Take of the clarified Juice of Goats-Rue Sorrel Scordium and Citron each one Pound of London-Treacle two Ounces infuse them three Days and then distil them in Glass You may give two or three Ounces at a time Scurvy grass in Latin Cochlearia 'T is hot and dry and abounds with a Volatile Salt Upon which Account it renders the fix'd and crude Humours more Spiritous and Volatile It cures those Diseases that proceed from too great a quantity of fixed Salts but especially the Scurvy upon which Account it is call'd in English Scurvy-grass But because the Parts wherein the chief Virtue of this Plant consists are very Volatile and soon dissipated by boyling the Juice or an Infusion of the Herb is much more effectual than the Decoction The Scurvy is a Disease very frequent among those that live on the Sea-shore especially in the North and among such as feed chiefly upon Salt-fish Solenander says such kind of Plants grow in every Region by the Appointment of God Almighty which most agree with the People and Animals that are there bred Nay he says he could tell what were the Diseases of any Country by seeing the Herbs that were most common in it As Among the Danes and Dutch with whom the Scurvy is very frequent Scurvy-grass grows plentifully Take of Conserves of Scurvy-grass Roman Wormwood and Fumatory each two Ounces of the Powder of the Winteran-bark and of the Root of Angelica and of Wake-Robin each two Drams of the Species of the three Sanders one Dram and an half of Crabs-eyes powder'd one Dram of Salt of Wormwood two Drams make an Electuary with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of Citron-bark Take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening for the space of three Weeks drinking presently after it a quarter of a Pint of the following Anti-scorbutick Wine Take of the Leaves of Scurvy-grass four Handfuls of Horse-Radish sliced four Ounces of the Winteran-bark half an Ounce the outward Rinds of four Oranges and four Limons put them all into a Glass well stop'd add to them six Quarts of White-wine keep the Bottle in a cool place and pour the Liquor out as you use it Provide four Gallons of Small Ale and instead of Hops boyl three Handfuls of Pine-tops When the Beer has done Working in the Vessel hang in the Vessel a Canvas-bag with three Handfuls of Scurvy-grass in it four Ounces of the Roots of Sharp-pointed Docks prepar'd and the Rinds of four Oranges when it is clear drink of it for your ordinary Beer you must put Stones or Bullets into the Bag to make it sink But before you begin to take of these Medicines you must bleed once and purge twice The Spirits of Scurvy-grass Golden and Plain as they are called are much used by some Country-people but they are not near so effectual as the Anti-scorbutick Wine above-mention'd for indeed the best parts of the Scurvy-grass I mean the the Volatile Salts fly away and are lost in preparing the Spirit so that scarce any thing remains but Flegm and an empty Name See Dr. Willis of the Scurvy pag. 263. Says he there The Virtue evaporates by Boyling Self-heal in Latin Prunella The Root grows awry and has some pretty large Fibres The Stalk is nine Inches or a Foot high or higher hairy and four-square and creeps by Fibres that come from the lower Joints The Leaves are placed by Intervals upon long Foot-stalks they are like the Leaves of Marjoram or Basil but larger and hairy they are so finely indented about the Edges that it is scarce visible The Flowers are purple and are placed upon a Spike at top the Flower varies sometimes It grows every where among Pastures and flowers in June 'T is much of the same Virtue with Bugules 'T is used outwardly in Wounds and often in a Quinsie and other Diseases of the Mouth and Jaws A Gargarism being made of the Decoction or distill'd Water of it Shepherd's-purse in Latin Bursa pastoris 'T is sometimes an Hand a Foot sometimes three or four Foot high or higher It has a small strait white fibrous Root it tastes sweetish but nauseous The Leaves that come from the Root are oblong and sometimes whole but most commonly jagg'd deep the Jags ending in an Acute Point they are a little hairy and have Foot-stalks an Inch long or they are rather enlarg'd by degrees from a narrow Beginning for the uppermost upon the Stalks with a broad Basis grow without those Foot-stalks and are not jagg'd at all they have an Ear at each Side From the middle of the Leaves one two three or four or more Stalks rise divided into Branches placed alternately The Top-stalks and Branches run up as it were into long Ears of Flowers which are placed on small Foot-stalks about half an Inch long The Flowers are small and white compos'd of four small undivided Leaves with Threads bearing yellow Tufts When the Flowers fall the Foot-stalks increase to the length of an Inch and bear the Receptacles of the Seeds that are sharp at the Beginning and end in a large Purse divided into two Parts a great many small Seeds are contain'd in each Vessel they are reddish when they are ripe 'T is astringent and thickens wherefore 't is good for Bleeding at Nose a Tent made of Cotton being dip'd in the Juice of it and put up the Nostrils 'T is also proper in a Dysentery a Diarrhaea and for Bloody Urine and the immoderate Flux of the Courses 'T is outwardly used by the Common People to heal Wounds with good Success 'T is also put into Febrifuge Cataplasms for the Wrists Silver-weed in Latin Argentina This Plant takes its Name from the soft and Silver-Down of its Leaves The Root is sometimes single cover'd with a blackish Bark sometimes fibrous it tastes astringent It has many Leaves near the Earth they are like the Leaves of Agrimony and are deeply indented about the Edges It sends out on every Side Shoots whereby it increases wonderfully like Straw-berries The Flowers are yellow and consist of five roundish Leaves not indented and are placed single on long hairy Foot-stalks It grows frequently near Foot-paths and in moist Places where the Water has stagnated all the Winter It cools moderately and is very astringent Upon which Account it cures Spitting of Blood and the immoderate Flux of the Womb and Belly 'T is good for the Stone in the Kidnies and is very useful in curing Wounds and Ulcers ' 'T is much commended for easing the Pain of the Teeth and for removing the Putrefaction of the Gums 'T is good to asswage the Heat of Fevers which it does very powerfully being beaten with Salt and Vinegar and applied to the Soles of the Feet and the Arm-wrists The Women in England use the distill'd Water of it to take off Freckles Spots and Botches from the Face and when they are Sun-burnt The Root of it which they call Moors in Yorkshire about Settle are eaten by the Boys in Winter for
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
them are eaten they intoxicate when they are dry They stop Spitting of Blood and are good for the Bloody-Flux A Decoction of them is a very astringent Gargarism Boyl'd in Wine they take off Proud Flesh and Cicatris'd Ulcers A Decoction of it makes the Hair black And being taken inwardly it cures Diseases of the Reins and Bladder When they are ripe they are good for an Hoarsness and Coughs Difficulty of Breathing a Pleurisie and a Peripneumonia They are an Ingredient of the Pectoral Decoction of the London-Dispensatory Take of Dates cleansed number Ten of Raisins of the Sun three Ounces boyl them in Oxycrate afterwards beat them and add of Camomile-flowers and of the Flowers of Melilot and Red Roses each one Pugil of Spikenard and Camel's-Hay each one Dram of the Seed of Smallage and Parsly each half a Dram of Endive and Purslain each one Dram and an half of the Oyl of Wormwood and Roses each one Ounce of Barly-meal two Ounces make a Pultis This is used for Inflammations and Ulcers of the Liver Dittany of Crete in Latin Dictamnus Creticus It hath all the Virtues that Penny-royal has but it is much more effectual for it expels a dead Child not only by taking of it inwardly but also by outward Application and by Fume 'T is said that the Goats in Crete when they are wounded by Darts extract them and so are cured by feeding on it It has moreover a Purgative Quality Being applied to the Soles of the Feet or any other Part of the Body it draws out Thorns It also eases the Pain of the Spleen The Root of it tastes hot and hastens Delivery And so great is the Virtue of this Herb that the Smell of it drives away Venomous Creatures and kills them if they but touch it But this seems improbable The Juice of it applied to Wounds made by a Sword or by the Biting of Venomous Creatures is a present Remedy if at the same time it be also taken inwardly Hippocrates counts it the best Remedy to expel the Secundine and a False Conception Being taken in Wine it provokes the Courses and hastens Delivery so powerfully that it ought not to be kept in the Chamber or near where Big-belly'd Women are A Woman that was in a desperate Condition by reason of a dead Child was soon deliver'd by taking the Powder of the Leaves of this Herb. Take of Dittany of Crete one Dram of Safâ—ron one Scruple of Gromwel Annise-seed and Misleto of the Oak each three Drams beat them and infuse them twenty four Hours and then boyl them a little in good White-wine Give four Ounces of this Decoction at a time This is much commended by Quercetan for a Suppression of the Courses Dragon's-blood in Latin Sanguis Draconis 'T is a Gum or Rosin of a deep red Colour Being held to the Fire it soon melts And if it be cast upon the Fire it flames If it be rub'd upon any thing it makes it red but it mixes difficulty with Oyl and Water 'T is of an astringent Virtue and is frequently used in the Bloody-Flux and for other Fluxes for Spitting of Blood and to settle the Teeth when they are loose Gold-smiths and Jewellers make use of it for Foils for their Precious Stones and Jewels And Glasiers paint Glass red with it Take of the Water of Orange-flowers of Plantain and of Roses each one Ounce of Syrup of Coral or for want of it of dried Roses one Ounce of Sal Prunella one Dram of Dragon's-blood half a Scruple make a Potion This is used for an immoderate Flux of the Child-bed-Purgations Take of Amber and Mastich two Drams of Dragon's-blood Lapis Haematitis and Red Coral each one Dram of Balaustians and the Seeds of Plantane of Crocus Matis Astringent one Ounce powder them all and with a sufficient quantity of Peruvian Balsam and Syrup of Quinces make a Mass for Pills The Dose is half a Dram or a Dram Morning and Evening These Pills are used for the Virulent Running of the Reins But they must be given only at the Declination of it when there only appears a little thin waterish Humour which glues the Entrance of the Vrethra for if you give them sooner you may stifle the Matter and so cause an Hernia Humoralis if after the Gonorrhaea be cured you suspect you have not enough secur'd the Patient from the Malignity you must purge him Dragon's-blood comes from one of the Canary-Islands called Portus Sanctus near the Madera's E. EBony in Latin Ebenus The Wood is as black as Pitch and as smooth as polish'd Ivory 'T is good for the Diseases of the Eyes Many sorts of things are made of it as Cases Chests Combs Frames for Pictures and Looking-glasses and the like An English Man that was frequently seiz'd with Flatulent Convulsions was cured by using a Decoction of Ebony for the space of forty Days whereby he did sweat much White Ellebore or Hellebore in Latin Helleborus albus The Root of White Hellebore which is only in use in Physick purges very violently upward and downward yet it may be used says Tragus being infus'd twenty four Hours in Wine or Oxymel and afterwards dried Half a Dram of it so prepar'd may be given in Wine to Mad and Melancholy People But either of the Hellebores says Gesnâ—r may be used inoffensively being boyl'd to a Syrup with Hony and Vinegar and are very useful for many Flegmatick Diseases especially of the Breast and Head as an Asthma Difficulty of Breathing and the Falling-sickness They wonderfully purge the Belly the Urine and all the Passages In the Use of White Hellebore two Things are chiefly to be minded First That the Diseases are very obstinate And Secondly That the Patient hath sufficient Strength to bear the Operation Wherefore the Root ought not to be given to Old Men Women or Children or to such as are weakly and costive in the Body And the Hellebore ought to be well prepar'd The old Way of giving of it was with Horse-Radish which they used three Ways for either they stuck the Roots into Horse-Radish and continu'd them in it twenty four Hours and afterwards the Roots being taken out they gave the Horse-Radish Or they infus'd the Horse-Radish stuck with the Roots in Oxymel in B. M. and gave only the Oxymel Or they left the Horse-Radish so prepar'd all Night and in the Morning infus'd it in Oxymel having first cast away the Hellebore and then they gave the Oxymel But Parkinson says the best Way of preparing it is to infuse it in the Juice of Quinces or to roast it under Ashes in a Quince If upon taking Hellebore there is danger of Suffocation the eating of Quinces or the taking the Juice or Syrup of it is a present Remedy The Root boyl'd in Vinegar and retain'd a while in the Mouth takes off the Pain of the Teeth A Decoction of it made in Lee kills Lice aad cleanses the Head from Scurf it being wash'd with it
