the Stone help Plague French Pox and Strangury It cureth Agues and opens all Obstructions Staves-acre cold in the 4th degree pouder'd and mix'd with fresh Butter or Oil kills Lice Nits and Itch. The Seed killeth Bats and held in the Mouth it expels Rheum and helps the Toothach 'T is dangerous to take inwardly T Tamarisk-tree grows in Gardens is under Saturn and cureth Blood-spitting stops the Courses is good against the Jaundice Poyson Dropsy Scabs French Pox Ulcers sore Eyes or Ears by boiling the Branches in Wine or Vinegar and applying it Tansie groweth in Gardens and elsewhere is under Venus but very opening it cleanseth the Blood Bladder Womb and helps all Diseases of the Reins Cramp Stomach-worm c. either in Decoction or fry'd The wild stops a Bloody-flux Lask Terms provokes Urine the distill'd Water takes away Deformity of the Face making the Skin white Taragon is excellent good eat with Lettuce raw or boil'd and is good for the Heart Liver and weakness of the Brain Tobacco is under Mars 't is good for the Phlegmatick and bad for the Cholerick to smoke It brings away Phlegm by either smoaking or chewing it It helps Pains in the Bowels the Stone stoppage of Urine and Agues Made into an Ointment it heals Wounds Sores Ulcers Scab Cankers Imposthumes and kills Lice I am told that Sage mix'd with it prevents its hurting the Eyes and some smoke Betony and Coltsfoot with it Likewise put 10 or 12 drops of Oil of Aniseeds into a Box of Tobacco and smoke a Pipe now and then cures a Rheumatism Dr. Vener prescribes to correct the fulsom Vapour the Root of Sasafras or Lign Aloes for the one comforts the Brain and Sinews t'other the Heart and Spirits a grain of either in the midst of a Pipe full Also to mix with 8 or 10 Pipefuls one drop of Oil of Rosemary is good for a cold moist Brain A certain Author makes it a Panacea for all Diseases but Dr. Vener says Had he restrain'd it to Wounds Scabs Ulcers c. it had been well A little either Leaf or cut put into the Nostrils purges the Head and Brain well and is excellent for that purpose The Ashes cleanse the Gums and the Herb bruis'd and apply'd help the Kings-evil and Bites of venomous Beasts 'T is also good to smoke in time of Plague but to prevent and cure that there 's excellent Receipts in Hartman's Preservative against all Diseases and in a Book call'd A Thousand Notable Things two Books worth minding Thistles grow common are under Mars and boil'd in Wine they cure stinking Urine and help the bad Smell of the Armpits The Cotton-thistle being large helpeth Cricks in the Neck and is good to eat Teasell or Fullers-Thistle groweth wild and in Gardens is under Venus and cureth Cankers Fistula's Warts Worms in the Ear and Face c. Chaps being wash'd with the Decoction cures ' em Cloth-dressers use it much Treacle Mustard and Mithridate Herbs of Mars grow by Hedges and River-sides which being used in Glysters help the Sciatica purge upward and downward cause Abortion resist Poyson therefore good in Mithridate and Treacle used in some Cases instead of Mustard Thorn Black grows in Hedges is under Saturn cold dry and binding The Sloes make Garles for the Mouth the Leaves stay Bleeding Flux and the Courses Sloes boil'd and the Juice squeez'd from them and put in Cyder giveth it a colour and rough taste like Claret and may be as wholsome Thorow-wax or Thorow-leaf groweth in Corn-fields and Pastures is under Saturn and is good for Wounds Bruises Ulcers Ruptures inward or outward the Decoction drank in Wine or Water or the Pouder taken inwardly or the Leafs bruis'd and apply'd Thyme groweth in Gardens is under Venus and is a noble strengthener of the Brain Nor can a better Medicine be given Children for a Chincough 'T is good to kill Worms for short Breath against Phlegm and to provoke Urine or Terms It causeth easie Delivery to Women in travail cures Swellings Sciatica Gout and swell'd Privities if you eat the Herb or drink the Decoction Mother of Thyme doth the same and strengthens both Head and Stomach and likewise helps Vomiting Tormentile groweth in Woods and shady places is under the Sun and both Root and Herb is excellent to stay Bleeding Flux and Terms they allay Heat in Fevers Pestilence Plague and Small-pox The Decoction drank in Wine or Pouder of the Root is good against Purples Poyson c. it opens Obstructions of the Spleen Liver and Lungs cureth yellow Jaundice Gout Toothach Ruptures scabby Heads and helps Abortion The Root boil'd in three pints of Water with Loaf sugar in it till 't is reduced to a quart and a pint of Claret put to it so drank is good for the Piles inward or outward so is Yarrow-Tea sweetned with Loaf-sugar and drank Tormentile clears the Sight tho' almost blind See A thousand Notable Things Turnsole groweth in Gardens and is under the Sun Decocted in Water and drank it purges both Choler and Phlegm breaks the Stone opens the Urinary Passage cureth Gouts Warts Wens c. only by applying the Herb outwardly bruis'd with Salt Turneps are good for Consumptions and the Tops when boil'd young are good to eat Tutsan groweth in woody Ground is under Saturn and is good against Venery purgeth Cholerick Humours cures the Gout Ulcers Wounds Sciatica c. If inwardly taken by drinking or outwardly by bathing washing or Ointment it healeth Wounds V Valerian groweth in Gardens is under Mercury and mightily provokes Urine The Decoction drank helpeth Strangury moves the Terms cureth Pain in the Sides helps Cough Wind-Cholick Pestilence Pin or Web in the Eye Headach Wounds and draws out Thorns Vervain groweth by Way-sides and Hedges It botâ— strengthens the Womb and open Obstructions curâ—â— venomous Bitings Jaundice Plague and Agues 〈◊〉 killeth Worms cures Dropsy Gout Cholick and is good for phrentick People Drink it â—oil'd in Wine 〈◊〉 cureth Gravel and Stone it heals Ulcers Wounds and Fistula's and strengthens the Brain and Optick Nerves if anointed with it This Agrimony and Plantane each an equal quantity bruis'd and boil'd in Whitewine and a good quantity drank in a Morning or bruis'd with Bay-salt and apply'd cures all Creatures bitten by mad Dogs which if bit at Full-Moon fall mad at New and if at New-Moon fall mad at Full. Vines grow in Gardens c. are under Jupiter and its Fruit cheers the Heart The Leaves boil'd make a good mouth-Mouth-water the Ashes of the Branch burnt makes Teeth white the Juice or Tears drank brâ—ak the Stone Violets grow in Gardens and wild are under Venus but very cooling and harmless they abate Inâ—â—â—â—â—tions The Syrup or Decoction of Root Leaf and Flower purge the Blood Reins Bladder Matrix 〈◊〉 Outwardly apply'd as a Poultice it helpeth Headach abates Swellings and Imposthumes Inwardly taken they open Obstructions of the Liver cure Jaundice hot Agues and make a good Gargle for Mouth and
