Musilaginous Substance blunts the Acrimony of the Humours and keeps the Guts from Erosion Take of the Seeds of Fenugreek as much as you please boyl them in Water and Hony till they are soft then beat them and boyl them again with Hony Spread it on a Cloth and apply it for the Hip-Gout it presently gives Ease 'T is very good also for the Eyes Take of the Pulp of Sweet Apples boyl'd to the Consistence of a Poultis in a sufficient quantity of Fennel and vervain-Vervain-water strain it through a Sieve then add of the Musilage of Fenugreek-seeds extracted in rose-Rose-water of the Blood-stone finely powder'd each one Dram of Camphire and Prepar'd Tutty one Scruple of Bole-Almoniack a little of Rose-water a sufficient quantity Make an Epithem for the Eyes For Cold Swellings of the Paps apply the Flower of Fenugreek-seed mix'd with Juice of Smallage Take of Flax and Fenugreek-seeds beaten each one Ounce of ordinary Barley one Pugil of the Flowers of Camomile and Melilot each one Pugil of Rye-Bran two Pugils Make a Decoction of all in Water to half a Pint in the strain'd Liquor dissolve the Yolks of two Eggs Hony of Roses three Ounces Brown Sugar two Ounces mix them and make a Clyster This is good in the Bloody-Flux Common Male Fern in Latin Filix mas vulgaris It grows every where near Hedges and in shady Places The Root is reckon'd injurious to Women and occasions Barrenness hinders Conception and causes Abortion 'T is peculiarly good for the Rickets Female Fern in Latin Filix foemina It grows every where on barren Grounds 'T is the largest of all that grows in England The Root is branchy and creeping 'T is very injurious to Husbandmen Of the Ashes of this and the Male-Fern are made with Water Balls especially in Warwickshire and Staffordshire and being dried in the Sun they wash their Clothes with them instead of Soap But before they use them they put them into a light Fire till they are red hot and then they will easily powder This Fern is used in Sussex to burn Lime for the Flame of it is very violent and therefore very fit for that Use The Root of it reduc'd into Powder and one Dram of it taken in Water and Hony kills the broad and long Worms of the Belly Mounte-banks keep this as a great Secret and use it to kill Worms The Juice of the Root is good for Burns Some poor People have been forc'd in great Scarcity of Corn to make Bread of this Root The Ashes cast upon Stones instead of Nitre make Glass of a green Colour Flowering Fern or Osmond-royal in Latin Filix florida or Osmonda regalis It shoots forth in the Spring divers rough hard Stalks half round and hollowish flat on the other side two Foot high having several Branches of winged yellowish green Leaves on all sides somewhat like the Leaves of Polypody From the top of some of the Stalks grows a long Bush of small green scaly Aglets which are counted the Flowers and Seeds The Root is rough thick and scaly with a white Pith. It grows in Marshy Places and amongst Woods in many Parts of England The Root cures Bursten Bellies and Ulcers It does good in the Cholick and Diseases of the Spleen The whitish part of the Root is very effectual for Bruises and those that are wounded it being boyl'd in some Liquor 'T is excellent in the Rickets a Conserve being made of the tender Buds of it and of Asparagus Spleen-wort and Harts-tongue Feverfew in Latin Matricaria It has a white Root and many Fibres It has many Stalks about three Foot high rigid channel'd smooth pretty large and full of a fungous Pith. It has many Leaves but they are not plac'd orderly Towards the top of the Stalks come forth small Branches from the Wings of the Leaves whereon as also on the tops of the Stalks many Flowers are placed upon oblong Foot-stalks as it were in a Tuft they are not very large white short marginal Leaves encompass the middle yellow Dish when the marginal Leaves wither the Dish grows large The Colour of the Leaves is of a yellowish Green The whole Plant smells strong It flowers in June or July and grows in Hedges and amongst Rubbish The Leaves are very much cut about the Edges 'T is much used in Diseases of the Womb A Decoction of it forces the Courses and expels the After-birth It cures the Suffocation of the Womb It does all a bitter Herb can do It cures Fevers Bees cannot endure it wherefore those that abound with good Humours in the Body and are most apt to be stung with Bees may secure themselves when they walk in Gardens where Bees are by carrying Feverfew in their Hands Take of Feverfew one Handful warm it in a Frying-pan apply it twice or thrice hot this cures an Hemicrania And the crude Herb applied to the Top of the Head cures the Head-ach A Decoction of it with the Flowers of Camomile cures Histerical Symptoms and forces the Child-bed Purgations in great Abundance Fig-tree in Latin Ficus Fresh Figs if they are ripe are very soon concocted Galen eat no other Fruit after Twenty eight Years of Age than Figs and Raisins They are Pectoral and are used by Physicians in Diseases of the Lungs Some Women eat them to facilitate Delivery And Brandy burnt on Figs is freqently used to cure a Cough Figs outwardly applied ripen mollifie and attract Being beat with Leaven and Salt they break Pestilential Buboes and other Tumours in a few Days King Hezekiah used the same Medicine with Advice of the Prophet 2 King 20. 7. 'T is said that Figs frequently eaten breed Lice The Juice of the Fig-tree is very biting and may be reckon'd amongst the Causticks and may be used to cure Warts and other sordid Excrescencies of the Skin Take of Raisins of the Sun stoned one Ounce of Sebestens and Jujubes each fifteen Dates six fat Figs eight French-Barley one Ounce Liquorish half an Ounce of the Leaves of Maiden-hair Hyssop Seabious and Colt's-foot each one Handful boyl them in three Pints of Fountain-water till a third part be consumed The Dose is eight Spoonfuls thrice a Day This is the Pectoral Decoction of the London-Dispensatory Fig-wort in Latin Scrophularia major It has a stinking Smell like Elder The Root creeps awry is white and pretty thick and branches out unequally The Stalk is firm streight four-square hollow and Purplish about four Foot high and is divided into Wings The Leaf is large sharp indented and of a dark-green Colour The Flowers are placed on hairy Foot-stalks in a Five-leav'd Cup and they are of a purple Colour It grows in Hedges and amongst Bushes frequently This and some other Herbs do good in the King's-Evil but nothing has been found so effectual as Touching And he that on Trial shall find the Contumaciousness of this Disease which frequently deludes the best Care and Industry will find Reason of Acknowledging the Goodness of
with a gray Powder that is easily rub'd off The Leaves are long broad and end sharp they are smooth fat and of a dull green Colour they are plac'd alternately and are indented about the Edges Those that come from the Root and are at the bottom of the Stalks have long Foot-stalks The Flowers are very small they are white and consist of four Leaves they are placed on very small Foot-stalks It grows near the Banks of Rivers but it is rare The Leaf is acrid and hot The Herb bruised and applied cures the Hip-Gout Boyl'd in Beer it hastens Delivery 'T is commended for a Leprosie Take of Garden-Scurvy-grass-leaves and of the Leaves of Rocket and Pepperwort each six Handfuls of the Roots of Sweet-smelling Flag the Lesser Galangal Zedoary Florentine Iris Elder and Wake-Robin each four Ounces of the Winteran-Bark and Jamaica-Pepper each three Ounces of Juniper-berries four Ounces of Cloves Ginger and Nutmegs each one Ounce bruise and cut them and pour on them four Quarts of Rhenish-wine distil them in a common Still and mix all the Water together Take three Ounces Night and Morning This is commended in an Anasarca Periwinele in Latin Vinca per vinca It spreads it self much by its Twigs that creep on the Ground The Root is fibrous many small round green and jointed Twigs root again by Fibres that come from the Joints The Leaves grow out of the Joints by Pairs opposite to one another like the Leaves of Lawrel but much less they are sharp stiff and smooth and hang on short Foot-stalks above they shine and are of a deep green Colour they taste astringent and bitterish below they are of a lighter Colour The Flower is placed on a Foot-stalk that comes from the Joints two Inches long one Flower on one Foot-stalk 'T is like the Jessamine-flower in shape and is of a Violet-colour A Milky Line runs from Bottom to Top through all the Jags A forked Cod succeeds the Flower and contains oblong Seeds It grows in Hedges and Ditches 'T is a famous Vulnerary 'T is used in Fluxes of the Belly for Dysenteries the Piles Bleeding at Nose and for Wounds with Fluxion 'T is used outwardly for Overslowing of the Courses for Loosness and Pains of the Teeth The Leaves of this Herb put upon Paper that will easily receive Moisture and sowed to it with fine Flax betwixt and perfum'd with Frankincense cured a Scrophulous Tumour in a short time which continued obstinate under the Use of other Remedies for the space of a whole Year Male Pimpernel in Latin Anagallis mas It has a white single Root with small Fibres The Stalks are an Hand or half an Hind high four-square smooth encompass'd by two Leaves opposite to one another they are placed by Intervals and without Foot-stalks the Underside of the Leaf is spotted with many dark-brown Specks The Flowers come out singly from the Wings of the Leaves and are placed upon oblong Foot-stalks and are divided almost to the bottom into five sharp Pieces resembling so many Leaves The Cup is also compounded of five acute Pieces The Seminal Vessels are almost spherically round they are pretty large and full of Seeds The whole Plant has an acrid Taste It grows in Gardens and Fields It flowers late about the midst of Summer 'T is moderately hot and dry 'T is counted Vulnerary and is used inwardly and outwardly It does much good in the Plague being boyl'd in Wine But the Sick must go to bed and must be well cover'd as soon as he has drank a moderate Draught of it that he may sweat A Woman cured many that were troubl'd with a Pin and Web in their Eyes with the distill'd Water of it In a Consumption and for Purulent Spitting let the Sick drink every Day Morning and Evening twelve Spoonfuls of the distill'd Water mix'd with an equal quantity of Red Cows Milk and sweeten'd with Fine Sugar This is an approv'd Remedy 'T is frequently used for the Gripes of New-born Children It also moves the Courses Willis commends the Decoction of it as a Specifick for Madness The Pine-tree in Latin Pinus The Bark and Leaves cool and bind wherefore they are good in Dysenteries and Fluxes of the Courses A Decoction or Infusion of the Tops in Beer or some other proper Liquor is reckon'd very good for the Stone of the Kidnies and Bladder and for the Scurvy and Diseases of the Breast The Nuts have a delicate Taste and are good for Coughs and Consumptions and for Heat of Urine They increase Milk and provoke Venery Plantain in Latin Plantago 'T is a Vulnerary Herb. 'T is used in Fluxes of the Belly for Spitting of Blood Running of the Reins involuntary Urine and for immoderate Fluxes of the Courses 'T is outwardly used to cleanse and heal Wounds and Ulcers The Juice by it self or mix'd with the Juice of Limon is an excellent Diuretick Half a Dram of the Seeds taken daily in Broth or in an Egg is good to prevent Miscarriage Take twelve Handfuls of Plantain-leaves six Ounces of the fresh Roots of Comfrey press out the Juice of the Leaves and beat the Roots in a Stone-Mortar mix the Roots and the Juice and with a sufficient quantity of Sugar make an Electuary Take the quantity of a Nutmeg Night and Morning This is an excellent Remedy for Spitting and Vomiting Blood Take of plantain-Plantain-water two Ounces of Rubarb powder'd two Scruples of yellow Myrobalans powder'd one Scruple Syrup of dried Roses half an Ounce mix them and give it in the Morning two Hours after let some Broth be taken This is excellent for an immoderate Flux of the Courses Plum-tree in Latin Prunus There are several Kinds of them the Sowre bind the Sweet move the Belly The Electuary of Plums called Electuarium Diaprunum is made of Damascenes in the following manner Take of fresh and ripe Damascenes one Hundred boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Water till they are soft then pulp them through a Sieve boyl an Ounce of Violet-flowers in the Liquor gently then strain it and add two Pounds of Sugar and boyl it to a Syrup then add a Pound and an half of the Pulp above-mention'd of the Pulp of Cassia and Tamarinds strain'd and dissolv'd in a small quantity of the Liquor each one Ounce boyl it again stir it continually adding the following Powders Sanders Red and White Rubarb of each three Drams of Red Roses Violets of the Seeds of Purslain of Endive and Barberries of Gum-Tragacanth and the Juice of Liquorish each two Drams of the Greater Cold Seeds each one Dram Make an Electuary according to Art This Medicine is cold and moistening and good in Fevers Polypody in Latin Polypodium The Root is reckon'd among Purging Medicines but it purges very gently 'T is very proper in Obstructions of the Mesentery Liver and Spleen for the Scurvy and Hypochondriack Diseases 'T is generally used in Decoctions with other purging Medicines Take of the Root of Polypody of the Oak
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-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-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
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
the Branches is of a brownish Colour and spotted and yellowish within and tastes bitter and unpleasant The Wood is white and full of Pith The Leaves are broad round and nervous and somewhat like the Leaves of the Hasel-tree they are indented green shining and clammy It bears short brown Aglets like the Beech or Birch-tree It grows near Water The green Leaves of this Tree applied to Tumours discusses them and takes off Inflammations Being put into Travellers Shooes they ease Pain and remove Weariness A black Colour like Ink is made with the Bark of Alder rubb'd off with a rusty Iron and infus'd in Water for some Days Some use it to dye Black Alder in Latin Alnus nigra baccifera 'T is a small Tree which sends forth many streight Twigs from the Roots about three Yards high of the thickness of the Thumb divided into tender Branches The outward Bark is brown but sprinkled with Sky-colour'd Spots which being taken off another appears of a Saffron-colour The Substance of the Wood is clear and easily broken nigh the middle 't is brownish and has a great deal of Pith. The Leaves are somewhat round and end in an obtuse Point and are of a shining dark-green Colour The Flowers are small and palish The Berries are first green then red and at last black and of an unpleasant Taste 'T is often found in moist woody Places The yellow and middle Bark beaten with Vinegar cures the Itch in a few Days The inward Bark especially of the Root purges Watery Humours for which Reason 't is good in a Dropsie But it ought to be dried in the Shade because when it is green it occasions Vomiting And the Decoction of it ought to stand two or three Days before 't is used Alexanders in Latin Hippocelinum It has a thick Root that is white within it smells sweet and tastes acrid and somewhat bitter The Stalk is above a Yard high full branchy channell'd and somewhat red The Leaves are larger than the Leaves of Marsh-Smallage and the Pieces rounder They are of a deep Green they taste sweetish and like Garden-Smallage It has Tufts or Umbels of white Flowers The Seed is thick black and channell'd 'T is frequently used in Broths in the Spring-time to cleanse the Blood and strengthen the Stomach The Root pickled is a good Sauce Half a Dram of the Seeds powder'd and taken in White-wine provokes Urine Angelica in Latin Angelica The Herb it self but especially the Root and Seed are hot and dry It opens and attenuates and is Sudorifick and Vulnerary It moves the Courses hastens Delivery is good for Mother-fits and in malignant Diseases and for the Plague and it expels Poison The Root of it is allow'd by all Physicians to be very cordial and Alexipharmick For Preservation against the Plague the Root infus'd in Vinegar is to be held frequently to the Nose or chew'd in the Mouth For the Cure Take one Dram of the Powder of the Root alone or half a Dram mix'd with a Dram of Venice-Treacle every sixth Hour to provoke Sweat The Root or the Stalks candied are reckon'd very good being eaten in a Morning to prevent Infection They are also useful in cold Diseases of the Lungs and take off a stinking Breath Lozenges to be held in the Mouth in the Plague-time Take of the Extract of the Roots of Angelica and Contra-yerva each one Ounce of Extract of Liquorish three Drams of Flowers of Sulphure sublim'd with Mirrh five Drams of Oyl of Cinnamon eight Drops of fine Sugar twice the weight of all the Ingredients with the Mucilage of Gum-Tragacanth made in Scordium water make Lozenges See Dr. Hodges for the Prevention of the Plague in his Book of the London-Pestilence p. 231. Apple-tree in Latin Malus The English Apples being accounted the best in Europe I will mention particularly those that are most esteem'd amongst us First Those that are soon ripe and soon decay The Gineting the Margaret or Magdalene the King-Apple the Aromatick or Golden-Russeting the Flax-Apple the Spice-Apple the Summer-Queening the Gono-farther or Cat's-head the Good-Housewife or Bontradue the Giant-Apple the Pome-water the Summer-Pearmain the Kirton-Pippin or Holland-Pippin 't is called Broad-eye in Sussex the Orange-Apple the Summer-Belleboon the Paradise-Apple the Famagusta the Codling the Costard-Apple the Sops-in-Wine Secondly Winter-Apples and such as last long The Winter-Queening the Quince-Apple the Winter-Pearmain the Nonesuch the the Pealing the Leather-Coat the Winter-John the Pome-Roy the Lording the Julyflower-Apple the Pear-Apple the Greening Lones-Pearmain the Green-Russeting the Red-Russeting the Winter-Fillet or Violet the Winter-Belle or Bonne the Oaken-Pin the John-Apple or Deux Ans the Westbury the Winter-Reed the Flower of Kent the Winter-Chesnut the Maligar-Apple the Short-Tart the Pelmell the Thrift the Winter-Clary the Fig-Apple Thirdly The Apples that are best for making Cyder The Redstreak the Bromsberry-Crab the Golden-Pippin the Gennet-moil the Westbury-Apple the White and Red Mast-Apples the John-Apple the Vnder-Leaf the Winter-Fillet Elliots Stocken-Apple Bitter-Scale Claret-Wine-Apple Arrier-Apple Richards or Grange-Apple Coling-Apple Olive-Apple Fox-Whelp Pippins and Pearmains mix'd the Gilliflower The Vertues of Apples are various according to the different Tastes of them Those that are sowre and harsh are astringent and therefore are good in Fluxes of the Belly And when they are roasted they are proper Food for those that have Fevers Sweet Apples are somewhat hot and loosening Such as are a little acid are agreeable to the Stomach and chear the Heart Rotten Apples take off Inflammations and Swellings of the Eyes The Core of an Apple cut out and a Dram of Frankincense put in and roasted with the Apple and eaten opens Obstructions of the Lungs and is good for Difficulty of Breathing The same applied outwardly to the Side eases the Pain of it 'T is best to eat Apples two or three Hours after Meals The Altering Syrup of Apples Take of the Juice of fragrant Pippins two Quarts of the Leaves of Garden and Wild-Bugloss of the Flowers of Violets each one Pound boyl them in B. M. and clarifie them add seven Pounds of fine Sugar and a Pint of Rose-water boyl them to a Syrup One Ounce of this Syrup taken Morning and Evening is good for melancholy People The Purging Syrup of Apples Take of the Juice and Water of fragrant Pippins each one Pint and an half of the Juice and Water of Borage and Bugloss each nine Ounces of the Leaves of Oriental Sena half a Pound of Anise and Fennel-seeds each three Drams of Dodder of Crete two Ounces of White Agarick and the best Rubarb each half an Ounce of Ginger and Mace each four Scruples of Cinnamon two Scruples of Saffron half a Dram Infuse the Rubarb with the Cinnamon a-part in White-Wine and Juice of Apples each two Ounces Infuse the rest of the Ingredients except the Saffron in the Waters above-mentioned the next Day pour on the Juices and put them on a gentle Fire take off the Scum and
Month being first purg'd once or twice A Maid was cur'd of deep Melancholy and the Green-sickness by the use of this Medicine 'T is us'd in Baths to comfort the Joints and Sinews and for Diseases of the Womb. It flowers in June July and August Bay-tree in Latin Laurus A Decoction of the Bark Berries and Leaves makes a good Bath for the Diseases of the Womb and Bladder The Berries are very effectual against all Poison of venomous Creatures and the stinging of Wasps and Bees and also in the Plague and infectious Diseases and therefore are an Ingredient in the London-Treacle They procure the Courses and 't is said that seven of the Berries taken inwardly will hasten Delivery and expel the After-Birth Being made into an Electuary with Hony they cure old Coughs and Shortness of Breath and stop Rheums they expel Wind and provoke Urine and comfort the Stomach The Oyl which is made of the Berries is very useful in cold Diseases of the Joints and Nerves The Electuary of it is frequently used in Clysters to expel Wind and to ease the Pain of the Cholick So do the Berries themselves A Clyster for the Cholick Take of the Leaves of Mercury Marsh-mallows Pellitory of the Wall each one Handful of the Flowers of Camomil one Dram of the Seed of Caraways Cumin of Bay-berries powder'd each one Ounce boyl them in clear Posset-drink to three quarters of a Pint of the Liquor strained Add three Ounces of Mercurial Honey which see among the Vertues of Mercury of Hiera Picra two Drams Make a Clyster Beans in Latin Faba They are the chief Diet all the Summer-time in some Places and are certainly very nourishing A poor Country-man when Corn was dear dieted his Children only with Beans dried and they were better colour'd and fatter than other Children The Distill'd Water of the Flowers provokes Urine and is much used for beautifying the Face and taking Spots from thence For the Gravel make a Lee of the Ashes strain it and sweeten it with Sugar Take six Ounces with twenty Drops of Tincture of Cinnamon in it One that voided Blood by Stool three or four Months was cured by eating Red Beans boyl'd in Milk Morning and Evening when other Medicines would do no good They provoke Venery but they are windy and occasion troublesom Dreams Bears-foot in Latin Helleboraster It grows only in Gardens The Powder of the Leaves kills Worms in Children But it is a churlish Medicine Beech-tree in Latin Fagus The Leaves of the Beech-tree bruis'd and applied to hot Swellings discusses them The Water contained in old and hollow Oaks and Beech-trees cures the Itch in Men and Cattel when they are mangy White-Beet in Latin Beta alba It has a woody Root of the thickness of the Little Finger pretty long and white The Leaves are of a light green Colour thick and succulent of a nitrous Taste The Stalk is four Foot high or higher small and channell'd and has many Wings wherein are the little Flowers in a long Series consisting of yellow Tufts The Seed is round rough and brown Sea-Beet in Latin Beta Maris 'T is like the White-Beet but the Leaves are smaller and greener They are plain and equal and have sometimes red Veins and sometimes not The Stalk is also less 'T is common in salt Marshes and on the Sea-shore Beet is hot and dry and loosens the Belly by reason of its Nitrosity 'T is an Errhine especially the Root for the Juice of it received into the Nostrils occasions Neezing The young Plants with their Roots gently boyled and eaten with Vinegar procure an Appetite extinguish Thirst and suppress Choler in the Stomach Be et amongst the Ancients was much taken notice of for its insipid Taste Martial reproaches it in the following Distick Ut sapiant fatuae fabrorum prandia Betae O quam saepe petet vina piperque coquus The Juice of this Herb drawn up into the Nostrils powerfully evacuates Phlegmatick Humours from the Brain and cures inveterate Head-aches This is counted a great Secret by some Wood Betony in Latin Betonica It grows in Bushes and Woods The Flower is commonly purple sometimes white Many Vertues are attributed to this Plant taken any way Scroder describes the Vertues in short thus 'T is hot and dry acrid and bitter It discusses attenuates opens and cleanses 'T is Cephalick Epatick Splenetick Thoracick Uterine Vulnerary and Diuretick 'T is used frequently inwardly and outwardly especially in Diseases of the Head 'T is observed that the Faculties of the Root are quite different from the Vertues of the Leaves and Flowers for 't is very nauseous in the Mouth and Stomach and occasions Nauseousness Belching and Vomiting The Leaves on the contrary are Aromatick and of a pleasant Taste and agreeable to Nature in Food and Physick Counterfeit Tea made of Sage Betony and Ground-pine sweetned and drank hot is very good for the Gout Head-ach and Diseases of the Nerves and eases Pain occasioned by these Diseases Common Bilberries in Latin Vaccinia nigra vulgaris This small Bush has many green angled Sprigs a Foot or two Foot high which are hard to break They are divided into many Branches whereon there are many tender green Leaves about an Inch long and half an Inch broad They are sharp-pointed smooth and curiously indented about the Edges They taste partly acid and partly harsh The Flowers are placed each on a Foot-stalk among the Leaves They are of a pale-red Colour with a Saffron-colour'd Thread in the middle and in form are like a Water-Pitcher To each Flower succeeds one Berry like to a Juniper-berry which is rather of a Violet-colour when it is ripe than black At first tasting of the Berries they seem pleasantly acid but they leave somewhat that is nauseous upon the Palate It flowers in May The Fruit is ripe in August and sometimes in July The Berries are cooling and astringent They are very agreeable to an hot Stomach and quench Thirst They cure a Looseness and the Bloody-Flux occasioned by Choler And are good in the Disease called Cholera morbus They stop Vomiting and take off Feverish Heats A Syrup made of the Juice of the Berries is most agreeable viz. Take of the Juice strain'd one Pint Fine Sugar one Pound and an half Boyl it to a Syrup with a gentle Fire Take one Spoonful at a time or mix it with three Ounces of some proper Water Birch-tree in Latin Betula The Branches of this Tree are small and flexible and most of them hang downwards The Bark is very various when the Tree is young 't is yellow or brown afterwards it grows lighter It bears long Buds like Long-Pepper It grows frequently in cold and watery Places and on moist Heaths The slender Twigs of it were formerly used for the Magistrates Verge Now they serve to discipline Boys and to tame wild Horses and to make Brooms and to catch Birds with Bird-Lime and Bands for Fagots Fishermen in Northumberland fish a-nights by
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-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