strain it then add four Pounds of White Sugar and boyl it to a Syrup the Infusion of Rubarb being put to it and the Saffron being tied up in a Rag and dipp'd often in it and squeez'd out This Syrup is a very proper Purge for melancholy People but will scarce purge enough by it self wherefore take two Ounces of it in three Ounces of the Decoction of Dodder which see among the Vertues of Dodder The Confection of Alkermes is made with Juice of Apples and the Ointment called Pomatum Cyder is good for the Scurvy Apricock-tree in Latin Malus Armeniaca The English Apricocks are better than the French or Italian and more wholsome than the Peach The Oyl of the Kernels is excellent for Inflammations and Swellings of the Hemorrhoids and for Pains of the Ears The Kernels eaten cure the Heart-burning White Arch-Angel in Latin Laminum album It has many fibrous Roots it creeps awry in the Earth like Mint the Stalks are a Foot or two Foot high four-square and pretty large but they are smaller near the Earth and weak so that they can scarce stand alone They are empty pretty hairy and branchy and have a few Joints and near the Earth seem of a Purple Colour when the Sun shines on them The Leaves are plac'd by Pairs opposite to one another like Nettles those on the Bottom-stalks are plac'd on long Foot-stalks those on the Top-stalks on short Foot-stalks and have a short soft Down The Flowers encompass the Stalks at the Joints they are white large and hooded without rather pale than white It flowers at the Latter End of April or the Beginning of May. One handful of the Herb beaten up with Hog's Lard and applied to King's-Evil-Swellings in the Neck or Throat discusses them A Conserve of the Flowers is much commended in the Whites But the Cure of them by the following Method is much safer and surer Bleed once and purge thrice with two Scruples of Pill Coch. Major Then take of Venice-Treacle one Ounce and an half of the Conserve of the yellow Pill of Oranges one Ounce of Diascordium half an Ounce of Candied Ginger and Nutmegs each three Drams of the Compound Powder of Crabs-eyes one Dram and an half of the outward Bark of the Pomegranate of the Root of Spanish Angelica of Red Coral prepar'd of the Trochisc de Terra Lemnia each one Dram of Bole-Armenick two Scruples of Gum-Arabick half a Dram with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of dried Roses Make an Electuary Take the quantity of a large Nutmeg in the Morning at Five in the Afternoon and at Bed-time drinking upon it six Spoonfuls of the following Infusion Take of the Roots Elecampane Master-Wort Angelica and Gentian each half an Ounce of the Leaves of Roman-Wormwood of White Arch-Angel and the lesser Centory and Calamint each one handful of Juniper-berries one Ounce Cut them small and infuse them in five Pints of Canary Let them stand in Infusion and strain it only as you use it Stinking Arrach or Orrach in Latin Atriplex Olida 'T is easily known by its stinking Smell which is exactly like Old Ling. It grows in Places where there is Rubbish but it is not common A Conserve of the Leaves or Syrup made of the Juice is good for Mother-fits and Women's Obstructions the quantity of a Nutmeg of the Conserve being taken Morning and Evening or two Spoonfuls of the Syrup at the same Times But the following Plaster must be applied to the Woman's Navel Take of Galbanum dissolv'd in Tincture of Castor and strain'd three Drams of Tacamahaca two Drams Mingle them and make a Plaster and spread it on Leather having an Hole cut in the middle The Woman must be also purg'd three or four times with the Pill Coch. Major viz. Take of the Pill Coch. Major two Scruples of Castor powder'd two Grains of the Peruvian Balsam four Drops Make four Pills to be taken at Five in the Morning and let her sleep after them After purging as above directed let the Woman take of the Conserve or Syrup as before mentioned thirty Days drinking presently after a Draught of Wormwood-Beer or Wine Or if she do not like the Conserve or Syrup let her take the following Pills for the space of a Month. Take of the Filings of Steel eight Grains of Extract of Wormwood a sufficient quantity Make two Pills let her take them in the Morning and repeat them in the Evening and so Morning and Evening drinking a small Draught of Wormwood-Beer presently after Common Arsmart in Latin Persicaria It has a single small woody white Root with many Fibres It has many Stalks a Foot or two Foot high solid round and smooth branchy and jointed When the Sun shines on them they are of a reddish Colour otherwise of a yellow Green The Leaves embrace the Stalks at the Joints and are plac'd on short Foot-stalks They are of a pale Green not spotted smooth They are like Peach-leaves The Flowers grow upon the upper Stalks and Branches in spiky Heads and are very small Some of them are useless no Seed succeeding them these consist of four Leaves Others are always shut and contain a pretty large three-square shining Seed that is black when 't is ripe and these are red without This Plant has an acrid and biting Taste It grows in watry Places and Ditches 'T is plainly hot and dry 'T is chiefly used outwardly in Wounds hard Swellings and old Sores The Water of Arsmart is of great use in the Stone of the Kidnies or Bladder a Draught of it being taken every Morning for two or three Months together A Country-Gentleman us'd a Load of this Herb in a Year to make the Water wherewith he cured many of the Stone The Root or Seed put into an aching hollow Tooth takes off the Pain There is scarce any thing more effectual to drive away Flies For whatever Wounds or Ulcers Cattel have if they are anointed with the Juice of Arsmart the Flies will not come near tho it is the Heat of Summer Artichoke in Latin Cinara The Germans and French eat the tender Stalks boyl'd with Vinegar and Butter And the Italians seldom boyl the Heads but eat them raw with Salt Oyl and Pepper They are said to provoke Venery to restore Nature and strengthen the Stomach A Decoction of the Buds provokes Urine Asarabacca in Latin Asarum It has many Heads shooting from the Roots whereon are many smooth Leaves every one upon a Foot-stalk by it self They are rounder and bigger than the Leaves of Violets and thicker and of a darker green shining Colour on the upper side and of a paler Green underneath Among the Leaves near the Earth are six-angled purplish Husks that are hairy and plac'd on short Foot-stalks these contain the Seeds that are like the Stones of Grapes They have within a white Marrow that tastes somewhat acrid It purges violently upwards and downwards Flegm and Choler 'T is Diuretick also and forces the Courses Wherefore
the Light of this Bark They put it into a cleft Stick which serves for a Candle-stick and so they see how to use their Three-teeth'd Spear for killing Fish In Alsatia the best Hoops are made of Birch The Leaves are hot and dry cleansing resolving opening and bitter For which Reason they are of no small use in a Dropsie and the Itch and the like The Bark is Bituminous and is therefore mix'd with Perfumes that are to correct the Air. The Fungus of it has an astringent Quality upon which Account it stops Blood miraculously This Tree in the Beginning of Spring before the Leaves come forth being pierced yields plentifully a sweet and potulent Juice which Shepherds when they are thirsty often drink in the Woods Tragus Helmont Charleton and others commend the Virtue and Efficacy of this Liquor and not undeservedly for the Stone in the Kidnies and Bladder for Bloody Urine and the Strangury This Tree begins to yield its Juice about the Middle of February and sometimes not till the Beginning of March. Tragus also commends it for the Jaundice Some wash their Faces with it to take off Spots and to beautifie Dr. Needham cured Scorbutick Consumptions with it He used to mix with it good Wine and Honey Rennet infused in the Juice preserves the Cheese from Worms says Tragus The Juice of Birch cures Warts and Pimples in the Face if it be washed with it in the Day time Morning and Evening and permitted to dry on The Greater Bistort or Snake-weed in Latin Bistorta major The Stalks are sometimes more than two Foot high small smooth and jointed at the Top whereon are Ears of Flowers of a Flesh-colour and being unfolded they consist of five small Leaves with Tufts of the same Colour in the middle The Seed is brown or almost black and triangular The Leaves are smaller than those of sharp-pointed Dock above of a dark-green Colour below gray The Root represents a crooked Finger is red and very astringent 'T is common in the Meadows and Pastures about Sheffeild in Yorkshire and in several other Places of that County It grows also plentifully in some Meadows about Tamworth and Fasely in Warwickshire It cools and dries The Root of it is very astringent harsh alexipharmick and Sudorifick 'T is chiefly used to take off Vomiting and to prevent Abortion and the like The Powder of the Root mixed with Conserve of Roses does wonderfully stop Spitting of Blood and the Bloody Flux and other Fluxes It stops the Courses when they are immoderate The Powder sprinkled upon Wounds stops the Blood Take of the Roots of Bistort and Tormentil each one Ounce of the Leaves of Meadow-sweet Burnet Wood-Sorrel each one handful of Burnt Harts-horn two Drams of Shavings of Harts-horn and Ivory each two Drams Boyl them in three Pints of Fountain-water to two add towards the End three Ounces of Red Roses strain them The Dose is six Spoonfuls often in a Day Vpright Blite in Latin Blitum erectius It has a red and single Root with some small Fibres It roots deep in the Earth if the Place be agreeable to it otherwise it is fibrous The Stalk is nine Inches high channell'd smooth solid sending forth many Branches near the Earth longer than the very Stalks The Leaves are plac'd sometimes opposite to one another but oftner alternately Their Foot-stalks are an Inch long