c. are large and round Docks are like Tobacco Elecampane Leafs are long large and few Thyme Rue Asparagus Sprigwell Fennel c. have many small Leafs Leafs of Orpine Aloes and Housleek are thick and oily Stonecrop Leaves are long and round like Rosemary some Leafs are indented as Radish Vervain Dandelion some less indented as Maudlin Alheal Tansie Sneeswort Arsmart rough and spotted Comfrey and Teazel are rough Leafs Bearsbreech and Mandrake are smooth and glib Burnet smells like a Cucumber stinking Orage like Old Ling Crosswort smells like Honey Willow-weed like coddled Apples Pasque-flower Gentian or Felwort being squeez'd and smelt to will bite the Nose Coriander smells strong so doth Smallage Rue Hemlock Henbane stinking Gladwin tastes like Roast-Beef Pignuts taste like other Nuts Vine-Leafs taste like Sorrel so doth Barbary-bush Rocket tastes like Milk burnt-to Cuckowpint hath a biting taste so hath Spearwort Aloes Lavender-cotton and the lesser Centaury Cresses Garden-Ginger and Terragon have a biting taste but pleasant Seaweed Scurvy-grass and Samphire taste salt Mirabolans and Fennelseed are sweet before ripe but afterwards taste spicey Tamarinds Barberries Crabs and Sloes have a pleasant sharp taste Euphorbium Celandine Sowthistle Spinage old Lettuce Figs from the Tree are bitter There is a Wormwood so like Lavender that it can be known from it only by the smell and taste Select Remedies against the Plague and any Venom or Poyson The King of Poland's Preservative against the Plague TAke of the best Vinegar six quarts Juice of Celandine clarified nine pints Leaves and Roots of Avens Roots of Elecampane of each one ounce Roots of Angelica Zedoary Juniper-berries of each two ounces Sage one handful Digest this two days in a gentle heat then strain it and keep it in Bottles clean and stopt This is a powerful Remedy both for preserving from and curing the Plague and oâ—her â—â—â—â—gnant Fevers It also clears the Sight to a wonder by taking a little Glass of it in the Morning fasting 'T is recorded That no Person who drank this in the great Plague in 1592 was infected with it but was preserv'd from it and all other Diseases Another great Preservative against the Plague Take Sage Elder-leaves Rubus Idens Rue Rosemary Wood-sorrel of each half a handful stamp 'em together in a Stone Mortar then put 'em in a Stone Pitcher or other suchlike Vessel and pouâ— upon them a pint of good Whitewine and a pint of Vinegar let it infuse 24 hours then strain it and add to the strain'd Liquor half a pint of Angelica-water then dissolve in it Mithridate and Venice-Treacle of each one dram Take of this Liquor one spoonful in the Morning another at Night and you shall be preserved If you fear you have taken any Infection take two or three spoonfuls of it and go to Bed and sweat if possible The great Preservative which Sir Kenelm Digby bid me prepare for his Family in the great Plague at London in 1665 was thus Take a pound of the Leaves of Wood-sorrel bruise 'em by themselves very well then take three pound of fine Sugar pouder'd and mix these together keeping it stiâ—ring and beating for three hours then get four ounces of Mithridate or London-Treacle pound 'em all together for half an hour longer then put it up in Gallipots and tie it up close with a Bladder Leather or Paper In time of Infection take the quantity of a large Nutmeg every Morning fasting and if you have taken any Infection or if you find your self struck with any Disease at Heart or Pain in the Stomach take almost as much more and get to Bed and sweat for an hour Of this I took my self and went up and down the City every day in the Plague-time and yet thro' GOD's Blessing was preserv'd so was all that took it But to preserve in time of Infection Sir Kenelm says 't is good to eat some tops of Rue with Bread and Butter and a little very old strong Cheese in a Morning and drink a Glass of Stomach-water Claret or Wine and Water after it An excellent Perfume for a House in time of Infection Take Talk reduce it to pouder and mix it with Vinegar so burn it in a Fireshovel of Coals and your House will by GOD's Assistance be preserv'd from Infection Another Perfume Take Roots of Angelica dry'd and pouder'd then mix the same with Vinegar and let it sleep therein three or four days so drop it on a hot Brick every Morning and Night In Holland Germany c. in time of Infection they burn Juniper-berries in a Chafingdish or a Fireshovel of Coals and go into every Room with it If the Berries be bruis'd and mix'd with Vinegar so burnt 't will be more effectual The Lady Allen's Plague-water Take Rue Agrimony Wormwood Celandine Sage Balm Mugwort Dragons Pimpernel Marigolds Fetherfeu Burnet Sorrel Scabious Wood-betony brown Mayweed Avens Tormentile Carduus Benedictus of each one handful Rosemary two handfuls Angelica and Burdocks each one handful Shred all these together very small then steep 'em in the best White-wine as much as will cover the Herbs then slice in four ounces of Elecampane-root Let all these steep three Days and Nights stirring them every 12 hours Cover the Tub close when you distill it lay it not above an inch thick in the bottom Save the first Running by it self The London Plague-Water Take Roots of Angelica Masterwort Butterbur Peony-roots of each four ounces Vipergrass Virginia Snakeroot each one ounce Leafs of Rue Rosemary Balm Carduus Benedictus Scordium Marigoâ—d with the Flowers Dragon Goatsrue Mint of each two handfuls Shred the Herbs cut the Roots and stamp them a little and infuse 'em for two days in six quarts of Nants Brandy then put thereto six quarts of fair Water so distill it in an Alembeck drawing from it two gallons which put up in Bottles and hang two drams of Saffron in it ty'd up in a Rag Or make the Tincture of two drams of Saffron with the first running and mix that with the rest of your Water To every quart of this Water put two ounces of fine Sugar This is excellent against the Plague and all malignant Distempers as Small-pox Measles sâ—oâ—ted and purple Fevers c. The Dose is from one â—unce to two in Angelica or Sage-water sweetned with Sâ—rup of Clovegilliflowers Dr. Bruges's Antidote against the Plague Take Sage and Rue each one handful shred and stamp 'em then boil 'em in three pints of Malmsâ—y till a pint be consumed then strain and set it over the Fire again putting into it a Pennyworth of long Pepper Ginger half an ounce of Nutmegs and Cloves each two drams Beat 'em all together and let them boil a walm or two then put into it an ounce of Mithridate half an ounce of Treacle and a quarter of a pint of hot Angelica water Take of this a spoonful at a time every Morning during the Contagion and if infected before take two spoonfuls and sweat upon it Under GOD you may depend upon this sovereign Antidote for none that used it timely did ever find it fail 'T is likewise good in the Small-pox Measles or any malignant Fever Sir Walter Raleigh's Experiment to draw forth a Swelling or Plague-Sore Take a Cock-Chicken pull the Rump bare and hold it close to the Sore till the Venom is drawn out for then the Chicken will die but you must apply a fresh one till the Chicken lives and that will not be till all the Venom is out An approv'd Remedy for the Biting of mad Dogs either in Man or Beast Take a handful of Rue shred and stamp it one diam of Treacle and a spoonful of the shavings or filings of Tin put all these into a quart of Ale and boil it till half be consumed then strain it and give the Patient thereof two spoonfuls at Morning and Night Another Take rusty Bacon stamp it well with Betony and Agrimony each alike quantity and apply to the Bite A most excellent Remedy for Bitings of mad Dogs Vipers Serpents or Snakes experienc'd by a famous Chirurgion Take of the lesser Consolida or Larkspur Chervil the white ends of Leeks the tops of Broom of each two handfuls a little new Cream off the Morning Milk and a good handful of Salt Stamp them together in a Stone Mortar and with the Juice rub the Part griev'd which will be hard in the Flesh and sometimes black then lay it on the Part as a Poultice and tye it fast on with a Bandage the Swelling in a short time will abate and a Cure succeed Sir Kenelm Digby says That the same Chirurgion cured some with this Remedy when other Chirurgions would have cut off an Arm or Leg bit by venomous Beasts and that among the rest he cured a Man in Sir Kenelm's presence whose Arm was as black as Ink by being bitten by a Serpent Against Venom or Poyson Take Seeds of Sage bruise and boil them in Goats Milk what quantity you please till 't is wasted to a third part Drink thereof three days and you will find it a sovereign and effectual Remedy For biting of a Serpent or venomons Creature Drink the Juice of Plantane and stamp that and Celandine together each like quantity temper them with Urine the staler the better and apply to the Sore 't will asswage the Swelling and draw out the Venom Also anoint the place with the Oil of Shell-snails being prick'd with a Needle and lay thereto a Snail unprick'd FINIS