pale-yellow Colour and sometimes incline to a Purple The Leaves are sharp wrinkly prickly equal about the Edges and dispos'd in no Order The Seeds are like the Seeds of Viper-Bugloss It grows in watery Places or near Rivers and flowers in May. 'T is an excellent Wound-Herb is Musilaginous and Thickning and qualifies the Acrimony of the Humours 'T is used in all Fluxes especially of the Belly and for a Consumption The Flowers boyl'd in Red Wine are very proper for those that make a Bloody Urine Outwardly applied it stops the Blood of Wounds and helps to unite broken Bones wherefore 't is called Bone-set It eases the Pain of the Gout and cures Eating-Ulcers Take of the Root as much as you think convenient beat it in a Mortar till it is reduc'd to a Mass spread it on Leather and apply it to the Part affected This is excellent for Abating Gouty Pains and the Sciatica and for Pains in the Arms and has been also us'd for Venereal Pains with good Success Take of Comfrey-Roots half a Pound slice them and put them into an Earthen Pipkin with half a Pint of Alicant and half a Pound of Loaf-Sugar cover it with a Paper and bake it in an Oven as you do Apples Eat Night and Morning two or three Slices of the Comfrey and take a Spoonful or two of Syrup presently after This was prescrib'd for a Lady with Child that had her Courses immoderately by Doctor Willis And it has cured several others Sea Coralline in Latin Corallina 'T is one two or three Inches high hoary and of an Ash-colour sometimes yellowish reddish or whitish It has abundance of thin Branches jointed sometimes with small Twigs growing on the side It smells like a Fish the Taste also is saltish and unpleasant It cracks between the Teeth like Sand and is easily reduc'd to Powder by rubbing it with the Fingers It grows upon Rocks and on Shells and Stones near the Sea-side 'T is not soft when under Water as Caesalpinus writes Being grosly powder'd it kills and expels Worms Half a Dram is given to Boys not Ten Years of Age a Dram to grown People This is much commended for the Worms Take of Coralline and Calcin'd Hearts-horn each half a Scruple of Virginia-Snake-weed one Scruple make a Powder Let the Child take a third part of it Morning and Evening in a small Draught of the white Decoction Female Cornel Dog-berry or Gatter-tree in Latin Cornus foemina It grows commonly in Hedges The Wood of it is so very hard especially when it is dry that it can scarce be cut Some People make Oyl of the Berries for their Lamps Costmary in Latin Balsamita mas The Roots grow oblique like the Roots of Mint they are round and have many Fibres The Stalks are two or three Foot high channel'd branchy and of a pale-green Colour The Leaves are like the Leaves of Pepperwort and of the same Colour with the Stalks indented about the Edges but seldom jagged it has a very strong Scent and a very bitter Taste On the top of the Branches are Umbles or Tufts of Golden yellow Flowers somewhat like the Flowers of Tansie The Seeds are small oblong and flat It grows in Gardens It cures the Crudities of the Stomach Belchings Vomitings and a Stinking Breath the Gripes Heart-burning and Pain in the Head that is occasion'd by Fumes from the Stomach It opens Women's Obstructions and is good in the Stone The Juice and the Seed kill Worms 'T is supposed to be peculiarly good against the Malignity of Opium and other Poisons It cures Wounds presently An excellent Balsam for old Ulcers is prepar'd of this Herb and Adder's-tongue boy'ld in Oyl of Olives adding Wax and Rozen to bring it to a Consistence Cowslips in Latin Paralysis 'T is common in Pastures and flowers in April The Leaves and Flowers are us'd amongst Pot-herbs and in Sallets and are very agreeable to the Head and Nerves They are us'd in Apoplexies Palsies and Pains in the Joints The Juice of the Flowers takes off Spots and Wrinkles from the Face and other Vices of the Skin The Water of the Flowers the Conserve and the Syrup are Anodine and gently provoke Sleep and are very proper Medicines for weakly People The Juice of the Leaves and Flowers mix'd with an equal quantity of Red-Cow's Milk cured an inveterate Head-ach when other Medicines would do no good Take of cowslip-Cowslip-water two Ounces of the Syrup of White Poppies one Ounce of the Juice of Limons fresh drawn two Spoonfuls make a Draught This is commonly used at Bed-time to cause Sleep Common-Garden Cresses in Latin Nasturtium hortense It flowers in May and June and when the seed is ripe withers quite away The Herb especially the Seed is acrid and hot for which Reason it opens attenuates and cleanses 'T is chiefly used for the Swelling of the Spleen for Obstructions of the Courses and to expel a dead Child It cuts the Tartareous Musilage of the Lungs and is good in the Scurvy 'T is outwardly used beat up with Lard to cure Scabs in the Head and other Parts of the Body 'T is used every where in Sallets with Lettice and other Herbs It qualifies the Coldness of the Lettice and comforts the Stomach and promotes Concoction by its Heat For Lethargies and sleepy Diseases there is nothing better than Cresses either boyl'd or eaten in Sallets For Children's Scabs or Scalded Heads nothing is so effectual and quick a Remedy as Garden-Cresses beat up with Lard for it makes the Scales fall in twenty four Hours and perfectly cures them if they continue the Use of it Water Cresses in Latin Nasturtium aquaticum It grows frequently in Brooks and watery Places It flowers chiefly in July and August and sometimes before 'T is much us'd in the Spring-time in Broths to purifie the Blood 'T is good in the Stone for it provokes Urine it opens Women's Obstructions and relieves those that are in Dropsies Spirit of Water-Cresses Take a large quantity of Water-Cresses beat them in a Marble Mortar press out the Juice dissolve some Leaven with it make an Heap and beat them well with your Hands then put them in a convenient Place for eight Days afterwards distil the Spirit in B. M. The Dose is one Spoonful or two in Winter-time for Scorbutical People The Spirit of Celandine Brooklime and Scurvy-grass may be made the same Way Take of Water-Cresses and Brook-lime each two handfuls Wood-Sorrel one Handful bruise them and put the Juice into a Pint of White-wine let it stand close stop'd till the Wine is clear Take two Spoonfuls of the clear Wine in your Beer every time you drink continue the Use of this for the space of three Weeks This is good for an hot Scurvy Cross-wort or Mugweed in Latin Cruciata It grows up in square hairy brown Stalks about a Foot high having four small broad and pointed hairy yet smooth yellowish green Leaves growing at every Joint each against the other cross-wise
takes off Spots from the Skin Mix'd with Hellebore and Hony 't is much used in Powders for the Hair It cures the Dropsie and Jaundice Take from half an Ounce to one Ounce and an half of the Juice this is commended in a Dropsie to purge away the Water A Gentlewoman cured many Hydropical People by this Juice alone She gave four Spoonfuls of it daily in the Morning fasting in six Spoonfuls of White-wine The Yellow Water Flower-de-luce in Latin Iris palustris lutea It grows almost every where in Marshy Places and upon the Banks of Rivers Whether it be hot or cold Botanists do not agree but almost all allow it very astringent and the Taste of it confirms as much wherefore it is commended for the Bloody-Flux and other Fluxes of the Belly and Womb And it stops Blood and therefore is useful to prevent the Bloody-Flux and Bleeding The Sick must have it hang'd about him So that it is plain that the Apothecaries were in a great Errour formerly when they used this Root which has quite contrary Faculties for the Root of the Sweet-smelling Flag The Highlanders in Scotland make excellent Ink with this Root infus'd or a little boyl'd in Water twenty four Hours by rubbing a white rough Stone upon a Knife or a piece of good Steel in it for some Hours Fluellin or Male-Speed-well in Latin Veronica maâ— It creeps with Twigs on the Superficies of the Earâ—h and sends down Roots from the Joints These little Stalks or Twigs are small round long hairy and jointed The Leaves are placed by Pairs one opposite to another at the Joints they are hairy and indented about the Edges they taste bitter and acrid The Flowers come forth spiked from the Wings of the Leaves compos'd of four small Leaves of a deep Sky-colour with Threads of the same Colour in the middle The Seeds are contain'd in small Receptacles like Shepherd's-purse The Flowers consist really of one Leaf only for tho' they seem several yet they are all entire at the bottom It grows plentifully on dry Places and on Heaths in Gravelly Sandy and Sunny Places A large quantity of the Decoction of it used for some Time cured a Woman of the Stone in the Kidnies which she had been troubled with sixteen Years The Lesser Spiked Fluellin or Speed-well in Latin Veronica spicata minor The Root grows awry and is fibrous The Stalk is upright sometimes four Inches sometimes a Foot sometimes two Foot high or higher Those Leaves that are placed at the Joints are narrow and sharp hairy and a little indented they are larger at the Root The Stalk ends in a long Spike full of Sky-colour'd Flowers flowering by degrees first the Lower then those that are at top when they are faded little long Threads remain 'T is Vulnerary and Sudorisick 'T is chiefly used in Erosions and Obstructions of the Lungs and Spleen in the Cholick and Consumption for the Plague and the Itch. 'T is of excellent use in Cleansing Wounds being outwardly applied and for hard Swellings of the Spleen Purple Fox-gloves in Latin Digiâ—alis purpurea vulgaris 'T is sometimes four Foot high The Stalk is as thick as the Thumb angled hairy reddish and concave The Root is fibrous and bitter The Flowers are placed on a long Spike they are placed on short hairy Foot-stalks and hang downwards each of them has a little sharp Leaf joyn'd to it they are like a Taylor 's Thimble without they are of a Crimson Colour except in the lower Part which by the mixture of some White is of a Flesh-colour they are purple also within but in the lower Part they have some white Spots To the Basis of the Flowers grow white or purple Threads The Leaf is oblong and ends sharp hairy and indented about the Edges above of a dark Green below hoary Those that are at the Root are placed on long Foot-stalks those on the Stalks are set disorderly and there are many of them The Cup of the Flower consists most commonly of five Leaves The Margin of the Flower is divided into five pieces It delights in Sandy Ground It varies the Flower and is sometimes white but very rarely 'T is Vomitive The Country-people in Somersetshire purge and vomit the Sick in Fevers with it 'T is very good in the Falling-sickness if you take two Handfuls of it with four Ounces of Polypody of the Oak and boyl them in Beer and then drink it For some have been cured by this Decoction that have had the Falling-sickness above twenty Years and that use to have two or three Fits every Month. But this Medicine must be given only to strong People for it purges and vomits violently Being bruised and applied to the King's-Evil or the Juice of it made into an Ointment does much good Some confide very much in the Flowers in King's-Evil-Swellings They put a great many into May-Butter and set them in the Sun Others mingle them with Lard and put them under Ground for forty Days they spread the Ointment on a Cloth and apply them to the Swellings and purge every sixth Day and in the mean while use continually a Decoction of the Herb Robert With the thinner part of the Ointment they anoint the Red Part of the Swelling the thicker they use on Cloth A large quantity of this Ointment ought to be provided for sometimes it is a Year and more before the Cure is perfected Tho' the Ulcers should grow larger at first you need not be discourag'd for when the Ointment has dried up all the Humour the Ulcers will heal and skin This Ointment is chiefly of use in moist Ulcers of the King's-Evil Fumetory in Latin Fumaria It purges Choler and purifies the Blood and is much used for a Leprosie the Itch and other Diseases of the Skin 'T is likewise commended for the French-Pox It opens Obstructions of the Liver and cures the Jaundice It is much used in Whey in the Spring-time 'T is also good for the Scurvy The Juice or Water of it dropped into the Eyes cures Dimness of Sight Being mix'd with Treacle it is good for the Plague An Ointment made of the Juice of Fumetory and of sharp-pointed Dock and a little Vinegar and Hony cures the Itch. Take of the Conserve of Fumetory and Wormwood each one Ounce of the Conserve of the yellow Peel of Oranges and Limons each two Ounces of the simple Powder of the Root of Wake-Robin of Yellow Sanders of Alloes-wood of the Root of Capers each one Dram and an half of Crabs-eyes one Dram of Salt of Wormwood two Drams of Syrup of Fumetory a sufficient quantity make an Electuary The Dose is the quantity of a Walnut twice a Day This is good for the Scurvy G. GArlick in Latin Allium 'T is hot and dry and Alexipharmick 'T is used outwardly and inwardly in the Flatulent Cholick the Worms for the Plague with Vinegar and for the Stone and for the Cough The Common People use it frequently boyl'd in
Milk and therefore 't is called their Treacle But the often use of it is injurious partly by reason of the intollerable Stink but especially because it occasions the Head-ach and Drought and for that it hurts the Eyes and the Organs of all the the Senses Zacutus Lusitanus relates an Observation of an Old Man who travelling a long Way in the Snow was taken desperately ill the innate Heat of his Stomach being in a manner extinguish'd And when Zacutus had tried all hot Remedies to no purpose he at length according to Avicen's Directions gave him Dried Garlick mix'd with Hony and when he had used this four Days the Man found himself better and was quite recover'd by using it a Month. And Experience teaches the Northern People the Use of this Root for which Reason they eat it often Garlick beat with Lard and applied to the Soles of the Feet in the manner of an Ointment opens the Stoppages of the Lungs If Garlick be applied to the Soles of the Feet the Breath will stink of it but the Vapours penetrating the Habit of the Body do not occasion that Stink but Particles of the Garlick are mix'd with the Blood and together with it are brought to the Lungs and so are emitted by Expiration with the Sooty Effluvia of the Blood Take Cloves of Garlick pill'd four Ounces boyl them till they are soft change the Water twice pour the Water off and put the Garlick into a Vessel to which put Syrup of Vinegar half a pound stop it up close and set it in a Skillet with Water put Hay under the Vessel and boyl it for half an Hour Take four or five of the Cloves every Day and a Spoonful or two of the Syrup This is much commended for Coughs and the Worms Wild Germander in Latin Chamaedrys silvestris 'T is rooted with a great many Fibres The Branches bending to the Earth sometimes turn to Roots and so by creeping it increases The Stalks are sometimes two Foot high downy round small and weak to which the Leaves grow by Intervals opposite to one another without Foot-stalks they are indented hairy very green and wrinkly from a large Basis they grow by degrees pointed but not very sharp The Flowers come from the Wings of the Leaves and grow like an Ear and seem as if they had four Leaves tho' they have really but one for they are entire at bottom They are of a pleasant Sky-colour and shine and are streak'd with deep colour'd Lines and white in the Middle where is a very small Violet-Pillar with two Threads sustaining the white Tufts The Cup of the Flower has four Leaves The Flowers are placed upon short Foot-stalks coming from the Bosom of a small Leaf The Seed-vessels are flat and Twins like those of Speed-well 'T is hot and dry and somewhat bitter 'T is good for a Cough at the Beginning of a Dropsie for an ill Habit of Body the Green-sickness an hard Spleen the Strangury and Obstructions of the Bowels The Garden-Germander provokes Urine and Sweat powerfully upon which Account it is good in Fevers for the Scurvy and for the Blood when coagulated but especially for the Gout the Jaundice and Suppression of Urine It was commended to the Emperor Charles V. as an Arcanum for the Gout 'T is outwardly used for Eating Ulcers for the Piles the Itch and to dry Catarrhs 'T is frequently used in a Decoction to open Women's Obstructions 'T is called in Cambridgeshire English-Treacle Take of the dried Leaves of Germander Ground-Ivy and White Hoar-hound each one Handful of the Roots of Elecampane and Florentine-Flower-de-luce each one Ounce and an half of Anniseeds bruis'd two Ounces of Liquorish one Ounce and an half of Raisins of the Sun three Ounces hang all these in a Bag in a Glass that has a large Mouth and put three Quarts of Lime-water to it stop it close and set it in a cold Place pour out the Liquor as you use it The Dose is four Ounces thrice a Day This is good for Catarrhs and Ulcers of the Lungs Goat's-beard in Latin Tragopogon Any part of this Plant being cut yields a white Milk which soon turns yellow and clammy The Root is streight about the bigness of a Finger The Stalks are empty and branchy larger and stronger-than those of Scorzonera It has many Leaves that are like the Leaves of Leeks which are sometimes very broad sometimes long narrow and sharp The Flowers are placed on the top of the Stalks and Branches and consist of eight nine or ten green Leaves they are long and sharp above three Inches long of a deep purple or Sky-colour and at last turn into a soft Down to which the Seed adheres 't is two Inches long round streak'd and rough and black when ripe The Root boyl'd is reckon'd delicate Food 't is also used raw in Sallets It nourishes much and therefore good for Consumptive People 'T is used in Diseases of the Breast and for a Cough and Difficulty of Breathing 'T is supposed to expel the Stone and to force Urine The Juice of the Root and the distill'd Water of it do the same Goat's-Rue in Latin Galega It spreads a small white Root in the Earth The Stalks are four Foot high or higher channell'd empty and has many Branches The Leaves are like the Leaves of a Vetch they have a soft little Thorn at the end of them The Flowers are placed upon peculiar Twigs arising from the Wings of the Leaves they grow one above another like the many flower'd Vetch and are of a whitish Colour The Pods are round small long and upright wherein is contain'd the Seed 'T is Alexipharmick and Sudorifick It expels Poyson and cures the Plague 'T is used in Children's Convulsions a Spoonful of the Juice may be given at a time 'T is good for the Worms and for the Biting of Serpents The raw Herb or when it is boyl'd is also eaten in these Cases The distill'd Water of it is used to expel Contagion and in Children's Convulsions The Honourable Mr. Boyle commends it much from his own Experience in curing Pestilential and Malignant Diseases 'T is one of the Ingredients in the London-Plague-Water Take of the Roots of Angelica Master-wort Butter-bur and Peony each half a Pound of Athamantick Spikenard and of Scorzonera each four Ounces of Virginian Snake-weed two Ounces of the Leaves of Rue Rosemary Balm Carduus Benedictus Scordium Marigolds and their Flowers Dragons Goat's Rue and Mint each four Handfuls pour upon them four Gallons of the best Brandy let them infuse gently in B. M. the Vessel being close stop'd for three Days draw off four Gallons wherein hang in a Bag half an Ounce of Saffron to every Pint of this add an Ounce and an half of Fine Sugar Golden-rod in Latin Virga aurea The Root is brown and has many whitish Fibres and is jointed and grows awry The Stalks are stiff upright five or six Foot high channell'd a little hairy and full
purple Colour and a Finger in length or longer they are upright rigid and somewhat flat The Leaves are of two sorts the Lower lie on the Earth and are divided into four or five small Leaves sticking to the Rib by Intervals the Uppermost on the Stalk have no Foot-stalks they are smooth and divided into small pieces It tastes like Water-cresses Take of the Conserve of Ladies-smock and Brook-lime made with an equal weight of Sugar each three Ounces of the Species of the three Sanders of Diarrhodâ— Abbatis each one Dram and an half of Ivory powder'd one Dram of Pearl half a Dram of Salt of Wormwood and Tamaris each one Dram make an Electuary with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of Coral Take the quantity of a Nutmeg Night and Morning This is good in an hot Scurvy Lavender in Latin Lavendula 'T is Cephalick and good for the Nerves and is much of the same Virtue with Staechas 'T is chiefly used in Catarrhs for Palsies Convulsions Giddiness Lethargy and the like It provokes Urine and the Courses and hastens Delivery And it is used for Flatulent Gripes 'T is used outwardly in Fomentations The distill'd Water the Conserve and the Oyl are in use The following Medicine is counted excellent to hasten Delivery Take of the Seeds of Lavender half a Dram of the Seeds of Plantane and Endive each two Scruples make a Powder Take it in the Waters of Endive and Holly each three Ounces The Oyl of it kills Lice in Children's Heads their Heads being anointed with it The Spirit of it is most in use and is indeed an excellent Medicine 'T is made in the following manner Take of the Flowers of Lavender one Gallon pour on them three Gallons of the best Brandy and stop the Vessel close let them infuse in the Sun for the space of six Days then distil them in an Alembeck Take of the Flowers of Sage Rosemary and Betony each one Handful of Borrage Bugloss Lilly of the Vallies and Cowslips each two Handfuls infuse all these Flowers gather'd in Season in a Gallon of the best Brandy and mingle it with the Spirit of Lavender above-mention'd adding of the Leaves of Balm Feverfew Oranges and Lawrel-berries each one Ounce After sufficient Digestion distil them again and at length add of Orange and Citron-Peel and the Seed of Peony each six Drams Cinnamon Nurmegs Mace Cardamoms Cubebs and Yellow-Sanders of each half an Ounce of the Wood of Aloes one Dram digest them twenty four Hours strain them then add of prepar'd Pearl two Drams of Amber-grease Musk and Saffron each half a Scruple of dried Roses and Red-Sanders each half an Ounce of Yellow-Sanders and the Bark of dried Citron each two Drams hang the Species in a Rag in the Spirit above-mention'd Common Lavender-câ—tton in Latin Abrotanum faemina vulgare The Root is thick hard and woody The Twigs are above two Foot high they are woody tender and white with Down and are divided into many Branches and are encompass'd by the Leaves which are about an Inch long and a little indented they have a Physical Smell and a bitter and acrid Taste 'T is chiefly used in Obstructions of the Liver and Kidnies and to cure the Jaundice It kills Worms And the dried Leaves do good for the Whites Spurge Laurel in Latin Laureola 'T is about four Foot high or higher The Stalk is sometimes single and sometimes divided into Branches The Bark is whitish The Stalk bends easily but is hard to break The Leaves are placed at the top of the Stalk they are like Laurel-leaves The whole Plant tastes hot Being chew'd it inflames the Jaws Taken inwardly it provokes Vomiting and hurts and burns the Stomach and inward Parts and therefore by reason of its great Acrimony 't is seldom prescrib'd by Physicians The Powder of it infus'd in Vinegar and sprinkled upon Cancers does good before they are ulcer'd Leeks in Latin Porrum They have the same Virtue with Onions Garden Lettice in Latin Lactuca sativa It cools the Stomach and qualifies Choler and Heat and disposes to Rest and increases Milk and yields good Nourishment In Frenzies Madness and Burning Fevers and the like apply to the Temples and the Coronal Suture and also to the Wrists double Rags dip'd in Lettice-water wherein Sal prunella has been dissolv'd viz. half an Ounce to a Pint of the Water Lilly of the Vallies in Latin Lilium convallium It has a small white fibrous Root The Stalk is angular and about an Hand high The Leaves are like the Leaves of the smallest Water-Plantane It has small white Bell-Flowers of a pleasant Smell The Flowers and Leave are counted good in Apoplexies Palsies for the Falling-sickness and Giddiness and other cold Diseases of the Head Take of Conserve of Lilly of the Vallies six Ounces of the Powder of the Root of Male-Peony half an Ounce of Humane-skull prepar'd three Drams of the Seeds and Flowers of Male-Peony powder'd each two Drams of Red Coral prepar'd of Pearl and the whitest Amber each one Dram of Salt of Coral four Scruples of the Syrup of the Flowers of Male-Peony a sufficient quantity make an Electuary The Dose is two Drams Morning and Evening This is commended in an Apoplexy Water Lilly in Latin Nymphaea The Roots the Leaves the Flowers and Seeds of the Yellow and White Water-Lilly are used in Fluxes especially for a Gonorrhaea and nocturnal Pollutions They are said to lessen Venery The Root of the White Water-Lilly moderates the Flux of the Courses Take of the Waters of Purslane Lettice Roses and Water-Lillies each one Ounce of Syrup of Violets and of Water-Lillies each six Drams of Sal prunella one Dram Take this often and it will cure the Heat of Urine White Lilly in Latin Lilium The distill'd Water of it is given to Women that have hard Labours and to expel the After-birth The Root is commonly used in Cataplasms to asswage Pain and to ripen Tumours The Oyl of Lillies serves for the same purpose 'T is said many People in Dropsies have been cured with the Juice mix'd with Barly-flower and made into Bread which Bread they must use only for the space of a Month or six Weeks Lime-tree in Latin Tilia The Bark and the Leaves repel and dry and provoke Urine and the Courses A Mucilage of the Bark does much Good in Burns and Wounds The Leaves rub'd and sprinkl'd with Water discuss Swellings of the Feet The Flowers are Cephalick and smell sweet The distill'd Water of them is frequently used for the Falling-sickness Giddiness and Apoplexies The Dose is one Ounce or one Ounce and an half Women use it to beautifie their Faces And some take it for the Gripes The Berries powder'd are much commended for the Bloody-Flux and other Fluxes of the Belly Being rub'd with Vinegar and put up the Nostrils they stop Bleeding at the Nose And some of them taken inwardly do the same Liquorish in Latin Glycyrrâ—iza 'T is good for the Lungs
Falling-sickness and other Diseases of the Head than that which grows on the Oak Henricus ab Steers thinks it does not grow on Hasel-trees till they are about an Hundred Years old A young Lady having been long troubled with an almost hereditary Falling-Sickness and after having been wearied by Courses of Physick prescrib'd her by the famousest Doctors that could be procured without at all mending but rather growing worse so that sometimes she would have in one Day eight or ten dismal Fits was cured only by the Powder of true Misleto given as much as would lie on a Six-pence early in the Morning in Black-Cherry-water or in Beer for some Days near the Full-Moon Mony-wort or Herb-Two-pence in Latin Nummularia major vulgaris It has many long slender Branches that creep on the Ground with two Leaves at each Joint opposite to one another they are almost as round as a Penny but that they are pointed a little at the Ends they are smooth and of a yellowish green Colour they taste dry and astringent From the Wings of the Leaves come forth large yellow Flowers two most commonly at every Joint they consist of five sharp Leaves The Seed is very small and scarce visible 'T is dry astringent and vulnerary The Flowers and Leaves beat and applied to Wounds and Ulcers cure them Taken in Wine they cure Dysenteries and other Fluxes and the Whites and inward Wounds and Ulcers especially of the Lungs But it is most of all commended for Ruptures in Children the Powder of it being taken inwardly or the Herb being outwardly applied Moon-wort in Latin Lunaria It springs up with one dark-green thick fat Leaf standing upon a small Foot-stalk about an Inch high But when it is in Flower it has a small tender Stalk about three Inches high The upper part of it on each Side is divided into five or seven Parts and sometimes more resembling an Half-moon On the top of the Stalk are many Branches of small long Tongues much like the spiky Head of Adder's-tongue of a brownish Colour The Root is small and fibrous The Ointment of it used to the Region of the Reins is counted a certain Cure in the Bloody-Flux Cup Moss in Latin Muscus pyxidatus 'T is of an Ash-colour and like a Cup. The Powder of it given in Posset-drink or Small Beer cures the Hooping-Cough by a Specifick Quality A Scruple of it must be given Night and Morning Or Take an Ounce of the Moss boyl it in a Quart of some Pectoral Water till half is consumed then strain it and make a Syrup with Sugar-Candy 'T is good for the same Moss of a dead Man's Scull It being put up the Nostrils stops Bleeding 'T is common in Ireland The Honourable Mr. Boyle was cured of a violent Hemorrhage by the use of it Mother-wort in Latin Cardiaca 'T is commended by some for Diseases of the Heart but it is peculiarly good for Hypochondriack Diseases It provokes the Courses and Urine and cleanses the Breast of Flegm and kills Worms A Spoonful of the Powder of it taken in Wine hastens Delivery wonderfully A Decoction of it or the Powder mix'd with Sugar is very good in a Palpitation of the Heart and for Hysterick and Hypochondriack Diseases Farriers use it with good Success in Diseases of Horses and other Cattel Creeping Mouse-ear in Latin Philosella repens It grows every where in barren Pastures It creeps on the Ground by Strings that root and so it spreads they contain a bitter Milk The Leaves are like the Ear of a Mouse with long Hairs on them above they are green below white they taste dry Pale yellow Flowers are placed on each Stalk which is small hairy and about an Hand and an half high It flowers in June and July and sometimes in May. 'T is very Astringent Drying and Vulnerary wherefore it is used successfully in Wound-drinks Plasters and Ointments It cures Dysenteries and other Fluxes of the Belly and stops Vomiting and cures Children's Ruptures and is excellent in the Stone Some commend it for the Jaundice and Swellings of the Spleen and at the Beginning of a Dropsie 'T is also commended for a Chin-cough Take Wild-Thyme one Handful Sassafras sliced one Ounce hyssop-Hyssop-water two Pints and an half infuse them on a gentle Heat for six Hours afterwards strain it and sweeten it with Syrup of Mouse-ear Give some Spoonfuls of it oft in a Day Or Take Cup-moss powder'd one Ounce White Sugar-candy two Ounces make a Powder Give one Scruple twice in a Day in a Spoonful of Syrup of Mouse-ear Let the Children continue the use of these things nine Days at least if the Cough does not go off before Mug-wort in Latin Artemisia The Root is about the bigness of a Finger and creeps awry sending down sometimes large white Fibres of an Aromatick Taste and somewhat sweet The Stalks are four or five Foot high of the thickness of a Finger round channel'd strong and stiff of a purple Colour and with short Down on them and full of Pith. They have many Leaves placed alternately at the tops they are branchy the Leaves have an Aromatick Smell somewhat like Lavender they are jagged white above hoary underneath The Flowers are yellowish The Seeds are small and inclosed in round Heads 'T is frequently used by Women inwardly and outwardly in all the Diseases peculiar to them Three Drams of the Powder of the dried Herb taken in Wine is an excellent Remedy for the Hip-Gout The green Herb or the Juice of it taken in some convenient Liquor is of great use for those that have taken too much Opium The Syrup of Mug-wort is made in the following manner Take of Mug-wort two Handfuls of Penny-royal Calamint Wild-Marjoram Balm Unspotted Arâ—mat Cretick Dittany Savine Marjoram Ground-pine Germander St. John's wort Feverfew with the Flowers the Lesser Centaury Rue Betony Vipers Bugloss each one Handful the Roots of Fennel Smallage Parsly Asparagus Knee-holm Saxifrage Elecampane Cyperus-grass Madder Flower-de-luce and Peony of each one Ounce of Juniper-berries of the Seeds of Lovage Parsly Smallage Annise Nigella of Cubebs of the true Costus Woody-Casia the Sweet-smelling Flag the Roots of Asarabacca Pyrethrum and Valerian each half an Ounce having cleans'd cut and beat these things infuse them twenty four Hours in twelve Pints of clear Water distil them in B. M. and draw off eight Pints of Water put what remains in the Still into a Press and strain it boyl six Pounds of White Sugar in a sufficient quantity of the strain'd Liquor clarified with the White of an Egg to the Consistence of Tablets then add the Water before distill'd and make a Syrup according to Art and Aromatise it with Cinnamon and Spikenard Mulberry-tree in Latin Mâ—rus The Leaves are much used in Italy Sicily Spain and France to nourish Silk-worms The Fruit of the Black Mulberry before it is ripe cools dries and is very astringent and therefore proper for a Loosness the Bloody-Flux the Flux of the