smooth and not so frequent as in other Blites The Leaves resemble the Leaves of Wild-Marjoram but they are somewhat bigger from the Wings whereof and from the Extremities of the Branches come forth small purple Flowers in Clusters The Seed is small and black It grows plentifully upon Dung-hills in Hop-grounds and upon fat Earth It mollifies cools and tastes insipid Blue-Bottles in Latin Cyanus The Root is woody and fibrous It has many Stalks a Foot and an half or two Foot high they have Angles are hoary and divided into Branches The lowermost Leaves have sharp Jags like Scabious or Dandelion the other are long and as broad as a Blade of Grass and have Nerves that run along them They are Sky-colour'd or whitish The Flowers come from little Heads that are compos'd of Scales they consist of little jagged Horns and are commonly of a Sky-colour sometimes white or of a light red or purple The Seed is contain'd in the little Head of the Flower The whole Plant tastes dry and somewhat nauseous and has no good Smell It grows commonly among Corn. The Flowers and the distill'd Water are useful for Inflammations of the Eyes and for the Blearedness of them The Juice of the Flowers distill'd is good for putrid Ulcers The Powder of it taken inwardly is very effectual in the Jaundice The Flowers infus'd in Spirit of Wine or in common Water impart their Colour to the Liquor and they also colour Sugar very curiously as do the Flowers of Succory and the like Borrage in Latin Borrago 'T is very cordial and the Flower is one of the four Cordial-Flowers The distill'd Water and the Conserve of the Flowers comfort the Heart relieve the Faint chear the Melancholy and purifie the Blood This Herb is suppos'd to be Homer's Nepenthe by the Juice whereof mix'd with Wine he was wont to expel Sorrow The Water of it is good for Inflammations of the Eyes and for all Fevers as is also the Conserve of the Flowers The Conserve of the Flowers mix'd with Wine is said to open Women's Obstructions To chear the Heart Take of the Conserve of Borrage-Flowers one Ounce of the Confection of Alkermes two Drams mix them The Dose is the quantity of a Nutmeg two Hours after Meals drinking a Glass of Canary presently after it Box-tree in Latin Buxus This Tree is always green and full of Branches The Bark is white and rough The Substance of it is very hard and yellow and very heavy and without Pith. It has many Leaves they are smooth more obtuse than the Leaves of the Myrtle firm and sometimes concave and which is worth Observation they are double They smell pretty well but taste ill A great many of these Trees grow on Box-hill near Darking in Surrey 'T is seldom used in Physick The Oyl drawn from the Wood is much commended for the Falling-Sickness and Pains in the Teeth 'T is said the Decoction of the Wood cures the French-Pox as well as Guiacum 'T is chiefly used by Turners For the Pain of the Teeth drop two or three Drops of the Oyl upon a little Lint and stop the hollow Tooth with it and it will soon give Ease Bramble in Latin Rubus The Ancients attributed many Virtues to almost every part of this Plant. The Leaves the Buds the Flowers and the Fruit are astringent but the Fruit before it is ripe is very astringent wherefore it is good for Vomiting and all Fluxes 'T is good for Sore Mouths and is commended by some for the Scurvy and not without Reason for in quality and figure 't is like the Cloud-Berry of
and the Reins It mitigates Acrimony and helps Expectoration and gently loosens Children's Bellies 'T is chiefly used for Coughs Hoarsness Consumption Pleurisie Erosions of the Bladder and Sharpness of Urine Syrup of Liquorish is made in the following manner Take of Green Liquorish cleansed and bruis'd two Ounces of White Maiden-hair one Ounce of Hyssop half an Ounce pour on them three Pints of hot Fountain-water let them stand in Infusion twenty four Hours strain it and clarifie it and with the best Hony and Fine Sugar each ten Ounces make a Syrup according to Art Liverwort in Latin Hepatica vulgaris The Root of it is as fine as Silk The Leaves are a Fingers-breadth and twice as long or longer above they are green or a little yellowish they are scaly like the Skin of a Serpent they have no Flowers The Stalk is white firm and juicy and about four Inches long upon which there is as it were a small Fungus It grows in shady wet places among Stones It tastes a little bitterish and astringent 'T is chiefly used in Obstructions of the Liver and Bladder 'T is good in the Jaundice for the Itch and a Gonorrhaea Outwardly applied it stops Blood in Wounds Lovage in Latin Levisticum The Stalk is as high as a Man thick-jointed hollow and channel'd The Leaves are large and divided into Wings they are of a shining Green and of a strong Smell At the top of the Stalks and Branches are large Tufts of yellow Flowers The Seed is pretty large and flat The Root is thick and woody 'T is Alexipharmick Diuretick and Vulnerary It strengthens the Stomach and does good in an Asthma It forces the Courses and the Monthly Purgations and expels a dead Child It opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen and cures the Jaundice 'T is used outwardly in Baths and Cataplasms for the Womb. The Virtues of it are much the same with Angelica and Master-wort Half a Dram of the Seed provokes the Courses The Juice of the Leaves expels the After-birth Lung-wort in Latin Muscus arboreus It grows on old Oaks and Beeches in dark shady old Woods It has broad grayish rough Leaves variously folded crumpl'd and gash'd on the edges and sometimes spotted on the upper side It bears no Stalk nor Flower 'T is Drying and Astringent It stops Bleeding and cures fresh Wounds It stops the Courses and the Flux of the Belly The Powder the Syrup and the distill'd Water of it are commonly used for Diseases of the Lungs as Coughs Short Breath Consumptions and the like That which grows on an Oak is excellent in curing the Jaundice Take one Handful of it and boyl it in a Pint of Small Beer in a Pot well stopped till half is consum'd Take thirteen Spoonfuls of it warm Morning and Evening Lupines in Latin Lupinus sativus Inwardly taken it kills Worms But it is chiefly used outwardly in Cataplasms for Gangreens and malignant Ulcers and the like M. MAdder in Latin Rubia tinctorum 'T is used in Vulnerary Potions but whether it is Astringent or Opening is disputed They that count it Astringent prescribe it for the Bloody-Flux the Flux of the Courses and of the Hemorrhoids They that suppose it is Opening use it in the Jaundice for the Dropsie and Obstruction of Urine And perhaps it partakes of both Qualities first Opening and then Binding as is the Nature of Rubarb White Maiden-hair or Wall-Rue in Latin Adianâ—um album ' The Root is very small consisting of very small black Fibres It grows upon old Walls It has many Foot-stalks that are small and about half an Hand high and blackish about the Roots or brown they are elsewhere green and somewhat divided at top From the Extremities and Sides of these the Leaves grow they are channel'd and somewhat stiff and indented about the Edges the upper Part is green the Under sprinkled with red or brown Powder that seems fine and tastes somewhat sowre and astringent with a little mixture of Sweetness It grows in Cambridgshire on the Walls of Cherry-Hinton-Church It removes the Tartareous and Viscous Mucilage that is contain'd in the Lungs and therefore it is good for those that have Coughs and Short Breath and for others that have Pains in the Side or in the Kidnies or Bladder It gently provokes Urine and expels Stones and Gravel and is of great use in Children's Ruptures the Powder of it being given four Days together Take of Syrup of Maiden-hair and of Jujubes each three Ounces of Oyl of Flax fresh drawn two Ounces of Fine Sugar two Drams mingle them make a Lohoch Take half a Spoonful every other Hour This is good for Coughs and Pains of the Sides Common Mallow in Latin Malva vulgaris It mollifies eases Pain loosens the Belly mitigates Sharpness of Urine 'T is used outwardly in Cataplasms and Fomentations to ripen Tumours and to ease Pain and in Clysters to loosen the Belly in Nephritick Pains Three Ounces of the Decoction of the Leaves or the distill'd Water of them with one Ounce and an half of Syrup of Violets cure Heat of Urine presently Marsh Mallows in Latin Althaea It softens discusses eases Pain brings Tumours to Suppuration and corrects sharp Humours The Herb the Root and Seeds are all good for the same purpose 'T is chiefly used for Diseases of the Bladder and the Stone of the Kidnies and for an Asthma and Pleurisie 'T is also used in Clysters and Cataplasms The Syrup of Marsh-mallows is made in the following manner Take of the Roots of Marsh-mallows two Ounces of Meadow-grass Asparagus Liquorish Raisins of the Sun and Red Chich-Pease each one Ounce Tops of Marsh-mallows Mallows Pellitory of the Wall Pimpernel Common Maiden-hair and Mont pelier-Maiden-hair of each of Handful of the four Lesser and Great Cold Seeds each two Handfuls wash and cleanse the Roots from their Dirt Pith and Strings and slice them and having boyld the Grass-Roots a quarter of an Hour first in eight Pints of Fountain-water put into the Decoction the Roots of Marsh-mallows and Asparagus and let them boyl well for half an Hour then add the Raisins cut and the Chich-pease whole when they have boyld a little while put in the Tops of the Mallows Marsh-mallows Pellitory and Pimpernel shred and boyl them about a quarter of an Hour among the rest after that add the Liquorish slic'd and the Maiden-hair cut and when they begin to boyl put in the cold Seeds thrust them down into the Decoction and take the whole off the Fire and strain them a quarter of an Hour afterwards then clarifie the Liquor with the White of an Egg add four Pounds of Sugar and boyl it over a moderate Fire to the Consistence of a Syrup Ointment of Marsh-mallows is made in the following manner Take of the fresh Roots of Marsh-mallows two Pounds Flax and Fenugreek-seeds of each one Pound of Fountain-water eight Pints let them infuse three Days then boyl them gently and press out the Mucilage whereof take
