen and other Members The Seed gathered in a good and strong Influence of Mars keeps the Bearer from all Wounds that come from Quarrels and Blows but if they are gathered in an undue Season their Operation is contrary Thistles of all sorts by their Prickles show that they are all Martial Their Seeds and Roots are useful in the Pleurisie The Seeds of Thistles gathered in due Season stop the Bloody-Flux and the Whites Resta bovis or Rest-Harrow is Martial and Jovial It opens the Obstructions of Liver and Gall and cures the Yellow-Jaundice and Stone If this be gathered in two several Influences of Mars and Jupiter and each severally hung about the Neck it preserves the Bearer from the Power of his Enemies and Murtherers Esula seu Tithymallus or lesser Spurge is subject to Saturn and Mars because of his burning and biting Nature and Vertue for all yellow Colours in Vegetables have their Original from Sol and is very powerful in all hard Swellings of the Spleen Rhamnus or Buckthorn is in the Martial Row for all things that are Rough Sharp Prickly and Burning and do grow in dry Places are subject to Mars if they are gathered in due Season and hang'd about the Neck serve against all Martial Sicknesses and Diseases CHAP. XXI Of the Nature and Vertue of the Solar Herbs SAffron is a Solar Herb and delights in Places where the Sun shines all day long out of the same may be extracted in the Influence of the Sun an excellent Eye-Water for the Eyes are subject to the Sun He who in his Nativity hath an Opposition of Saturn and Sol hath but weak Eyes and great Pains in them which are cured by Saturnal and Solar Medicines When the central Sol is strengthened by the Spiritual Influence of the Coelestial it resists by its occult Solar Vertue all Poysons and together with Saturnal and Martial Herbs it is an excellent Remedy against the Plague Carthamus or Wild-Saffron grows upon Gold-bearing Mountains from whence it attracts such a strong Solar Spirit that it colours Tin and Silver as if they were Gilded Mala citria or Limons are of a Solar Nature and love to grow in a hot Ground and in Places where the Sun shines most They have a particular Inclination to the Heart in which Sol hath a particular Dominion they strengthen and refresh the same augment also the Vital Spirits and clear them These with other Martial things resist powerfully all Poyson They preserve the Heart which is the Fountain of Life the Juice must be exprest in the Influence of Sol and the Seed put into a yellow Bag of Taffety and dipt into the Juice and applyed to the Breast Laurus or Bay-Tree is subject to the Sun therefore by its subtle Coelestial Virtue together with Martial Vegetables it resists Poyson its Signature