The Red Rose is astringent and bitter It comforts the Heart and strengthens the Stomach It cures the Whites and an immoderate Flux of the Courses It stops Eruptitions of the Blood and Fluxes of the Belly A Decoction of it is used for the Head-ach and Pains in the Eyes Ears Throat and Gums The distill'd Water of it is Cordial and refreshes the Spirits The following Medicines are made of Red Roses 1. The Vinegar of Roses which mix'd with the distill'd Water is good for Redness or Inflammations of the Eyes and is used to bathe the Temples in the Head-ach and to procure Sleep 2. Aromaticum Rosatum which is Cordial 3. Conserve of Roses which is much in use for stopping Catarrhs and Running of the Reins and Fluxes of the Belly 'T is made in the following manner Take of Red Roses one Pound they must be gather'd in a dry Season before they are quite spread clip off the yellow Bottoms beat them well in a Stone-Mortar till they come to a Mass like a Pulp then add two Pounds of White Sugar beat it with the Roses till it is well mix'd then put it into a Pot cover'd only with a Paper and let it stand in the Sun a Fortnight or three Weeks stirring it once or twice a Week Take of Conserve of Red Roses Vitriolated four Ounces of the Electuary of Sassafras one Ounce of Olibanum powder'd one Dram of Diacodium a sufficient quantity make an Electuary Take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening This is excellent for stopping Tickling Coughs 4. The Tincture of Roses made in the following manner is commended for a Rheumatism Take of dried Red Roses one Ounce of warm Water three Pints of Spirit of Sulphure or Vitriol one Dram and an half infuse them six Hours to the strain'd Liquor add half a Pound of White Sugar Take a Draught twice or thrice a Day 5. Strain'd Hony of Roses which is good to wash the Mouth and Throat when they are sore or any other Part. 6. Sugar of Roses which is good for Coughs 7. Syrup of dried Roses which is much in use and is indeed an excellent Medicine It comforts the Heart reâ—â—â—â—s Putrefaction and stops Fluxes of all sorts 'T is made in the following manner Take two Quarts of hot Water infuse in it half a Pound of Red Roses dried in the Sun the next Day press it out and with two Pounds of Sugar make a Syrup 8. Oyl of Roses 9. Electuary of Roses 10. Ointment of Roses Of Damask-Roses are made Syrup of Roses Solutive a distill'd Water Aloes Rosat and Hony of Roses Solutive The Syrup is much in use and is made in the following manner Take of hot Fountain-water two Quarts of fresh Damask-Roses as many as the Water will contain infuse them in a close Vessel twelve Hours then press it out and heat the Liquor again and put the Roses in as before and infuse them again and so do three or four times increasing the Quantity of Roses as the Liquor increases then add to six Parts of the Liquor four Parts of Sugar and make a Syrup according to Art It purges gently It may be taken from one Ounce to four Hony of Roses Solutive is also Purging and Opening and is often given in Clysters and so is the Syrup See Eglantine or Sweet Briar Rosemary in Latin Rosmarinus The Leaves the Flowers and Seeds are in use They are Cephalick Uterine and proper for the Nerves They are chiefly used for Diseases of the Head and Nerves for Apoplexies Palsies Falling-sickness and Giddiness They quicken the Sight and help the Memory and cure a Stinking Breath They are used for the Whites and Jaundice And they comfort the Heart and open Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Womb. The Herb burnt corrects the Air and renders it wholesom in the time of a Plague A Decoction of it in Water taken before Exercise cures the Jaundice The Seed taken in Wine does the same The Tops of it infus'd in Wine or Beer and taken daily cure the Palsie and other Diseases of the Nerves The Flowers dried and taken in a Pipe like Tobacco are good for a Cough and Consumption The Chymical Oyl of it taken in a proper Decoction has cured many Tertian Agues Four or six Drops are the Dose A desperate and long Diarrhaea has been cured with Rosemary-wine The Queen of Hungary's Water is made of Flowers infus'd in Spirit of Wine Rue in Latin Ruta It digests and cuts clammy and gross Humours It expels Wind and is a Preservative against the Plague and other Malignant Diseases It quickens the Sight and suppresses Venery It does good in a Pleurisie It strengthens the Stomach and cures the Cholick and the Biting of a Mad Dog It also provokes the Courses and Urine 'T is used outwardly for the Biting of Serpents for Carbuncles and to drive away the Fits of Fevers For an Epilepsie take of the Juice of Rue one Ounce and an half an Ounce of Oxymel of Squills mix'd The distill'd Water of it is much in use for Hysterick Fits and Uterine Diseases Rupture-wort in Latin Herniaria It covers the Ground with many Branches which rise from a small Root the Branches are round and full of Joints It has small Leaves lesser than those of Thyme they are of a yellowish green Colour and of an acrid Taste It has abundance of small yellowish Flowers 'T is good for the Biting of a Viper It wonderfully cures Ruptures a Dram of the Herb in Powder being taken several times or a Decoction of the Herb in Wine S. SAffron in Latin Crocus The moderate use of it is good for the Brain It renders the Senses brisk It shakes off Sleep and Dulness and chears and strengthens the Heart It concocts the Crude Humours of the Breast and opens the Lungs and frees them from Obstructions And it is such an effectual Remedy for the Breast and Lungs that it sometimes revives Consumptive People when they are in a manner worn out 'T is frequently used in Faintings for Apoplexies in the Jaundice and for Obstructions of the Liver in the Plague and other Malignant Diseases 'T is also good in an Asthma mix'd with Oyl of Almonds It provokes Urine and the Courses and hastens Delivery Half a Scruple or a Scruple at most infus'd in Canary-wine is very effectual in the Jaundice 'T is much used to drive out the Small Pox but undoubtedly it does many times much hurt by inflaming the Blood and occasioning Frensies and making them Flux But you may see at large the Mischiefs of hot Medicines and Methods by Dr. Sydenham's Treatise of the Small Pox and Measles which I translated several Years ago Tincture of Saffron is made in the following manner Take of Saffron two Drams of Treacle-water eight Ounces digest them six Days and strain out the Tincture and keep it close stop'd for use Sage in Latin Salvia T is counted very wholesom and therefore the Leaves are eaten in the Spring 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-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
the Gums and rub'd on the Teeth fixes the Teeth when they are loose A Dram of it dissolv'd in some Liquor and taken every morning stops all Fluxes of Blood Many Women that have been almost destroy'd by an immoderate Flux of their Courses have been cured by it Clysters made of the Decoction of the Leaves and Flowers and injected into the Womb are used for the same purpose As is also the Juice powder'd and dissolv'd in Decoctions and used in the same manner In Fluxes of the Belly are often used Clysters made in the same manner And the Juice is frequently taken inwardly A Decoction made of the Leaves and Flowers and the Juice dissolv'd in it is excellent for the Falling of the Womb and Anus A Fomentation made of the Juice Leaves and Flowers is very good for Weakness of the Limbs and for Fluxions Swellings and Inflammations of the Joints Some make a Liniment of Vinegar and the Juice of it which strengthens wonderfully the Joints when they are weak The Juice powder'd and well wash'd with Water cures obstinate Ulcers of the Privy Parts and of other weak Parts The Decoction is also used to dry Pocky Pustules but then Guiacum is mix'd with it The Powder and Decoction of it are used for the Breaking out of Children's Heads Ancient and Modern Physicians all agree that Acacia is very astringent and by that Means it does what it does Agarick in Latin Agaricus 'T is a white Fungous or Mushroom that grows on the Larix-tree The White Light and Brittle is the best It purges Flegm and Choler 'T is used for the Jaundice and for those that are Short-breath'd and also in the Stone of the Kidnies in Difficulty of Urine and for Mother-fits the Falling-sickness and for the Hip-Gout It also provokes the Courses wherefore Women with Child ought not to take it 'T is given in Substance from one Dram to two Drams and in Infusion from two Drams to five But the Troches of it are most commonly used and are made in the following manner Take of Agarick powder'd and sifted three Ounces infuse it with two Drams of Ginger in a sufficient quantity of White-wine and make Troches The Dose is one Dram. The Pills in the London-Dispensatory of Agarick are made in the following manner Take of Agarick three Drams of our Sky-colour'd Orris-roots Mastick Hore-hound each one Dram Turbith five Drams Species Hiera Picra half an Ounce Coloquintida and Sarcocol of each two Drams Myrrh one Dram of Sapa as much as is sufficient to make a Mass Note Sapa is Wine boyl'd till two Thirds of it are consum'd Half a Dram of this Pill is a sufficient Dose 'T is used to purge the Breast and to carry off Flegm The Pill De Hiera cum Agarico is made in the following manner Take of the Species of Hiera Picra and of Agarick each half an Ounce of the best Aloes half an Ounce of Hony of Roses a sufficient quantity to make a Mass A Scruple or a Scruple and an half may be taken at a time made into four or six Pills 'T is good for Shortness of Breath and Obstructions of the Lungs and to provoke the Courses and for Mother-fits and in Melancholy Diseases and to purge Flegm and Choler and to open Obstructions of the Liver or Spleen and for Diseases of the Head but the use of them must be continu'd for the space of eight or ten Days You may take them at Bed-time if you eat no Supper They are easie in their Operation Agarick is either Male or Female the Male is not used It comes from Agaria a Region of Sarmatia and from thence it takes its Name It grows also in Dauphiné in France but the best comes from the Tridentine Woods It grows in many other places Agnus Castus or The Chaste Tree The Athenian Matrons when they attended on the Divine Mysteries of Ceres used to lie on the Leaves of this Tree to keep them chaste The Seed of it by reason of the Likeness is called by some Eunuch's-Pepper It suppresses Nocturnal Imaginations of Venery and cures the Incontinency of Seed The Fruit of it relieves those that are bitten by Serpents and is good for those that are troubled with the Spleen and Dropsie It increases Milk and provokes Urine and the Courses Take of the Conserve of Agnus Castus of the Flowers of Water-Lilly and Violets each half an Ounce of Conserve of Red Roses half an Ounce of the Stalks of Lettice candied one Ounce of Prepar'd Coral two Drams with Syrup of Violets and of Water-Lillies make an Opiat This is used in the Uterine Fury Give the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening Alcali Every pure Salt is so called that is without an Acid. 'T is drawn from the Ashes or the Calx of any Matter extracted by a Lee. 'T is proper to all things liquid and solid The Word is deriv'd from Kaly the Name of a Plant with which Glass is made It easily ferments with an Acid and together they are the Cause of all Intestine Motion Nothing grows or increases without these two Alcali is Three-fold viz. Volatile Alcali which is made of Animals viz. of Harts-horns of Urine and the like Fix'd which is extracted from the Ashes of Plants as from Wormwood Tartar and the like Metallick and Stony for Metals and Stones ferment with an Acid Menstruum Mix'd Alcalies are added to these as Nitre Alum the several sorts of Vitriol Fossile and Sea-Sealt and the like which participate of Alcali and Acid. Almond-tree in Latin Amygdalus There are many sorts of Almonds but in Practice they are distinguish'd only into Bitter and Sweet The Jordan-Almonds are most esteem'd amongst us which are larger longer and narrower rounder and thicker than the Valentian and of a better Taste Sweet Almonds nourish much and make the Body fat They mitigate the Acrimony of the Humours and increase Seed They are good for Lean People and for such as are Consumptive But they are chiefly used in Emulsions Take of Sweet Almonds blanch'd number Three of the Seeds of Melon Lettice and White Poppies each one Dram of the Pulp of Barly three Drams beat them in a Marble-Mortar and pour on them a sufficient quantity of Barly-water to seven Ounces of the strain'd Liquor add five Drams of Diacodium mingle them and make an Emulsion This is good in the Stone and for Heat of Urine Take of Sweet Almonds prepar'd and infus'd in rose-Rose-water two Ounces of the four Greater Cold Seeds of Plantain and Purslain-seeds each one Dram of the Seeds of Marsh-mallows and White Poppies each one Scruple beat them according to Art and pour on them a sufficient quantity of a Decoction of Barly and Liquorish make an Emulsion for two Doses add to each an Ounce of Syrup of Water-Lillies of Sal Prunellae half a Dram. This is good for Pleurisies and Heat of Urine and the like Oyl of Almonds is good for Hoarsness and Coughs Take
of strong Cinnamon-water and soon after if the Vomiting be stop'd let him take the Jesuit's-powder For Infants whose tender Age can scarce bear this Remedy in any other Form at least so much of it as may be sufficient to cure the Disease I prescribe the following Julap Take of Black-Cherry-water and Rhenish-wine each two Ounces of the Jesuit's-powder three Drams of Syrup of July-flowers one Ounce mingle them and make a Julap give a Spoonful or two according to the Age of the Child every fourth Hour till the Disease is cured dropping into every other Dose if there be a Loosness a Drop or two of Liquid Laudanum As to Diet let the Sick eat and drink what his Stomach craves Summer-Fruits and cold Liquors only excepted and let him drink Wine moderately for his ordinary Drink by which alone I have recover'd some whose Bodies by reason of the frequent Returns of the Ague have always eluded the Salutiferous Virtue of the Bark The Disease being taken off all manner of Evacuations are carefully to be avoided for the gentlest Purge nay a Clyster only of Milk and Sugar will be apt to occasion a Relapse But this excellent Bark does not only cure Agues 't is also frequently used by the best Physicians for Continual Fevers in the Gout and for Hysterick Diseases and the Fever that accompanies Consumptions commonly called the Hectick Fever the Bark being given in Infusion and sweeten'd with Syrup of Rasberries But if with an Hectick Fever the Consumptive Patient be also afflicted with a Loosness which commonly ends the Tragedy the following Pills are of excellent use Take of the Lemnian Earth half a Scruple of Bole-Armoniack twelve Grains of the Pill de Stirace one Dram and an half of the Jesuit's-powder half an Ounce of Syrup of July-flowers a sufficient quantity make fourscore Pills let him take five every six Hours during the Loosness dringing upon them seven Spoonfuls of the following Julap Take of the Aqua-lactis Alexiteria twelve Ounces of cinnamon-Cinnamon-water hordeated three Ounces of Dr. Stephens's Water and epidemick-Epidemick-water each two Ounces of Diacodium three Ounces The following Medicine is commended for a Consumption Take of the Peruvian Bark one Ounce of the Balsam of Tolu three Drams of Cochinel one Scruple boyl them in a Pint of Carduus Benedictus-water strain it and add of Syrup of Rasberries and Epidemick-water each two Ounces Take four Spoonfuls twice a Day Some adp to the Infusion of this Bark the Lesser Centory Wormwood Charvil Juniper-berries the Bark of the Alder-tree Saxifrage Salt of Tartar and divers other Ingredients but the Basis of all is the Peruvian Bark the rest of the Ingredients do no great Good Tincture of the Peruvian Bark is made in the following manner Put into a Bolt-head four Ounces of good Bark grosly powder'd pour upon it Spirit of Wine four Fingers high above the Matter fit to it another Matrass in order to make a double Vessel lute well the Junctures and place your Vessel to digest in Horse-dung or in a Vaporous Bath four Days stir it from time to time the Spirit of Wine will load it self with a Red Colour unlute the Vessels filtrate the Tincture through Brown Paper and keep it in a Viol well stopped 'T is a Febrifuge to be given in Agues three or four times a Day after the Fit and to be continued for a Fortnight The Dose is from ten Drops to a Dram in some proper Liquor as in Centory-water Juniper Wormwood-Water or Wine If you put new Spirit of Wine to the Matter which remains in the Matrass and set it in Digestion as before you will draw more Tincture but it will not be so strong as the other wherefore you must give it in a larger Dose Extract of Peruvian Bark is made in the following manner Put to infuse warm twenty four Hours eight Ounces of Peruvian Bark in a sufficient quantity of distill'd Water of Nuts afterwards boyl the Infusion gently and strain it make a strong Expression of the Residence put it to infuse in new Water of Nuts boyl it and strain it as before mix together what you have strain'd let them settle and decant the clear Liquor and evaporate it in a Glass or Earthen Vessel set in a Sand-heat unto the Consistence of thick Hony It has the same Virtues as the former The Dose is from twelve Grains to half a Dram in Pills or dissolv'd in Wine Sir Robert Tabar was the first that found out the true Dose or Quantity of it for curing Agues for he did not stand upon Scruples but gave Drams and Ounces of it and so it answer'd his End and render'd him and the Bark famous Being once requir'd by some Physicians to desine what an Ague was he answer'd That an Ague was a Disease that he could cure and they could not 'T is to be noted that the Bark when it is old is as effectual to cure Agues as when it is fresh and in one respect much better for the Purgative Quality which is observ'd to be in the fresh Bark goes off in time Spon in his Book of Observations Sur les Fievres les Febrifuges says That by diligent Search he had found that the Peruvian Bark did not come from the Trunk or Branches but from the Root for he had tried some of the Bark of the Trunk and Branches that was sent to him and it was not at all bitter Which Observation may be of some use to those in our World who endeavour to find a Succedaneum for it I says he have made some Trials in this Matter The Bark of the Root of the Peach-tree is very rough and a little bitter upon which Account it is undoubtedly very proper for a Loosness The Bark of the Roots of the Ash is also rough and pungently acrid by reason of abundance of Salt contain'd in it which gives it its Febrifuge Virtue Lastly The Bark of the Roots of the Black-Cherry-tree is rough and bitter and therefore the Powder of it given in a Quartan-Ague lessens the Fits but does not quite take them off Yet says he I do not question but that it will cure Fevers being given orderly and in a due quantity Florentine Iris in Latin Iris Florentina The Root of it hang'd in Wine or Beer keeps the Beer sweet and imparts a pleasant Smell to the Wine and makes it taste as if Rasberries were mix'd with it 'T is also much used by Bakers to make Leaven for Wheaten Bread Many Virtues are attributed by Ancient and Modern Authors to this Plant. 'T is chiefly used for Obstructions of the Lungs for a Cough Asthma Obstructions of the Courses and for Children's Gripes Outwardly used with Hellebore and Hony it cleanses the Skin from Spots 'T is frequently used in Sweet Powders for the Hair 'T is also good for the Dropsie and the Jaundice it purges Water powerfully The Juice of the Root is given for this purpose from half an Ounce to an Ounce and an
Wood Bark and Root mix'd together is given for this purpose but the Root is best It grows in Malabar Lignum-Molucense 'T is found in the Molucca's and is kept in Gardens and is so much esteemâ—d by the Inhabitants that they will not let a Stranger see it The Seed of it is used to catch Birds they mix it with boyl'd Rice and lay it out for the Birds to eat it and as soon as they have tasted it they fall asleep and are stupid and if they eat greedily of it it kills them To rouse them that are asleep they dip their Heads in cold Water and so they recover The Wood reduced to Powder with a File and taken inwardly or outwardly applied expels Poysons It cures the Biting of Vipers and Serpents ten Grains of it being taken in rose-Rose-water It also cures Wounds made by poysonous Arrows The strongest Man must take but half a Scruple of it When it is used for Purging the Party that takes it must make but a small Supper the Night before It purges all Humours but especially gross clammy and melancholy Humours 'T is good for long Quartan-Agues and for Continual Fevers for the Iliack Passion the Cholick Wind a Dropsie and for Gravel and for Difficulty of Urine for Pains of the Joynts a Scirrhus and the King's-Evil It kills all sorts of Worms and restores lost Appetite Acâ—sta observ'd the great use of it in inveterate Pains of the Head an Hemicrania Apoplexy Noise of the Ears the Gout and for Diseases of the Stomach and Womb and for an Asthma If it work too much let the Party drink a Draught of a Decoction of Rice Lignum-Nepbriticum It comes from Countries that are moderately hot as is Mexicana 'T is used for Diseases of the Reins and for Difficulty of Urine And the Water of it is good for Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen The Water of it is made in the following manner They cut the Wood small and infuse it in clear Fountain-water and keep it in the Vessel till all the Water is drunk then they put on fresh Water and so they repeat it as long as the Wood will tincture the Water In the space of about half an Hour the Wood imparts a light Sky-colour to the Water which grows deeper in time 'T is also good in Fevers and for the Cholick Take of Sarsaparilla six Ounces of China three Ounces of Saxifrage one Ounce of Nephritick Wood two Ounces of Hart's-horn and Ivory rasp'd half an Ounce of White Sanders half an Ounce of the Roots of Parsely Grass Knee-holm and Eringo each one Ounce of Liquorish two Ounces of Dates ston'd number Six of Caraway and Coriander-seeds each three Drams infuse them in seven Quarts of Fountain-water boyl it according to Art and Aromatize it with the Wood of Cassia Limon in Latin Malus Limonia Limons are more acid than Oranges or Citrons and therefore it is probable the Juice is colder 'T is proper for all those Uses that Citron is but it is not so effectual against Poysons yet is it more powerful in hot Diseases it quenches Thirst and lessens Feverish Heats The Juice of it is very proper to lessen the Stone and to cleanse the Urinary Passages The Syrup of the Juice of Limons is good for the Stone and Obstructions of the Kidnies It quenches Thirst is used in Burning Fevers and it strengthens the Heart and Stomach It restrains the Effervescence of Choler and is used with good Success to stop Vomiting the Hickups and to take off a Burning Fever The Peel of Limons as well as of Oranges is candied with Sugar for Sweet-meats and the small ones are also candied whole for various Uses The distill'd Water of Limons as well as of Citrons is reckon'd an excellent Cosmetick Secret Letters are writ with the Juice of Limons which may be read when they are held to the Fire The Juice imparts a curious Purple Colour to Conserve of Roses or Violets 'T is also much used to change Colours or to fix them For Nephritick Diseases Take of the Wood of Oak rasp'd one Ounce of Fountain-water three Quarts of the Juice of Limons four Ounces infuse them twenty four Hours upon hot Ashes and afterwards boyl it to the Consumption of a third part strain it The Dose is six Ounces 'T is excellent for an hot Intemperies of the Liver for Ulcers of the Reins and for Heat of the Urine but especially it evacuates salt viscid Flegm from the Reins and Bladder the Cause of Heat of Urine and Strangury Limons are brought to us from Spain and Italy Liquid-Amber 'T is the Resin that flows from a vast Tree that hath Leaves like Ivy-leaves The Indians call it Ocosolt When the Spaniards first enter'd into those Parts where these Trees grow they call'd them Spice-bearing Trees 'T is much used in Physick It heats strengthens resolves and is Anodine It comforts the Brain the Head being anointed with it and cures all sorts of Pains proceeding from a cold Cause It strengthens the Stomach procures Appetite and helps Concoction Much of it is used to perfume Gloves 'T is good in all cold Diseases to resolve Tumors to open Obstructions of the Womb to asswage the Tumors of it and to provoke the Courses Some cut the Wood in small pieces and boyl it and take off the Fat which swims at top and sell it for true Oyl And this is sold by some Apothecaries for Liquid-Storax M. MAce in Latin Macis 'T is the Covering or the Nutmeg and is very Aromatick and full of much Spirituous Heat and is therefore good for cold Diseases 'T is much of the same Virtue with the Nutmeg but because its Parts are finer it works more powerfully and is more penetrative Mandrake in Latin Mandragora 'T is Male and Female It grows spontaneously in hot Countries as Spain and Italy and the like in Woods and shady Places Mandrakes are reckon'd amongst Narcotick Medicines Some have question'd whether the Apple of it were wholesom or no. But Faber Lynceus Botanick Professor at Rome a very learned Man and of good Reputation says that both the Pulp and the Seed may be safely eaten Now seeing the Apples of the Mandrake are fit to be eaten and smell well why should we seek for any other Interpretation for the Hebrew Word Dudaim which Reuben brought to his Mother Leah And seeing it was the Opinion of the Ancients that the Seeds of the Mandrakes purged the Womb 't is very probable that Rachel knowing this Virtue of them desir'd the Mandrakes that her Womb being purg'd she might be render'd capable to conceive and to bear Children as well as her Sister Leah and her Maid Zilpha The Bark of the Root which is brought to us from abroad especially from Italy is Narcotick but it is seldom used inwardly 'T is outwardly used for Redness and Pains of the Eyes for an Erisipelas hard Tumors and the King's-Evil Manna The best comes from Calabria It sweats out of the Branches and