last the Lammas-Plum the White Pear-Plum and Damascens Pumpion in Latin Pepo 'T is cold and very moist It provokes Urine the Nourishment of it is very small The Seed is one of the four greater Cold Seeds Purflain in Latin Portulaca 'T is cold and moist It provokes Appetite It cures Heat of Urine and Running of the Reins The Juice mix'd with Oyl of Roses cures Burns and Inflammations 'T is good for Coughs and Shortness of Breath Q. QVince-tree in Latin Malus Cydonia The Fruit is very agreeable to the Stomach 'T is astringent and cures Spitting of Blood the Bloody-Flux and all other Fluxes The Mucilage of the Seeds extracted with Spawn of Frog's-water is an excellent Gargarism in Fevers The Syrup of Quinces is made in the following manner Take of the Juice six Pints boyl half away add three Pounds of Sugar and make a Syrup The Dose is one Ounce in some proper Water Marmalade of Quinces is made in the following manner Pare the Quinces cut them and take out the Core weigh them and put them into cold Water take the same quantity of Sugar and dissolve it with a little Water boyl it and take off the Scum then put in the Quinces and set them on a gentle Fire close cover'd till they are of a good Colour then uncover them then increase the Fire and boyl them to a Jelly R. RAdish in Latin Raphanus sativus 'T is oftner used in the Kitchin than for Medicine but it is good for the Stone and to force Urine It strengthens the Stomach and helps Concoction Horse Radish in Latin Raphanus Rusticanus It provokes Appetite but it hurts the Head It expels Gravel and forces Urine and is commended for Coughs and is reckon'd a Specifick in the Scurvy The Compounded Water of it is much in use and is made in the following manner Take of the Leaves of Garden and Sea-Scurvy-grass gather'd in the Spring-time each six Pounds beat them and press out the Juice mingle with it the Juice of Water-cresses and Brook-lime each a Pint and an half of the best White-wine four Quarts twelve Limons sliced of the fresh Roots of Briony four Pounds of Horse-Radish-roots two Pounds of Wake-Robin-roots half an Ounce of Winteran Bark and Nutmegs each four Ounces infuse them three Days and then distil them The Dose is two Ounces Take one Spoonful of the Shavings of Horse-Radish-roots twelve Leaves of Scurvy-grass twenty Raisins of the Sun stoned put them into a Quart of Beer let them stand close stop'd all Night drink of it the next Day at Meals and at any other time This has done much good in the Scurvy Common Rag-wort in Latin Jacobaea vulgaris The Root has many large white Fibres that stick fast in the Ground It has many times several Stalks and sometimes but one they are round channel'd sometimes smooth sometimes downy three Foot high and sometimes higher divided at the top into Branches It has many long and large green Leaves lying on the Ground of a dark-green Colour rent and torn in the Sides into many Pieces The Leaves on the Stalks are the same The Flowers are yellow and consist of many Leaves when they are ripe they turn into Down The Seed is very small It cures Ulcers Inflammations and a Fistula Being applied hot to the Belly in form of a Cataplasm it cures the Gripes Raspberry-bush in Latin Rubus Idaeus The Berries are very cordial and taste very well The Syrup of it is very good in Fevers and is made in the following manner Take of the Clarified Juice and of Sugar equal Parts make a Syrup Take of the Syrup of Rasp-berries and July flowers each two Ounces of the Juice of Kermes one Ounce make a Mixture Take a Spoonful every Morning This is a Cordial for Women before Delivery Rest-harrow or Camock in Latin Anonis It spreads its Root far and near they are white and hard to break The Stalks are woody and three or four Foot high round hairy and reddish sometimes it has Prickles and sometimes not The Flowers grow at the top like Pease-blossoms Small round Cods contain the Seeds The Bark of the Root and the Root it self provokes Urine and expels Gravel and eases the Pain of the Teeth and opens Obstructions of the Liver being infus'd in Wine or boyl'd in Posset-drink and taken inwardly for some time Rie in Latin Secale 'T is the next Corn in goodness to Wheat Bread made of it is black and heavy and hard to digest and it purges and gripes those that are not used to it but it keeps moist longer than Wheaten Bread The course Flower of it put into a Cloth and applied to the Head cures inveterate Head-aches and so applied is good for Mad People Rocket or Winter-Cresses in Latin Barbarea It has an oblong white thick Perennial Root of an acrid Taste The Stalks are a Cubit high channel'd strong and full of Pith with many Wings wherein the Leaves are lesser than those of Radish and resembling the Leaf of Cresses at the Extremity of it by extream Jags they are of a dark-green Colour and shine they do not taste so quick as the Root From the Wings of the Leaves towards the Top-stalks come many small Branches whereon as also on the Top-stalk small yellow Flowers consisting of four Leaves run up into long Ears The Cods are small round and about an Inch long pressed to the Stalks wherein are small Seeds of a brown Colour The whole Plant is smooth The Flowers are placed on short Foot-stalks It grows near Ditches and Rivers and Running-waters and sometimes also on plow'd Grounds It flowers in May and June 'T is acrid and hot and much of the same Virtue with Cresses 'T is mix'd with Sallets especially in the Winter-time when Cresses are scarce wherefore 't is called Winter-Cress 'T is good in the Scurvy The Juice of it is mix'd with Ointments to cleanse sordid and impure Ulcers The Seed is Lithontriptick and Diuretick Wild Rocket in Latin Eruca sylvestris The Root is white thick and long and has many Stalks with many Wings they are channel'd and a little hairy The Leaves are cut in like Dandelion they are smooth and of a deep green Colour and taste hot The Flowers are yellow It has long angled upright Cods The Seeds are like the Seeds of Wild Mustard they are acrid and bitterish It grows upon and about Walls and among Rubbish 'T is hot and dry 'T is chiefly used to stimulate Venery and for Preservation against Apoplexies Outwardly applied it extracts Splinters of Bones The Rose in Latin Rosa There are several sorts of Roses The Red Rose the Damask-Rose the Damask-Province-Rose the Dog-Rose the Pimpernel-Rose the Greater Apple-Rose the Single Cinnamon-Rose the Double Cinnamon-Rose the Wild Briar or Muscovy the Virginian Briar-Rose the White Rose the Musk-Rose the Ever-green Rose the Single Yellow Rose the Double Yellow Rose the Monthly Rose the Monday-Rose the Franc-fort-Rose the Hungarian Rose the York and Lancaster
in Emulsions with other Seeds for a Pleurisie The tender Leaves the Prickles being cut off are boyl'd with Pot-herbs and eat very well 'T is kept in Gardens and is used in Sallets and the like Take of the Water of Ladies-Thistle ten Ounces of Eratick Poppy-water three Ounces of the Syrup of the same one Ounce of Prepar'd Pearl one Dram mix them Take six Spoonfuls every fourth Hour This Julap is used in a Peripneumonia or Inflammation of the Lungs The Blessed Thistle in Latin Carduus Benedictus The whole Plant is very bitter except the Root This Thistle was called Blessed or Holy for its excellent Virtues It was sent out of India to Frederick III. Emperor tho' it was afterwards found to grow of its own accord in Europe The Decoction of it is best 'T is commended for the Falling-sickness for Giddiness in the Head and Deafness also for the Cholick for the Stone in the Kidnies and for the Hip-Gout But it is chiefly prais'd for its Virtue against the Plague either taken inwardly for Prevention or to cure it by provoking Sweat or outwardly applied to break the Buboes Our People use it commonly in Posset-drink to promote Sweating And by taking a large quantity of it they cleanse the Stomach by Vomiting There is scarce any thing better for curing Putrid Ulcers A Woman whose Breasts were quite consum'd by a Cancer was restor'd to Health by the distill'd Water of it and by sprinkling the Powder of the Leaves on the Ulcers A Girl that took Poyson was cured by the use of this Water when Treacle and other Alexipharmicks would do no good 'T is also much commended for the Scurvy Take of Carduus-water compounded and Scordium-water each three Ounces Treacle-water two Ounces make a Julap Take six Spoonfuls every sixth Hour This is good in the Plague Thorn-Apple in Latin Stramonium An Ointment made of the Juice of the Leaves and Lard is very good for Burns and Scalds The Seed powder'd and taken in Beer occasions Madness for twenty four Hours Thieves give it to those they intend to rob And Wenches give half a Dram of it to their Lovers in Beer or Wine Some are so well skill'd in Dosing of it that they can make Men mad for as many Hours as they please Thorow-wax in Latin Perfoliata The Root is single white and woody and tastes sweet It has one small stiff smooth round channel'd concave jointed Stalk a Foot or two Foot high of an Aromatick Smell when it is cut or broken The Leaves are almost oval smooth and bluish Little Nerves run obliquely from the Centre of the Leaf to the Circumference of it The Stalk passes through the Leaf which is divided into Branches at top whereon stand Tufts of small yellow Flowers The Seed is small and blackish The Decoction of the Herb in Wine or the Leaves powder'd are given for Ruptures and Contusions 'T is also used for the King's-Evil for Fractures and an Erysipelas Throat-wort in Latin Trachelium The Root is white and sweet The Stalks are three or four Foot high or higher about the thickness of the Little Finger they are channel'd hairy and purplish The Leaves are placed alternately on the Stalks they are hairy and like the Leaves of Nettles the Under are placed on long Foot-stalks the Upper on short ones The Flowers are like a Bell and of a bluish Colour The whole Plant especially the Root is astringent and drying and therefore the Decoction of it is good to be used at the Beginning of Ulcers and Inflammations of the Mouth and Tonsils and for other Diseases that require astringent Remedies Wild Thyme in Latin Serpyllum It grows on Hills and dry Grounds 'T is hot and dry It forces the Courses and Urine 'T is Cephalick Uterine and Stomachick 'T is good for Spitting of Blood and Convulsions and for Gripes Outwardly applied it cures Head-aches and Giddiness and disposes to Sleep Toad-flax in Latin Linaria lutea vulgaris It creeps much with white hard woody Roots It has many Stalks a Foot or two Foot high they are smooth and bluish they have many sharp narrow Leaves plac'd disorderly they are branchy at top The yellow Flowers are placed on a Spike at the top of the Branches each on a short Foot-stalk The Seed is round The whole Plant tastes bitterish and a little acrid A small Glass of the distill'd Water with a Dram of the Powder of Ground-Elder mix'd with it evacuates Urine powerfully in a Dropsie The Water also purges by Stool and cures the Jaundice but especially the Decoction of the Herb in Wine which also opens Obstructions of the Liver The Water or the Juice drop'd into the Eyes cure Inflammations and Redness of them Rags dip'd in the Water cleanse Ulcers And the Juice takes off Spots from the Face Take of the Herb and Flowers a sufficient quantity boyl them with Lard till it is very green and make an Ointment When you use it mix a Yolk of an Egg with it This is good to take off the Pain of the Piles Tobacco in Latin Nicotiana It resists Putrefaction provokes Sneezing is Anodyne Vulnerary and vomits Being smoak'd it stops Catarrhs disposes to Rest takes off Weariness and suppresses Mother-fits and is a good Preservative against the Plague A Gargarism of it cures the Tooth-ach and dissolves Tumours of the Uvula A Bath of it or the green Leaves applied cure a Leprosie the Itch and Lice It heals Wounds and cleanses Ulcers and cures Burns The Smoaking of Tobacco strengthens the Stomach helps Concoction and gently moves the Belly But it is not good for People of an hot Constitution The Pain of the Teeth is cured by stopping those that are hollow with Calcin'd Tobacco For the Palsie Take the green Leaves and infuse them in Malaga-Wine and rub the Parts well with it after Sweating This is the best outward Remedy for a Palsie A Nobleman that was extreamly fat was reduc'd to an ordinary Size by chewing Tobacco which also does good in an Asthma 'T is of great use in Camps where there is many times Scarcity of Victuals and Cholicks and the like The Fume of Tobacco blown up into the Bowels is a most effectual Clyster in the Cholick It also cures Mother-fits and Fainting being blown upon the Matrix The Greater Tooth-wort in Latin Dentaria major The Root is soft white and juicy and consists of many Scales The Stalk is about as thick as the Little Finger nine Inches high or higher round and juicy easily broken cover'd with a thin Membrane and full of a juicy Pulp It has some Membranaceous Ears like Leaves placed by Intervals It has many gaping light purplish Flowers that hang on short Foot-stalks The Seed is round 'T is excellent for Ruptures for inward Wounds and for Diseases rising from Defluxions two Drams of the Powder being taken in Broth for forty Days together Tormentil in Latin Tormentilla The Root is sometimes as thick as the Thumb sometimes it grows streight sometimes