Stitches Wind and kills Lice Buckthorn Plantane grows in sandy and many other Places is an Herb of Saturn being cold dry and very binding 'T is excellent against the biting of mad Dogs or Serpents if apply'd to the Place bitten The Roots boil'd in Whitewine opens Obstructions provokes Venery expels Gravel stops the Nose bleeding Lask of the Belly and Bloody-flux The Herb boil'd in Posset-drink cures the Defluxion of hot Humours in the Eyes and all sore Eyes Betony Water grows in Ditches and on Banks is under Jupiter in Cancer hot and dry in the second degree for Wounds 't is a good Herb and may be very effectual for old Ulcers Bruises and Wounds the Juice boil'd in Honey wet your Tents and Lint therewith and apply it The Water distill'd is good for Sun-burnt Hands or Face Betony Wood grows in Woods and shady Places this is also under Jupiter This as the Elder hath so many Vertues that a Book hath been written on them It fortifies the Heart and Liver prevents Epidemical Diseases helps Digestion encreases Appetite cures the Falling-sickness Jaundice Palsie and Witchcraft If you take the Root Flowers or Herb in Broth or Decoction Conserve or Syrup Electuary or Powder all work the same Cure It cures the Dropsy Scurvy Gout Frenzy short Breath Worms Stone Obstructions Tooth-ach biting of venomous Beasts Boyls Fistula's Distempers in the Bladder or Reins helps Women in Travail the Fume of the Decoction taken in at the Ears eases them Beech-tree grows among Oaks is under Saturn and is cold dry and binding Beech-tree-leaves are good apply'd to hot Swellings to disperse them and there is often found in Old Beeches a Water that cools hot Swellings and disperses them and cures Tettars Itch Scabs and Scurfs in Men or Beasts wash'd with it The Nuts or Masts are nourishing to Beasts that eat it and an Oyl is now made of the Mast to eat with Sallads little inferior to â—â—â—â—â—d-Oyl Bilberries grow on Heaths there are two 〈◊〉 Black and Red they are under Jupiter The Bâ—â—â—k are good in Feverish Agues they cool the Stomach Blood and Liver and are a little binding they strengthen the Stomach stay Vomiting and Loathing the Red are most binding They stop Fluxes and the Terms their Juice made into a Syrup is good against the Diseases before-mention'd 't is also good against spitting of Blood old Coughs Agues or Ulcers in the Lungs They make a pleasant and wholsome Tea with Sage Boifoyl or Twayblade is found in Copses and Woods another sort of it grows in wet Grounds and Marshes 'T is govern'd by Saturn and is dry and cold In all Wounds 't is very binding and consolidating for Ruptures 't is admirable both outwardly and inwardly apply'd Birch-tree grows in Woods is under Venus and by Nature hot and dry If you drink the dâ—still'd Water of the Leaves or the Water that comes out of the Tree when 't is pierc'd it breaks the Stone in the Reins and Bladder If the Water is â—â—still'd it serves for a Wash that beautifies the Face 'T is a good Water for a sore Throat or Mouth a Coal of the green Wood beaten to Powder and apply'd stops bleeding speedily Birds-foot grows on Heaths and barren Ground is under Saturn and of a drying binding healing quality It helps a Rupture outwardly or inwardly applied the Stone it also breaks Bishops-weed grows wild in most Places and is under Venus this Herb is hot and dry in the third degree 'T is in taste sweet and bitter and is very opening 'T is excellent in Consumptions expels Wind provokes the Courses and breaks the Stone taken in Wine it hinders the poisonous effects of any Poison being decocted and drank it cures a red Face and makes it pale if applied outwardly It also takes away Bruises or Deformities of the Skin making it pale and fair Bistort Snakeweed grows in moist Woods but mostly in Gardens there is two sorts 't is under Saturn cold and dry This Herb is a great Antidoâ—e against Poison the Root powder'd driveth out the Small-pox Plague Measles or any Malignity The Root decocted doth the same and helps spitting of Blood inward Bleedings and all Fluxes in Women or Men is good against Vomiting and Loathing Ruptures Bruises or Bursten It cures the Jaundice and eases Pains The distill'd Water or Decoction is good to wash the bites of mad Dogs or other venomous Beasts being drank it cureâ—h Abortion A dram of the Root taken in some of the Water for some time cures the running of the Reins injected into the Womb heals Ulcers it stops Defluxions applied to any part Buckshorn Sanguinaria grows in barren sandy Ground 't is an Herb under Saturn being one sort of Plantane Its Vertues are much the same being cold dry and binding It stops bleeding where-ever applied and destroys Warts Bugle is a sort of Comfry that grows in Woods is govern'd by Venus and temperately hot 't is a good Wound-herb applied outwardly or inwardly It cures Ulcers Fistula's and Gangrenes by Ointment Decoction Water Powder or Syrup It cures the Night-mare strange Fears or Sights in the Night Burnet grows in Gardens and also wild 't is an Herb of the Sun an excellent Herb to keep the Body in Health for as the Sun preserves Life in all so his Herbs are most cordial to all Boil'd in Wine it preserves the Brain and Heart from all Infection Pestilence nay it enlivens the Spirits tho' it be but put into a Glass and look'd on it cures Melancholy it cures a Dysentery or sux of the Blood Diarâ—â—â—â—a Vomiting or Loathing 'T is admirable in its Vertues used any way Butter-bur grows in moist Ground Marshes and by the Water-side 't is under the Sun hot and dry in the third degree 'T is most cordial to the Heart and Spirits and very bitter the Roots are good against the Plague and Small-pox when infected sweating out the Malignant Matter boil'd in Wine or Posset-drink Also the Powder of it drank in Wine is good against Suffocation or want of Breath it provokes Urine and the Courses and kills all sorts of Worms in Old or Young The Powder of the Root dries up all Sores that will not yield to other Medicines and takes away Blemishes and Spots Burdock is a stinking Bur that grows by the sides of Ditches any where 't is under Venus and cold in the first degree 'T is so attracting that the Seed or Leaves draw the Matrix upward or downward if you apply the Leaves to the top of the Head it draws it upward if to the soles of the Feet it draws it downward if you would stay it in its due place bind a Leaf to the Navel 'T is good for old Sores and Ulcers The Root is excellent for the Stone Lask or Consumption either preserv'd or otherwise The Seeds are used to break the Stone and for other Uses as beforesaid C Cabbages and Colworts grow in Gardens they are Plants of the Moon cold and dry and
if you eat 'em with Vinegar you can scarce be drunk those that be drunk by eating it may soon be sober They prevent Surfeits taken before Meat Colworâ—s boil'd cureth swell'd Legs Gout-pains c. bath'd therewith The Broth also helpeth the Bitings of Serpents or if taken in Wine They are but windy Victuals and somewhat offensive to the Eyes The Sea-Colwort cleanseth and digesteth more than the common sort apply them to Sores or Inflamations they cure ' em A Decoction of Sea-Colworts opens and purges more strongly than Garden-Colworts Camomile grows in Gardens and is govern'd by the Sun 't is hot and dry in the 2d degree 'T is a great Cordial giveth Ease and causeth Sweat if the Flowers and green Tea boil'd in Water or Wine and drank it sweats strongly eases Pain at the Sâ—omach and cures Agues it 's good in Glysters Poultices and Ointment bathing with it is good against the Stone and brings down the Courses In any sort of Ague boil a handful in a pint of Ale till half be consum'd then strain and drink it before the Fit comes and sweat do so three times and it cures Oil of Camomile put in a Vial and some Worms put in kill'd and bait your Hook with them the Fish will bite eagerly Lemery p. 15. Calamint or Mountain-Mint groweth on high Grounds is an Herb of Mercury hot in the third degree dry