Leaves of the Ash-trees in Calabria and grows hard by the Heat of the Sun For Manna is not Heavenly Dew or Airy Hony as has been prov'd by undoubted Experiments What can be more evident Demonstration that Manna is the Humour or Juice distilling from the Trunk or Branches of the Ash-tree cut or What Experiment can be more certain to prove it than what Pena and Lobelius deliver Namely That having cut down great Branches of the Larix and Ash-tree and placed them in a Wine-Cellar at that time of the Summer that Manna used to be gather'd in and the next Day they perceiv'd Manna upon them This was confirm'd to me says Mr. Ray when I travell'd into Italy by many of the Inhabitants of Calabria but especially by the learned and diligent Searcher into the Works of Nature Doctor Thomas Cornelius a Physician who having carefully cover'd the Branches with Clothes wrapp'd round them often gather'd Manna from them Which is a Proof beyond Exception Manna is used to loosen the Belly two or three Ounces of it being dissolv'd in Broth or Whey 'T is a very gentle Medicine and may be safely given to Old Men Children and Women with Child Take of Manna one Ounce and an half dissolve it in two Ounces and an half of Black-Cherry-water add to it one Ounce of the Purging Syrup of Apple Spirit of Sulphure three Drops Half of it may be taken at a time This is a proper Purge for Children A Person that had the Cholick and had taken thirty Clysters to no purpose was releiv'd by taking an Ounce and an half of Manna mix'd with two Ounces of Oyl of Sweet Almonds in fat Chicken-Broth Take of Manna half an Ounce of fresh Oyl of Sweet Almonds a sufficient quantity to dissolve it add ten Drops of rose-Rose-water mingle it Let Children lick of this often to loosen their Bellies when there is occasion Black Master-wort in Latin Astrantia nigra It purges Melancholy like White Hellebore Mastick-tree in Latin Lentiscus All the Parts of it are binding the Buds the Leaves the Branches the Fruit and the Bark of the Root A Juice is pressed from the Bark the Root and the Leaves boyl'd in Water or from the green Leaves bruis'd which taken inwardly is good for a Loosness and the Bloody-Flux Fluxes of the Womb and for the Falling of the Womb and Fundament In short it may be used instead of Acacia and Hypocistis The Oyl of the Mastick-tree made of the ripe Fruit and thicken'd cures the Mange in Cattel and Dogs 'T is also successfully mix'd in Medicines for curing the Leprosie The Oyl of it is much commended for the Falling of the Hair and for Inflammations of the Gums the Oyl being held in the Mouth moderately hot Mastick grows only in the Island of Chios where the Inhabitants take as much care of the Mastick-tree as other People do of their Vine-yards for they chiefly live by the Product of the Mastick-tree And so great Abundance of it have they that they pay yearly as a Tribute to the Grand Seignior 4 or 5000 Ducats Mastick taken inwardly stops the Voiding of Blood and cures an old Cough and is good for the Stomach Two Drams of Mastick mix'd with Crumbs of toasted Bread and apapplied hot to the Stomach takes off Vomiting and the Pain of the Stomach Take of Myrrh and Mastick equal Parts boyl them in Oyl of Camomile This is excellent for inveterate Pains of the Hips Half an Ounce of Mastick boyl'd in three or four Quarts of Water is used for the ordinary Drink of those that have a Loosness The People of China Men Women and Children do most commonly hold Mastick in their Mouths to strengthen their Teeth and Gums and to perfume their Breath they also bake it with their Bread to give it a good Taste In short Mastick is preferr'd before all other Medicines in those Diseases where-there is need of Binding The best Mastick is of a light Colour clear and transparent sweet-scented and friable 'T is sometimes adulterated with Resin of the Pine-tree and with Frankincense but the Cheat may easily be discover'd by the Smell Mechoacana It takes its Name from an Island in New-Spain call'd Mechoacan It purges Flegmatick and Watery Humours from all Parts of the Body especially from the Head Nerves and Breast 'T is good for old Coughs the Cholick and the French-Pox 'T is taken most commonly in substance being powder'd and taken in a proper Liquor especially in Wine It is not given in a Decoction because it has been found by Experience that boyling destroys the Virtue of it The Dose is from half a Dram to two Drams 'T is corrected by adding a third part of Cinnamon Annise or Mastick 'T is best when it is fresh whitish within and of an Ash-colour without Mezereon 'T is very hot and acrid being chewed in the Mouth it burns the Jaws and Throat But it purges Choler strongly being corrected by infusing it twenty four Hours in Vinegar Some correct it by infusing it in Wine and drying it again But the Leaves Bark or Berries howsoever they are prepar'd and corrected are seldom used by reason of their Malignity Nor indeed ought they to be used but in desperate Cases or for want of safer Medicines Myrobalanes in Latin Myrobalani There are five Sorts of them which are comprehended in the following Distick Myrobalanorum species sunt quinque bonorum Citrinus Chebulus Belericus Emblicus Indus All of them cool dry and are astringent as is manifest from their Taste which is sharp with a little Acrimony The Chebulae Belericae and Emblicae purge Flegm the Citrinae purge Yellow Choler and the Indae Black Choler Being toasted they purge a little and bind much like Rubarb Because they purge little Physicians give other Things with them The Dose is two or three Drams Myrrh in Latin Myrrha The best Myrrh is the cleanest which is rough light and breaks easily smells sweet tastes bitter and hot It heats disposes to Rest and is good in cold Diseases of the Head It conglutinates and dries It provokes the Courses and hastens Delivery 'T is good for an old Cough and Difficulty of Breathing and for Pains of the Breast and Sides and for a Loosness and for the Bloody-Flux It cures an Hoarseness being held in the Mouth and what dissolves of it being swallow'd down It heals Wounds of the Head and is frequently applied to Bones when they lie naked It was much used formerly to preserve dead Bodies Some say it is good in a Dropsie 'T is excellent in a Gangrene for Swellings and Wounds especially in the Head The Troches of Myrrh of the London-Dispensatory are made in the following manner Take of Myrrh three Drams of the Flower of Lupines five Drams of the Roots of Madder the Leaves of Rue Wild Mint Dittany of Crete Cummin-seeds Assafoetida Sagapenum and Opoponax each two Drams dissolve the Gums in Wine wherein Mug-wort has been boyl'd or Juniper-berries add the
have treated largely of it One was ask'd when he was above an Hundred Years old by what Means he kept up the Vigour of his Mind and Body He answer'd By taking Wine inwardly and by using of Oyl outwardly Cardan mentions three Things which prolong Life Milk Hony and Oyl But he does not mean that the Oyl should be used outwardly but be taken inwardly with Meat Aristotle said that Oyl and Salt should be always had in Readiness for that they much conduced to a long Life The best Oyl for the Recovery of Health is that which is made of Olives before they are ripe and then 't is call'd Omphacinum Of this they make Ointments and many other Compositions Oyl of Ripe Olives is hot and moistens moderately The Old is hotter than the New It mollifies digests is vulnerary and loosens the Belly an Ounce of it being taken in hot Beer It takes off the Dryness of the Breast cures the Gripes opens the Urinary Passages cleanses and heals them when they are sore 'T is outwardly used for Clysters and hot Tumours and the like Mix'd with warm Water and taken inwardly it vomits and therefore is used against Poysons Schroder says that in Westphalia they usually give Oyl daily with hot Beer to those that are wounded and they take so much of it that their very Sweat smells of it A Toast dip'd in Oyl and well moisten'd with it and taken daily in the Morning keeps the Body open All sorts of Insects being besmear'd with Oyl die presently The Reason is plain for it stops the Pores whereby they breath Oyl cleanses the Hands from Pitch and Clothes when they are pitch'd Opium-seed White of Poppies in the First Part this Herbal Opium is a Tear which distils of it self or by Incision of the Heads of the Poppies 'T is found frequently in Greece in the Kingdom of Cambaia and the Territories of Grand-Cairo in Egypt There are three Sorts of it the Black the White and the Yellow The Inhabitants of those Countries keep this Opium for their own use and send us only the Meconium which is nothing else but the Juice of the Poppy-heads drawn by Expression which is not near so good as the true Opium The best Opium comes from Thebes or else from Grand-Cairo Chuse it black inflamable bitter and a little Acrimonious It s Smell is disagreeable and stupefactive Extract of Opium is made in the following manner Cut into Slices four Ounces of good Opium and put it into a Boult-head pour upon it a Quart of Rain-water well filter'd stop the Boult-head and setting it in the Sand give your Fire by degrees then increase it to make the Liquor boyl for two Hours strain it warm and pour it into a Bottle take the Opium which remains undissolv'd in the Rain-water dry it in an Earthen Pan over a small Fire and putting it into a Matrass pour upon it Spirit of Wine to the heighth of four Fingers stop the Matrass and digest the Matter twelve Hours in hot Ashes afterwards strain the Liquor and there will remain a Glutinous Earth which is to be flung away evaporate both these Dissolutions of Opium separately in Earthen or Glass-Vessels in a Sand-heat to the Consistence of Hony then mix them and finish the drying this Mixture with a very gentle Heat to give it the Consistence of Pills or of a solid Extract 'T is the most certain Soporifick that we have in Physick It allays all Pains which proceed from too great an Activity of the Humours 'T is good for the Tooth-ach applied to the Tooth or else to the Temple-Artery in a Plaster 'T is used to stop Spitting of Blood the Bloody-Flux the Flux of the Courses and Hemorrhoids for the Cholick for hot Defluctions of the Eyes and to quiet all sorts of Griping Pains The Dose of it is from half a Grain to three Grains in some convenient Conserve or else dissolv'd in a Julap Those that accustom themselves to the use of Opium must increase the Dose of it or else it will have no Effect on them Helmont's Liquid Laudinum is made in the following manner Take of Opium four Ounces cut it into Slices dry it in a gentle Heat then take a Quart of the Juice of Quinces mix one quarter of the Juice with Opium rub it very well in a Glass-Mortar let it dissolve as much of the Opium as it will bear decant it off and pour on as much more fresh Juice rub it as before continue so doing till the Opium is dissolv'd but keep out a little of the Juice to mix with four Spoonfuls of Yeast then put it to the rest of the Liquor and place it in a wide-mouth'd Glass cover'd with Paper in the first Degree of Heat on a degestive Furnace to ferment let it continue four Days or so long as it ferments when it has done fermenting take it off the Furnace and decant it from the Faeces that which will not decant filter through Paper then add to this Tincture an Ounce of Saffron two Ounces of Cinnamon half an Ounce of Nutmegs and half an Ounce of Cloves the Cinnamon and Nutmegs must be powder'd grosly set it on the Degestive Furnace again in the same Degree of Heat and let it stand three or four Days then filter your Tincture through Paper and put it into a Cucurbite put on an Head and Receiver draw off half that which remains in the Cucurbite you must filter it again lest any Dregs should remain at the bottom Put it up in a Glass for use Oranges in Latin Malus Aurantia The Nobility and Gentry in England value the Trees much and keep them in their Gardens for a fine Shew and some of them bring Fruit to Maturity but by reason of the Coldness of our Climate the Product is no way suitable to the Charge They are kept in Houses in the Winter-time to defend them from the Injuries of the Weather But they grow in great abundance in Sicily Italy and Spain and in other Places The Flowers are much esteem'd for their good Smell which they retain a long while The distill'd Water of them is also very fragrant and is not only pleasant but useful too against the Plague and Contagious Diseases The Spaniards give it to Women in hard Labour with a little Penny-royal-water The Bark is more bitter and therefore hotter than the Bark of Citron Being candied it kills the Worms in Children It also strengthens the Heart and Stomach and is good for those Diseases Citrons are prescrib'd for The Juice is not so sharp as that of Limons or Citrons yet it is cooling and tastes pleasantly It creates an Appetite and extinguishes Thirst and therefore is of good use in Fevers Oranges are excellent for curing the Scurvy The Oyl press'd out of the Bark is of a fiery quality as will appear to any one that shall press the fresh Juice near a Candle for the Drops like Dew that fly out will flame and crackle just
of Venice-Treacle and one Dram of Mithridate and four Ounces of strong Angelica-water mingle them The Dose is one Spoonful at a time for Preservation against the Plague and three at a time to cure it Pitch in Latin Pix 'T is the Resin of the Pine of the Firr-tree and some other Trees which is distill'd by Fire and boyl'd to a Consistence Pitch used in the manner of a Plaster pulls up Hairs by the Roots It mollifies suppurates discusses Swellings and incarns Ulcers Tar cures the Mange in Cattel and their Wounds and Ulcers and keeps the Fly from them In Norway they use Tar that is made of the Firr with good success in Malignant Fevers they mix it with Beer and drink it And they count dry Pitch a present Remedy for the Gout But the chief use of Pitch is for Shipping Lamb-Black is nothing but the Smoak of Pitch they that make it have Rooms that keep in all the Smoak and so they collect it Take of Liquid Pitch and of the Balsam of Tolu each twenty six Grains of Chios-Turpentine one Scruple with Powder of Crab's-eyes make a Mass whereof make Midling-Pills take three in the Morning and at Bed-time drinking upon them six Spoonfuls of the following Julap Take of Hysop-water one Pint of Ground-Ivy-water six Ounces of the Tincture of the Balsam of Tolu one Dram and an half of White Sugar-candy a sufficient quantity These Pills are good in a Consumption The Plane-tree in Latin Platanus Orientalis Vera. The tender Leaves boyl'd in Wine and used in the manner of an Ointment stops Fluxions on the Eyes The Bark boyl'd in Vinegar is used for Pains of the Teeth but now-a-days it is not used in Physick The Lord Bacon that excellent Man whom all the World admires planted several of these Trees near Verulam Poley-Mountain in Latin Polium Montanum It provokes Urine and the Courses is good for Dropsies and the Jaundice and the Biting of Venomous Creatures 'T is an Ingredient in Treacle and Mithridate Sylvius commends it much for the Falling-sickness because it abounds with a Volatile Salt Pomegranate in Latin Malus Punica sive Granata It grows in France Italy and Spain The Apples are reckon'd to contain a good Juice that is agreeable to the Stomach but it yields little Nourishment Pomegranates with respect to their Taste are distinguish'd into Sweet Acid and Vinous The Sweet and the Syrup of them is used for Cronical Coughs and a Pleurifie but it is not good in Fevers because it occasions Wind and increases the Heat The Acid are cold and Astringent and Stomachick wherefore they and the Syrup of them are used to quench Thirst for Fevers the Running of the Reins for Ulcers of the Mouth and the like The Vinous are of a middle Nature betwixt Acid and Sweet they are Cordial and Cephalick and chiefly used for Fainting and Giddiness and the like The Juice is press'd out of these Apples for the aforesaid Uses and being fermented and clear'd is call'd Wine The Flowers are very astringent wherefore they are frequently used for Fluxes of all kinds The Powder of them being sprinkled upon Ulcers soon Cicatrises them and cures Ulcers of the Mouth The Bark is of the same Nature with the Flowers and is used to tan Leather and to make Ink instead of Galls A Decoction of it in Wine taken inwardly kills Worms especially those which are call'd Ascarides The Kernels cool and bind especially those of the Acid Apple In short the Flowers the Bark the Kernels and the Leaves are proper where there is need of Binding Syrup of Pomegranates of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of White Sugar a Pound and an half of the Juice of Pomegranates clarified a Pint make a Syrup in B. M. Caesalpinus says that the Juice press'd from the Pomegranate and the Peel of it purges yellow Choler But this must be understood of the Sweet Apples Take of Pomegranate-peel half an Ounce of Red Roses two Pugils boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Cow's Milk in half a Pint of the strained Liquor dissolve half an Ounce of Diascordium Make a Clyster This Dr. Sydenham commends much in a Loosness to stop it Potatoes in Latin Battata They are boyl'd or roasted under Ashes and eat better than our Turnips They grow in the New World and the neighbouring Islands from whence they were brought to Spain and from thence to other Parts of Europe Mock Privet in Latin Phillyrea The Leaves of it are astringent and a Decoction of them cures Ulcers of the Mouth And being taken inwardly it provokes Urine and the Courses Mock-Privet is much used to make Hedges in Gardens and is planted in Walks Psylium in English Flea-wort It grows commonly about Montpeliar and in Italy It evacuates yellow Choler and by its Mucilage blunts the Acrimony of the Humours and is therefore commended in a Dysentery and the like But it is suppos'd to be offensive to the Stomach and occasions Faintness if it be taken often For Pains proceeding from Inflammations of the Eyes Take of the Mucilage of the Seed of Flea-wort and Quinces made in Plantane and Rose-water each one Ounce and mix'd with five Grains of Camphire in the White of an Egg drop it into the Eyes When the Palate Uvula or Tongue are excoriated Purslain or flea-wort-Flea-wort-water does good Violent Pains of the Head proceeding from an hot Cause which other Remedies could not mitigate have been happily eas'd with an Epithem made of the Mucilage of the Seeds of Flea-wort extracted in Rose-water and mix'd with a little Vinegar Take of the Mucilage of the Seeds of Flea-wort or of Quinces extracted with the Water of Lettice or Roses half an Ounce of Syrup of Violets Limons or Pomegranates one Ounce and an half mingle them Let the Sick take a little by Intervals and hold it in his Mouth This is good for an Heat Drought or Foulness of the Tongue or Jaws Pulsatilla 'T is a Vulnerary Herb. The distill'd Water of it is excellent for cleansing and curing Wounds The Root of it is much commended by some for a Preservative from the Contagion of the Plague and against Poysons and for the Biting of Venomous Creatures two Drams of it being taken in Wine 'T is also mix'd with Antidotes But Tragus says that the Root dried provokes Sneezing and that being chew'd in the Mouth raw it evacuates Flegm Which argues that it is not gentle nor sweetish as Matthiolus says R. COmmon Reed in Latin Arundo Vallatoria The Root of it boyl'd in Water or Wine and taken inwardly provokes the Courses and Urine The Decoction of it in Wine takes off the Scurf from the Head the Head being wash'd therewith The green Leaves bruis'd and applied cures St. Anthony's Fire and other Inflammations Reeds are strowed in the Chambers of those that have Fevers to keep them cool The Juice of the Root mix'd with an equal quantity of Hony and Goat's Suet takes off the Spots
each one Ounce and an half infuse them twelve Hours in ten Quarts of Barly-water then boyl it to the Consumption of a third part adding towards the latter end Raisins of the Sun ston'd half a Pound then strain it and add an Ounce of Fine Sugar to every Pint of the Decoction and a Dram of Coriander-seeds Keep it in Stone-Bottles well stop'd in a Cellar Take of Sarsaparilla powder'd two Ounces of the Inner Resinous Wood of Guaiacum half an Ounce of Hart's-horn burnt and the Troches of Vipers each one Ounce of Yellow Sanders Tormentile and Amber each half an Ounce of Diaphoretick Antimony the weight of all the rest make an Electuary with equal Parts of Syrup of Rasberries and the Altering Syrup of Apples The Dose is one Dram drinking upon it a Draught of the Decoction of Sarsa to provoke Sweat The two Medicines above-mention'd are used for the Cure of the French-Pox Sassafras It grows in Florida and in other Regions of America The Decoction of the Wood of the Root and of the Bark is much used 'T is good for the Hip-Gout and for Obstructions and is counted excellent for pale Virgins 'T is much used for the French-Pox It expels Wind from the Womb takes off Crudities provokes the Courses wonderfully and cures barrenness and makes lean People fat Many use the Water or Decoction of it to prevent the Plague and other Contagious Diseases 'T is good for Wind and cold Diseases of the Stomach It helps Concoction stops Vomiting and is very good for cold Diseases of the Breast It cures the Head-ach expels Gravel takes off the Heat of Urine cures a Stinking Breath and stops Catarrhs Take of Sassafras six Drams of Sarsaparilla four Ounces of the inner Resinous Wood of Guaiacum three Ounces of the Bark of the same one Ounce of the Roots of Bur-dock Scorzonera Contrayerva Tormentil and Butter-bur of each one Ounce and an half infuse them in two Quarts of Small White-wine upon hot Ashes for twenty four Hours then add six Quarts of Fountain-water and boyl it half away put in also of Annise-seeds Sweet-Fennel-seeds and Coriander-seeds each three Drams of Liquorish two Ounces strain it for use Electuary of Sassafras of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of the most fragrant Wood of Sassafras two Ounces boyl it in three Pints of common Water till half is consum'd towards the End add half an Ounce of Cinnamon grosly powder'd strain it and with two Pounds of Fine Sugar boyl it to a thick Syrup then add of Cinnamon powder'd one Dram of Nutmegs powder'd half a Scruple of Amber-grease thirty two Grains of Musk three Grains ten Leaves of Gold and four Drops of Spirit of Vitriol Make an Electuary according to Art It opens Obstructions stops Defluxions helps Concoction expels Wind and Gravel and is generally good for Diseases that proceed from cold crude and thin Humours A Dram of it may be taken at a time Saw-wort in Latin Seratula 'T is called so because the Leaves are indented like a Saw Taken in Wine 't is good for Ruptures and Bruises and a Dram of the Powder of the Root taken in hot Wine does the same A Decoction of it in Wine cleanses Ulcers wonderfully and incarns and cicatrises them It eases the Pain of the Piles they being fomented with it The Leaves and the Root beat together and applied cures Wounds and Bursten Bellies Scammony in Latin Scammonium The best comes from Antioch 't is clear splendid melts easily and breaks easily is not very weighty being touched with the Tongue it grows milky when it is broken 't is yellowish but that which we have commonly is of an Ash-colour and looks ill because it is not the Liquor or Tear flowing from the Plant but the Juice press'd out It purges strongly Cholerick Watery and Sharp Humours from the remote Parts and therefore is frequently used for such Purposes The Dose is from six Grains to a Scruple But it is most commonly used mix'd with some other thing The Preparation of Scammony is in the following manner Put the Powder of Scammony into a Quince made hollow cover'd with Paste and baked in an Oven or roasted under Ashes take out the Scammony and being so prepar'd 't is called Diagridium There is another Preparation of it with Sulphure Take of Scammony powder'd as much as you please put it upon a Paper hold the Paper over Live Coals whereupon Brimstone is cast till the Scammony melts or grows white and this is called Sulphurated Scammony Diagridium is an Ingredient in the Golden Pill and of the Pill Cochia Major Scammony is an Ingredient in the Pill Cochia Minor of the Pill De Lapide Lazuli of the Pill of Opopanax of the Pill Rudii and of the Pill Sine-quibus Take of Calcin'd Hart's-horn three Grains of Mercurius Dulâ—is fifteen Grains one Drop of Oyl of Sulphure being drop'd upon it Diagridium nine Grains Cinnamon two Grains Spirit of Hart's-horn three Drops mingle them make a Powder to be taken in the Pap of a Roasted Apple once a Week This is a proper Purge for Children that are troubled with Worms Scammony is also an Ingredient of the Electuary of the Juice of Roses of the London-Dispensatory Scottish Scurvy-grass Sea-Coal-wort or Sea-bind-Weed in Latin Soldanalla Marina The Herb is Acrid and injurious to the Stomach it purges violently but because of its Acrimony 't is boyl'd in fat Broth. 'T is peculiarly proper to evacuate Water in a Dropsie 'T is also good in the Scurvy 'T is corrected with Cinnamon Mace Ginger and Annise-seeds and the like 'T is given sometimes in Substance and then the Dose is from half a Dram to a Dram. Take of the Leaves of Scottish Scurvy-grass half an Ounce of Annise-seeds one Scruple boyl them in Flesh-Broth for one Dose Take of the Powder of Scottish Scurvy-grass one Dram of Spike and Mace each half a Scruple mingle them Either of these Medicines is used to purge Water Sebestens or Assyrian Plums in Latin Myxa sive Sebesten They grow in Egypt and Asia They are much used in Diseases of the Lungs for Coughs joyned with Heat and Drought for Difficulty of Breathing a Pleuresie a Peripneumonia an Hoarsness and for a Catarrh They are an Ingredient in the Pectoral Decoction of the London-Dispensatory and in the Syrup of Hysop Sena It grows in Syria Persia and Arabia and from thence is carried into Egypt to Alexandria from whence it is brought to us It purges Choler Flegm and Melancholy but it is flatulent and is apt to disturb the Stomach and Bowels 'T is corrected with Cinnamon Galangal and Ginger 'T is given in Substance from half a Dram to one Dram and an half and in Infusion from two Drams to five Great Virtues are attributed to it by the Ancient and Modern Physicians It cures the Head-ach is good for Madness the Falling-sickness a Palsie and the Itch and the like It chears the Heart quickens the Sight helps Hearing
into the Brain where it quickens its Motion and produces a certain Gaiety of Mind But now tho' Wine moderately taken is so profitable for the Functions of the Body yet it causes many Mischiefs when it is used to Excess for the Spirits rising in great Abundance do circulate in the Brain with so much Celerity that they soon confound the whole Oeconomy And indeed every one knows that a Continuations of Debauches does at last render a Man dull and stupid that Apoplexies Palsies Gout Dropsie and a long Train of many other Diseases are the usual Consequences of Intemperance Spirit of Wine is made in the following manner Fill a large Bolt-head with a long Neck half full with Brandy and fitting an Head and Receiver lute close the Junctures set your Bold-head upon a Pot fill'd half with Water to distil in a Vaporous Bath the Spirit which separates from the Flegm and rises pure continue this Degree af Fire until nothing more distils Thus you will have a Deflegmated Spirit of Wine at the first Distillation It serves for a Menstruum to a great many Things in Chymistry Half a Spoonful of it is given to Apoplectical and Lethargical Persons to make them come to themselves Likewise their Wrists Breast and Face are rub'd with it 'T is a good Remedy for Burns if applied so soon as they happen And it is good for Cold Pains for the Palsie Contusions and other Maladies wherein it is requisite to discuss and open the Pores Spirit of Wine Tartariz'd in made in the following manner Put a Pound of Salt of Tartar into a long Glass-Body pour upon it four Pints of Spirit of Wine prepar'd as above place your Vessel in Sand and cover it with an Head to which fit a Receiver lute well the Junctures with a â—et Bladder and give it a gradual Fire which continue until three parts of the Spirit of Wine are risen then remove the Fire and keep this Spirit in a Viol well stop'd It has the same Virtues as the other but is more subtile The Liquor that remains in the Body may be evaporated and a Salt of Tartar got as good as before The Queen of Hungary's Water is made in the following manner Fill a Glass or Earthen Cucurbite half full with Rosemary-flowers gather'd when they are at best pour upon them a sufficient quantity of Spirit of Wine to infuse them set the Cucurbite in a Bath and joyning its Head and Receiver lute close the Junctures and give it a digesting Fire for three Days after which unlute them and pour into the Cucurbite that which may have been distill'd re-fit your Limbeck and increase the Fire so as to make the Liquor to distil Drop by Drop when you have drawn about two Thirds of it put out the Fire let the Vessels cool and unlute them and put the Water so distill'd into a Vial well stop'd 'T is good in a Palsie Lethargy Apoplexy and for Hysterical Diseases The Dose is from one Dram to two 'T is likewise used outwardly for Burns Tumours Cold Pains Contusions Palsie and in all other Cases wherein it is requisite to revive the Spirits Ladies use to mix half an Ounce of it with six Ounces of lilly-Lilly-water or Bean-flower-water and wash their Faces with it Wine like all other Liquors that use to ferment grows sowr by the Dissolution of its Tartar in a second Fermentation This Dissolution is commonly made when upon the Wine 's going to decay some of the more subtile Spirits are lost for the Tartar taking their Place fixes the rest of the Spirits which remain in the Wine so that they can act no longe Vinegar is made by setting Wine in some hot place or by keeping it too long or by exposing it to the Sun Vinegar is frequently used in Physick and Food Pickle and Sauces are made of it It excites Appetite and promotes Concoction 'T is used in Physick to allay Feverish Heats and to prevent Putrifaction to cut Flegm and Glutinous Humours that they may be render'd thereby fitter to be expectorated Outwardly used it cures the Itch an Herpes and the like but it is injurious to the Nerves and Nervous Parts It also makes the Body lean There is a memorable Story of a General in the Belgick Wars who about the Middle of his Age grew so very fat that he was forc'd to have Bandage for his Belly and finding himself grow more and more unwieldy every Day and unfit for his Business he left off drinking Wine and drank Vinegar the rest of his Days by which Means his Belly asswaged and he was lessen'd in weight Eighty seven Pounds Christopher A Vega says he saw three People that were hang'd or suffocated so much that Froth came out of their Mouths restor'd to Life by Vinegar and the Powder of Pepper and Penny-royal For Crusty Stinking Ulcers of the Head which Children are commonly troubled withal and sometimes grown People Take of Ginger three Ounces boyl it in sharp Vinegar and Butter of each half a Pound till the Vinegar is consum'd then beat it into an Ointment with Butter and anoint the Sores with it Morning and Evening and it will cure them in four or five Days In the London-Dispensatory are the following Sorts of Vinegar Rosemary-Vinegar Clove-Vinegar Rose-Vinegar Elder-flower-Vinegar Vinegar of Squils and Treacle-Vinegar The Vapour of Vinegar is very proper in the Plague Vinegar is distill'd in the following manner Put six Quarts of strong Vinegar into an Earthen Pan evaporate in a Bath about a Quart and pour that which remains into a Glass or Earthen Cucurbite and distil it in a strong Sand-heat until there remain at bottom nothing but a Substance like Hony keep this Vinegar well stop'd Many call it Spirit of Vinegar It s principal Use is to dissolve or precipitate Bodies 'T is sometimes mix'd in Cordial-Potions to resist Putrifaction The Dose is half a Spoonful 't is mix'd with Water And this Oxyorate is used to stop Hemorrhagies taken inwardly and to asswage Inflammations applied outwardly Tartar is that which is found sticking to Casks of Wine like a very hard Stone sometimes white sometimes red according to the Colour of the Wine it comes from White Tartar is to be preferr'd before Red because it is purer and contains less Earth Both one and the other are had in great Abundance in Languedoc and Provence but the best White Tartar of all is brought out of Germany Crystals of Tartar are made in the following manner Boyl in a great deal of Water what quantity of White Tartar you please until it be all dissolv'd pass the Liquor hot through Hippocrates's Sleeve into an Earthen Vessel and evaporate about half of it set the Vessel in a cool place two or three Days and you will find little Crystals on the Sides which you are to separate evaporate again half the Liquor that remains and remit the Vessel to the Cellar as before there will shoot out new Crystals Continue doing thus until