awry it has reddish Fibres and is of an astringent Taste The Stalks lie on the Ground having many short Leaves sometimes they grow upright and are two Foot high they are small hairy and reddish The Flowers are small and yellowish and consist of four Leaves Note the Leaves are like the Leaves of Cinquefoil but longer and less dented It dries and is very astringent wherefore there is no Remedy more proper for Fluxes of the Belly and Womb than the Roots of Tormentil Besides they are Diaphoretick and Alexipharmick wherefore they are used in all Medicines for the Plague and Malignant Diseases especially when Fluxes of the Belly accompany them Moreover they are mix'd with Vulnerary Potions Ointments and Plasters for they cure old and putrid Ulcers Half a Dram or a Dram of the Extract of Tormentil is much commended for curing an Epidemick Dysentery Rubarb being used before if there be occasion A Woman that was wont to miscarry after the Second Month was cured in the following manner She was purg'd and took Sage with her Meat and Drink and as much of the following Powder as would lie on a Groat was given at a time Take of Cochinele Prepar'd Pearl and Tormentil-roots each one Dram of Mastick half a Dram mingle them and make a Powder The following Plaster was applied to the Loins and the Os sacrum Take of the purest Labdanum one Ounce and an half of Galls Oak-Moss Bole-Armoniack Cypress-Nuts Seal'd-Earth Mirtles Red Roses Dragon's-blood and Balaustians each half an Ounce of Ship-Pitch two Ounces of Turpentine six Ounces make a Plaster After the use of these things she went out her Time and had a lusty Child and after that more Marsh Trefoil or Buckbeans in Latin Trifolium palustre It grows commonly in Marishes and watery Places and is much commended in the Scurvy and for Pains in the Limbs The Leaves are boyl'd in Beer and it is taken twice or thrice a Day but because it is very bitter 't is best taken in a Syrup Turnep in Latin Rapum It forces Urine and is a Provocative to Venery The Juice and Broth wherein they are boyl'd cure Quartan-Agues Raw Turneps cure the Scurvy-Roasted under Ashes and applied behind the Ears they cure the Head-ach and the Pain of the Teeth They are applied to Ulcers of the Legs and to Swellings of the Breast and for Scrophulous and Scorbutick Tumours with good Success The Broth of them makes a good Gargarism for Sore Mouths Half a Dram of the Seed is used at a time to excite Venery and in Malignant Diseases to expel Venom Take of sliced Turneps and of White Sugar each half a Pound put them into an Earthen Pot making a Lay of one and a Lay of the other cover it with Paper and bake it with Bread when it is drawn press out the Juice and keep it for use Take a Spoonful Morning and Evening This is good for Coughs and at the Beginning of Consumptions Tutsan in Latin Androsaemum vulgare The Root is thick woody reddish and has long Fibres The Stalks are woody three or four Foot high round reddish smooth and crested They have two large Leaves at every Joint green above whitish below The Flowers are yellow and consist of five Leaves they are placed on long Foot-stalks After the Flowers come Heads of Seeds first greenish then reddish and last of a purple Colour The Juice is reddish It stops Blood and is an excellent Vulnerary Plant taken inwardly or outwardly applied V. GArden Valerian in Latin Valeriana hortensis The Root and Herb are very Diuretick Half a Spoonful of the Powder of the Root before the Stalk springs taken once or twice in Wine Water or Milk relieves those that are seiz'd with the Falling-sickness And Sylvius reckons it more effectual in this Case than the Roots of Male-Peony The Leaves bruis'd are commonly applied to slight Wounds upon which Account it is called Cut-finger It purges upwards and downwards Common Vervain in Latin Verbena vulgaris So many Virtues are attributed by Authors to this Plant that it would tire one to reckon them up 'T is Cephalick and Vulnerary 'T is used for Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen and in the Stone for Diseases of the Eyes and Breast for the Gripes the Bloody-Flux a Tertian Ague to heal Wounds and to hasten Delivery 'T is outwardly used for the Head-ach Pain of the Teeth Redness and Weakness of the Eyes for a Quinsie and for Swellings of the Glandules of the Jaws for the Falling of the Fundament for cleansing Ulcers and for Pains of the Spleen 'T is reckon'd a Specifick for Pains of the Head from whatever Cause they proceed The distill'd Water is applied outwardly to the Head and four Ounces are taken inwardly with four Drops of Spirit of Salt Forestus says he knew Two who were cured of the Head-ach only by hanging the green Herb about their Necks when many other Medicines were used to no purpose Violet in Latin Viola The Leaves are cooling The Flowers moisten cool and mollifie They are reckon'd among the Cordial-Flowers They are chiefly used in Fevers to abate the Heat and to ease the Pain of the Head occasion'd by it and for Coughs and Pleurises The Seed is Lithontriptick The Syrup is most in use and is made in the following manner Take of the Flowers of fresh Violets one Pound of clear hot Water two Pints and an half keep it close cover'd in an Earthen Glaz'd Pot a Day then press it out and add to two Pints of the strain'd Liquor four Pounds of Sugar take off the Scum as it rises and make a Syrup without boyling Viper's-grass in Latin Scorzonera The Root is eaten with Meat and is as sweet as Parsnips 'T is much used for the Biting of Venomous Creatures in Pestilential Fevers for Melancholy Palpitation of the Heart the Falling-sickness Giddiness Obstructions of the Bowels Diseases of the Womb for the Jaundice and at the Beginning of a Dropsie Take of the Roots of Scorzonera and Angelica each six Drams of the Leaves of Wood-Sorrel with the Roots two Handfuls of Rasp'd Hart's-horn and Ivory each half an Ounce of Liquorish two Drams boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Barly-water to one Pint and an half to the strain'd Liquor add of Compounded Scordium-water and of the cold Cordial-water of Saxony each three Ounces of Syrup of Rasberries three Ounces mingle them make an Apozem of which take three Ounces or four at pleasure This is much used in Fevers W. WAlnut-tree in Latin Juglans The outward Bark dried vomits strongly The Catkins are a gentler Vomit The fresh Nuts move the Belly The Dry are hot and hard to digest they increase Choler and cause a Cough The Juice of the outward Bark gargl'd in the Mouth is very useful in a Relaxation of the Almonds and for an Inflammation of the Throat A Decoction of the outward Bark of the green Nut forces Worms out of their Holes The green and unripe Nuts candied with
the Bark on gently move the Belly two or three being taken at Bed-time The Tree tap'd in the Spring yields a great quantity of Liquor but it is not so pleasant as that of the Birch-tree 'T is said to be peculiarly proper for Obstructions of the Courses The Nuts being infus'd in Water till the Skin of the Kernels comes off then infuse them two Days in Aqua vitae Take two or three of them daily in the Morning fasting for ten Days before the usual time of their Flowing The Oyl of the Nut mix'd with Oyl of Almonds is excellent in the Stone two or three Ounces of it may be taken inwardly at a time See Mr. Boyl of Specifick Remedies pag. 163. Wall-flower in Latin Leucoium luteum It grows every where on Walls The Flowers are cordial and good for the Nerves They ease Pain provoke the Courses expel the Secundine and a dead Child The Conserve of the Flowers the distil'd Water and the Oyl made of the Flowers by Infusion are in use for Apoplexies and Palsies The Oyl is very Anodine in Wounds and Inflammations of the Nervous Parts Way-faring-tree in Latin Viburnum It sometimes spreads much tho' it is not high The Wood of it is fungous and pithy The Branches are about a Finger thick and four Foot long or longer The Bark is of a dark-gray Colour but the Bark of the Branches is whitish The Leaves are somewhat like the Leaves of the Alder they are broad longish and thickish and indented about the Edges they are hairy and white like Meal especially below The Flowers are placed in Umbels and smell like the Flowers of Elder they are white and consist of five Leaves The Berries are first green then red and lastly black they are sweet and clammy Some Country-people eat them It grows commonly in Hedges The Leaves and Berries are dry and astringent They are used for Inflammations of the Throat and Almonds and for the Relaxation of the Vvula and to settle the Teeth when they are loose and also for Fluxes of the Belly A Decoction of the Leaves makes the Hairs black and prevents their falling Wheat in Latin Triticum The Juice of it is good to take off Spots The Flower mix'd with Bean-shell-water takes out Wrinkles from the Face A Cataplasm made with Water and Oyl and the Flower takes off the Hardness of the Breast and ripens Swellings The Bran cleanses the Hands and makes them soft and white Common Whitlow-grass in Latin Paronychia vulgaris It has a small fibrous Root and many Leaves that lie on the Ground they are scarce an Inch long they are pointed hairy sometimes green sometimes reddish and a little indented and taste somewhat astringent at first afterwards acrid It has sometimes one sometimes two or three Stalks or more they are round and about an Hand high and sometimes not so much they have no Leaves on them but they have many little white Flowers which consist of four Leaves they have small flat Pouches It grows on Walls and Houses Rue Whitlow-grass infus'd in Small Beer and drank for some Days cures King's-Evil-Swellings without any sensible Evacuation See Mr. Boyl of Specifick Remedies pag. 155. Take of Whitlow-grass half an Handful fry it with Flower and an Egg Take it in a Morning fasting for two Days This cures the Whites Winter-cherry in Latin Alkekengi The Berries are Diuretick Nephritick and Lithontriptick They are also good for the Jaundice they may be either infus'd in Wine or boylâ—d in Posset-drink or powder'd and taken in any Liquor One that took eight of the Cherries every Change of the Moon was cured of the Gout tho' before he was miserably afflicted with it Take of Chios-Turpentine two Drams of the Balsam of Tolu half a Dram with a sufficient quantity of the Troches of Alkakengi make Midling Pills Take four at Bed-time These Pills are good for the Stone in the Kidnies Winter-green in Latin Pyrola Five or six of its Leaves lie on the Ground they are like the Leaves of a Pear they are thick of a dark Green smooth and shining above The Foot-stalks are near an Hand long The Stalk is nine Inches high and angled and has on it some small sharp Leaves and a Spike of fine white Flowers consisting of five Leaves The whole Plant tastes bitter It grows in the North near Halifax 'T is an excellent Vulnerary Herb either taken inwardly or outwardly applied Woodroof in Latin Asperula 'T is divided into many Joints The Root is small and creeps on the top of the Earth sending down Capillary Fibres The Stalks are small four-square an Hand or nine Inches high The Leaves are placed on the Joints like those of Madder they are larger than Cleaver-leaves and of a lighter Green they shine a little and are a little hairy The Stalk is divided at the top into two or three Branches upon which the Foot-stalks sustain the little Flowers that smell sweet and are compos'd of four small Leaves The Seeds are small and very hairy and in shape like a Kidny they stick to the Clothes as the Seeds of Clevers do It grows in hilly Woods and among Bushes It flowers in May. 