in the second If the Brain is afflicted from a cold Cause it 's excellent good for it strengthens the Memory enlivens the Mind and a Decoction being drank quickens the Senses it provokes Urine and the Courses is good for shortness of Breath Cholick Convulsions Cramps and wonderfully stays Vomiting but hinders Conception being boil'd in Wine and drank it opens Obsiructions of the Spleen and Liver and cures a Leprosie Calthrop's Water 't is a Water-Herb tho' seldom us'd there 's two sorts and they are under the government of the Moon cold in the 2d degree They are good against the Stone Gravel Kings-Evil all Inflamations and Swellings resist Poyson of venomous Beasts It 's used by Decoction drank or in Poultice outwardly Campions wild grow by Hedge-sides there are many sorts of it and they 're under Saturn but of a cold quality Taken in Decoctions it stops Bleeding inwardly or outwardly apply'd it resists Poysons the Plague breaks the Stone and Gravel cures Fistula's Cancers Ulcers Imposâ—humes c. Carduus Benedictus Blessed Thistla grows in Gardens is under Mars and the Sign Aries 't is an excellent Remedy for the Pleurisie Jaundice Pains in the Side purges the Blood by drinking the Decoction or distill'd Water it helps Tettars red Faces French Pox Plague Ringworms c. by sweating often with it it provokes Urine cures Agues and strengthens the Memory Carrots wild grow in Fields and it 's to be observ'd that all wild Herbs are more effectual than Garden Herbs in Physick Mercury governs this and 't is hot and openings The Root eaten or Decoction breaks the Stone provokes Urine expels Wind and the Courses is good against the Dropsy boil'd in Whitewine it helps Conception The Seed is more physical than the Root Caraway usually grows in Gardens 't is under Mercury hoâ— in the 3d degree the Seed is hot biting expels Wind provokes Urine and the Terms helps Digestion remedies the Cholick and a cold Stomach Celandine grows in Gardens by Hedges and old Walls is govern d by the Sun and Leo hot Made into an Ointment 't is excellent for fore Eyes The Herb decocted or otherwâ—se taken-inwardly cures the Jaundice Obâ—truct ons of the Liver Gall Dropsy Pestilence Tettars Ulcers Worms of all sorts Fits of the Mother beautifies the Face Gather it in its proper Hour and it 's effectual Celandine Figwort grows near the Water or in Shades is under Mars and is hot and dry 'T is reported to be an effectual Remedy for the Kings-Evil or hard Swellings about the Throat being made into a Poultice or Decoction of Herbs and Roots Made into an Oil or Ointment it cures the Piles or Hemorrhoids Or if the Root be wore next the Skin it cures the above-mention'd Ailments tho' it touch not the place Cellary see Sallary Centaury grows chiefly in Pastures all the sorts are under the Sun hot and dry in the 3d degree This Herb decocted purges the Blood expels Wind and all cholerick and gross Humors is good in Glysters In Gruel it creates and Appetite helps Sciatica Gout Dropsy Green-sickness Spleen it kills Worms and helps Cholick-pains Charlock the Seed of these wild Turneps are hot and dry as Mustard-seed warming the Stomach Chervil grows in Gardens is under Jupiter hot and moist A Decoction or the Juice drank dissolves congeal'd Blood Or the distil'd Water breaks the Stone provokes Urine expels Gravel brings down the Courses helps the Pleurisie and if candy'd is good against Infection In Pottage eat with Bread Butter and Salt 't is good Food warms the Stomach and preserves the Lungs Chiâ—kweed Mouse-ear grows in wet Ground and about Hedges it 's under the Moon cold and moist very cooling to a hot Liver Outwardly apply'd it cures Swellings and Imposthumes Palsie Scabs Itch red Face red Eyes Ulcers Hemorrhoids made into Ointment or Poultice or by bathing Cherry-tree grows in Orchards and is under Venus Cherries-are all cooling but the black are most medicinal and in Convulsions most prevailing They create a good Stomach the Gum dissolv'd in Wine is excellent to break the Stone cure an old Cough and Hoarsness clear the Sight and cause a healthful Complexion Cherries Winter grow in Gardens are under Venus and excellent in Physick the Berries are hot and opening so powerfully cause Urine break the Stone expel Gravel out of the Bladder and Reins and help Blood-pissing The Berries may be dry'd and pouder'd and drank with Whitewine and Sugar or warm Posset-drink The Apothecaries mix them with other Ingredients for the same Distempers and call it Troches Alkekingy Chesnut-tree is under Jupiter hot in Nature the Fruit is very nourishing creates good Blood and Seed if eat moderately but bind too much Lask or Diarrhoea the Dysentery as also the Courses Chick-pease grow in Fields and Gardens are under Venus cold and dry By a cleansing quality they break the Stone in the Kidnies they encrease Seed and Milk provoke Urine and the Courses The wild sort is reckon'd most powerful of the two Cinquefoil grows by Heâ—ge-sides and ways is under Jupiter hot and moâ—st Give a scruple in White-wine and it seldom misses of curing any Ague in three times taking it before the Fit The Decoction cures Fevers Cancers Peâ—â—â—â—ence sore Throats yellow Jaundice Quinzays Gout Scabs Itch Bleeding Bruises and Burstenness Boil the Root in Milk it stops all Fluxes of the Belly Reds or Whites Chives is a sort of Leek that grows in Gardens they are under Mars hot in the 3d degree dry in the 4th They are bad for the Head making Sleep uneasie and weaken the Sight yet have
this good Quality they open the Breast and Stomach freeing their stoppage and provoke Urine if you drink some of the Juice in Whitewine hot Clâ—ry is a Garden-Herb under the Moon 't is hot and dry the Seed pouder'd and blown into the Eye clears it from filth a Decoction of it provokes Lust and the Courses the Root pouder'd makes excellent Snâ—ff the Leaves fry'd with Eggs helps Digestion and strengthens the Back Cleavers or Clivers Goosegrass grows in Ditches 't is under the Moon and cold by Nature Boil'd in Watergruel in Spring it cleanses the Blood the Seed and Juice are good against the stinging of Adders drank in Wine it preserves from Poyson and growing too fat and cures yellow Jaundice if you drink the Decoction Made into an Ointment it healeth Ulcers the bruis'd Leafs stop bleeding of any Wound the Juice taketh away Pain in the Head being dropt into the Ear boil'd with Hogs-grease it healeth Swelling and Kernels in the Throat being anointed with it Clowns Woundwort grows in Highways and is under Saturn very healing in all green Wounds the Juice Decoction or Syrup taken in wardly heals the Bloody-flux Cancer Ruptures spitting or pissing of Blood especially if some Comfry be added Cockshead groweth under Hedges and in Fields it is under Venus 't is very good to apply to hard Swellings Nodes Knots Kernels c. either in a Poultice or the bruis'd Leaves it cures the Strangury and makes Cows give much Milk Columbines grow in Gardens they are under Venus and by Nature cold dry and binding and are often us'd as Gargarisms for sore Throats or Mouths The Seed taken in Wine causeth quick Delivery to Women in labour Coltsfoot grows in dry Ground also in moist low Ground 't is an Herb of Venus and is often made into a Syrup The Leafs dry'd and smoak'd with Tobacco is good against a Cough Wheasing Shortness of Breath Agues Consumptions and Suffocations If outwardly apply'd it cures Piles cholerick Pustules and Privities enflam'd Comfry grows in Fields and by Water-sides it is under Saturn cold and dry by Nature 'T is good against spitting of blood or bloody Urine it helps powerfully all internal Wounds Hurts Bruises Ulcers c. if you drink it boil'd in Wine 't is also excellent to cure all outward Wounds it strengthens the Back decocted in Broth or Milk it cures Fluxes white or red Running of the Reins c. A distill'd Water or Decoction of the Root will joyn Flesh in a Pot tho' cut near asunder It cools all Inflamations