Wenches use the Decoction of it too frequently when they think they are with Child 'T is good in the Dropsie and Jaundice Take of the Leaves of Asarabacca six seven eight or nine bruise them and pour upon them three Ounces of White-wine strain it Take it in the Morning or at Four in the Afternoon Drink large Draughts of Posset-drink after every time it vomits Or Take of the Powder of the Root one Dram or four Scruples Oxymel of Squils one Ounce and an half mingle them and take it in a draught of Posset-drink Use Posset-drink in the Working of it as above-directed The Ash-tree in Latin Fraxinus The Seed of the Ash powder'd and taken in Wine forces Urine The Juice of three or four Leaves taken every Morning makes those lean that are fat The Bark and the Wood dry and attenuate and are supposed to soften the hardness of the Spleen by a Specifick Quality The Juice of the Leaves and tender Twigs taken in the Morning daily in a small quantity is said to do good in Dropsies One Dram of the Seeds powder'd and taken in Wine is also beneficial in the Dropsie The Salt of it provokes Sweat and Urine Avens in Latin Cariophillata The Root grows oblique sending down sometimes thick Fibres into the Earth 'T is of an Aromatick taste and Smell like July-flowers Several Stalks rise from the same Root two Foot high or higher round hairy small and full of Pith garnish'd with Leaves plac'd alternately they are branchy at the top The Leaves that come from the Root are hairy and winged small Wings being here and there joyned to the Middle-rib The Extremity of the Leaf is cut in deep The Leaves that are on the Stalks consist of two Wings that are pretty large which adhere to the Stalk at the Basis of the Foot-stalk as if they were Ears and they have three Jags at the End almost like a Bramble The Flower does not come from the Bosom of the Leaf but grows opposite to it and has long Foot-stalks and five yellow Leaves like Tormentil The Cup is composed of ten Leaves five large five small Many yellow Threads stand round the Head which grows into a roundish Bur compos'd of a great many Seeds placed thick together each of them has a Tail that turns back at the End whereby they stick to Clothes It grows in Hedges and Bushes and flowers in May or June 'T is somewhat astringent it strengthens and discusses 't is Cephalick and Cordial and resists Poisons 'T is chiefly used inwardly to cure Catarrhs and for quickening the Blood when it is coagulated Wine wherein the Root has been infus'd has a fine pleasant Taste and Smell It chears the Heart and opens Obstructions The Root infus'd in Beer is excellent for strengthening the Joints and Bowels Two Ounces of the Root or an Handful of the Herb boyl'd in a Quart of Water or Posset-drink to the Consumption of a fourth Part has been us'd successfully in curing Agues especially Tertians being taken two Hours before the Fit or in the Fit B. BArbery-tree in Latin Berberis The Berries cool and are astringent they provoke Appetite and strengthen the Stomach and therefore the Conserve of them is frequently used in Fevers a Loosness and the Bloody Flux The inward Bark of the Branches and Root infus'd in White-wine is an excellent Remedy for the Jaundice The Juice of the Berries a Decoction of the Bark or the Juice of the Leaves mix'd with Vinegar cure the Pain of the Teeth occasioned by Fluxion The Conserve of it frequently taken cures Inflammations of the Mouth and Throat or the Mouth being gargled with some of the Conserve dissolv'd in Water and Vinegar Barley in Latin Hordeum The French-Barley is much used in Fevers and for Diseases of the Breast and for Heat of Urine A Pultis of Barley-meal and Butter is very Anodine and eases painful Tumours Barley-water Boyl two Ounces of French-Barley in Fountain-water change the Water twice boyl it the third time in a Quart of Water to a Pint and an half adding Liquorish half an Ounce Violet-leaves and Strawberry-leaves each one handful sweeten it with Sugar or Syrup of Violets The Cinnamon-water with Barley Infuse twelve Ounces of Cinnamon in four Quarts of Barley-water prepared by it self without the Liquorish and other Ingredients distill them in B. M. Garden Basil in Latin Ocymum 'T is about nine Inches high and has many four-square Branches that are somewhat red and a little hairy The Leaves are like Pellitory-Leaves they are smooth some are indented some not They have a fragrant Smell but do not taste very well The Flowers are white or of a purplish Colour they smell sweet and are plac'd on long Spikes in Whirls The Seed is small and black The Root is woody black and fibrous It grows only in Gardens It comforts the Heart and expels Melancholy It cleanses the Lungs and moves the Courses 'T is an Ingredient of three Compound-Waters in the London-Dispensatory viz. Gilberts-water Briony-water and the Celestial-water Wild Basil in Latin Acinos It has but one thin Root with but a few Fibres The Stalks are one Hand high hairy red four-square branchy tho' near the Earth they seem round There are two Leaves at each Joint and their Foot-stalks are contrary one to another they are like wild Thyme but larger they are indented about the Edges are green above underneath whitish Their Nerves are conspicuous they are plac'd upon short Foot-stalks The Flowers are dispos'd like a Whirl at the top of the Stalks and Branches and shew themselves of a purple Colour The Cup is oblong channell'd big-bellied but narrow at the Neck It grows of its own accord upon chalky Hills and on dry and gravelly Ground It flowers in June The Virtue of it is not certainly known and indeed one would judge by the Smell and Taste that it had no great Virtue tho' Schwenckfeld says that 't is hot and dry and that it forces the Courses and the Birth and removes Melancholy Baulm in Latin Melissa 'T is reckon'd among the Cordial-Herbs It removes Melancholy and cheers the Heart 'T is much commended for Fainting and Beating of the Heart and for the Palsie and Falling-sickness and for other cold Diseases of the Brain Put the green Leaves into Canary-wine and drink a Glass or two at Meals it provokes the Courses and Child-bed-Purgations and is good for Mother-fits and cures a Stinking Breath For Madness Take one Handful of the Leaves cut them small and infuse them in four Ounces of Brandy add of prepar'd Pearl half a Dram the Dose is two Spoonfuls Morning and Evening This was counted a great Secret at Montpelier For Melancholy Take of the Conserve of Balm one Ounce of the Conserve of Bugloss and Borage-flowers each half an Ounce of Confection of Alkermes one Dram make an Electuary with the Syrup of the five opening Roots Take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening for the space of a
the Alps which is a Specifick for this Disease and therefore we need not charge Children so strictly not to eat them They do indeed occasion Children's Heads to be scabby but it is because they eat immoderately of them And so any other Fruit would produce the same Effect A pleasant and generous Wine may be made of the Juice of the Berries press'd out and fermented with a little Sugar A Syrup made of the Juice is very good for Heat of Urine 'T is most commonly prescrib'd in Gargarisms to cure Sore Mouths Take of Bramble-tops of the Leaves of Columbine Cyprus and Sage each one Handful boyl them in two Quarts of Water wherein Iron has been quench'd till one is consum'd Add Allum one Dram and an half Hony of Roses one Ounce Make a Gargarism wherewith wash the Mouth often in a Day White Briony in Latin Brionia alba The Root is as thick as ones Arm white and fungous of a bitter and acâ—id Taste It sends forth pliant Twigs channell'd and somewhat hairy which spread themselves far and wide by the help of their Tendrels and climb up every thing that is near The Leaves are like Ivy-leaves but larger they are hairy and green The Flowers joyn'd together come out of the Wings of the Leaves and are of a whitish Colour It grows frequently in Hedges It purges strongly Watery and Phlegmatick Humours 'T is proper for the Diseases of the Spleen Liver and Womb for it opens the Obstructions of those Parts It drains the Water of Hydropical People by Vomit and Stool It provokes the Courses helps Delivery cures the Suffocation of the Womb and the Asthma Juglers and Fortune-tellers make wonderful Monsters of this Root which when they have hid in the Sand for some Days they dig up for Mandrakes and by this Imposture these Knaves impose on our Common People Conserve of White Briony-Roots taken twice a Day to the quantity of a Nutmeg for a long time cures the Falling-Sickness and Mother-Fits A piece of the Root put into the Pot the Sick drinks out of does the same The Compound-water of Briony is most in use I have used this Composition that follows with excellent Success in Women's Obstructions and it is undoubtedly much better in Hysterick Diseases than the common Compound-water of the London-Dispensatory Take of dried Briony-Roots beaten to a gross Powder two Ounces of the Leaves of Rue and dried Mugwort each half a pound Savine dried three quarters of an Handful of Featherfew Cat-mint and Penny-royal dried each half an Handful of the fresh yellow Pill of one Orange of Mirrh half an Ounce of Castor two Drams of the best Nants-Brandy one Quart Put them into a Glass and let them infuse six Days in warm Ashes then strain the Liquor off and keep it in a Glass-bottle well stopped The Dose is half a Spoonful to be taken in three Ounces of Penny-royal-water sweetned with Sugar Morning and Evening The Lees of Briony called in Latin Foecula Brioniae are made after the following manner Take what quantity of the Roots of Briony you please slice them and press out the Juice this being kept in Vessels unmov'd will in a few Hours depose the Lees or Foecula which being separated by pouring the Water away gently must be dried in a Glass-Vessel They are used in a Dropsie Common Brook-Lime in Latin Anagallis aquatica It grows commonly in little Brooks It heats and moistens moderately 'T is chiefly used in the Scurvy it powerfully expels the Stone of the Kidnies and Bladder it provokes the Courses and expels a dead Child Outwardly applied it cures Inflam'd Tumours and St. Anthony's Fire 'T is much of the same virtue with Water-cresses only not so strong Country-people cure Wounds with Brook-lime mix'd with a little Salt and a Spider's Web and applied to the Wound wrapp'd about with a double Cloth Brook-lime boyld in Water applied to blind Piles has presently eas'd the Pain when other Medicines would do no good Fabricius says he knew a large Ulcer that possess'd almost the whole Leg and reached almost to the Bone was cured in a Scorbutical Person only with Brook-lime boyl'd in Beer and applied twice a Day But it is most commonly used inwardly to cure the Scurvy Take of the Juice of Brook-lime Water-cresses and Scurvy-grass each half a Pint of the Juice of Oranges four Ounces fine Sugar two Pounds make a Syrup over a gentle Fire Take one Spoonful in your Beer every time you drink Broom in Latin Genista 'T is common in Sandy and barren Grounds It flowers at the Latter End of April 'T is Splenetick Nepthritick and Hepatick It expels the Stone and purges Watery Humours upwards and downwards by Stool and Urine Wherefore it is of great use in Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Mesentery And in the Dropsie and Catarrhs the Flowers the Seeds and Tops are in use The Leaves the Branches and Tops boyl'd in Wine or Water or the Juice of them are good in a Dropsie and all Obstructions of the Kidnies and Bladder for they partly purge watery and superflous Humours by Stool and partly by Urine One Dram of the Seed does the same The Flowers when they are green are commonly pickled and make an agreeable Sauce for they provoke Appetite and force Urine The Ashes are most in use and frequently commended in the Dropsie Take of the Ashes of Broom one Pound infuse them cold in two Quarts of Rhenish-Wine adding to it half an Handful of Common Wormwood Take four Ounces of the clear Liquor in the Morning at Four in the Afternoon and in the Evening every Day Broom-rape in Latin Orobanche 'T is two Foot high or more the Stalk is streight round and hairy pale or yellowish or brownish whereon are Leaves that are narrow and longish if they may be called Leaves for they seem rather the Beginning of Leaves They soon fade and Flowers succeed them which are on a Spike like the Flowers of Orchis but at a greater distance they are of a dull yellow Colour The Root is round and scaly and tastes very bitter The Flowers smell pretty well The Herb candied or the Root is of excellent use in Diseases of the Spleen and for Melancholy An Ointment made of it with Lard is good to discuss hard and Scirrhous Tumours Butcher's Broom in Latin Ruscus or Bruscus 'T is a Foot and an half high and sometimes three or four Foot high It has many tough Branches and is full of Leaves and they are like the Leaves of the Myrtle they are ridged nervous and prickly they have no Foot-stalks they are hard and strong and taste bitter At the Middle of the Leaf is plac'd a small Flower on a very short Foot-stalk When first it rises it represents a little Bunch of small Needles but being open'd three little broadish Leaves appear A round Fruit succeeds the Flower that is larger than the Berries of Asparagus 't is reddish and sweetish Under the Skin of it lie
The Flowers are of a pale-yellow Colour Its Seeds are small round and blackish four most commonly in every Husk The Root is very small and full of Fibres or Threads which spread much in the Ground It grows amongst Bushes and in Hedges It dries is astringent and one of the chief Vulneraries inwardly taken or outwardly applied Drunk in Wine it is good for Ruptures It also expectorates Viscous Humours The Common Creeping Crow-foot in Latin Ranunculus pratensis The Root has many white Fibres The Leaves are placed upon very long Foot-stalks and have three Divisions and are most like the Leaves of Smallage they are cut in deep and indented about the Edges hairy on both sides of a dark-green Colour and sometimes spotted with white It has many small Stalks round hairy and concave that creep on the Ground and send down Roots from the Joints by Intervals The Flowers are placed upon long Foot-stalks they have five Leaves are yellow and shine as if they were varnish'd Many Seeds succeed the Flowers all joyn'd together make a a Bur They are black when they are ripe It grows in moist Grounds This Sort is not at all acrid and therefore may be applied to the Body without Danger The German-Women eat them in April when they are tender with other Herbs Round-rooted or Bulbous Crow-foot in Latin Ranunculus bulbosus The Leaves and Flowers are like the former It differs from it in these six Things 1. The Root is bulbous 2. The Stalks are upright and do not creep at all 3. The Leaves upon the upper Stalks are cut into smaller and longer Jags 4. The Leaves of the Cup when the Flower opens are turn'd back to the Foot-stalk 5. It flowers earlier Lastly The Heads of the Seeds are a little longer and each Seed not prickly at the top as is every Seed of the Creeping Crow-foot There are other Differences but these may suffice for the Distinction of them This grows every where in Pastures and is too frequent there This is called Devil's Crow-foot by Tragus Beggars make Soars upon their Flesh with this Plant to move Compassion The Water of the Root or the Infusion made in Spirit of Wine is praised in the Plague The Root of it burns violently and therefore must be used only externally 'T is of excellent Use for eating down and drying up hard Tumours It takes off long Warts and the like Camerarius says That if the Root be kept dry a Month it becomes sweet Nicholas Chesneaw commends the Juice of Crowfoot I suppose he means the Bulbous in Head-aches which says he wonderfully moves the Pain when it possesses a little Space Chuse that Sort whose Leaves are like the Leaves of Anemony and bites the Tongue when chewed beat the Leaves of it in a Marble Mortar and having applied a Plaster with an Hole in it as is made use of in the Application of a Caustick put it on the pain'd Part and apply the Leaves beaten with the Juice in them in the Hole of the Plaster and then put another Plaster over to keep them in and in the spaee of two Hours it will open the Skin especially if the Herb be gather'd in a Place where the Sun shines Note The Hair must be shaved and you must take care not to apply it near the Eyes He mentions many Observations of the Cure of the Head-ach by this Medicine He used it in the Gout with the same Success A Priest says he that had kept his Bed three Years with the Gout and was not able to walk was cured by applying Crowfoot to the Part most pained after the Manner above-mention'd One that was seized with the Plague and was in great danger was cured by two Issues made in the Groin with the Leaves of Crow-foot he having a Bubo there Ivy-leav'd Water Crow-foot in Latin Ranunculus aquaticus or Hederaceus albus The Stalks of it are round solid lie along and are jointed from the Joints whereof the Plant spreads it self much by many white Fibres The Leaves are placed at the Joints with pretty long Foot-stalks they are triangular and somewhat like Ivy-leaves they are smooth shining and sometimes have a black Spot upon them The Flowers grow on the Stalks opposite to the Leaves they are small and have five sharp Leaves The Cup is divided into five parts and is white An Head of Seeds succeed the Flowers of the bigness of the common Vetch The Seeds are not sharp It grows plentifully in Brooks and Ditches that have Water in them especially on Sandy Ground The following Medicine is excellent for the Scurvy and Dropsie Take of the Tops of Alder Ivy-leav'd-Water-Crow-foot and Sage each one Handful infuse them one Night in White-wine and drink the Infusion Cuckow-pintle in Latin Arum It has a Tuberous Root and sends its Fibres every way into the Earth The Leaves are oblong triangular smooth at top and shining below and have sometimes black Spots upon them The Taste of the Root and Leaf is very biting The Stalk is about an Hand high on the top whereof the naked Pestel comes out from a long membranaceous Sheath and is oblong and of a dark-purple Colour The Berries are of a Vermilion Colour The Roots when they are young yield a Milky Juice The Root especially of that which is spotted green or dry taken to the quantity of a Dram is an excellent Remedy for Poyson and in the Plague Some add to it the like quantity of Treacle The Root boyl'd and mix'd with Hony cures all Flegmatick Humours of the Breast and is good for an Asthma It cures Ruptures and provokes Urine Women use the distill'd Water of the Root to beautifie their Faces but the Juice of the Root set in the Sun is much better The dried Root is an excellent Medicine for the Scurvy and is full as effectual in cold Diseases of the Spleen and Stomach especially for Wind. The Country-People about Maidstone in Kent use the Herb and Root instead of Soap The Compound-Powder of Wake-Robin is as follows Take of the Roots of Wake-Robin powder'd two Ounces of the Roots of Sweet-smelling Flag Pimpernel and Saxifrage each one Ounce of Crabs-eyes half an Ounce of Cinnamon three Drams of Salt of Wormwood and Juniper each one Dram Make a Powder Cucumber in Latin Cucumis The Seed of it is one of the four greater cold Seeds It cleanses opens and provokes Urine 'T is frequently used in Emulsions for Pleurisies and the Stone in the Kidnies The Flower of it is reckon'd good to clear the Skin 'T is generally reckon'd that the Substance of Cucumber is cold and moist and of an Excrementitious Juice and therefore to be used only by those whose Stomachs are strong But I says Schroder tho' my Stomach is not very strong having liv'd a Sedentary Life have eaten plentifully of Cucumbers for many Years as long as they are in Season and fit to eat yet never received the least Injury or Inconvenience by them though I
of a Chesnut-colour It flowers at the Latter End of May or Beginning of June and grows frequently in Sandy and Gravelly Pastures When the Seed is ripe the Superficies withers immediately the Root remaining in the Ground Our Country-people eat the Root raw but when it is pill'd and boyl'd in fresh Broth with a little Peper it is pleasant Food and very nourishing and stimulates Venery Being mix'd with Medicines it helps those that spit Blood and void a Bloody Urine Egglentine or Sweet-Bryer in Latin Rosa silvestris odora It needs no Description its curious Smell will not let it be unknown The Virtues of the Flowers are much the same with Garden-Roses but more astringent wherefore they are of excellent use in Fluxes of the Womb. The Fruit of it is much commended for its Lithontriptick Virtue The Heads when they are ripe contain a Pulp of a pleasant acid Taste which without doubt is very useful in Fevers and to provoke Appetite The Conserve of it is commonly kept in the Shops and is very good for the hot Scurvy and for Spitting of Blood The Root is good for the Biting of a Mad Dog a sort of a Sponge grows from the Branches when they are broken or hurt which is of a reddish Colour which laid on the Pillow disposes to Sleep The Ashes of it cure the Heat of Urine and kill Worms Take of the Conserve of Hips and Wood-Sorrel each one Ounce Conserve of Berberies half an Ounce Cream of Tartar one Dram make an Electuary with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of Limons Take the quantity of a Nutmeg thrice a Day This is good in Fevers Elder in Latin Sambucus Martin Blockwitz wrote a whole Book of the Virtues and Use of the Elder the Title of it is The Anatomy of the Elder The inner Bark of the Elder purges watery Humours wherefore it is good in Dropsies The tender Leaves boyl'd in Wine is likewise very good for the same purpose and more convenient for weakly People The inner Bark applied to Burns takes out the Fire The Flowers discuss mollifie and dissolve and are Sudorifick and Anodine Vinegar wherein the Flowers have been infus'd is very agreeable to the Stomach and excites Appetite and it cuts and attenuates gross and crude Humours The Berries are Alexipharmick and Sudorifick The Spirit drawn from the Berries provokes Sweat and therefore good in Fevers The Wine made of the Juice of them or the Juice mix'd with White or Rhenish-Wine does much Good in Dropsies The Seeds cleanse and purge violently by Vomit and Stool A Decoction of the middle Bark with Syrup of Poppies promotes Sweat But note That Narcoticks mix'd with Sweating Medicines do much provoke Sweating For Swellings in the Feet take of the Leaves as much as is sufficient boyl them in Oyl with Salt and foment them with it In St. Anthony's Fire a Fomentation is frequently used made of two Parts of elder-Elder-water and one of Spirit of Wine This is commonly us'd in London with good Success My Father makes an Ointment of the Red-Lead-Plaster and Oyl of Elder which he frequently uses for Burns And I have found it very successful also in other Inflammations Elecampane in Latin Helenium Many Leaves long and broad come from the Root and bend towards the Earth they are acute at both Ends above of a pale Green under hoary indented about the Edges They have short Foot-stalks from the Centre whereof the Stalks rise sometimes one sometimes more they are streight hairy and reddish five or six Foot high with some Leaves thereon compassing them about at the Lower Ends they are branched towards the tops and bear great large Flowers like those of our Marigold of a Golden Colour The Root is very thick without brown within white and of an Aromatick Taste and smells sweet and pleasantly especially when dried It grows in moist Meadows and Pastures but it is not common It flowers in June and July The fresh Root being candied or dried and powder'd mix'd with Hony or Sugar is very good in a Difficulty of Breathing an Asthma and an old Cough Being taken after Supper it helps Concoction It is also commended as an excellent Preservative against the Plague Being taken in the Morning it forces Urine and the Courses Half a Pint of White-wine wherein the slic'd Roots have been infus'd three Days taken in the Morning fasting cures the Green-sickness A Decoction of the Root taken inwardly or outwardly applied is commended by some for Convulsions Contusions and the Hip-Gout The Roots boyl'd in Wine or the fresh Juice infus'd in it and drunk kills and expels Worms Wine that is every where prepar'd with this Root in Germany and often drunk wonderfully quickens the Sight Elecampane distill'd in common Water yields a Volatile Salt that smells and has the same Virtue with Salt of Harts-horn Take of the Roots of Elecampane well cleans'd from the Fibres as much as you please boyl them in Water till they are salt and pulp them through a Sieve whereof take one Part and of Hony two Parts boyl them to the Consumption of the Moisture This is a Preservative against the Plague Take of the Roots of Elecampane Oris and Liquorish each one Dram of the Flowers of Sulphure two Drams Hony a sufficient quantity to make an Electuary Oyl of Sulphure ten Drops make a Linctus This is good for an inveterate Cough Elm in Latin Vlmus The Leaves the Branches and the Bark are astringent The Leaves cure Wounds And rub'd with Vinegar they are good for a Leprosie The Bark boiled in Fountain-water almost to the Consistence of a Syrup and the third part of Aquavitae mix'd with it is an excellent Remedy for the Hip-Gout if the Part affected be fomented with it before the Fire The Water in the Bladders upon the Leaves clears the Skin it being wash'd with it and it betters the Complexion It helps Burstenness in Children Clothes being wet in the Water and applied but a Truss must be kept on also Take of the Bark of Elm six Drams of the Root of Liquorish half a Dram of Raisins of the Sun ston'd number twenty of Red Roses two Pugils boyl them in a sufficient quantity of Water to a Pint and an half dissolve in it of Hony of Roses and Simple Oxymel each two Ounces make a Gargarism Endive in Latin Endivia The Root is fibrous and full of Milk The long broad Leaves like on the Earth they are like the Leaves of Lettice sometimes indented about the Edges The Stalk is two or three Foot high smooth channel'd empty and has many Branches and is crooked being cut it yields a Milk The Flowers come from the Wings of the Leaves they are Sky-colour'd and like the Leaves of Wild-Succory It grows in Gardens 'T is Cooling and the Water of it is used in Fevers and Inflammations Eringo or Sea-Holly in Latin Eringium marinum The Roots are very long and spread much they have an Aromatick Taste The Leaves are placed