'T is used for Obstructions of the Liver and Gall-bladder and to cool an hot Liver It procures Mirth as they say being put into Wine and gives it a pleasant Taste for which Reason 't is frequently used among the Germans Common Wormwood in Latin Absinthium vulgare It strengthens the Stomach and Liver excites Appetite opens Obstructions and cures Diseases that are occasion'd by them as the Jaundice Dropsie and the like 'T is good in long putrid Fevers it carries off vitious Humours by Urine it expels Worms from the Bowels and preserves Clothes from Moths The Juice the distill'd Water the Syrup the fixed Salt and the Oyl of it are used but the Wine or Beer seems to be the best It strengthens the Stomach creates an Appetite opens Obstructions and provokes Urine The Simple Water is more Languid and of less Virtue The fixed Salt if it be wholly separated from the other Parts by the force of the Fire differs nothing in my Opinion neither in Taste nor Virtue from the Fixed Salt of any other Plant. A Scruple or half a Dram of the Salt according to the Strength and Age of the Sick taken in a Spoonful of the Juice of Limon scarce ever fails to cure Vomiting Green Wormwood bruis'd and mix'd with Lard and applied cures Tumors of the Kernels of the Throat and the Quinsie THE Exotick or Foreign PHYSICAL PLANTS AC ACacia It grows in Egypt The Juice of it press'd from the Cods before they are ripe or from the Flowers or Leaves is used to strengthen the Eyes and to take off the Inflammation of them and to cure Ulcers of the Mouth and Ears and for Chaps of the Lips The Juice reduc'd to a Powder after it has been wash'd in a Decoction made with the Juice or the Leaves or Flowers and sprinkl'd on
of Oyl of Almonds fresh drawn of Syrup of Maiden-hair each one Ounce and an half of Sugar-candy two Drams mix them in a Glass-Mortar Make a Linctus to be taken often with a Liquorish-stick Oyl of Almonds is good in the Cholick Take two Ounces of Oyl of Almonds and one Ounce and an half of Manna mix'd together in fat Chicken-broth This reliev'd a Person that had the Cholick after he had taken thirty Clysters to no purpose Oyl of Almonds is very good for the Stone in the Kidnies Take of White-wine and Compound-water of Horse-Radish each one Ounce and an half of the Juice of Limon one Spoonful and an half of Tartar vitriolated one Scruple of Oyl of Sweet Almonds one Ounce of Syrup of Marsh-mallows two Ounces of Nutmeg powder'd one Scruple make a Draught to be taken hot For the Gripes of Infants the following Medicine was prescrib'd by Dr. Lower Take of Manna two Drams dissolv'd in two Ounces of the Aqua lactis alexiter strain it and add three Drams of Oyl of Almonds Give half in the Morning and the rest three Hours after if it do not work Bitter Almonds are hot and dry they attenuate open and cleanse they are Diuretick they open the Obstructions of the Liver Spleen Mesentery and Womb. Outwardly used they take off Freckles The Oyl of Bitter Almonds is more agreeable to the Ears than any other Oyl The Italians eat Almonds whole before the Stones are hard for Second Course and they taste very pleasantly and are very agreeable to the Stomach They grow in Germany Italy and France Aloes in Latin Aloe There are three sorts of it viz. Succotrine Hepatick and Caballine Succotrine is so called from the Island Succotra in India This sort is the best of all 't is clear and transparent and colour'd somewhat like the Liver It has an Aromatick Smell like Myrrh upon which Account it was formerly mix'd with Perfumes It has a bitter an Aromatick and an astringent Taste 'T is light and yet the Substance of it is compact Being handled in the Sun or near the Fire it grows soft and when it is cold it breaks easily Which are the Signs of the best Aloes The Hepatick is so called it being like the Liver in Colour and Consistence 'T is not so pure as the former it is not transparent it smells stronger and tastes more bitter and is more astringent The Caballina is more impure sandy and filthy and fit only for Horses Aloes besides its Purgative Virtue is hot and drying and opens Obstructions It purges Choler and Flegm Aloes contrary almost to all other Purging Medicines strengthens the Stomach But it is to be noted That the frequent use of Aloes opens the Haemorrhoidal Veins and to be sure it has a Faculty of opening the Orifices of the Veins Wherefore those that are subject to Haemorrhages must not use it Bartholinus mentions an Observation of one that render'd a Bloody Urine by taking Aloes too often But outwardly applied it is very astringent Aloes kill and expel Worms Being mix'd with Vinegar and the Gall of an Ox and applied to the Navel it does the same It cures the Jaundice and prevents Putrefaction And mix'd with Myrrh it preserves dead Bodies a long time from Corruption Some think the Virtue of Mummy proceeds wholly from the Aloes wherewith Bodies were wont to be embalm'd The Powder of Aloes used outwardly stops the Flux of the Haemorrhoidal Veins Dissolv'd in Wine it prevents the Falling of the Hair Mix'd with Medicines for the Eyes called Collyria it quickens the Sight Mix'd with Hony it cures Ulcers of the Privy Parts and a Fistula and Sore Mouths and a Stinking Breath It shuts the Orifices of the Veins and so stops Bleeding Outwardly applied it thickens and dries and the Powder of it conglutinates fresh Wounds and skins them soon In prescribing Aloes the following Cautions are to be observ'd First It is not to be given to those whose Diseases proceed only from a simple Intemperies without Matter for such do not want Evacuation nor a Medicine that is so drying for instead of Evacuation it occasions a Consumption in such But on the contrary 't is used with very good Success in those that are of a cold and moist Constitution Secondly It ought not to be prescrib'd to Old People Thirdly It ought not to be used too frequently especially not daily as some order it And Fourthly Women with Child must not take it for it provokes the Courses powerfully Those things which are added for the Correction of it are Mace Nutmegs Cloves Cinnamon Spikenard Sweet-smelling Flag Saffron and the like The Operation of it is quicken'd by washing it in a Decoction of Rhubarb or in an Infusion of Roses 'T is said that Mastick Tragacanth Bdellium and the like mix'd with it prevents its opening the Orifices of the Veins Or if it be wash'd in Endive or Succory-water the same may be prevented Many excellent Medicines of the London-Dispensatory are compounded of Aloes The Pills called Pilulae Aggregativae are made in the following manner Take of Citron Myrobolans and Rhubarb each half an Ounce Juice of Agrimony and Wormwood thicken'd each two Drams Diagridium five Drams Agarick Coloquintida and Polypodium of each two Drams Turbith and Aloes of each six Drams Mastick Red Roses Sal Gemmae Epithimum Annise Ginger of each a Dram with Syrup of Damask-Roses make a Mass for Pills They purge Flegm Choler and Melancholy they are good for a foul Stomach The Dose is half a Dram. Pilulae Aloephanginae are made in the following manner Take of Cinnamon Cloves Cardamoms the Lesser Nutmegs Mace Sweet-smelling Flag Carpo-balsamum or Juniper-berries Squinanth Wood of Aloes Yellow Sanders Red Roses dried Wormwood of each half an Ounce draw a Tincture from these in Spirit of Wine they being first grosly powder'd In three Pints of this Tincture strain'd dissolve a Pound of Aloes then add of Mastich and Myrrh powder'd each half an Ounce Saffron two Drams of Balsam of Peru one Dram bring it to a Mass for Pills by evaporating the superfluous Moisture over Ashes or in a Bath These Pills are good for the Head-ach and Giddiness of the Head They strengthen the Brain and Stomach Half a Dram or a Dram may be taken at a time Pilulae de Aloe lota are made in the following manner Take of Aloes dissolv'd in the Juice of Red Roses and boyl'd up again one Ounce of Agarick trochiscated three Drams of Mastick two Drams of the Species of Sweet Diamosk half a Dram with Syrup of Pale Roses make a Mass for Pills Pilulae Aloe Rosata is made in the following manner Take of Succotrine-Aloes powder'd four Ounces of the Juice of Damask-Roses clarified one Pint mingle them digest them in the Sun or in a Bath till the superfluous Moisture is exhal'd repeat the Digestion and Evaporation four times make a Mass for Pills This purges gently cleanses the Stomach opens Obstructions and cures
most remarkable by means whereof it does what it does One Dram of the Powder of the Root taken before the Fit cures Agues Spon in his Book of Fevers and Febrifuges says that Cinquefoil is a Plant somewhat bitter and very astringent whereby it strengthens the Fibres of the Stomach relax'd by a Fever and fixes and sweetens its Acid. Hippocrates used this Plant to cure Fevers But without doubt it was more effectual in Greece where Hippocrates liv'd than here For most Plants have more Virtue in hot Countries than in cold especially those that are somewhat Aromatick It has also been found by Experience that the Roots of it cure Ulcers of the Mouth Citrons in Latin Malus Citria Every part of the Citron the outward and inward Bark the Juice and Pulp and the Seeds are of great use in Physick The outward yellow Bark hath a curious Aromatick Smell and bitter Taste Being dried it is very Cordial and Alexipharmick It heats and corroborates a cold and windy Stomach It discusses Wind powerfully concocting and digesting crude Humours that are contain'd in the Stomach or Bowels Being chewed in the Mouth it cures a Stinking Breath promotes Concoction of the Meat and is good for Melancholy 'T is much commended for Hypochondriacal Diseases for Vapours Wind the Palpitation of the Heart Obstructions and Weakness of the Bowels The Powder of the outward Bark of Oranges and Limons is reckon'd good for the same Being candied 't is used for Second Courses And mixed with Cordial Electuaries 't is used against Contagion It loosens the Belly upon which Account an Electuary is made of it called the Solutive Electuary of Citron good to evacuate Flegmatick and Cold Humours It may be also safely given when Choler is mix'd with Flegm The Pulp or Juice tho' it be not so acid as the Juice of Limons yet is it much more cooling than that 'T is very proper in Burning and Pestilential Fevers to quench Thirst to suppress too great a Fermentation of the Blood to recreate the Spirits and quicken the Appetite 'T is also reckon'd good for a Giddiness in the Head The Seeds are Cordâ—â—l and Alexipharmick are good for the Biting of Scorpions and other venomous Creatures They strengthen the Heart and defend it from the Contagion of the Plague and Small-Pox They kill the Worms of the Stomach and Bowels provoke the Courses and cause Abortion They digest crude and watery Humours and dry them up both within and without There is a strange Story of two that were condemn'd to be destroy'd by Serpents and as they were passing to Execution by chance a Person that had a Citron in his Hand gave it them to eat and soon after they were flung to the Serpents and were much bit by them but their Poyson made no Impression upon them and the Men escaped with their Lives Upon this Enquiry was made what they had eat or drunk And a Citron being the only thing that had been given them 't was order'd one of them should eat a Citron the next Day and that then they should be expos'd again to the Serpents He that had eaten the Citron