inwardly or outwardly apply'd 't is good boil'd to eat alone or with Meat or Bacon when it 's young Costmary or Ale-cost grows in Gardens 't is under Jupiter being by Nature hot and moist It is a balsamick Herb for all green Wounds or Ulcers if made into a Salve the Seed kills Worms a Decoction drank is good against Consumptions crude Humors of the Stomach Head ach c. strengthens a weak Liver cures a daily Ague opens Obstructions strengthens the Womb dissolves the Mother hinders Putrefaction in all parts of the Body Coralwort in many places 't is thought to be a kind of Crowfoot 't is under the Moon It cures Gravel and Stone stops Fluxes easeth Pain in the Belly and Sides provokes Urine is excellent for Wounds in the Breast or Lungs if you drink a dram of the Root pouder'd in Wine every Morning it being of a drying quality soon heals any Wound or hinders a flux of Humors Corn when young about a hand high clip it and tye it in fagots or bunches so boil it and it makes good Sallad to cat Cudweed grows in gravelly barren Ground 't is an Herb of Venus temperately cool and dry very binding good in all fluxes of the Belly taken in Decoction it 's excellent for Ruptures Quinzay Ulcers Whites and Reds and Running of the Reins being boil'd to strong Ley it kills Nits and Lice preserves Garments from Moths and destroys Moles Cowslips grow in Fields and Gardens and are under Venus They are good for the Head and Face outwardly to take away Spots and Wrinkles taken inwardly they cure Vertigo Palsie Megrim Convulsions and Falling-sickness The Flowers strengthen the Brain and Nerves Crabs-claws or Water-Sengreen it grows in marsh Ground and is under Venus It greatly strengthens the Reins is good in all Inflamations Swellings St. Anthony's Fire c. made into an Ointment it cures them effectually The Powder of the Herb taken inwardly is a powerful Remedy for Ulcers or Bruises in the Reins or Kidneys also 't is good to stop the Courses Cresses-Bank Nasturtium grows by the Wayside is under Mars and is of a biting quality like Mustard-seed 't is good in the yellow Jaundice Sciatica c. if made into an Electuary It is also good against Rhâ—â—â—s and Distillations from the Head upon the Lungs which cause a Cough for any Inflamation in a Poâ—ltice 't is a certain Cure Cresses in Pottage eat with Bread Butter and Salt is cleansing Food good against Fumes and Vapours Cresses Sciaticae grow by old Walls and Way-sides is a Plant of Saturn it 's effectual in curing the Sciatica or Hip-gout being made into a Sal e or Poultice and anointing well with it after a Sweat in Bed also Hands or Feet It likewise cures the Leprosie or Scurf Cresses Water grow always in watery places are under the Moon and of a sharp biting taste excellent against the Scurvy purge the Blood bring down the Terms break the Stone cure Pimples Ulcers and Lethargy taken in Gruel c. Croswort grows in moist Ground and Meadows it is under Saturn Inwardly or outwardly taken 't is good for Wounds decocted in Whitewine it opens Obstructions of the Stomach and Bowels brings away Phlegm c. Ruptures it also cureth Crowfoot grows in Gardens it 's under Mars of a hot Nature not fit to be taken inwardly The Leafs bruis'd and apply'd with a little Salt to any Part will raise a Blister 't is proper to apply to the Wrists or Nape of the Neck in Fevers or sore Eyes mix'd with Mustard 't is effectual for a Plague Botch or Carbuncle Cuckowpint grows by Hedge-sides is under Mars and of a biting fiery quality some are spotted on the Leafs and they are hottest Against all Infections of the Plague 't is very effectual 't is an Antidote dote against Poyson if you take some of the Juice or Pouder in Wine or Vinegar It cures Difficulty of Breathing Phlegm and Cough provokes the Terms brings away Afterbirth cures Ulcers of the Throat Jaws Piles Gout falling-down of the Fundament likewise for Spots Freckles and Skin-deformities it maketh search Cucumbers grow in Gardens are under the Moon cold and moist good for hot Stomachs hot Livers hot Rheums of the Eyes Inflamations of the Kidneys and Reins they provoke Urine cleanse Ulcers in the Bladder cure Morphew Freckles red Face and Sun-burn D Dandelion grows in Meadows and Pastures 't is under Jupiter hot and
dry it 's cleansing opening good for all Obstructions of the Liver Gall and Spleen and all Diseases thence arising as Hypochondriack Melancholy and Flatus it both cleanses the Urinary Pâ—ssages and heals 'em by taking the Decoction of Roots and Leafs in Whitewine the Cachexia or Consumption is cured it procureth Rest prevents infectious Air and is safe to eat or in the Spring for Diet-drink Dittany of Crete it hath the Vertue of Peonyroyal it most effectually draws out Thorns the smell of it drives away venomous Creatures and kills 'em if they touch it the Juice apply'd to Wounds or Bites of venomous Creatures is a present Remedy if at the same time 't is taken inwardly Darnel groweth among Corn and is under Saturn It is of a dry binding quality and stops eating Ulcers and Sores Cancers Leprosie Ringworms c. it dissolveth Knots or hard Tumors if apply'd as a Poultice or if you bruise it with a little Vinegar and Salt it helps the Sciatica and stops a Lask if the Seed be boil'd in red Wine and drank likewise all Fluxes Dill grows in Gardens and wild is under Mercury It quickens the Wit and Memory if boil'd and the Decoction drank it easeth the Cholick all Pains and Windiness the Mother Chincough and raw Humors provokes the Terms and procures Rest Docks grow every where are cold and dry in quality and are under Jupiter The red Dock is good for the Liver strengthens it and purifies the Blood but the yellow is best for Choler Sorrel is the coldest The Seeds are good to stay Fluxes Diarrhoea's spitting of Blood loathing of Food and are the best dryers of Itch Scabs Tertars or Ringworms being made into an Ointment or Decoction All Docks have this quality that boil them with Meat and it will soon be boil'd enough Devils-bit groweth in Fields and Meadows is govern'd by Venus It cures Fevers pestilential Poysons and Bitings of venomous Beasts dissolves congeal'd Blood thro' a Bruise or Fall Decocted and drank it cures Tumors Throat-swellings driveth away Fumes and Vapours of the Mother kills Worms and is a very good Wound-herb Dodders of Thyme Dodders are all Bindweeds on other Herbs but that upon Thyme is the true one which purgeth Melancholy and opens Obstructions of the Liver Gall Spleâ—n Hypochondriac Disury Dog-grass groweth in Gardens is under Jupiter and is a great opener for the Reins and Liver it stayeth Lask and Vomiting if boil'd in Whitewine Drink the Decoction for 't is very opening remedying all Diseases that proceed from Stoppage Dogs-bane groweth in Syria and kills whatsoever eats it the Leaf 〈◊〉 Bread and given to Dogs kills ' em Doves-foot groweth in Pasture Garden c. 