of a fungous Pith. The Leaves that come from the Roots and those that grow on the Stalks are placed alternately on long Foot-stalks and sometimes they have none at all or very short ones Those that are at bottom are almost an Hand 's breadth and about twice as long but here in England they are not so long nor so broad The uppermost are of a dark-Green hairy on both sides and indented about the edges The Flowers are many and grow on the tops of the Stalks and on peculiar Foot-stalks arising from the Wings of the Leaves they are yellow and at last turn into a kind of Down It grows commonly upon Heaths and in Hilly Woods and Groves It flowers in August The Flowers sometimes vary 'T is an excellent Wound-herb either taken inwardly or outwardly applied 'T is Lithontriptick and Diuretick Two Drams of the Powder being taken in White-wine hot every Morning 'T is very cleansing and drying 'T is good in the Obstructions of the Bowels and for those that are inclin'd to a Dropsie and for stopping all Fluxes of the Womb or Belly and inward Bleedings Goos-berry-bush in Latin Grossularia It loves cold Places It flowers in April the Fruit comes forth in May and is ripe in June and July The Fruit is very agreeable to the Stomach Being boyl'd in Broth before they are ripe they do good in a Fever They provoke Appetite and stop the Fluxes of the Belly They also cure a Gonorrhea and the Whites They are outwardly applied for Inflammations and St. Anthony's Fire But before they are ripe many of them must not be eaten for they occasion the Cholick and Gripes Wine is made of them when they are ripe in the following manner The Berries being put into a Tub they pour upon them a sufficient quantity of hot Water and then covering the Vessel very close they let them stand three Weeks or a Month till the Liquor is impregnated with the Juice and Spirit of the Berries then they draw it out and put it into Bottles with Sugar which they keep close stop'd till the Liquor is well mix'd and fermented with the Sugar and so it becomes a generous Wine Goose-grass or Cleavers in Latin Aparine This Herb beat up with Lard cures the King's-Evil The distill'd Water stops the Flux of the Belly and is good in the Jaundice The distill'd Water or the Herb cut small and boyl'd in a sufficient quantity of Wine and drunk is an excellent Remedy for the Stone and Gravel The Herb dried with the Spleen of a Calf in a Furnace is accounted very excellent for Tumours of the Spleen and Hypochondriack Winds Take of the Leaves of Cleavers Plantane and Brook-lime each four Handfuls bruise them and pour upon them three Ounces of Aqua Lumbricorum and three Ounces of Aqua Raphani Composit then strain them This is to be taken twice a Day at Eight in the Morning and Five in the Afternoon This is good in a Dropsie Groncil or Grouncel in Latin Lithospermum The Root is about the thickness of the Thumb woody and Perennial and has some Fibres on the Sides It has many Stalks two or three Foot high streight firm round rough and branchy It has many Leaves plac'd disorderly they are long narrow and end in a sharp Point and have no Foot-stalks Those that are at the top of the Stalks and Branches are broader and shorter and of a deeper Green The little Flowers are placed on short Foot-stalks and come from the Wings of the Leaves they are white and consist of one Leaf divided into five blunt pieces The Cup is hairy and consists of five narrow Jags Four Seeds succeed each Flower they are of an Ash-colour very hard and look as if they were polish'd It grows near Hedges in dry Grounds near High-ways and in Bushes It flowers in May and June The Seed of it cleanses the Reins and provokes Urine breaks the Stone and expels it Two Drams of the Seed or more may be given at a time Matthiolus prescribes it for Women in Labour in a Woman's Milk Ground-pine in Latin Chamaepytis vulgaris 'T is a small Plant of the breadth of an Hand and rarely above an Inch or two Inches high The Root is long woody and single The little Stalk is round hairy and somewhat red near the Earth in other Places green inclining to a yellow as also are the Leaves which are placed at small Distances at the Knots by Pairs opposite to one another they are hairy and resemble the Claws of a small Bird they taste and smell like Pitch and Rosin The Flowers proceed from the Wings of the Leaves are yellow and have a broad Lip divided into two parts the Upper has red Spots instead of an Hood they have Threads of a light Purple The Seeds are placed in little Cups four and four in a Rank and they are three-square The Tube of the Flower bellies out and serves instead of a Seed-vessel It grows in Till'd Grounds but is rare in England It strengthens the Nerves incides opens and is Diuretick and provokes the Courses It expels a dead Child and the After-birth and works so powerfully that Women with Child are wholly forbid the use of it because it occasions Miscarriage Boyl'd in Wine or powder'd and made into Pills with Hermodactyls and Venice-Turpentine does much Good in a Dropsie Outwardly used it cures Ulcers by cleansing them and taking off the Hardness Take of Ground-pine and Worm-wood each two Handfuls of Scurvy-grass ten Handfuls of Mountain-Sage six Handfuls six Oranges sliced put all into a Pye made of two parts of Barly-meal and one of Rye bake it and after shred it all small then put it into a Bag and hang it in five Gallons of Midling Ale After six Days drink of it for your ordinary Drink This was used with excellent Success to a Person that was afflicted with the Gout and Scurvy Groundsel in Latin Erigeron This grows every where in the Fields and Gardens and in Courts too frequently all the Year The Juice of the Herb taken in Beer or a Decoction of it with Hony vomits gently Outwardly applied it is good for the Inflammations of the Paps and for the King's-Evil 'T is very probable that it may be useful against Worms for Farriers use it as a present Remedy for the Botts H. HArt's-tongue in Latin Phillitis It has many black Capillary Roots It has six eight or ten long Leaves nine Inches or a Foot long and about two Inches broad of a curious shining Green above below streak'd with small and somewhat long brownish Marks The Bottoms of the Leaves are a little bowed on each side of the Middle-rib It smells strong and tastes rough It grows in moist stony and shady Places especially on Mountains and in Wells and Caves It grows in great Abundance by Walberton near Arrundel in Sussex 'T is used chiefly in Swellings of the Spleen for the Flux of the Belly and for Spitting of Blood Outwardly
or spreading Roots The Way to make Bird-lime Pill as many of this sort of Trees as you have occasion for in June or July boyl the Bark seven or eight Hours together in Water till it is tender When it is boyl'd make an Heap with Fern strowing a Lay of one and a Lay of the other This sort of Position the Chymists call Stratum super stratum and mark it thus S. S. S. Let it ferment a Fortnight or three Weeks then take it out and beat it in a Mortar till it may be kneeded like Dough then wash it in Water it will soon be clean And so you will have pure Birdlime The Prickles of the Leaves boyl'd in Posset-drink wonderfully ease the Cholick and Pains in the Bowels With this a Gentlewoman cured her self and many others when other Medicines would do no good Common Hony-suckle or Wood-bind in Latin Periclymenum It heats and dries much 'T is Splenatick and very Diuretick 'T is chiefly used in an Asthma and for a Cough It dries moist and sordid Ulcers It cures Scabs and other Diseases of the Skin It helps Difficulty of Breathing and hastens Delivery and expels Gravel The distill'd Water and the Juice of it is in use The Leaves also are frequently used in Gargarisms but some think they are too hot and acrid for such an Use Hops in Latin Lupulus They preserve Beer and make it more wholsom and better tasted and render it Diuretick Beer purges the Blood is good in the Jaundice and for Hypochondriack Diseases But whether it expels Gravel or generates it is much disputed by some They that commend it for the Stone argue from its being hot and Diuretick They that condemn the use of it in the Stone say that it makes the Fits worse and that Ale on the contrary mitigates the Pain Besides they say that the Stone is much increas'd in England since the use of Hops But I agree with those that approve and commend the use of it in Beer for the Beer is thereby render'd more agreeable to the Stomach and promotes the Concoction of the Meat the better Nor does it avail any thing that Physicians forbid the use of Beer in the Stone and prescribe Ale for they do so only to lessen the Pain for which Intention Ale is very proper by reason of its Smoothness but it does no way conduce towards the Eradicating the Disease or Removing the Cause but rather promotes the Growth of it by its being clammy and apt to stick to it And it plainly appears by Mr. Graunt's Observations on the Bills of Mortality that fewer die of the Stone in London since Hops were so much used than before The Buds of Hops eaten in the Spring-time being first boyl'd and butter'd purge the Blood and loosen the Belly and open Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen Take of Black-Soap and fresh Hops each two Handfuls of Blue-Currants a quarter of a Pound beat them and mix them and apply them to the Wrists to cure a Quotidian-Ague White Hore-hound in Latin Marrubium album It has a single woody Root with many Fibres It has many Stalks a Foot high or higher they are downy four-square branchy and have many Leaves on them two opposite to one another at each Joint they are roundish wrinkly and indented and are placed on pretty long Foot-stalks The Flowers are whitish and very small they encompass the Stalk at the Joints and have short Foot-stalks or none at all Four Seeds joyn'd together succeed each Flower The Smell of the whole Herb is strong and somewhat offensive It grows near High-ways and amongst Rubbish The Juice of it mix'd with Hony is good for those that have Coughs and are Consumptive The Powder of it kills Worms Take of the Syrup of White Hore-hound two Ounces of Oyl of Tartar per deliquium one Scruple mix them Let the Sick take often of it a Spoonful at a time This is excellent in the Jaundice The Tops of it infus'd in Wine and drunk three Mornings is good to provoke the Courses and to expel the Secundine and to strengthen the Stomach and to cure an ill Habit of Body A Conserve of the Flowers made with Hony and an Ounce of it taken in the Morning for forty Days cured a Nobleman of a Scirrhus in his Liver when Chalybeats and other Medicines would do no good Horse-tail in Latin Equisetum The Root is small black jointed and creeping and has many small Fibres arising from the Joints It springs up with Heads somewhat like Asparagus which grow into hard rough hollow Stalks joynted at many places one within another At every Joint grows a Bush of rusty hard Leaves resembling an Horse-tail At the Tops of the Stalks come forth small Catkins like those of Trees 'T is very astringent and therefore is used to cure the Whites and Fluxes of Blood one Dram of the Powder of it or four Ounces of the Decoction of it in Wine being taken Night and Morning Three Spoonfuls of the distill'd Water taken two or three Mornings cures Bleeding and Ulcers of the Reins and Kidnies Outwardly applied it cures Wounds even when the Nerves are cut For Ulcers of the Lungs drink three Ounces of the Decoction made in Water or two Ounces of the Juice Morning and Evening A Dram of the Powder taken in three Ounces of Plantane-water Morning and Evening for some Days is commended for a Consumption Great Hounds-tongue in Latin Cynoglossum The Root is thick black without white within it smells worse than it tastes it has an odd sweet Taste The Stalks are about three or four Foot high they are divided into many Branches The first Year the Leaves are long and somewhat broad The second Year when it bears a Stalk they are sharp and pointed hoary soft and downy and stink The Flowers are of a sordid red Colour divided for some time into five pieces the Flowers and Seeds most commonly bend to one part and each is placed on a Foot-stalk an Inch long which has no Leaf The Leaves grow alternately to the Stalks without Foot-stalks It grows commonly amongst Rubbish and in Fields not cultivated It flowers in June It cools and dries 'T is used to stop Blood a Loosness a Gonorrhaea and Catarrhs An Ointment made of the Juice with Hony and Turpentine is much commended for old Fistulous Ulcers The Pill made of Hound's-tongue is compounded in the following manner Take of the Roots of Hound's-tongue dried of the Seeds of White Hen-bane and of Opium prepar'd each half an Ounce of Mirrh six Drams of Olibanum five Drams of Saffron Castor and Storax Calamite each one Dram and an half The Roots of Hound's-tongue the Seeds of Hen-bane and the Castor must be all powder'd together but the Myrrh the Saffron and the Olibanum must be powder'd a-part the Opium must be sliced small and dissolv'd in rose-Rose-water afterwards you must add the Powders and with Syrup de Stecade make a Mass The Dose is one Scruple 'T is
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
Butter to purifie the Blood and to preserve Health But because Toads are wont to harbour under it it ought to be well wash'd before it be eaten And to drive them away and other Venomous Animals the Italians plant Rue near it or among it 'T is Diuretick and provokes the Courses 'T is excellent for Diseases of the Head For the Whites take of Sage Sarsaparilla and Balaustians each one Dram in Broth in the Morning for some Days Being given with Hony it stops Spitting of Blood A Palsie in the Hands has been cured by washing them with Wine wherein Sage was infus'd A Palsie of the Muscles serving for Swallowing is cured by washing of the Mouth and Throat with a Decoction of Sage made in Wine The same cures the Heart-burning taken inwardly Wood Sage in Latin Salvia agrestis It provokes Urine and the Courses and is used for the French-Pox 'T is a good Wound-herb either taken inwardly or outwardly applied 'T is excellent for the Scurvy Sampire in Latin Crithmum marinum 'T is a very juicy Herb it spreads much and is about a Foot high The Leaves are broader and shorter than those of Fennel and they are thicker and not so much cut they are of a deep green Colour and of a saltish Taste The Stalk is as green as a Leek The Root is thick long and lasting and of a sweet acrid and Aromatick Taste Sampire pickled is very palatable and agreeable to the Stomach It provokes Urine moderately and opens Obstructions of the Bowels and excites Appetite Sanicle in Latin Sanicula The Root is bitter hot white within black without and is fibrous The Leaves are of a shining Green stiff and almost round they are divided into five Parts and neatly indented The Stalk is about two Foot high smooth and without Knots The Flowers are placed at the top as it were in Umbels they are small and white or a little reddish Two Seeds succeed each Flower It grows in Hedges and Woods and flowers in May. 'T is an excellent Wound-herb and is boyl'd in Vulnerary Decoctions for outward and inward Wounds for Eruptions of Blood for Ulcers and the Bloody-Flux Take of the Leaves of Sanicle and Millefoil each one Dram and an half Leaves of Ground-pine one Dram of the Species of Diatragacanth frigid four Scruples of Sal Prunella two Scruples make them into a Powder and with a sufficient quantity of Lucatellus's Balsam make a Mass of Pills Take four Morning and Evening These Pills are good for an Ulcer in the Bladder The Starting of the Navel has been cured in many Children with a Cataplasm made with Wine and this Herb and bound close on Comfrey bruis'd being applied to the Small of the Back at the same time Savine in Latin Sabina The Leaves dry and heat much Being powder'd and mix'd with Hony and applied cure Ulcers that run much and cleanse those that are Sordid and stop those that are Eating Mix'd with Cream they cure Children's Scabby Heads It forces the Courses and causes Miscarriage Upon which Account they are too well known and too much used by Wenches The Water of it takes off Spots from the Face The Leaves of it bruis'd and applied to Children's Navels kill Worms The Oyl of it used to their Bellies does the like A Spoonful of the Juice of it mix'd with Milk and sweeten'd with Sugar has been given with great Success to Children that have had Worms And it is really an extraordinary Medicine and no way dangerous 'T is also frequently given to Horses and other Cattel for the same purpose Take of the Leaves of dried Savine of the Roots of Round Birth-wort of Troches of Myrrh of Castor each one Dram of Cinnamon half a Dram of Saffron one Scruple mingle them make a Powder Give a Dram in Savin-water This is used to expel a dead Child Savory in Latin Satureia 'T is hot and acrid It provokes Urine and the Courses 'T is good to season Meats and Broths and procures Appetite 'T is good for Diseases of the Breast and Womb And it quickens the Sight 'T is used outwardly to discuss Tumours and to ease the Pains of the Ears Meadow Saxifrage in Latin Saxifraga Anglica facie seseli pratensis It has a long wrinkly Root black without white within of a sweet and Aromatick Taste and somewhat acrid It has several Stalks three or four Foot high of the thickness of the Little Finger they are round channel'd full of Pith and reddish near the Earth they are branchy from the bottom the Branches coming at great distances from the Wings of the Leaves The Leaves that come from the Roots and those on the Stalks are smooth and of a dull Green and are much cut in they are somewhat like the Leaves of Fennel At the top are Umbrels of Flowers they are small and consist of five Leaves and are of a light yellowish Colour The Seed is channel'd and short It smells like Parsnep It grows in Meadows and moist Pastures The Juice of it the Decoction the distill'd Water and the Powder of the Seed provoke Urine expel Gravel and Wind and ease the Cholick Take of the Water of Pellitory Saxifrage and Cowslips each one Ounce of London-Laudanum one Grain of Diacodium six Drams mingle them make a Draught to be taken at Bed-time This is used to expel Gravel Common Field Scabious in Latin Scabiosa major communior It has many soft hairy whitish green Leaves some are much jag'd some but little they have small Threads in them which may be seen by breaking them It has many round hairy green Stalks two or three Foot high they have hairy green Leaves on them deeply and neatly divided At the top of the Stalks stand round Heads of Flowers of a pale bluish Colour many plac'd together The Root is white and thick and grows deep in the Earth It grows frequently in Pastures and amongst Corn. The Herb boyl'd in Wine the Juice or the distill'd Water cures Imposthumes a Pleurisie a Cough and other Diseases of the Breast 'T is also good for a Quinsie and the Plague And it cures the Itch and little Pocky Ulcers in the Fundament and other Parts called Rhagades Scordium or Water-Germander in Latin Scordium The Stalk is an Hand high or higher and branchy The Branches take Root in several places and so it increases much The Leaves grow two at a Joint they are long wrinkly soft whitish hairy and indented and they smell like Garlick and taste bitter they are like Germander-leaves The Flowers are like Germander-flowers they are red Scordium is Alexipharmick and Sudorifick 'T is chiefly used in the Plague and Malignant Diseases and for Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Lungs Outwardly applied it cleanses Wounds and Ulcers and eases the Pain of the Gout Diascordium is made of it and has its Name from it Many Pestilential Buboes have been broken and cured with Scordium The Compounded Scordium-water is much in use and is made in the following manner
they taste sweet and are as pleasant as Parsnips Hogs dig them up and eat them greedily 'T is affirm'd that being worn in the Shooes it will cure the Bloody-Flux Bleeding at Nose and all immoderate Fluxes of the Belly Hartman says That having used it this way it has done good when all other Means signified nothing Smallage in Latin Apium 'T is hot and dry It incides and opens upon which Account it is reckon'd among the five Opening Roots It provokes Urine and the Courses and expels Gravel It cures the Jaundice The Seed is reckon'd among the Lesser Hot Seeds The use of this Herb certainly injures those that are afflicted with the Falling-sickness But being translated into Gardens it becomes more gentle and less ungrateful for in Italy and Spain they eat the tender Leaves of it and the upper part of the Root with Oyl and Pepper Sneez-wort in Latin Ptarmica The Root grows awry and is as it were jointed and has many long Fibres that are pretty large it tastes acrid and hot It has several brittle Stalks a Yard high or more and sometime not near so high they are divided into several Branches whereon are placed narrow long Leaves pointed and finely indented about the Edges At the top grow many white Flowers in a Tuft with a yellowish Thrum in the middle It grows in moist places and flowers in July It tastes hot and acrid The Powder of it provokes Sneezing The Root chewed cases the Pain in the Teeth by evacuating Flegm The Herb is mix'd with Sallets to correct cold Herbs Solomon's-seal in Latin Polygomaton The Root is a Finger thick unequal and tuberous with a great many Fibres and of a sweetish Taste The Stalk is two or three Foot high round and smells ill if it be rub'd or cut it is bent like a Bow The Leaves are placed one above another they are large and like the Leaves of the Lilly of the Vallies they are nervous and of a shining dark Green above of a grayish Colour underneath At the Foot of every Leaf almost from the bottom to the top hang long white and hollow Flowers and after them small round Berries green at first and bluish when they are ripe wherein are small stony Seeds they are white 'T is Astringent and Vulnerary It stops all Fluxes it cements broken Bones And the Root boyl'd in Wine and drank is excellent for Contusions and Ruptures Used outwardly it takes off Spots and whitens the Skin Fourteen or fifteen of the Berries purge Flegm upwards and downwards For the Whites take Candied Roots of Solomon's-seal and it is an excellent Remedy 'T is also counted good for the Falling-sickness Sope-wort in Latin Saponaria It creeps in the Ground with small-jointed Roots The Bark of the Root is reddish The Stalks are three Foot high or higher round smooth and reddish they have many Joints are full of Pith and can scarce sustain themselves The Leaves are placed by Pairs at the Joints opposite to one another three large Nerves running all along them they are like Plantain-leaves they are smooth have a nitrous Taste and short or no Foot-stalks at all The Flowers are placed in Tufts on the top of the Stalks every one on a short Foot-stalk they are of a pale-red Colour sweet and compos'd of five Leaves The small roundish Seeds are contain'd in an oblong Vessel that is thick about the Middle It grows near Rivers and Standing-waters It flowers in June July August and September The Root and Leaves are used in Physick but it is but seldom 'T is used for an Asthma and to provoke the Courses And a Decoction of it is much commended for the French-Pox Outwardly applied it discusses Tumours Clothes are cleansed from Greasie Spots by washing them with this Herb. The Sorbe or Quicken-tree in Latin Sorbus sylvestris 'T is a Tree of a middle stature The Bark is of a light Red and spotted The Leaves are sharp indented and smooth above green below whitish The Flowers are many white and sweet and are placed in Umbels The Berries are green at first when they are ripe of a darke Red they taste ill The Berries yield an acid Juice which purges Water excellently well and is very good for the Scurvy The Liquor which drops from the wounded Tree in the Spring cures the Scurvy and Diseases of the Spleen Common Sorrel in Latin Acetosa vulgaris It grows in Pastures and Meadows 'T is cold and dry It provokes Appetite suppresses Choler and quenches Thirst wherefore 't is frequently used in Fevers The Juice may be mix'd with Broths or the Leaves boyl'd in them In Summer 't is good Sauce for most Meats The Roots of it dried and boyl'd give a delicate Tincture to the Water Sheep's Sorrel in Latin Acetosa arvensis lanceolata It grows in Sandy and dry Grounds It has the same Virtues with Common Sorrel Roman or French Sorrel in Latin Acetosa rotundifolia The form of the Leaf sometimes varies being sometimes round like Scurvy-grass or the Lesser Celandine sometimes like Spinache pointed like an Arrow of a Sky or pale Colour and of a delicate sharp Taste The Stalks are bare and above two Foot high The little Flowers are compos'd of yellow and red Threads The Root is small and creeps and is less acid and drier than the Leaves 'T is common in Gardens It has the same Virtues with the former Wood Sorrel in Latin Trifolium acetosum vulgare It grows commonly in shady places in Woods and Hedges It has the same Virtues with the former The Syrup the Conserve and the distill'd Water of it are in use The distill'd Water is used to wash the Mouth in the St. Anthony's Fire and to cleanse Sordid Ulcers 'T is observ'd that when it bears a great many Flowers the Year will be very rainy but dry when there is a few Sothernwood in Latin Abrotanum 'T is somewhat astringent and discusses much It resists Putrefaction and Poyson It cures the Biting of Venomous Creatures kills Worms and forces Urine It cures Hysterick Fits and the Jaundice The Tops of it boyl'd in Wine or Water and sweeten'd with Hony or Sugar do much good in an Asthma and Difficulty of Breathing and helps Expectoration 'T is used outwardly to strengthen Bones Marsh Sparagus in Latin Asparagus palustris 'T is found in many places As in the Marishes near Bristol and about Harwich in Essex c. It differs only from the Garden-Sparagus by the Place of its Growth and the Accidents that proceed from thence for the saltness of it and the thickness of the Leaves and the largeness of the Berries are to be imputed to the Sea for the like is wont to happen to other Plants that grow near the Sea The Root is Diuretick and Lithontriptick and is one of the five Opening Roots It opens the Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen and especially of the Kidnies and therefore it is frequently used in Diuretick Decoctions The Stalks boyl'd gently according to
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
Species of Hyera Picra one Ounce of Canary-wine one Pint keep them close stopped in a Glass and shake it every Day till it is deeply tinctur'd let it stand till it is clear Four or five Spoonfuls more or less may be taken at a time according to the Strength of the Body It strengthens the Stomach quickens the Appetite opens Obstructions and purges Choler Flegm and Melancholy Pulvis Thuraloes is made in the following manner Take of Frankincense one Dram of Aloes half a Dram make it of the Consistence of Hony with the White of an Egg when you use it mix with it Hare-down apply it to the Wound and bind it on This is frequently used to stop Bleeding Amomum It heats dries and is astringent It disposes to Rest takes off Pain Being applied to the Fore-head it concocts and discusses Inflammations and the Tumour called Meliceres Mix'd with Basil and applied it relieves those that are bitten by Vipers it cases those that have the Gout it takes off Inflammations of the Eyes The Decoction of it is also good in the Stone of the Kidnies and the Gout 'T is mix'd with Antidotes and Precious Ointments and that was the chief Use the Ancients made of it Take of the Seeds of Angelica skin'd one Pound and an half of Sweet Fennel and Liquorish each four Ounces of Raisins ston'd one Pound of the Leaves of Mugwort and Balm each four Handfuls of Carduus and Penny-royal each two Handfuls of the Seed of Amomum four Ounces of Milk and Wine six Quarts distil them according to Art This is a Prolifick Water Anacardium Occidentale Cajou dictum 'T is called by some Cajou or Cassu-tree From the Fruit of it is press'd out a Liquor which being duly fermented becomes Vinous and Intoxicating The Fruit roasted is much better than Chesnuts and tastes as pleasantly as Almonds When it is raw it cannot be eaten safely for it takes off the Skin of the Mouth and occasions great Pain it being very acrid and rough But when Water or Wine with a little Salt is mix'd with it the Acrimony is much abated and it becomes very palatable It strengthens the Stomach and helps Fermentation and takes off Vomiting and Nauseousness The Indians use them being a little toasted to provoke Venery The Juice of it stops a Loosness and cures a Diabetes The Oyl of it is much used by Painters and makes a very lasting Black It also cures the Itch and other Vices of the Skin It grows plentifully in Malabar Anacardiums or Malacca-beans in Latin Anacardium The Arabians say that Anacardiums are hot and dry to the fourth Degree and that they are of a Caustick Nature and will exulcerate the Skin and take off Warts But Experience contradicts them They strengthen the Brain and Animal Spirits and dry and heat gently They comfort the Stomach They are counted by all an excellent Medicine to quicken the Memory It groweth in many Parts of India Anime Gummi 'T is two-fold Oriental and Occidental The Occidental is the Tears or White Resin of a Tree growing in New-Spain 'T is somewhat like Frankincense it has a pleasant and sweet Smell 'T is not so clear and shining as the Oriental The chief use of Anime Gummi is External in cold and painful Diseases of the Head and Nerves for Catarrhs and Flatulent Diseases also for Diseases of the Joints the Palsie Contusions and the like 'T is mix'd with Plasters for the same use Anise in Latin Anisum The Seed is chiefly used the Herb it self but rarely and the Root of it never It heats dries is Cephalick Epatick Pneumonick and Stomachick 'T is used for Wind in the Stomach a Cough and the like 'T is more agreeable to the Stomach than any other Medicine that is used to expel Wind it has less Acrimony and is sweeter The Ancients extoll'd it wonderfully for a cold and moist Stomach wherefore they used it in Pains of the Head proceeding from the Stomach for Watchings and a Loosness occasion'd by Crudities It provokes Urine and stimulates Venery 'T is baked with Bread and candied and so used It expels Wind and cures a Stinking Breath The Oyl of it is used against Wind and for a Cough proceeding from a cold Cause anise-seed-Anise-seed-water is good for those that are Short-breath'd and that are troubled with Heart-burning Heurnius says That the Powder or Decoction of it is better in the Cholick and Difficulty of Urine than the Oyl which they are to take notice of that value nothing but Chimical Preparations A Scruple of the Seed powder'd grosly is good for the Gripes in Children In Flatulent Hickups let the Sick always chew the Seed The same is good for the Cholick Take of the double Flowers of Camomile thirty Handfuls cut them and beat them and infuse them in five Quarts of Camomile-water and eight Quarts of Spanish Wine mix'd twenty four Hours press them out and infuse again twenty Handfuls of the Flowers as before press them out infuse again a third time twelve Handfuls of the Flowers add two Ounces of the yellow Pill of fresh Oranges two Ounces and an half of the Leaves of Roman Wormwood Centory Penny-royal Wild Marjoram of the Seeds of Dill two Ounces of the Seeds of Annise Fennel Caraways Cummin Blessed Thistle Mary's Thistle each one Ounce and an half of the Berries of Lawrel and Juniper each half an Ounce of Nutmegs three Ounces having digested them a sufficient time distil them according to Art Two or three Spoonfuls of this Water may be taken at a time for the Cholick and Wind in the Stomach Take of the Flowers of Brimstone one Part of Oyl of Annise-seeds four parts digest them till the Brimstone is dissolv'd and till the Balsam is red This is called Balsam of Sulphure annisated 'T is good for Coughs and Obstructions of the Lungs and Consumptions If the Sick hath not a Fever five or six Drops may be taken at a time mix'd with Sugar The following Electuary was frequently used by Dr. Coish who was an excellent Practitioner and a Man of good Reputation in London Take of Annise-seeds finely powder'd of the Powder of Liquorish each three Drams of the Flower of Sulphure one Dram and an half with two Ounces and an half of the best Hony make an Electuary to which add fifteen Drops of Balsam of Sulphure and ten Drops of Oyl of Annise-seeds This is excellent for Coughs and at the Beginning of Consumptions Take two Drams of it in the Morning and at Bed-time Balls for Colds in Horses are made in the following manner Take of the Powders of the Seeds or Fenugreek Annise Cummin Bastard-Saffron Elecampane of the Leaves of Colt's foot and Flower of Sulphure each two Ounces of Juice of Liquorish dissolv'd in half a Pint of White-wine one Ounce of Oyl of Olives and Hony each eight Ounces of Januen's Treacle twelve Ounces of Oyl of Annise-seeds one Ounce mingle them all together and with a Pound and an