escap'd as before the other soon perish'd And afterwards it was found by many Experiments that Citron was good against Poyson The Solutive Electuary of Citron of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of Citron-peel candied of Conserve of the Flowers of Violets and Bugloss of the Species of Diatragacanth frigid and of Diagrydium each half an Ounce of Turbith five Drams of Ginger half a Dram of the Leaves of Sena six Drams of the Seeds of Sweet-Fennel one Dram of White Sugar dissolv'd in Rose-water and boyl'd up according to Art ten Ounces beat in a Brass-Mortar the Turbith and Ginger being first cut small the Sena Fennel and the Diagrydium must be pounded a-part and must be mix'd with a little of the Powder of Diatragacanth made fresh the Bark of the Citron must be pounded in a Marble-Mortar then add the Conserves pulp'd through a fine Sieve and boyl'd a little in the Sugar dissolv'd take it off the Fire and when it is just warm put in the Powders and last of all the Diagrydium and the Diatragacanth and of this Paste make Tablets Syrup of the Juice of Citrons of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of the Juice of Citrons strain'd one Pint let it stand till it is clear add to it of White Sugar clarified and boyl'd to the Consistence of Tablets two Pounds make a Syrup by boyling of it just up and no more Syrup of the Bark of Citrons is made in the following manner Take of the yellow Peel of Citrons ripe and fresh five Ounces of the Grains of Kerms or of their Juice two Drams of Fountain-water three Pints infuse them all Night in B. M. strain it add two Pounds and an half of White Sugar and boyl it to a Syrup according to Art in B. M. Half of it must be without Musk the other half must be Aromatiz'd with three Grains of Musk tied up in a Rag. Citruls in Latin Citrullus The Fruit of it is cold and moist and very fit to quench the Thirst wherefore the Italians refresh themselves in Summer-time with the Pulp of it 'T is good in Burning Fevers and for a dry Tongue The Seed of it is one of the Greater Cold Seeds Cloves in Latin Caryophyllus Aromaticus Cloves heat and dry The Indians two Days before they sell their Cloves place a large Vessel of Water in the Room where the Cloves are and it all soon evaporates and goes into the Cloves and so the weight of them is much increas'd Cloves perfume the Breath for which Reason the Indian Women frequently chew them and such like things They are said to clear the Sight and to take off Clouds from the Eyes They strengthen the Stomach and take off Vomiting and Nauseousness They provoke Venery and are good for all cold Diseases of the Brain as Apoplexies Lethargies Palsie or the like They are used to correct the Air by being burnt or eaten But the chief use of them is in the Kitchin for Sauces and the like They are also used to perfume Clothes an Orange being stuck full of them and put into the Chest to the Clothes Some put them into Wine or Beer and they impart to it a pleasant Smell and Taste They are put into a Bag or sow'd up in a Cloth and worn upon the Stomach to stop Vomiting and to take off Pains of the Stomach proceeding from a cold Cause Some powder their Heads with the Powder of them to take off Dulness and Pains of the Head Cloves candied taste very pleasantly and are proper for a cold Stomach Oyl of Cloves by Distillation is good for inward and outward use Oyl of Cloves per descensum is made in the following manner Take several large Drinking-glasses cover them with a Linnen Cloth and tie it round each of them leaving a Cavity
vomited up This little Tree grows only in that part of Arabia Foelix which is situated betwixt the Tropicks And the Arabians take such Care that it should not be planted any where else that they destroy the Vegetative Virtue of the Seed either by boyling or burning it before they will part with it out of their Hands And they are much in the right for they get infinite Treasure by this one Commodity Upon which Account at least it may be called Arabia Foelix No one can imagine how many Thousand Bushels of it are exported yearly 'T is frequently used through all the Provinces of the Turkish Empire Vestingius says there are some Thousands of Coffee-houses in Grand Cayre And it is as commonly used in Africa and Barbery and lately in Europe Certainly in England the King hath a great Revenue by it for I believe there may be now as many Coffee-houses in London as in Grand Cayre Besides in other Parts of England there is scarce a Town of Note but hath one or more Coffee-houses in it Coloquintida in Latin Colocynthis 'T is a violent Medicine It purges thick and glutinous Flegm and other Humours from the remotest parts of the Body as from the Head Nerves Joints and the like for which reason it is commended and is used successfully for inveterate Head-aches an Apoplexy Falling-sickness Vertigo Asthma Cough cold Diseases of the Joints Flatulent Cholicks a Dropsie and the like But before it is used it ought to be well powder'd and fat and Lubricating things ought to be mix'd with it to attemperate the Acrimony of it 'T is an Ingredient of the Pill Cochiae majores and minores and of the Pill Rudii of the Pill Eduobus and of the Fetid Pill and of the Pill of Hermodactils and of some others The Troches of Alhandel are made of it in the following manner Take of the Pulp of Coloquintida that is white and smooth and freed from the Seeds and cut small and well rub'd with Oyl of Sweet Almonds and at two Days end finely powder'd ten Ounces of the Gums Arabeck Tragacanth and Bdellium each six Drams infuse the Gums for three or four Days in a sufficient quantity of Rose-water till they are quite melted and then with the said Pulp and part of the Musilage of the Gums make Troches which must be dried in the Shade and made up again with the rest of the Musilage Contrayerva in Latin Drakena radix The Root of it is Alexipharmick The Powder of it is an excellent Remedy against all Poysons except Sublimate It expels Worms and cures Agues Clusius gave it the Name of Drakena because Sir Francis Drake gave it him Take of the Powder of the Roots of Contrayerna Virginian-Snakeweed and Butter-bur each one Dram of Cochinelle and Saffron each half a Dram mingle them and make a Powder The Dose is half a Dram in a convenient Vehicle This is a sweating Medicine and is proper to expel Malignity Coral in Latin Corallium 'T is of a stony dense Substance and looks very fine when it is polish'd 'T is commonly believ'd that it is soft when it is under Water but that is a vulgar Error for those who fish for it say that it is as hard and stony under Water as it is above only it is cover'd with a soft Mossy Bark It hath an astringent Virtue especially when it is burnt and reduc'd to a Powder It stops all Fluxes of the Belly and of the Womb and the Running of the Reins but whether it comforts the Heart or prevents Children's Convulsions as 't is said is uncertain 'T is used outwardly for Ulcers which it incarns 'T is also used to clear the Sight Nurses in England hang it about Children's Necks to promote Cutting of the Teeth for by reason it is soft and cold Children love to have their Gums rub'd with it and so the Eruption of the Teeth is render'd more easie But we do not believe it doth conduce any thing by an occult Quality to the easie Breeding or Cutting of the Teeth Tincture of Coral is much commended in Pestilential Fevers Coral is prepar'd by grinding it on a Marble to a fine Powder and this is called prepar'd Coral 'T is used for the Bloody-Flux a Loosness the Flux of the Hemorrhoids and the Courses and for all other Distempers that are occasion'd by an Acrimony of Humors this being an Alcali that destroys it The Dose is from ten Grains to a Dram in Knot-grass-water or some other proper Liquor Dissolution of Coral is made in the following manner Take what quantity you please of Coral ground fine on a Marble put it into a large Matrass and pour upon it as much distill'd Vinegar as will rise the breadth of four Fingers above the Matter there will happen a great Effervescency which being over set it in Digestion in warm Sand for two Days stirring the Matrass from time to time leave the Coral to settle at bottom and decant the clear Liquor into a Bottle Pour again so much distill'd Vinegar on the Remainder as before and leave it two Days in Digestion separate the clear Liquor and continue to add more distill'd Vinegar and to draw off the Impregnation until all the Coral is in a manner dissolv'd then mix your Dissolutions and pour them into a Glass-Cucurbite or else into an Earthen one evapotate in Sand two thirds of the Liquor or till there appears upon it a very fine Skin filtrate this Impregnation and keep it in order to make the Salt and Majestery as I shall shew by and by The Dissolution may be given for the same Purposes as the Salt The Dose is from ten to twenty Drops in some proper Liquor Red Coral is generally used because it is thought to have more Virtue than the rest Majestery of Coral is made in the following manner Take what quantity you please of the Impregnation of Coral made with distill'd Vinegar pour it into a Viol or Matrass and drop into it the Liquor of the Salt of Tartar made per Deliquium a Curd will appear which will precipitate to the bottom in a very white Powder decant the clear Liquor and wash your Powder five or six times with Water dry it It is that which is called the Majestery of Coral Great Virtues are attributed to it It fortifies the Heart resists Poyson stops the Bloody-Flux and all other Hemorrhagies The Dose is from ten to thirty Grains in some proper Liquor Salt of Coral is made in the following manner Take what quantity you please of the Dissolution of Coral made of distill'd Vinegar pour it into a Glass-Cucurbite or Earthen Pan and evaporate in Sand all the Moisture there will remain at hottom a Salt of Coral keep it in a Viol well stopped 'T is given for the same Reason as the Majestery is The Dose of it is less being from five to fifteen Grains Simple Syrup of Coral of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of Red Coral four