't is under Mars and admirable for the Cholick and all Cholick-pains 't is good against the Stone and Gravel in the Kidneys The Decoction in Whitewine is extraordinary for an inward Wound Gout Ulcer Fistula or Rupture and outwardly applied is good for any Pain in the Joints Ducks-meat grows on the top of the Water 't is of a cold quality and govern'd by the Moon 't is good against the Gout all Inflamations and St. Anthony's Fire either of it self or in a Poultice with Barley-meal The Water distill'd is good for a Fever Head-ach Swelling of the Cods and Redness of the Eyes Down-thistle is prickly grows in Ditches and Banks 't is under Mars and is good against Cramps and Consumptions being of a hot quality 't is also good against Rickets in Children Dragons grow in Gardens of the colour of a Snake 't is under Mars and so biting that it is best to distil it in what Liquor is best for your Use It cleanseth the Stomach and inward parts so it doth the external parts of Morphew Freckles Sun-burn Wounds internal or external as Cankers Ulcers Polypus Pin and Web and clears the Sight 't is also good against Infections Plague Poison and venomous Beasts 'T is reported that no Serpent will bite him that carries this Herb about him With the Juice rub your Hands then put them into the Water and the Tish will come to your Hand that you may take them Lemery p. 85. Dropwort grows in Meadows and dry Ground 't is under Venus and is powerful upon the Secrets it opens the Passages of Urine cures the Strangury Obstructions of the Reins breaks the Sâ—one Wind and gives Breath if the Herb be decocted in White-wine or the Powder of the Root be taken with Honey or any convenient Syrup 'T is also good for all Diseases of the Breast and Lungs cuts Phlegm cures a Cough and all Defects of the Urine E Elder-tree grows in Hedges and is under Venus This Shrub is of great Verâ—ue in the Spring to purge the Blood mixt with other Spring-herbs A Book of 1 s. or 1 s. 6 d. has been written only about the Vertues of this Shrub 't is good against all Inflamations external or internal in Ointment The inward Bark cures all Burnings and Inflamations the distill'd Water of the Berries and young Tops cures all Surfeits and Fevers The Berries boil'd with Sage makes a pleasant Tea like Claret Elder Dwarf grows wild in Hedges c. 't is under Venus and a very good Purge for the Dropsy the Berries or inward Bark of the Root boil'd in Whitewine and drank worketh strongly by Stool and Urine The Juice of the Berries boil'd with Honey and dropt into the Ears cures them of Pain a distill'd Water of the Leaves and Berries taketh away all Sun-burn Morphew or Deformities of the Skin It cleanseth Blood-shot Eyes cures the Gour by purging and the Stone and Cholick Elm-tree grows in woods or Fields 't is under Saturn of a cold and dry quality the Bark and Leaves bruis'd and laid on Green Wounds heals 'em being mix'd with Vinegar it cuâ—es Leprosy and Scurf a Decoction of the Leaves and Bark is good in Ruptures and Fractures by applying to it wet Cloths applied hot with Cloths to Tumours dissolves 'em it cleanses the Skin of all filth gives Ease to the Gout and is good for all Scalds or Burns Endive grows in Gardens and is under Jupiter the Galenists use it in cooling Juleps against Fevers Agues Passions of the Heart Sharpness of Urine Excoriations Tumours and Pestilential Sores 't is excellent for all Inflamations of the Eyes and dimness of Sight apply'd outwardly it allays the Pain of the Gout Elecampane grows in shady moist Places 't is under Mercury very hâ—â— and opening and good for windy and cold Sâ—omachs The Roots preserv'd cure Wheezing Cough opens the Spleen cures Stitches provokes the Terms and helps Concoction the Root in powder taken with sugar does the same It prevents Infection resists Poison and is good for sore Eyes loose Tooth kills Worms cures the Scab or Itch being made into an Ointment and takes away all Deformities of the Skin Eye-bright groweth in Meadows is under Leo and rul'd by the Sun it is excellent to strengthen the Brain by drinking the
Decoction in Wine or Broth or distill'd Water Dropping some of it into the Eyes for several days together helpeth all Diseases of the Eyes or dimness of Sight it helpeth a weak Brain and watry Eyes taken any manner of way Some boil it in clean Water and strain it keep it in a Glass and wash the Eyes with it is good for sore Eyes F Fern grows on Heaths and is under Mercury the Roots boil'd in Whitewine kills all sorts of Worms and opens Obstructions of the Spleen The Leaves and Roots purgeth the Belly of Choler and Water but troubleth the Stomach therefore dangerous for Women with Child The Leaves and Roots boil'd in Oyl makes a good Ointment to heal all Wounds and to dry up malignant Ulcers the Smoke of Fern burnt drives away Serpents Knats Flies or any venomous Beast 'T is observ'd to cause Barrenness in Women Fern Water is under Saturn of the same nature but more powerful they provoke Urine much Featherfew grows mostly in Gardens c. 't is under Venus Boil'd in Whitewine it strengthens the Womb and frees from Birth and After-birth 't is good for all Distempers of the Mother and brings down the Courses speedily A hot Poultice applied to the Belly takes away all griping Pains 't is an effectual Remedy against Opium if the Decoction is drank It flowers in June and July Fennel grows in Gardens and is under Mercury It breaks Wind the Stone and Gravel and provokes Urine it encreases and amends the faults of Milk cures the Hickup loathing of Meat resists poisonous things and is good for Obstructions of the Liver Spleen c. It cures the Gout yellow Jaundice provokes the Terms and makes lean The distill'd Water is good for sore Eyes 'T is excellent to boil and eat with Fish Fennel Hog grows about Houses where Cattle frequent and is under Mercury To cure the Lethargy put the Juice into the Nose and us'd with Oyl and Vinegar 't is good for the Megrim Vertigo Falling-sickness Head-ach Palsie Sciatica Cramp Cough and Lameness The Decoction drank in Wine is good for a Cough Cholick-pains and shortness of Breath it purges gently gives Ease to Women that travail in Child-bed and eases Pains in the Womb Bladder and Reins The Juice mix'd with Wine eases the Tooth-ach cures all green Wounds and cleanses Ulcers drying them up Figwort grows in Meadows and shady Woods 't is under Venus in Taurus and excellent for all Diseases in the Neck and Throat as the King's-evil and Squinanzy The Herb decocted and drank in White-wine and the bruised Herb applied outwardly cures Wens Knots Piles and Kernels dries Ulcers that are foul and takes away Leprosies Spots Redness and all Deformities Fig-tree grows in Gardens and is under Jupiter the Juice of the Leaves and Branches are moist and hot The Decoction cures the Head of Scurf and Leprosie clears the Face of Morphew and the Body of Scabs and Ulcers The Juice kills Warts and the Decoction cures the Bloody-flux Chilblains Deafness and the Tooth-ach dropt into the Ears and the biting of mad Dogs or Serpents The Fruit is balsamick and opening if eaten The Decoction cleanses the Breast Lungs Womb Belly and Sores and cures shortness of Breath Hoarseness Coughs Dropsies and Consumptions Flag Water or Flower-de-luce grows in watry Ditches 't is under the Moon and is very dry and cooling The distill'd Water of the Flower Root and Herb cures watry Eyes and Blemishes of the Eyes 'T is a good Fomentation for all Inflamations Ulcers Cankers sore Mouths and Breasts It cures the Noli me Tangere and Ulcers in the Privities by Ointment or otherwise Flaxweed Toad groweth in Meadows Way-sides Paths and Banks 't is under Mars hot and dry It cleanses the Reins provokes Urine prevents the Dropsie in cold phlegmatick Persons it opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen cures the yellow Jaundice expels Poison drives forth the dead Child and After-birth provokes the Courses cures Inflamations of the Eyes and Pimples of the Face The distill'd Water cures Fistula's Cankers Leprosies Itch Scabs or any Spots of Deformity Fleaâ—ane there is two sorts one groweth in Gardens the other in Fields near the Sea 't is under Saturn cold and dry The Seed powder'd and taken with Conserve of Roses stops the Bloody-flux â—nd corroding Humours it also stops the too great Violence of over-strong purging Physick and cholerick Defluxions the Mucilage of the Seed made with Rose-water allays Thirst in Fevers cures the Gout Head-ach Megrims Hoarseness Agues Sciarica sore Nipples Breasts Worms inflam'd pain'd Ears and Ulcers Flixweed grows in Fields and Way-sides 't is under Saturn cold and dry it 's admirable to stay Fluxes Diarrhoea's and Dysenteries it stops the Terms in Women and joins broken Bones Being decocted in Wine and drank kills Worms heals internal Ulcers Bruises and Wounds Paracelsus commends it for uniting broken Bones it 's good to make either Plaister Ointment or Syrup Flower-de-Luce groweth in Gardens and is under the Moon A Decoction drank with