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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38455	An English herbal, or, A discovery of the physical vertues of all herbs in this kingdom what planet governs each herb, and how to gather them in their planetary hours : containing some hundreds of medicines made of English herbs, whereby any person may keep his body in health, or cure himself when sick, for a small charge, with such herbs and roots as naturally grow in England : collected for a general good.		1690 (1690)	Wing E3088; ESTC R8390	44,374	74

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 o●her ●●●●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 pou● 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-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 sti●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-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 Marigo●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 s●o●ted and purple Fevers c. The Dose is from one ●unce to two in Angelica or Sage-water sweetned with S●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 Malms●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

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 Flea●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 ●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