half of Wheaten Flower or as much as will suffice make Balls Asa Foetida or Devil's Dung. No Simple Medicine is so much in use all over India as Asa Foetida for Medicines and for Sause for Meat and they usually mix it with their Broths They use it as a Medicine to quicken the Appetite to strengthen the Stomach to discuss Wind and to excite Venery But in Europe 't is chiefly used inwardly for Mother-sits a Peripneumonia and for Wounds 'T is used outwardly for Swellings of the Spleen Mother-fits and the like If any one is subject to the Falling-sickness let Asa Foetida be held to his Nose as soon as the Fit comes Take of Asa Foetida one Ounce of the Leaves of Rue one Handful of the best Vinegar one Pint boyl them in a Vessel of a narrow Mouth Let those that are subject to Vapours and Mother-fits receive the hot Vapour of it into their Mouths and Nostrils often in a Day Take of Asa Foetida Castor and Myrrh each one Scruple of the Faecula or Lees of Briony half a Scruple of the Seeds of Rue and of Saffron each eight Grains with Syrup of Mugwort make twelve Pills Three or four may be taken at a time But if the Patient cannot take Pills they may be dissolv'd in mugwort-Mugwort-water These Pills are very good in Hysterical Diseases and for Mother-fits But when the Fits are very violent the following Pills are used very successfully and do most commonly take them off Take of Asa Foetida one Scruple of Castor six Grains of Laudanum three Grains make three or four Pills let the Patient take them presently The Fetid Pills tho' they are Purging may be conveniently given in the Fit for they do not use to work till the Fit is over The Dose is half a Dram. The Plant whereof Asa Foetida is the Juice for it is press'd out of a Root grows in the Persian Empire B. THE True Natural Balsam-tree in Latin Balsamum verum The Balsam of it called Opobalsamum has been famous in all Ages for curing of Wounds And so effectual has it been accounted that other Vulnerary Oyls and Ointments have taken their Names from it And therefore Quacks and Mountebanks grace their Medicines with the Name of Balsam to make them more acceptable to the People There are many Observations of dangerous Wounds that have been cured in a short time by the use of this Balsam It cleanseth sordid Ulcers It doth much good in the Bitings of Serpents and Scorpions inwardly taken or outwardly applied Half a Dram of it taken every Morning is good in the Plague and a good Preservative against it Two Scruples or a Dram of it is very good in Chronical Fevers occasion'd by crude and cold Humours or by Obstructions of the Bowels It clears the Sight and is good in Diseases of the Ears Besides 't is useful in Convulsions that proceed from Cold and Moisture also for Giddiness Falling-sickness Palfies and the like for Coughs that proceed from a cold Humour for Difficulty of Breathing and Catarrhs for Crudities and Wind in the Stomach for a moist and cold Intemperies of the Womb for Barrenness the Whites Difficulty of Urine occasion'd either by Wind or Gravel Women also make use of it to beautifie the Face Lobelius wrote a whole Book of the Virtue of it It grows only in the Land of Judea Peruvian Balsam in Latin Balsamum è Peru. 'T is of great Virtue in outward and inward Diseases 'T is hot and dry It dissolves digests and discusses Some Drops of it taken in a Morning fasting is good in an Asthma 'T is good for the Intemperies of the Stomach and Weakness of the Bowels It opens Obstructions and takes off the Chilness of the Breast and Hypochondra's being anointed with a warm Hand By rubbing of it on the Head it strengthens the Brain and prevents Convulsions and the Palsie and strengthens all the Nerves When a Nerve is prick'd it takes off the Acrimony of the Sanies from whence proceed Pains and Convulsions When Animals are wounded or bit by Venomous Creatures by Instinct of Nature they rub themselves on the Bark of this Tree and so are presently reliev'd 'T is commonly used by Dr. Willis and others in making of Purging Pills It comes from Peru and New-Spain in Earthen Jars 'T is of a very dark Colour and of a fragrant Smell Balsam Copaiba 'T is of the Consistence and Smell of distill'd Oyl of Turpentine The Bark being cut at Full-Moon it distils in such a quantity that in the space of three Hours it drops six Quarts 'T is not only excellent for healing and cleansing Wounds especially of the Nerves and for curing the Biting of Serpents but it is also very beneficial taken inwardly For three or four Drops taken in an Egg twice or thrice in a Morning cures a Dysentery and other Fluxes of the Belly the Whites and a Gonorrhaea The Jews experience the Salutary Virtue of it in Circumcision for they stop the Blood flowing from that cruel Wound with it which before was deadly to many of them This Tree is wont to be much rub'd by Animals that are bit by Serpents or hurt by Wild Beasts to which they run for Cure by natural Instinct It grows plentifully in the Island called Maranhow Balsam of Tolu in Latin Balsamum de Tolu The Tree from whence this Balsam drops is like a small Pine-tree The thin and tender Bark is cut when the Sun is at its full heighth for it will not drop at all in the Night by reason of the Cold. The Liquor flowing out is receiv'd into Spoons made of black Wax 'T is of a Golden Colour and of a moderate Consistence 'T is very glutinous tastes pleasantly and well and hath a curious Scent It hath the same Virtues with the Peruvian Balsam It comes from Tolu and is better than that which is brought from New Spain It heats and dries attenuates resolves is vulnerary and purges the Breast 'T is chiefly used in an Asthma and for a Consumption and also for Crudities and Pains in the Stomach 'T is outwardly used for all Pains that proceed from a cold Cause for Defluxions upon the Eyes the Palsie the Weakness Pain and Wind of the Stomach Used with Nard-Oyl it cures the Weakness of the Spleen and is good for all Edematous Tumors for Swellings under the Ears and for the King's-Evil But it is much commended for curing Wounds especially if the Bones are broken for it draws forth the Splinters 'T is also of good use in Wounds of the Joints and when the Nerves are cut or prick'd and for Contusions and the like Take of the Balsam of Tolu of Mecha or for want of it of Copaiba of Calamite-Storax of Belzion the best of Onibanum Mastich Myrrh Ammoniacum granulated Taccamhac of Gum-Elemi of Chios-Turpentine of the Roots of Florentine-Orris each half an Ounce of the Pectoral-water made in the following manner one Pint and an half Take of the
in each Cloth to put the powder'd Cloves into set a small Earthen Cup upon each Glass of these Cloves let it stop so â—â—â—ly that it may suffer no Air to enter between its Brim and that of the Glass fill the Cups with hot Ashes to warm the Cloves and distil down to the bottom of the Glasses first a little Flegm and Spirit and after that a clear and white Oyl continue the Fire until there falls no more separate the Oyl in a Tunnel lined with a Cornet of Brown Paper and keep it in a Viol well stop'd Some Drops of it are with Cotton put into aching Teeth 'T is likewise good in Malignant Fevers and the Plague The Dose is two or three Drops in Balm-water or some appropriate Liquor You must mix it with a little Sugar-candy or a little Yolk of an Egg before you drop it into the Water otherwise it will not dissolve in the Water I have given you this Preparation to serve upon an Emergency when you want in haste the Oyl of Cloves You must only use hot Ashes to warm the Cloves if you desire White Oyl for if you give a greater Heat the Oyl turns red and besides a great part of it will be lost You must also take care to lift up the Cup from time to time to stir about the Powder Some do dissolve Opium in Oyl of Cloves and use this Dissolution for the Tooth-ach they put one Drop of it into the aching Tooth and it soon takes off the Pain The Spirit of Cloves which is made at the same time the Oyl is made is a good Stomachick It helps Concoction comforts the Heart and increases Seed The Dose is from six Drops to twenty in some convenient Liquor Cloves grow spontaneously in the Moloca-Islands Those that are good are black solid and weighty smell well are hard to break and bite the Tongue much and when they are broken their Liquor sweats out They may be kept five Years in a temperate place Coccus Baphica See Kermes Cockle in Latin Pseudomelanthium It grows every where amongst Corn and Flowers in June and July It cures the Itch and heals Wounds ann Fistula's and stops Blood But the Virtues of it are doubted by some Yet Sennertus commends it in Stopping of Bleeding Coco-Nut-tree in Latin Palma Coccifera A Liquor is drawn from this Tree called Suri which intoxicates like Wine It hath a pleasant sweet Taste An hot Water or Spirit is drawn from it by Distillation Sugar also and Vinegar is made of it Fine polish'd Cups tip'd with Silver are made of the Bark of it The Liquor or Wine is very good for Consumptions and excellent for Diseases of the Urine and Reins A Milk is drawn from the Kernels beat and press'd without the help of Fire which is very good for killing Worms eight Ounces of it being taken in a Morning with a little Salt The Liquor contain'd in the Kernel extinguishes Thirst cures Fevers clenses the Eyes and the Skin purifies the Blood purges the Stomach and Urinary Passages relieves the Breast tastes pleasantly and yields a great Nourishment 'T is said of it that it is Meat Drink and Cloth Chocolet is made of it It grows in the Spanish West-Indies and laste an hundred Years Coculus Indus 'T is uncertain where these Berries grow but the chief use of them is for catching Fish a Paste being made for them of White Flower and the Powder of the Berries For the Fish by eating of this Paste become giddy and stupid and so are easily taken But it is questionable whether Fish so taken may be safely eaten perhaps if they are gutted as soon as they are taken and boyl'd they may be eaten without hurt A Person who went to buy Cubebs of an Apothecary had these Berries deliver'd to him by a Mistake and when he had taken not above four of them he was presently seiz'd with a Vomiting the Hiccups and Faintness But a Vomit being presently given him he recover'd within an Hour Coffee in Latin Caova The Decoction of it strengthens a cold Stomach helps Concoction and opens Obstructions of the Bowels and is good for cold Tumors of the Liver and Spleen It heats the Womb and frees it from Obstructions Upon which Account the Egyptian and Arabian Women use it frequently But it is most taken notice of for removing Drowsiness But tho it be so commonly used and so very proper and effectual in some Cases yet in other Cases perhaps it may be hurtful or at least not so beneficial For it is commonly observ'd that Coffee-drinkers are often very lean and become Paralitick and impotent as to Venery But indeed in most Diseases of the Head as for Giddiness Head-aches Lethargies Catarrhs and the like Coffee is often used with good Success by those that are of a gross Habit of Body and of a cold Constitution and whose Blood is watery their Brains moist and their Animal Spirits dull for being taken daily it wonderfully clears the Spirits and dissipates those Clouds of all the Functions But on the contrary they who are of a thin Habit of Body and an hot and melancholy Constitution ought by all means to forbear Coffee And besides those that have but weak Spirits or are subject to a Trembling or Numness of the Limbs ought not to drink Coffee tho' they are afflicted with the Head-ach Nor ought they who are subject to the Palpitation of the Heart 'T is reckon'd good in a Scorbutick Gout and for the Gravel The Goodness of Coffee chiefly depends on the exact roasting of it Bernier says there were only two Men that knew how to roast them right in Grand Cayro For few know the manner and degree of Torrifaction for if they are never so little over or under-roasted they are spoyled Coffee is adulterated with burnt Crusts of Bread roasted Beans and the like 'T is commonly boyl'd in Copper or Tin-Pots but Earâ—hen are best for it for it is probable that Metals too often impart something of their Substance to the Liquor It hath been observ'd that upon Distillation a Pound of good clean Coffee the Vessels being well luted hath yielded four Ounces and an half of Flegm with a little Volatile Spirit mix'd with Salt and two Ounces and five Drams of a thick black Oyl which being rectified became yellow the Caput mortuum weighed about four Ounces so that about a fourth part evaporated notwithstanding the Vessels were so closely cemented Upon which we may reasonably conjecture that Coffee contains many Particles that are Volatile and Penetrative whereby it is probable it keeps Men waking Many that have been very subject to Nephritick Pains have been cured by taking Coffee often Women use it to cleanse the Teeth One that was seiz'd with a violent Cholera and painful Convulsions from an Internal Cause was cured in a short time by taking a great quantity of Coffee which was retain'd in the Stomach when the Tincture of Opium Mint-water and the like were
And mix'd with some Ointment it does the same and cures the Itch and other Vices of the Skin Made up into a Paste it kills several Animals as Moles Mice Weaslles Birds and the like The Powder of it blown up into the Nostrils occasions Sneezing wherefore it is called in English Sneez-wort Parkinson says the Spaniards make a Poyson of the Juice of the Root being fermented in an Earthen Pot wherewith they anoint their Arrows that the Wounds inflicted by them may be render'd incurable 'T is very strange that this Poyson taken into the Body should not be deadly and yet that the Wound touch'd with it should be so But the same may be said of the Poyson of Vipers which being taken inwardly occasions no deadly Symptoms but being mix'd with the Blood through the Orifice of a Wound or Puncture soon kills unless the Party is immediately reliev'd by proper Remedies To conclude both Hellebores were formerly used for Melancholy and Mad People and now they are only used in great Diseases as for the Falling-sickness Giddiness Madness Dropsie Hip Gout Convulsions and the like The Extract of Hellebore of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of the Roots of White Hellebore cut one Pound of Fountain-water six Quarts infuse them three Days then boyl it half away and press it out strongly to the strain'd Liquor add three Pounds of Hony and boyl it to the Consistence of Hony and keep it in a Glass for use It grows in hilly and rough Grounds not only in Greece and Italy and other hot Countries but also in Germany True Black Ellebore or Hellebore in Latin Helleborus niger It purges strongly melancholy Humours and therefore consequently is a good Medicine for all those Diseases which take their Rise from thence as Madness Hypochondriacal Passion and Elephantiasis Herpes Cancers Giddiness Falling-sickness Apoplexy and the Itch. But it is to be noted that it ought to be given only to strong People There is less danger in the Decoction of it 'T is corrected with Mastich Cinnamon Annise-seeds Fennel-seeds and the like Some say that Black Hellebore rightly prepar'd is a very innocent Medicine and that it may be given to Women and Children and to weakly People The Dose of it in substance is from fifteen Grains to half a Dram or two Scruples Those that are very strong may take a Dram. 'T is given in Infusion or Decoction from a Dram to two Drams When it is taken in substance the form of it is a Powder as Take of Black Hellebore two Scruples of Ginger Mastich Red Roses Cinnamon and Annise-seeds each four Grains mingle them in Broth Children may take a Scruple 'T is also made up into Pills with some convenient Syrup The Virtue of the Root is wholly in the Fibres and the Bark 'T is best corrected with Cloves Hartman commends for an immoderate Flux of the Courses a Girdle made with the fresh Leaves of Black Hellebore and worn about the Loins Take of Black Hellebore two Scruples infuse them in a sufficient quantity of Rose-Vinegar or in Whey for twenty four Hours then dry it and reduce it to a Powder and add to it of Annise-seeds and Cinnamon each half a Scruple mingle them and make a Powder This is commended by Margravius as a fit Purge for melancholy People Euphorbium 'T is a concreted Juice that is very acrid You must chuse that which is pure yellow and acrid which being just touch'd by the Tongue heats the Mouth a long while after but it grows milder by Time and therefore when it is fresh it ought to be used with great Caution It wonderfully purges Watery Humours from the whole Body But it is a churlish Medicine for besides the malignant Propriety of its Substance it has an inflaming Faculty Take of Euphorbium dissolv'd in Vinegar and thicken'd again eight Grains of the Seeds of Purslain fifteen Grains Make Pills with Rose-Vinegar Or Take of Euphorbium infus'd in Oyl of Almonds for the space of a Night and afterwards roasted under Ashes in a Citron ten Grains of the Seeds of Lettice one Scruple Make Pills with the Juice of Citron Or Take of Euphorbium prepar'd four Grains of Cassia fresh drawn half an Ounce with Sugar make a Bolus These Preparations of Euphorbium Maggravius reckons up amongst his Flegmagoges But Hoffmannus is of the Opinion that Euphorbium ought not to be taken inwardly 'T is much used for the Caries of the Bones and for Wounds See our Wiseman and Fabricius Hildanus But Care must be taken that it be not sprinkled upon Ulcers of the Jaws Nostrils Palate and Tongue or upon those Places where Tendons or Nerves are expos'd naked lest by velicating and biting them it should occasion dangerous Symptoms F. FIstich or Pistachio-nuts in Latin Nux Pistachia They are very grateful to the Stomach whether they are eaten or drunk in Wine They do good for the Biting of Creeping Beasts They are bitterish They open Obstructions especially of the Liver and also of the Breast and Lungs They are reckon'd very Nutritive and Provocatives to Venery for which Reason they are frequently used with other Restauratives by the Spanish Italian and French Physicians And they so much depend upon them that they scarce make any strengthening Medicine without them Oyl of Pistachio-nuts eases inward Pains that proceed from Viscid Flegm and Wind. 'T is also useful in Convulsions and for the Palsie Fraxinella The Root which in a manner is only used is Cardiack and Alexipharmick 'T is a good Preservative against the Plague taken any way and is reckon'd good against Poyson and the Biting of Venomous Creatures It kills Worms a Dram of it being taken at a time 'T is used in cold Diseases of the Womb and to force the Courses and Urine It hastens Delivery expels the Secundine and a dead Child two Drams of it being taken in Wine 'T is also good for the Gripes and Gravel 'T is also mix'd with Vulnerary Potions and is used in the Falling-sickness and for Diseases of the Head The Roman Women make a Cosmetick of the distill'd Water and they also use it for Inflammations of the Eyes The Cods and Flowers being touch'd occasion Itching and in hot Countries burn the Skin Take of the Roots of Fraxinella Bistort Tormentil Master-wort Gentian Carline-Thistle of both the Birth-worts of Pentaphyllum Zedoary of the Greater Valerian Contrayerva Angelica Elecampane Virginian Snake-weed of the Leaves of Carduus Benedictus Scabious Meadow-sweet Rue Savin Penny-royal Scordium St. John's wort of the Bark of Citron Oranges Cinnamon of the Berries of Laurel Juniper of the Flesh of Toads each two Ounces of Viper's Flesh four Ounces of the best Saffron half an Ounce make of all a Powder to which add of the Extract of Juniper-berries made in White-wine and evaporated to the Consistence of Hony a sufficient quantity to make a Confection to which add Oyl of Rue Amber Cloves Juniper mix'd with Sugar each two Scruples mingle
two Handfuls of the Leaves of Agrimony and both the Speed-wells each one Handful of Raisins stoned six Ounces of the Seeds of Sweet Fennel and Coriander each six Drams of Spanish Liquorish two Ounces strain the Liquor and aromatize it with a little Cinnamon and keep it for use The Patient commonly takes a Quart or more of this Drink in a Day Take of the Leaves of Sena four Ounces of Gummy Turbith and Hermodactyls each two Ounces of Black Hellebore and the Pulp of Colloquintida each six Drams of Guaicum and Saxifrage rasp'd each one Ounce of the Bark of Guaiacum and the fresh Berries of Juniper and the outward Bark of Citrons each half an Ounce of Cinnamon and Cloves each two Drams infuse them in equal Parts of the Waters of Balm Meadow-sweet and Carduus Benedictus for the space of forty eight Hours then boyl them gently and strain out the Liquor dissolve in it of Aloes-Rosat two Ounces Diagridium one Ounce bring it to the Consistence of an Extract and keep it for use The Dose is from half a Dram to one Dram. This is a proper Purge in the French Disease Or Take of the Extract above describ'd two Drams of the Gum of Guaiacum half a Scruple of Mercurius dulcis one Scruple make Pills with the Syrup of Buck-thorn These Pills are also used for the same Disease Distillation of Guaiacum is perform'd in the following manner Take the Shavings of Guaiacum fill a large Retort with them three quarters full place it in a Rever-beratory Furnace and joyn to it a great capacious Receiver begin the Distillation with a Fire of the First Degree to warm the Retort gently and to distil the Water which is called Flegm continue it in this condition until there come no more Drops which is a Sign that all the Flegm is come throw away that which you find in the Receiver and fitting it again to the Neck of the Retort lute well the Junctures you must afterwards increase the Fire by degrees and the Spirits and Oyl will come forth in white Clouds continue the Fire until there comes no more let the Vessels cool and unlute them pour that which is in the Receiver into a Tunnel lined with Brown Paper and set upon a Bottle or some other Vessel the Spirit will pass through and leave the black thick and very fettid Oyl in the Tunnel pour it into a Viol and keep it for use 'T is an excellent Remedy for Rottenness of the Bones for the Tooth-ach and to cleanse old Ulcers It may be rectified and may be used inwardly for the Falling-sickness and Palsie and to drive forth the After-birth The Dose is from two Drops to six in some convenient Liquor The Spirit of Guaicum may be rectified in a Limbeck to separate the Impurity that passes with it It works by Perspiration and by Urine The Dose is from half a Dram to a Dram and an half 'T is likewise used mix'd with Water of Hony to cleanse Inveterate Ulcers You will find in the Retort the Coals of Guaiacum which you may turn into Ashes by putting Fire to them Calcine these Ashes some Hours in a Potter's Furnace then make a Lee of them with Water filtrate it and evaporate it in a Glass or Earthen Vessel in Sand there will remain the Salt of Guaiacum which you may make white by calcining it in a Crucible in a strong Fire This Salt is Aperitive and Sudorifick it may serve as all other Alkalies to draw the Tinctures of Vegetables The Dose is from ten Grains to half a Dram in some convenient Liquor During the Distillation you must not make the Fire too strong for the Spirits coming forth with a great deal of Violence will be apt to break either the Retort or the Receiver Tho' Guaiacum be a very dry Body yet abundance of Liquor is drawn from it for if you put into the Retort four Pounds of this Wood sixteen Ounces to the Pound you will draw thirty nine Ounces of Spirit and Flegm and five Ounces and an half of Oyl there will remain in the Retort nineteen Ounces of Coals from which you may draw half an Ounce or six Drams of an Alkali-Salt The Oyl of Guaiacum is Acrimonious by reason of the Salts it has carried along with it and it is the Gravity of the Salts that does precipitate it to the bottom of the Water This Oyl does good for the Tooth-ach because it stops the Nerves with its Ramous Parts hindring thereby the Air from entring Moreover by means of the Acrimonious Salts which they contain they do dissipate a Flegm which uses to get within the Gum and causes Pain Take of Guaiacum cut into small pieces eight Ounces of Sarsaparilla six Ounces of the Bark of Walnut-tree of the Roots of Fig-wort and of Saxifrage each two Ounces Herb Robert three Handfuls of Raisins of the Sun stoned and of Live Millepedes each one Pound make a Bag for four Gallons of New Beer This is a Diet-drink for the King 's Evil. Guaiacum grows in Hispaniola Jamaica and some other Places Gum-Ammoniacum Chuse that which is without Sand that is pure yellow without and clear within which burns clear when it is fired and softens and sticks to the Hands when handled and flies into many shining pieces when it is knock'd with an Hammer It will dissolve in Water it smells stronger than Galbanum and hath a bitterish Taste It attenuates and resolves and draws violently and moves the Belly 'T is chiefly used for Pains of the Gout to resolve the viscid and thick Mucilage of the Lungs and Mesentery and for obstinate Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Womb and for the Stone 'T is used outwardly for a Scirrhus for the King's-Evil and to dissolve other hard Swellings Gum-Ammoniack is distill'd in the following manner Put a Pound of Gum-Ammoniack into an Earthen Retort or a Glass one luted big enough for two thirds to remain empty place this Retort in a Reverberatory Furnace and fitting to it a Receiver begin the Distillation with a very little Fire to warm gently the Retort and drive forth Drop by Drop a little Flegmatick Water when the Vapours begin to appear throw out that which is in the Receiver and re-fitting it and luting close the Joints increase the Fire by degrees and continue it until all is come forth then let the Vessels cool and unlute them pour out that which is in the Receiver into a Tunnel lined with Brown Paper the Spirit will pass through and leave the thick black Oyl in the Filter Keep it in a Viol. 'T is good for the Palsie and Hysterical Diseases the diseas'd Parts are rub'd with it And it is given Women to smell to Put the Spirit into a Glass-Limbeck and rectifie it by distilling it in Sand 'T is a good Remedy against the Plague and all sorts of Malignant Diseases 'T is used in the Scurvy and all manner of Obstructions The Dose is from eight to