Honey or Sugar cleanseth the Stomach of gross or thick Phlegm cures the Dropsy Jaundice Agues Cholick opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen breaks the Stone helps Convulsions Cramps stoppage of Urine provokes the Terms cures a Cough Head-ach causeth Sleep and cures the Piles if fomented with it it 's a good Gargle for the Mouth fastens loose Teeth cures the Gout Ulcer Fistula Cancer and Noise in the Ears covereth naked Bones with Flesh again Fluellin grows in Corn-fields and other places and is govern'd by the Moon It helps Fluxes stoppeth the Terms heals Ulcers cures Wounds and Cancers is good for watery Eyes knits broken Bones and cureth Wounds outward or inward taken in Decoction or distill'd Foxglove grows on dry sandy Ground and under Hedges is govern'd by Venus and is good to cure green Wounds by applying a bruised Leaf to it The Juice put into old Sores speedily cures it cleanseth and heals all foul Ulcers opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen if boil'd in Whitewine and drank It cures the Kings-Evil scabby Heads c. an Ointment being made of the Juice none excelling The Decoction hath cured several of the Falling-sickness Fumitory grows in Corn-fields is under Saturn and cureth all Saturnative Distempers being boil'd in Whitewine or Whey by it self or with Polipodium It is very cooling and opening for the Liver Spleen Reins and Bladder purging the Blood and Stomach of melancholy Humour It cures saltish cholerick Distempers that breed Scabs Tettars Leprosy Itch and Ring-worms and sometimes soul Ulcers It operates by Urine if you take the Powder of the dry Herb or make Tea of it The Decoction cures Jaundice Fevers Plague sore Throat Pimples c. Furz or Gosbush groweth on barren Heaths and is under Mars It opens Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen The yellow Flower boil'd in Whitewine or Sherry cures the Jaundice provokes Urine cleanseth the Kidneys from Stone or Gravel and its cause G Garlick grows in Gardens and
Cancer and is good for all Diseases of the Liver cleansing and cooling it It cureth the yellow Jaundice is used in Diet-drink to cool the Reins and help the Running thereof also female Diseases it wonderfully helps and Tettars Itch Ringworms c. Loose-strife or Willow-herb groweth by Water-sides and in moist Ground is under the Moon and is excellent for Wounds stops Bleeding in any part cureth the Bloody and all Fluxes being drank by Decoction It cures sore Mouths by gargling also Sores in Privities In Fenny Countries they burn it to kill Vermin Love-age is a Garden-plant and grows large it is under the Sun in Taurus hot in the 3d dry in the 2d degree 'T is a great opener and digester powerfully provokes the Terms and Urine If you take half a dram of the Root pouder'd in Whitewine it heats a cold Stomach helps Digestion easeth Gripes Cholick and Wind resists Poyson Infection and the Plague cures Agues Quinzay sore Throats if you gargle the Decoction it also helps Pleurisie The Juice dropt into the Eye helps the Sight and Redness Spots or Freekles it cures if you wash with it Lungwort groweth on Oak-trees is under Jupiter and cures a Cough Shortness of Breath Wheasing If boil'd in Wine or Water it cures Ulcers of Mouth Throat and Privities of both Sexes M Madder groweth in Gardens and Fields 't is used by Dyers and is under Mars It is of an opening nature leaving a strengthening quality behind It opens all Obstructions of Spleen Gall Liver Reins or Womb. 'T is excellent to cure yellow Jaundice or black Palsie Gout Melancholy c. also Bruises inward and outward if you boil and drink it in Water or Wine The Fume is good for Women to sit over that want their Terms it likewise clears the Skin of all Spots or Morphew Maiden-hair there are two sorts white and golden and grow on Stone-walls both under Mercury but temperate and much used in pectoral Decoctions helping old Coughs shortness of Breath yellow Jaundice provoke the Terms and Urine loosen the Belly stay Fluxes and Bleeding strengthen the Liver purifie the Blood and stop falling off the Hair the Head being wash'd with the Decoction Marshmallows grow in salt Marshes the common grow in all Fields are under Venus and open the Bowels and Reins being boil'd in Broth or otherwise are good in all Diseases of Urine Reins and Bladder hot Agues Gripes Cholick Pleurisy Excoriation Phthisick Falling-sickness helps Women to easie Travail taken either in Juice Syrup Decoction or Ointment It is good against stinging of Bees or Wasps Poyson Inflamation Sores St. Anthony's Fire Roughness of the Skin and Baldness if used in Decoction or Ointment It 's good against Cramp Kings-Evil Convulsions Chincough Sunburn Bruises and all Pain and Aches A Person I know troubled with the Cholick drinks it in Watergruel every Morning and finds it beneficial Maple-tree groweth in Fields and is under Jupiter A Decoction of the Leaf and Bark strengthens the Liver and Spleen opening their Obstructions purifies the Blood and cures sharp Pleuretick Pain in the Sides and the Cholick Marjoram both sorts grow in Gardens are under Mercury The Sweet is very good for the Head and to comfort the Brain taken any way it strengthens the Stomach opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen Both sorts cure the Dropsy Cholick Jaundice Scurvy and all cold Afflictions such as Convulsion Palsy Deafness if drank in Tea distill'd Water or Juice the Pouder is good Snuff chew'd it draws Phlegm Marigolds grow in Gardens are under the Sun and the Flowers strengthen the Heart resist Plague Fevers Measles Small-pox Swellings and Inflamations being much used are good in Plaisters and so is the Water for all the Ails afore-mention'd Maudlin groweth in Gardens 't is under Jupiter and strengthens the Liver resists Corruption purifies the Blood much the same with Costmary Masterwort grows in Gardens is under Mars hot and dry in the 3d degree The Root is good in cold ailments of the Stomach preventing Rheums if boil'd in Whitewine curing Phthisick Fits of the Mother Dropsy Falling-sickness Green-wounds Gout Ulcers putrified Sores c. causeth Sweat resists Poyson provokes Urine and the Courses and expels a dead Child Medlar-tree groweth in Orchards is under Saturn cold dry and binding When the Fruit is rotten it strengthens the retentive Faculty slayeth all Fluxes in Men Women or Children the Leaves boil'd do the same The Fruit eat by breeding Women stayeth their longing and prevents Miscarriage A Decoction of the Fruit and Leaves are good for a Woman to sit over who is troubled with too much flooding also hot apply'd to the Stomach it prevents Vomiting or Loathing The Stones pouder'd and drank in White-wine break and expel Stone and Gravel Melilot grows in Fields is under the Sun and is useful in a Poultice Oil Ointment Plaister Fomentation c. mollifying hard Tumors Swellings and Inflamations Apply'd outwardly to any griev'd Part it giveth Ease It hinders eating Ulcers spreading Its Flowers and Camomile are much of the same Nature and are used in Glysters to expel Wind The Juice dropt in the Eye taketh away Films clearing the Eyesight The Decoction drank preserves from the Apoplexy and cures Palsie and Falling-sickness Mint groweth in Gardens and is under Venus hot and dry in the 3d degree It strengthens the Stomach stays Vomiting and Hiccup resists-Poyson is good in Stone Gravel Spleen c. maketh a sweet Breath and expels Wind. Misseltoe is under the Sun hot and dry of a very penetrating nature both Leaf and Berry the Turpentine of it is excellent to soften hard Tumors and Imposthumes and if either be hung about the Neck it cureth Witchcraft The Berries are good for Diseases of the Head cause sneezing and make Birdlime Moneywort grows in moist Ground is under Venus and is dry and binding so good to stay all Fluxes in Men or Women Lask bleeding at Nose Ulcers c. taken inwardly or outwardly Moonwort grows in dry Ground where much Grass is 't is under the Moon cold dry and binding the Decoction stops Fluxes of Blood Terms and Vomiting healeth broken Bones green Wounds c. Some say this Herb will open Locks unshoe Horses with many suchlike Tricks Moss there are several sorts all under Saturn of a dry binding quality Oak-moss is most binding it stops Fluxes Vomiting Bleeding and cures Headach and Dropsy Motherwort grows in rich Ground and Gardens is under Venus and makes a cheerful Countenance there 's none better to drive out Vapours and Hypochondriack Melancholy it settles the Womb after Labour curing Trembling and Swooning if the Decoction be drank in Wine some time A dram of the Pouder drank in Wine causes speedy Labour provokes Urine and the Terms cureth Cramp cleanseth the Stomach of Phlegm and may be used in Syrup or Conserve It killeth Worms Mouse-ear grows in Ditches and Banks is under the Moon and the Juice or Decoction drank cures the Jaundice Gripes Stone Phthisick Dropsy Bloody-flux