rest and make Troches with the Juice of Mug-wort They move the Courses with ease in such as use to have them with pain a Dram of them being taken in some proper Liquor 'T is an Ingredient in the Elixir proprietatis which is made in the following manner Take of Myrrh Aloes and Saffron each half an Ounce of Spirit of Wine rectified ten Ounces of Spirit of Sulphure by the Bell half an Ounce first draw a Tincture from the Saffron in the Spirit of Wine by digesting of it six or eight Days then add the Myrrh and Aloes grosly beaten and the Spirit of Sulphure digest them in a long Viol well stop'd for the space of a Mouth stop the Viol close and shake it often pour off the black Tincture from the Faeces let it stand quiet a Night then pour it out and decant it so often as you find any Faeces at the bottom 'T is hot and dry Stomachick and Anodine Uterine and Alexipharmick Two Drams of it will purge It cures Tertian Agues and is an Universal Medicine fit for all Ages for Men Women and Children It alters evacuates and strengthens when you do not design Purging The Dose is six or twelve Drops in Wine or Beer Tincture of Myrrh is made in the following manner Put what quantity you please of good Myrrh powder'd into a Bolt-head and pour upon it Spirit of Wine four Fingers high stir the Matter and set it in Digestion in warm Sand two or three Days or until the Spirit of Wine is loaded with the Tincture of Myrrh then separate the Liquor by Inclination and keep it in a Viol well stop'd It may be used to hasten Delivery and to bring down the Courses also for a Palsie Apoplexy Lethargy and for all Diseases that proceed from Corruption of Humours 'T is Sudorifick and Aperitive The Dose is from six Drops to fifteen in some proper Liquor 'T is commonly used in outward Applications or mix'd with Tincture of Aloes to dissolve cold Tumors for Injections and a Gangreen Tho' Tinctures of Myrrh are daily drawn in Wine yet the best that can be prepar'd is with Spirit of Wine because this Menstruum receives the more Oyly or Balsamick Part of the Myrrh Some use to evaporate this Tincture to the Consistence of an Extract but then they lose the more Volatile Part of the Myrrh wherefore 't is better to use the Tincture as above describ'd Oyl of Myrrh per deliquium is made in the following manner Boyl Eggs until they be hard then cutting them in two separate the Yolks and fill the White with Myrrh powder'd set them on little Sticks plac'd conveniently on purpose in a Plate or Earthen Pan in a Cellar or some such moist place and there will distil a Liquor to the bottom of the Vessel put it out and keep it for use This is call'd Oyl of Myrrh 'T is good to take away Spots and Blemishes in the Face applied outwardly Myrrh is a Gummy Juice that distils from a Thorny Tree of a middle heighth by Incisions that are made into it This Tree grows commonly in Ethiopia and Arabia The Ancients were wont to collect from the same Tree a Liquor that fell from it without Incision which is called Stacten 'T is a liquid Gum and it is probable has more Virtue than common Myrrh because it is the more spirituous part which filtrates through the Pores of the Bark N. CEltick Nard in Latin Nardus Celtica It heats and dries provokes Urine strengthens the Stomach and discusses Wind. 'T is frequently used in Lotions for the Head It grows frequently upon the Alpes Spike Nard in Latin Nardus Indica sive Spica Nardi 'T is much of the same Virtue with the former 'T is Hepatick is good for the Jaundice and the Stone in the Kidnies Nard-Oyl is made in the following manner Take of Spike-Nard three Ounces of Marjoram two Ounces Wood of Aloes Sweet-smelling Flag Elecampane Cyperus Bay-leaves Indian Leaves or Mace Squinanth Cardamoms of each one Ounce and an half bruise them all grosly and steep them in Water and Wine of each fourteen Ounces Oyl of Olives four Pounds and an half perfect the Oyl by boyling it gently in a double Vessel It heats attenuates digests and binds moderately and is good for cold and windy Diseases of the Brain Stomach Reins Liver Spleen Bladder and Womb. True English Stinking Dead Nettle in Latin Galeopsis The Juice of it given with Vinegar is good for Hemorrhoids and takes off Warts and discusses hard Tumors A Decoction of it or the Powder of the Herb is commended for Diseases of the Spleen Nigella The Seed is chiefly in use It expectorates increases Milk and provokes Urine and the Courses 'T is good for the Biting of Venomous Creatures and is reckon'd Specifick for Quotidian and Quartan-Agues 'T is used outwardly in Epithems and the like for the Head-ach and to dry Catarrhs An Oyl is press'd out of it which many ignorant Apothecaries use instead of Nard-Oyl For Catarrhs and a Coriza use the following Nodulus Take of the Seeds of Nigella toasted of Tobacco Storax and Calamint each one Scruple of Amber-grease two Grains mingle them and tie them up in a Rag let it be often held to the Nostrils For the Recovery of Smelling Take of Roman Nigella a sufficient quantity powder it and mix it with old Oyl in a Mortar leaning the Head back and the Mouth fill'd with Water let the Party snuff some of it up into his Nostrils Take of the Roots of Sow-bread and of Esula each one Dram of the Seeds of Roman Nigella half a Dram with a sufficient quantity of Hony make a Pessary for the Falling of the Womb. 'T is an Ingredient of the Syrup of Mugwort of the London-Dispensatory Nutmeg in Latin Nux Moschata The Tree grows commonly in the Island Banda situated near the Equator 'T is somewhat Astringent is Stomachick Cephalick and Uterine it discusses Wind helps Concoction mends a Stinking Breath prevents Fainting does good in the Palpitation of the Heart lessens the Spleen stops a Loosness and Vomiting provokes Urine and quickens the Sight Nutmeg is of great use in the Bloody-Flux and other Fluxes for it has all the Virtues necessary for a Medicine fit for these Diseases The Oyly Substance of it defends the Guts from sharp Humours and eases the Pain the Aromatick Quality consisting in the Airy Spirit penetrates the Noble Parts and comforts them the Earthy Part binds dries up Ulcers and Cicatrises them Candied Nutmegs are used in all cold Diseases of the Head for a Palsie and other Diseases of the Nerves and Womb besides they are counted Cordial They have been used to be brought many Years candied from the Indies and are used for Sweet-meats and Banquets Delicate People eat the outward Bark when it is green and they prefer it before the Nut for it has a curious Smell and is very agreeable to the Stomach but it has been found by Experience that the
occasion'd by the Small-Pox The Pith applied to the Fore Part of the Head and the Feet provokes Sweat powerfully if the Party that uses it keeps his Bed and is well cover'd The Root beat and applied draws out Thorns from the Flesh Rubarb in Latin Rhabarbarum It grows in China It purges gently yellow Choler and clammy Flegm 'T is a Specifick for the Liver It cures the Jaundice a Loosness and the Bloody-Flux 'T is reckon'd to purge first and bind afterwards 'T is commonly order'd to be torrefied but it certainly lessens the Virtue of it For Fevers proceeding from Obstructions Take two Drams of Rubarb or one for Infants slice it and tye it up in a Rag and infuse it in a Pint of Succory-water The Dose is four Ounces You must preâ—s the Rag wherein the Rubarb is every Morning Montanus says he cured all sorts of Fevers with this Remedy For the Hectick Fever in Children and to purge them upon other Accounts Take of choice Rubarb slic'd two Drams put it into a Glass-Bottle containing a Quart of Small Beer or any other Liquor the Child usually drinks of stop the Bottle close This Medicate Beer must be used in the Day and Night and at Meals When it is drunk up a Quart more must be put upon the same Rubarb Which also being drunk off a Quart more must be put upon it as before After which the Rubarb commonly loses its Virtue But lest the Beer first put on should be too much impregnated with the Cathartick Quality of the Rubarb and so purge too much 't is best to add another Pint presently after the first is drunk but afterwards fresh Beer must not be added till the whole Bottle is taken Syrup of Rubarb of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of the best Rubarb and of the Leaves of Sena each two Ounces and an half of Violets one Handful of Cinnamon one Dram and an half of Ginger half a Dram of the Waters of Bettony Succory and Bugloss each a Pint and an half mix them and let them stand warm all Night strain the Liquor and boyl it to a Syrup with two Pounds of Fine Sugar adding to it at last four Ounces of Syrup of Roses Solutive An Ounce or more of it may be taken at a time The Troches of Rubarb are made in the following manner Take of choice Rubarb ten Drams of the Juice of Maudline thicken'd and of Bitter Almonds each half an Ounce of Red Roses three Drams of the Roots of Asarabacca Madder Indian Spike of the Leaves of Wormwood Annise and Smallage each one Dram make Troches according to Art with Wine wherein Wormwood hath been boyled or with the Juice of Maudline clarified A Dram of them may be taken at a time Extract of Rubarb is made in the following manner Bruise six or eight Ounces of good Rubarb and infuse it twelve Hours warm in a sufficient quantity of Succory-water so as the Water may be four Fingers above the Rubarb let it just boyl and pass the Liquor through a Cloth infuse the Remainder in so much more Succory-water as before then strain the Infusion and express it strongly mix your Impregnations or Tinctures and let them settle filtrate them and evaporate the Liquor in a Glass-Vessel over a very gentle Fire until there remains a Matter that has the Consistence of thick Hony this is called Extract of Rubarb The Dose is from ten Grains to two Scruples in Pills or dissolv'd in Succory-water The best sort of Rubarb is that which being broke appears of a Nutmeg-colour within Its Virtues are so many and so great that if they were sufficiently known and Men could generally use it without that Nauseousness which too commonly attends it Mankind would have infinitely less need than they have of the Art of Physick in most Cases and Men might perhaps preserve themselves from most Diseases without any other Help Ryce in Latin Oryza It grows in East-India and is their chief Corn. It delights much in moist and wet Ground and therefore they perpetually water it so that those that reap it are forc'd to go up to the Knees in Water 'T is very much eaten with Meat so that all the Oriental Nations live upon it almost 'T is easie to concoct and tastes very pleasantly being boyl'd in Milk or in fat Broth. 'T is good Food for those that are troubled with the Bloody-Flux a Loosness and the like Some think that the feeding upon it often makes them fat and therefore Lean Women eat it often boyl'd in Milk S. SAge of Jerusalem in Latin Pulmonaria Maculosa 'T is commonly used with Pot-herbs 'T is cordial and good for the Lungs 'T is much of the healing Nature of Comfrey 'T is chiefly used for Ulcers of the Lungs and for other Diseases of them as a Consumption Spitting of Blood and the like 'T is used outwardly for Wounds 'T is an Ingredient in the Magisterial-Water of Snails of the London-Dispensatory Sanders in Latin Santalum There are three sorts of it White Yellow and Red. These Woods are Epatick and Cordial They are chiefly used for Fainting Palpitation of the Heart and Obstructions of the Liver They are used outwardly in Epithems for Catarrhs Head-ach Vomiting and for an hot Intemperies of the Liver The Arabians and most of the Modern Physicians hold that Sanders are cold But John Bauhinus and others judge they are hot by their Effects and Taste Great quantities of the White and Yellow Sanders are used in India for almost all the Inhabitants wash their Bodies with Water wherein they have been infus'd having been first pounded in a Stone-Mortar and then they suffer it to dry on And this they do to cool their Bodies and to perfume them for the Indians are much delighted with sweet Smells Red Sanders cools and binds White Sanders powder'd and taken in an Egg or infus'd all Night upon hot Ashes in Red Wine and taken inwardly stops the Flux The Species of the three Sanders of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of all the Sorts of the Sanders and Red Roses each three Drams Rubarb Ivory Juice of Liquorish and Purâ—lain-seeds of each two Drams and fifteen Grains of Gum-Arabick Tragacanth of the Seeds of Melons Cucumbers Citruls Goards and Endive of each one Dram and an half of Camphyr one Scruple make a Powder according to Art 'T is used for Obstructions of the Liver for the Jaundice and for Weakness of the Stomach and Bowels Sarsaparilla It consists of fine Parts and is Sudorifick 'T is a Specifick for the French-Pox for Pains in the Limbs and for curing Ulcers and Cronical Diseases that proceed from gross and clammy Humours and for such as depend on the Nerves 'T is also used for the King's-Evil and the like Take of Sarsaparilla ten Ounces of the Roots of China four Ounces of fresh Roots of Female Fern three Ounces of White Sanders two Ounces of Harts-horn and Ivory rasp'd