Bees make Hony does not seem probable but it rather sweats out of the very Tree or from the Branches of it at set Times and grows to the Form we see it with the Heat of the Sun The best comes from Pegu and Martaban 'T is Twofold namely Seed-lac or Shel-lac 'T is also Factitious It attenuates and opens and purifies the Blood and provokes Sweat and is Diuretick 'T is chiefly used in Obstructions of the Liver Spleen and Gall-Bladder 'T is good in a Dropsie for the Jaundice an Asthma and Impost-humes of the Lungs to expel Malignity and to force the Courses The Species called Dialacca is much commended by most Physicians and is made in the following manner Take of Gum-Lac prepared and of the Roots of Rhaponticum each three Drams of Schaenâ—nth Indian Spikenard Mastich of the Juice of Wormwood and Agrimony thicken'd of the Seed of Smallage Bishop's-weed Fennel Annise Savine Bitter Almonds Cleands Myrrh Zedoary the Roots of Madder Asarabacca of Birth-wort Long and Round and of Gentian of Saffron Cinnamon dried Hysop Woody-Cassia and Bdellium of each one Dram and an half of Black Pepper and Ginger each one Dram make a Powder according to Art Sealing-wax is made of Gum-Lac The fine hard Sealing-wax is made of fine Gum-Lac melted in an Earthen Vessel into which a sufficient quantity of the colour is put and mix'd well together then take it off the Fire and make it up into Rolls or Sticks Red Wax is colour'd with choice Vermillion Blue Wax with Blue Bice Smalt or Ultramarine Green Wax with Green Bice Verdigrease or the like Black Wax with Ivory or Cherry-stone-Black Purple Wax with Red Lake and the like Coarse hard Sealing-wax is made in the following manner Take of Shel-lac twelve Ounces of Resin and choice Vermillion each six Ounces melt them and mix them together and when they are of a due Heat make them into Sticks You may set a Gloss upon them by gently heating them in a naked Charcoal-fire and rubbing them with a Cloth till they are cold Gum-Olibanum or Frankincense in Latin Olibanum It heats dries and is somewhat astringent 'T is chiefly used inwardly for Diseases of the Head and Breast and for Fluxes of the Belly and Womb and for a Cough and Spitting of Blood But the Internal Use of it is much disliked by some for they say it occasions Madness 'T is used outwardly for â—umes to strengthen the Head and to stop Catarrhs It incarns Ulcers and cures Wounds Mix'd with Lard it cures Chilblains It eases the Pain of Ulcers of the fundament powder'd and mix'd with Milk 'T is mingled with Plasters Ointments and Balsams to cleanse and incarn Ulcers and Wounds But the chief use of it is in Fractures of the Scull being powder'd and mix'd with the White of an Egg and applied to the Temples it does good for an Hemicrania and the Head-ach Infus'd in sweet Wine and drop'd hot into the Ears it eases the Pain of them and cures Ulcers in them The Bark of Frankincense is more effectual than the Frankincense it self and is more astringent The Smoke of Frankincense was formerly used to take off Inflammations of the Eyes and to stop Fluxes But it is not used now-a-days But the most ancient and remarkable use of it was in holy Things for they sacrificed and perfum'd their Temples with it And the same use is made of it now-a-days in Christian Churches It has been also used which is very strange in all Ages and in all Nations and by People of all sorts of Religions to purifie the Bodies of the Dead It was called Olibanum by the Greeks from an Assyrian Youth of that Name who as it is fabulously reported being maliciously slain for his pious Behaviour towards the Gods was turn'd into this Shrub called Arbor Thurifera Upon which Account they affirm that nothing is more pleasing to the Gods than the Smell of Frankincense Gum-Opoponax See Panax Herculis Gum-Sagapenum The Plant whose Juice it is is unknown It opens discusses attenuates and cleanses 'T is used for Pains of the Side and Breast and for Ruptures It cleanses the Lungs of thick Matter that sticks to them 'T is used in the Falling-sickness and for Diseases of the Spleen and the Palsie It provokes the Courses and taken in Wine it cures those that are bit by Venomous Creatures It takes off Mother-fits being held to the Nostrils with Vinegar 'T is reckon'd amongst the strongest Purgers but Mesue says it hurts the Stomach and Liver It may be corrected with such Things as are astringent and preserve the Tone as with Mastick Spike and the like Schroder reckons the Virtues in short thus 'T is very drawing It purges clammy gross and watery Humours from the Stomach Guts Womb Reins Brain Nerves Joints and Breast wherefore it is good for Dropsies Old Coughs an Asthma the Head-ach Convulsions Falling-sickness Palsie Obstructions and Tumors of the Spleen for the Cholick to provoke the Courses and the Urine But it is not to be used to Women with Child for it kills the Child 'T is good outwardly for a Pleurisie and other Tumors for it resolves and eases Pain The Fume of it takes off a Fit of the Falling-sickness and cures the little Excrescencies on the Eye-lids called Hordeola Take of Gum-Sagapenum and Ammoniacum each half a Dram of Diagridium six Grains of the Troches of Alhandal four Grains make Pills with Syrup of Betony Gum-Sarcocolla 'T is so called because it agglutinates Flesh 'T is best when it is fresh and of a palish Colour for when it is old it grows reddish It has a bitter Taste and is of a porous Substance and easily dissolves in Water It heats and dries and is astringent It consolidates glutinates ripens and concocts 'T is chiefly used for Cicatrizing and healing Wounds 'T is excellent for Fluxeons for the Albugo and Nubeculae of the Eyes being infus'd in Woman's or Asses Milk and mix'd with rose-Rose-water Gum-Tamahaca 'T is much used by the Indians in Tumors of all kinds in any part of the Body It wonderfully resolves ripens and discusses It takes away all Pains proceeding from Cold and Flegmatick Humours The Fume of of it takes off Mother-fits 'T is commonly applied in the form of a Plaster to the Navel in Hysterick Diseases It stops all Defluxions from the Head being wrap'd in a Cloth and applied behind the Ears Being applied in the form of a Plaster to the Temples it diverts Defluxions on the Eyes and other parts of the Face It cures the Tooth-ach the Hollow Tooth being stop'd with it An excellent Stomach-Plaster is made of it and a third part of Storax and a little Amber-grease for it strengthens the Stomach provokes Appetite and helps Concoction and expels Wind. 'T is of excellent Virtue in Pains of the Hips and for Diseases of the Joints proceeding from cold Humours Monardes adds a third part of Wax to make it stick the better This Plaster is very good for Swellings and
Hardness of the Spleen Gum-Tragacanth It flows from the Root being cut That which is brought to us is glutinous white or yellow and of a sweetish Taste The Water wherein it is infus'd becomes clammy and mucilaginous It opens Obstructions and attemperates Acrimony It is used in Medicines for the Eyes and for Coughs and Hoarsness and Distillations in a Linctus with Hony A Dram of it being dissolv'd and taken in a proper Liquor mix'd with Burnt Hart's-horn and a little Allum eases the Pain of the Kidnies and Erosions of the Bladder 'T is good for the Bloody-Flux in Clysters And dissolv'd in Milk or rose-Rose-water it takes off Redness of the Eyes and stops sharp Distillations on them A Mucilage is made of it in Water to form other Medicines for instance Troches 'T is an Ingredient of the Syrup of Hysop of the London-Dispensatory which is made in the following manner Take of the Roots of Smallage Parsly Fennel Liquorish cut each ten Drams of Jujebs and Sebestians each fifteen pair of Raisins cleans'd one Ounce and an half Figs and fat Dates of each number Ten of the Seeds of Mallows Quinces and of Gum-Tragacanth tied up in a Rag each three Drams of Hysop moderately dried ten Drams of Maiden-hair six Drams all being prepar'd infuse them twenty four Hours in eight Pints of Barly-water then boyl them in B. M. and strain them out hard to the clear Liquor add six Pounds and an half of Fine Sugar make a Syrup in B. M. It corroborates the Breast and Lungs and is excellent for Coughs H. HEdge-Hysop or rather Water-Hysop in Latin Gratiola 'T is an excellent Remedy to purge Watery and Cholorick Humours which it draws from the most remote Parts and evacuates them by Vomit and Stool and by consequence must be of good use in a Dropsie for the Yellow Jaundice and for Pains of the Hips It may be taken in Powder or green in a Decoction But because it works so violently it ought to be corrected with Ginger Sal Gemma Cinnamon or the like 'T is very bitter and kills Worms and carries off the Matter occasioning them Being bruis'd and applied it cures Wounds quickly It grows in Germany and Italy and some Parts of France Heliotrope in Latin Heliotropium majus The Herb cures Warts being rub'd upon them 'T is very effectual in a Carcionoma and for Gangrenous Ulcers and King's-Evil-Swellings The Leaves sprinkled with Rose-water and applied to the Head ease the Pain of it A Decoction made of the Leaves and Cummin expels Gravel and kills Worms Hermodactyls in Latin Hermodactylus Botanists do not agree about Hermodactiles of the Shops Some say they are the Roots of Colchicum Others deny it And the more Learn'd and Skilful make them to be different things Take of Hermodactiles powder'd half a Dram of Aloes-Succotrine one Scruple of Powder of Cummin six Grains make Pills according to Art Or Take of White-wine three Ounces of Hermodactiles powder'd two Drams of Powder of Ginger one Scruple mingle them and let them stand in Infusion all Night strain it and add an Ounce and an half of Syrup of Betony and make a Draught Maggravius mentions these Pills and this Potion amongst his Phlegmagoges Plaster of Hermodactiles of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of the Plaster called Diachalcitis eight Ounces of Burgundy-Pitch melted and strain'd four Ounces of White Venice-Soap and New Yellow Wax each three Ounces of Butter of Oranges one Ounce of the Seeds of Cummin and Hermodactiles each one Ounce and an half of the Leaves of dried Wormwood of the Flowers of Camomile and of Florentine-Orris each half an Ounce powder fine those Things which are to be powder'd and make a Plaster according to Art Hypocistis or Rape of Cistus in Latin Orobranche It grows from the Roots of all the Sorts of Cistus 'T is very effectual for all Fluxes as of Blood the Fluxes of Women and for Celiack and Dysenterick Diseases 'T is also good to strengthen any Part. 'T is now-a-days prepar'd in the following manner They beat the fresh Flowers and press out the Juice and thicken it in the Sun and keep it for use Take of Conserve of Roses and of the Roots of the Greater Comfrey each two Ounces of Seal'd Earth Bole-Armoniack Dragon's-Blood Red Coral of the Lapis Hematites and Troches de Carrabe of each one Dram of Hypocistis the Grains of Kermes and the Seeds of Plantane each one Scruple with equal parts of Syrup of Poppies and Myrtles make an Opiate of which take the quantity of a Nutmeg Morning and Evening drinking upon it a little Plantane-water This is used for Voiding of Blood by Urine J. JAlap in Latin Jalapium The Root of it is like Mechoacan but it is cover'd with a black Bark and is brownish within It comes to us sliced from India It tastes gummy but not unpleasant 'T is stronger than the common White Mechoacan for it purges Watery Humours better A Dram of the Powder of it may be given at a time The Purgative Quality resides in the Resin Resin or Magistery of Jalap is made in the following manner Put a Pound of Jalap grosly powder'd into a large Matrass pour upon it Spirit of Wine Alcoholiz'd until it be four Fingers above the Matter stop the Matras with another whose Neck enters into it and luting the Junctures with a wet Bladder digest it three Days in a Sand-heat the Spirit of Wine will receive a red Tincture decant it and then pour more upon the Jalap proceed as before and mixing your Dissolutions filtrate them through Brown Paper put that which you have filtrated into a Glass-Cucurbite and distil in a Vaporous Bath two thirds of the Spirit of Wine which may serve you another time for the same Operation pour that which remains at the Bottom of the Cucurbite into a large Earthen Pan fill'd with Water and it will turn into a Milk which you must leave a Day to settle and then separate the Water by Inclination you will find the Resin at bottom like unto Turpentine wash it several times with Water and dry it in the Sun it will grow hard like common Resin powder it fine and it will become white keep it in a Viol. It purges Serosities 'T is given in Dropsies and for all Obstructions The Dose is from four to twelve Grains mix'd in an Electuary or else in Pills The Resins of Turbith Scammony and Benjamin may be drawn after the same manner If you use sixteen Ounces of Jalap you will draw an Ounce and six Drams of Resin You must observe to give the Resin of Jalap always mix'd with something else that may separate its Parts for if it be taken alone it will be apt to adhere to the Membrane of the Intestines and so cause Ulcers by its Acrimonious Quality Moreover Apothecaries should observe to mix it in a little Yolk of an Egg when they would dissolve it in a Potion for it sticks to
half A Gentlewoman cured several People of Dropsies only by giving the Juice of this Root She order'd them to take four Spoonfuls every Morning in six Spoonfuls of White-wine An Ounce of the fresh Juice has been used with good Success in a desperate Obstruction of the Belly It purges Flegm Water and Choler But it is now-a-days only used for Dropsies Take of the Roots of Florentine-Iris and Hermodactiles powder'd each six Drams of the Plaister Oxycroceum and of the Mucilages each two Ounces of the Resin of Pine one Ounce mix them and moisten them with Oyl of Worms and make a Plaster This is used for the Gout Take of the Roots of Florentine-Iris twelve Ounces of the Wood of Rhodim two Ounces of the Leaves of Marjoram three Drams of Cloves one Ounce of Limon-peel five Drams of Cyperus-root one Ounce of Sweet-smelling Flag six Drams of Damask-Roses four Ounces of Red Roses two Ounces of Benzoyn Styrax and Calamit each one Ounce of Labdanum half an Ounce make a gross Powder This is a sweet Powder and is very proper to sprinkle amongst Clothes to preserve them from the Moth. If all the aforesaid Ingredients are distill'd with Strong Beer in a common Still six Grains of Musk being tied up in a Rag and hang'd in the Receiver you will have a Perfum'd Water that is very fit for Funerals Jujubs in Latin Jujubae They are moderately hot and moist They attemperate the Sharpness of the Blood and are good for Diseases of the Breast and Lungs for Coughs Difficulty of Breathing for Diseases of the Reins and Bladder and for Heat of Urine The Syrup of Jujubs of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of Jujubs number Sixty of the Flowers of Violets five Drams of Liquorish rasp'd and bruis'd of the Leaves of Maiden-hair and of French-Barly each one Ounce of the Seeds of Mallows five Drams of the Seeds of White Poppies Melons Lettice and of Quinces and Gum-Tragacanth tied up in a Rag by themselves each three Drams boyl them in three Quarts of Fountain-water till half is consum'd strain it and clarifie the Liquor and with two Pounds of White Sugar make a Syrup 'T is a good cooling Syrup and proper for Coughs Pleurisies and for Ulcers of the Lungs and Bladder 'T is an Ingredient in the Lohoch Sanans of the London-Dispensatory and of the Pectoral Decoction K. KErmes or the Scarlet Oak in Latin Ilex Coccigera This little Tree grows on stony Hills about Monopeliar and in other Parts of France and in Italy But Clusius says it does not every where bear the Grains of Kermes for he says they are only to be found in those Regions which are near the Mediterranean Sea where the Sun shines very hot and not always there neither for when the Shrub grows so big as to bear Acorns the Kermes will not grow on it and therefore the Inhabitants burn them up when they are about four Years old that young ones may come in their Room which afterwards yearly have the Grain of Kermes sticking to them on the Branch like small Peas of an Ash-colour These Grains are counted by Philosophers and Botanists the Spurious or Excrementitious Fruit of the Scarlet-Oak only But the learned and ingenious Dr. Martin Lister found such kind of Grains growing in England upon the tender Branches of Cherry-trees and supposes that they are not Excrescencies but the Work of some Insect for receiving as in a Nest its young ones The Grains serve for two Uses for Medicine and for Dying of a Scarlet Colour They are astringent and are used successfully for Wounds and wounded Nerves They are also of good use to prevent Miscarriage and used by the Physicians of Montpeliar for sudden Accidents and Acute Diseases as for an Apoplexy Palsie and the like They are also used for the Palpitation of the Heart for Fainting and for Melancholy The Confection of Kermes of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of the Juice of fragrant Apples and of the sweetest Water of Roses each one Pint and an half of the Syrup of the Grains of Kermes one Quart of Sugar one Pound boyl them almost to the Consistence of Hony then take it from the Fire and while it is hot add two Drams of Amber-Grease cut small and dissolv'd with some Drops of Oyl of Cinnamon which being well mix'd add the following things powder'd of choice Cinnamon and the best Wood of Aloes each six Drams of prepar'd Pearl two Drams of Leaf-Gold one Dram mix them according to Art The Syrup of Kermes mention'd in making Confection of Kermes is made in the following manner They beat the Grains in a Marble Mortar and pulp them through a Sieve and mix them with an equal quantity of Sugar this they call Conserve And by adding more Sugar Raw Silk the Juice of Apples and rose-Rose-water they make a Syrup L. LArk-Spur in Latin Consolida Regalis The Juice of the Flowers and the distill'd Water clear the Sight and strengthen it And some say that looking always upon it does the same wherefore they take care to hang it always in sight 'T is successfully used in Vulnerary Potions a Decoction of the Flowers in Wine with a Dram of Saffron opens Obstructions Lead-wort in Latin Plumbago Plinii It cures Horses when they are galled and prevents Worms breeding in the Sores being bruis'd and applied Lignum-Aloes It heats and dries and comforts all the Bowels especially the Heart and Womb. It recreates the Vital and Animal Spirits and therefore is good for Fainting It kills Worms 'T is used frequently in Cordial Epithems Being chew'd in the Mouth and the Mouth wash'd with a Decoction of it it cures a Stinking Breath 'T is used for Perfumes and being dried and powder'd and sprinkled upon the Body it smells well A Dram of the Root taken inwardly removes superfluous Humours from the Stomach strengthens it and mitigates the Heat of it It eases the Pain of the Sides and Liver and does good in the Bloody-Flux and for the Gripes A piece of this Wood with the Gum sticking on it was presented to the Royal Society by the Honourable Mr. Boyle It tasted just like the Wood and the Colour of it was like pure Succotrine-Aloes 'T is said that a Milk flows from this Tree which is so virulent that if it chance to drop into the Eyes it occasions Blindness and if it fall upon any other part of the Body it causes Blisters and an Inflammation The true Lignum-Aloes grows in Malacca and in the Island Sumatra Take of Labdanum and Mastich each two Drams of Lignum-Aloes Storax-Calamit Cinnamon and Turpentine each one Dram of Myrtles and the Roots of Cyperus each half a Dram of the Juyce of Mint and Horse-tail extracted with Red Wine a sufficient quantity Make a Plaster to be applied to the Region of the Pubis and Perinaeum for an Incontinence of Urine Lignum-Colubrinum 'T is commended for expelling Poyson the
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
frequent and excessive use both of the Nuts and Bark occasions Sleepy Diseases for they are very Narcotick Upon which Account what Tavernier relates is not improbable namely That when these Nuts are ripe the Birds of Paradise flock together to the Molucca-Islands to eat them just as Thrushes flock to France at the time of the Vintage but they pay dearly for their dainty Food for when they have eaten greedily of them they are seized with a Giddiness and fall to the Ground as if they were drunk and when they lie on the Ground the Ants eat off their Legs And Lobelius mentions an Observation of an English Lady with Child that long'd for Nutmegs and eat twelve of them upon which shew grew delirous or was rather intoxicated but having slept a good while and Repelling Medicines being applied to her Head she recover'd The Wounds of a Soldier were soon cured by eating Nutmegs Wedelius also commends them for curing of Wounds John Bauhinus having drunk cold Water too freely on the Apennine Mountains was seiz'd with violent Pains in his Bladder and his Scrotum was swell'd with the Wind tho' he never was bursten'd before or after and when he thought he should have died by reason of the Violence of the Pain his Fellow-Traveller gave him Nutmegs and he eat four of them presently and by the Blessing of God was freed of his Pains Nutmegs chew'd and swallow'd do much good for a Palsie of the Parts that serve for Swallowing An Oyl express'd from the fresh Nuts beat and made hot in a Frying-pan is good for the Gripes and Nephritick Pains being taken inwardly in some hot Liquor Children's Navels being anointed with it when they are grip'd are eas'd thereby 'T is also good for Pains of the Nerves and Joints proceeding from Cold. The Temples being anointed with it it disposes to Rest The best Nutmeg is that which is weighty Oyl of Nutmegs is made in the following manner Take sixteen Ounces of good Nutmegs beat them in a Mortar until they are almost in a Paste and put them upon a Boulter cover them with a piece of strong Cloth and an Earthen Pan over that put your Cloth over a Kettle half fill'd with Water and set the Kettle upon the Fire that the Vapour of the Water may gently warm the Nutmegs when you find upon touching the Pan it is so hot that you cannot endure your Hand upon it you must take off the Boulter and putting the Matter into a Linen Cloth take its four Corners and tie them quickly together put them into a Press between a couple of warm Plates set the Pan underneath and there will come forth an Oyl which congeals as it grows cold press the Matter as strongly as you are able to draw out all the Oyl then keep it in a Pot well stop'd This Oyl is very Stomachick being applied outwardly or else given inwardly The Dose is from four Grains to ten in Broth or some other convenient Liquor This is call'd Oyl of Nutmegs by Expression which is an Ingredient in the following Apoplectick Balsam Take of Oyl of Nutmegs by Expression two Ounces Oyl of Rosemary Marjoram Sage Thyme Hysop and Angelica each one Dram Oyl of Cinnamon half a Dram of Oyl of Amber half a Scruple of Oyl of Rhodium one Dram of the Oyl of Rue Limons Oranges and Cloves each one Scruple of Peruvian Balsam half an Ounce of Tincture of Benzoin of Civet Chymical Oyl of Nutmegs of Tincture of Cloves each half a Dram of Amber-grease two Drams of Musk one Dram put all the Oyls together in a Glass for use the longer they have been mix'd the better they are Then take ten or twenty Drops and grind them with the Oyl of Nutmegs half an Hour then drop the same number of Drops as before get up the Mixture together with a piece of Horn or with a Knife then let it stand two Hours to ferment then put thirty Drops of the Oyls more to it and grind it with the Mixture half an Hour cover it with a Paper and let it stand all Night in the Morning grind it with the Balsam of Peru for half an Hour then warm a Brass Mortar and Pestle and cut or scrape into it your Amber-grease add to it thirty Drops of your Mixture of Oyls grind them together for a quarter of an Hour then add thirty Drops more of the Oyls afterwards put it out on one side of the Stone and on the other side put the Musk mix it by degrees with the Oyls and Amber-grease till it be all dissolved then put to it the Civet and grind it with the Musk and Amber-grease for a quarter of an Hour mix all by degrees with the former Composition and ferment them two Hours then put it up and keep it for use Take of Alabastrian Ointment and of Ointment of Roses each two Ounces of Opium one Dram of Saffron one Dram of Oyl of Nutmegs one Dram mingle them and make an Ointment anoint the Temples and Forehead with it 'T is good for the Head-ach Take of Saffron powder'd two Scruples of the Ointment of the Flowers of Oranges and of Oyl of Sweet Almonds each one Ounce of Oyl of Nutmegs by Expression half a Dram mingle them and make an Ointment Anoint Children's Breasts in Colds and other Diseases of the Lungs with this Ointment Nux Vomica 'T is Narcotick and Virulent and worse than Opium Being powder'd and mix'd with Meat it kills Cats and Dogs O. OAK of Jerusalem in Latin Botrys The Herb powder'd and mix'd with Hony is good for an Ulcer of the Lungs It provokes the Courses and expels a dead Child Take of this Herb of Hedge-Mustard and of Nettles each two Handfuls of Colt's-foot one Handful and an half boyl them in a sufficient quantity of fountain-Fountain-water in B. M. to a Quart of the clear Liquor strain'd add the Juice of Turnips par'd and boyl'd in Fountain-water change the Water twice and when they are soft press out the Juice gently add of this Juice having clear'd it self by standing one Pint fine Sugar three Pounds boyl it to a Syrup in B. M. when there is occasion to use it Olive-tree 'T is a Tree of a moderate Bigness it grows slowly and lasts long some say two hundred Years It grows in Italy and France and other Places Tho' Olives when they are ripe are black and taste acrid bitter and nauseous yet the Oyl that is press'd from them is most commonly Pellucid and a little yellowish It tastes sweet and pleasant but that which is freest from Colour and Taste is reckon'd the best The Leaves of Olives cool dry and are astringent They are chiefly used outwardly for Fluxes of the Belly of the Courses for an Herpes and the like and with Medicines for the Eyes So great is the use of the Oyl both for Meat and Medicine that it would take up too much time to mention all Galen Dioscorides Pliny and others both Ancient and Modern
Old French White-wine infuse them forty Days and then take out the Squills Take of Oxymel of Squills one Ounce and an half of Vinegar of Squills two Ounces mingle them Make a Vomit This is a gentle Vomit Take of the Infusion of Crocus Metallorum six Drams of Wine of Squills one Ounce and an half of Simply Syrup of Sorrel half an Ounce This is a stronger Vomit Oxymel of Squills mix'd with Pectoral Syrups is excellent to help Expectoration Staechas It grows plentifully about Montpeliar It heals and dries is Diuretick and Vulnerary 'T is chiefly used for Obstructions of the Urine Liver Spleen and Courses It resolves Coagulated Blood it dries Catarrhs and kills Worms being taken in Wine 'T is also commended for drying up sharp Defluxions of the Lungs 'T is used outwardly to mollifie hard Swellings of the Womb in Fomentations It dries and discusses Defluxions of the Head the Herb being burnt and smelt to Matthiolus says that the whole Herb cures all Diseases of the Brain proceeding from a cold Cause namely Flegmatick Fluxions Pains of the Head the Falling-Sickness the Palsie and the like Syrup of Staechas of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of the Flowers of Staechas four Ounces of Rosemary half an Ounce of the Herb Thyme Calamint and Origanum each an Ounce and an half of Sage and Betony each half an Ounce of the Seeds of Rue Peony and Fennel each three Drams digest them a Day or two in B. M. in a sufficient quantity of warm Fountain-water strain it out and to five Pints of the strain'd Liquor add five Pounds and an half of Fine Sugar Make a Syrup according to Art in B. M. add some Drops of Oyl of Cinnamon This Syrup is frequently made use of in Diseases of the Head Staves-acre or Louse-wort in Latin Staphis Agria It grows in Dalmatia Apulia and Calabria 'T is violently hot Acrid and Caustick therefore it is used for a Masticatory It also purges but being not a gentle Medicine 't is seldom used Twelve Grains or a Scruple of the Seed purges upward and downward and raises Salivation wherefore it is very good in the French-Pox says Sylvius but it inflames the Jaws and occasions a violent Heat in them and brings the Patient in danger of Suffocation and therefore surely ought not to be used inwardly Take of Mastick three Drams of Pellitory of Spain and Staves-Acre each two Drams of the Roots of Angelica half a Dram of Cubebs and Nutmegs each one Dram of Euphorbium one Scruple of Wax a sufficient quantity to make a Mass for Masticatories Storax-tree in Latin Styrax Arbor It grows in Italy The Resin of Storax which is sold in the Shops is two-fold dry and liquid The dry is called Storax-Calamite so called because it is put up in Reeds And when there is only mention made of Storax in prescribing you must understand it to be the Calamite-Storax It heats dries mollifies and concocts is good for Distillations and Hoarsness 'T is good also for an Hardness and Obstruction of the Womb. 'T is much used for Perfumes That is best which is fat and has whitish Fragments The Red Storax of the Shops which the Jews frequently use for Perfumes comes from India Liquid Storax is a fat Liquor like a Balsam it has a strong Smell and is of the Consistence of Hony A Storax with the Leaves of Maple grows in the Lord Bishop of London's curious Garden It was brought from Virginia The Pill of Storax of the London-Dispensatory is made in the following manner Take of Storax-Calamite of Olibanum Myrrh and of the Juice of Liquorish thicken'd each half an Ounce of Saffron one Dram with Syrup of White Poppies make a Mass This is much used for Tickling Coughs proceeding from Rheums and Defluxions on the Lungs The Dose is fifteen Grains or one Scruple to be taken at Bed-time Straw-berry-tree in Latin Arbutus It grows in Sicily Italy and France and in the West Part of Ireland The Fruit tastes pleasantly but not so well as Straw-berries 'T is offensive to the Stomach and causes the Head-ach A Water drawn from the Leaves and Flowers in Glass is counted an excellent Anti-dote against the Plague and for Poysons Sugar-Cane in Latin Arundo Saccharina It grows spontaneously in both the Indies 'T is also planted in many other Places as in the Canary-Islands Spain Sicily Crete and Cyprus It loves a fat and moist Ground and is fit to make Sugar in the space of a Year The Juice is press'd out in a Mill which is very sweet but will not keep above twenty four Hours afterwards it turns to Vinegar They boyl it up in great Furnaces but it is worth noting that if any Oyl be mix'd with it it will never come to Sugar Sugar is much used both in Food and Physick It has been suppos'd that the immoderate use of Sugar here in England has been the Reason of the Increase of the Scurvy and of Consumptions amongst us 'T is certain that it increases the Scurvy for by the frequent use of it the Teeth grow black and rotten which are certain Signs of the Scurvy Moreover it contains in it a very Corrosive Salt which appears by Distillation And it is well known that the Scurvy is occasion'd by a Fixed Salt and cured by a Volatile Salt But it is to be noted that Sugar is better to be mix'd with Medicines peculiar to Women's Diseases than Hony for Hony is injurious to the Womb. Sugar is dissolv'd in Water then filtrated and so it is purified afterwards the Liquor is evaporated and it is made up into Loaves or put up in Casks 'T is either Red brown or white according to the Degrees of Purification When the Sugar has been refin'd no more than abovesaid it is a little fat Now to refine it farther it is dissolv'd in Lime-water and boyl'd and the Scum is taken off when it is sufficiently boyl'd they cast it into Molds of a Pyramidal Form which have Holes at the bottom to let the more glutinous part run through and separate 'T is farther refin'd by boyling it with the Whites of Eggs in Water for the glutinous quality of the Whites of Eggs does help to receive and take away the Impurities that remain in the Sugar and the boyling drives them all to the Sides of the Vessel in a Scum The Liquor is pass'd through a Cloth and then evaporated to a due Consistence Sugar-Candy is only Sugar Crystalliz'd The Way to make it is to boyl Refin'd Sugar in Water to the Consistence of a thick Syrup 't is then pour'd into Pots wherein little Sticks have been laid in order 't is left in a still place some Days without stirring and you have the Sugar-Candy sticking to the Sticks Brown Sugar-Candy is made after the same manner It s Sweetness proceeds from an Essential Acid Salt mix'd with some Oyly Parts whereof it consists for if you separate these two Substances one