those that swim bad If bruis'd and laid to the Kings-Evil it helps Sage groweth in Gardens is under Jupiter and resists the malignity of any Food eaten with it purifieth the Blood drys up phlegmatick Humors and is good for the Liver Decocted it provokes Urine it â—leanseth Ulcers and Sores helps Conception hinders Miscarriage prevents Blood-spitting Headach Lethargy Palsie Hoarsness Cough Flux and biting of venomous Creatures Wood-Sage is of the same vertue but is chiefly use in Decoction for the French Pox. Sassafras see Ague-tree Solomon's Seal groweth in Woods and other places 't is good in all Wounds old Sores or Bruises inward or outwardly taken it helps Fluxes Bleeding Running of the Reins cures broken Bones or Dislocations in man or Beast and beautifies the Face Sea-holly grows about the Sea-coast is under Venus and encreases Seed much being of a hot and moist nature The Root boil'd in Whitewine opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen and cures yellow Jaundice Cholick Dropsy French Pox Stone Kings-Evil Agues c. Samphire grows on Rocks is under Jupiter and expels Urine Gravel Stone and opens Obstructions of Liver and Spleen Sanicle grows in shady places is under Venus and is a good Wound-herb it cureth Imposthumes Ulcerous Sores inward Bleeding Running of the Reins Sores in the Privities stops the Terms Lask and Fluxes Saracens Woundwort groweth by Woods and wet Ground is under Saturn and cureth yellow Jaundice Dropsy Obstructions inward Wounds Ulcers of the Kidneys old Sores Agues a sore Mouth and Sores in the Privities Savine groweth in Gardens is under Mars and kills Worms provokes the Terms and destroys the Fruit of the Womb. If dry'd and pouder'd and mixt with Honey it cureth Fistula's Plague-sores Carbuncles Kings-evil Ringworms Tettars Cankers and Venereal Sores Savory grows in Gardens is under Mercury and is good for Cholick and Iliack Passion it provokes the Terms and Urine helps dimn Sight and Lethargy Noise in the Ears Gout Palsie and venomous Bites if taken by Decoction or otherwise Saxifrage there 's two sorts groweth in Meadows is under the Moon and very hot causing Urine They cleanse the Reins of Gravel and Stone Cough and Phlegm opening the Stomach they resist Poyson cure Convulsions Cramps c. Being decocted in Ale or Wine and that dropt into Wounds cures them Scabious groweth in Fields and Meadows is under Mercury there are three sorts and a good Herb for Consumptions helping Coughs inward Ulcers Imposthumes Pleurisie Sores Itch Scabs of all sorts Freckles Wounds Stitch. Scurvy-grass groweth in Gardens is under Jupiter and cures the Scurvy and gross Humors openeth Obstructions of Liver and Spleen creates a good Appetite helps Digestion is good for a sore Mouth Spots Ulcers Deformities of the Skin makes a good Complexion and an excellent Diet-drink Self-heal groweth in Fields is under Venus and healeth any Cut or Wound Ulcers Bruises sore Privities or Mouths if you use the Juice to the Wound and drink the Decoction Sellary eat in Sallad warms the Stomach boil'd in Gruel it helps a short Breath Service-tree grows in Orchards is under Saturn and rotten-ripe it stops Fluxes bleeding at the Nose Vomiting or Wounds but Medlars are more powerful Shepherds-purse groweth on Bank-sides c. is under Saturn and of a cold dry binding quality It helpeth spitting of Blood stops Fluxes of the Belly and pissing of Blood cures the Jaundice Noise in the Ears provokes the Terms and is excellent for any Wound in the Head Smallage grows in watery Grounds is under Mercury and is more opening and hot than Parsley It cures the Jaundice provokes Urine and the Terms helpeth Obstructions of Liver and Spleen cureth Ulcers Ague sore Throat Cankerworm and a stinking Breath either Herb or Root It maketh a Pottage or Gruel that cleanses the Blood opens Obstructions and eat twice a Day 't is an effectual Remedy against a Consumption Sopewort grows in Fields is under Venus and if outwardly apply'd it cures all Wounds inwardly it provokes Urine and the Terms cures the French Pox and expels Gravel and Stone Spinage boil'd is excellent Sauce and eaten with Meat or alone 't is laxative breeds good Blood opens Obstructions This and Buds of Colworts or this and the tops of Mint and Balm boil'd and eat with Butter Salt and Bread is excellent Food or eat with Endive and young Parsley Sorrel is under Venus grows in Fields and Gardens and is very cooling allaying Fevers and Inflamations creates an Appetite healeth Ulcers resists Pestilence and Plague Wood-Sorrel is singular good in Fevers and Wounds and is more cordial than t'other It stays Bleeding all Defluxions c. and the Syrup is excellent Spurge it 's poysonous being a violent Purger Read Cole's Adam in Eden for using it Strawberries grow in Fields and Gardens are under Venus but cooling and open cholerick Stomachs quench Thirst provoke Urine stay Vomiting The Leaf and Root is good in Whey or Water they cool the Blood and Reins cure the Jaundice Ulcers sore Mouth pimpled Faces and inflamed Eyes Succory or Chichory groweth in Gardens and Fields boil'd in Wine or Water it purgeth the Stomach of phlegmatick and cholerick Humors cures the yellow Jaundice Ague Dropsy Passion of the Heart Inflamation St. Anthony's Fire and opens Obstructions The distill'd Water is good for sore Eyes the Leaf bruis'd allays Inflamation and Swelling The wild Succory is bitterest and for the Liver most effectual Stonecrop grows on Stone-walls and is under Mars It stops Bleeding apply'd to any Part. Being taken inwardly by Decoction or Juice it vomits and purges strongly it cures Knots and Nodes Agues Pestilential Fevers and Kings-evil Southernwood grows in Gardens is under Mercury and cures the Stone Spleen Vapours French Pox Baldness sore Privities Wheals Ulcers inflam'd Eyes red Faces Ague Poyson Ruptures Sciatica Convulsions and by Decoction Short-breath and Asthma beating it well and mixing it with Sugarcandy in Cakes as big as a Half-crown eating a few now and then Sowthistle when young is a good Sallad raw or boil'd it grows by Walls Bank-sides c. 'T is an Herb of Venus and is good to help Pains and to cool a hot Stomach The Milk squeez'd out of the Staâ—k is good against Short-breath and Wheasing if drank in Wine it cures a stinking Breath Gravel and S one It causeth speedy Labour to Women if 2 or 3 spoonfuls of the Juice be drank with Oil and Wine Spignel groweth in Gardens wild is under Venus the Roots are bad for the Headach if too much be taken but provoke Urine and the Courses It cutteth Phlegm helps Pain of the Stomach and is good for Poyson of venoumous Beasts Spleenwort groweth upon the Ground about Stone-walls and is under Saturn The Root and Herb being boil'd helps the Spleen yellow Jaundice Hiccup and Running of the Reins but if used by Women it hinders Conception it cureth the Stone and all Melancholy Diseases Starthistle groweth common is under Mars and the Seed pouder'd and drank in Wine break