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The broomrape alfo is not without its virtues. The decoétion thereof in wine is 
thought to be as’ effectual tovavoid the ftone in the kidnies and bladder, and to pro- 
_ voke urine, as the broom itfelf. The juice thereof is a fingular good help to cure 
as well green wounds, as old and filthy fores and malignant ulcers ; the infolate oil 
wherein there has been three or four repetitions of infufion of the top {talks with the 
flowers {trained and cleared, cleanfeth the fkin from all manner of {pots, marks, 
and freckles, that arifeeither by the heat of the fun, or the malignity of humours, 
As for the broom and broomrape, Mars owns them, and it is exceeding prejudicial | 
to the liver, I fuppofe by reafon of the antipathy between Jupiter and Mars, there- 
fore if the liver be difaffected, adminifter none of it. 
Wj BUCKSHORN PLANTANE, 
Description. THIS being fown of feed, rifeth up at the firft with fmal}, ame 
narrow, hairy, dark green leaves, like grafs, without any divifion or gafh in them ; 
but thofe that follow are gafhed in on both fides the leaves into three or four gathes, 
and pointed at the ends, refembling the knags of a buck’s horn, whereof it took its 
name; and being well grown round about the root upon the ground, in order one 
by another, thereby refembling the form of a ftar, from among which rife up di-: 
vers hairy ftalks, about a hand breadth high, bearing every one a fmall, long, fpiky © 
head, like to thofe of the common plantane, having {uch like bloomings and feed 
after them: the root is fingle, long, and fmall, with ftrings at it. 
“Pract. They grow in dry fandy ground, as in Tothill-fields, Weftmintter, and 
many other places in this kingdom. 
Time. They flower and feed ‘in May, June, and July, and their = nig in 
a manner abide ¢ green all the winter. 
GovERNMENT AND Virtues. It is under the démindew of ates alle hea a 
- gallant drying and binding quality : this boiled in wine and drank, and fome of the 
leaves applied to the hurt place, is an excellent remedy for the biting of the viper or 
adder, which I take to be one and the fame; the fame being alfo drank, helpeth 
ENO EhliPaire troubled With the Rone Gh the’ tein oridkiditien/‘by-cooling the heat of 
the parts afflicted, and ftrengthening them ; as alfo weak ftomachs that cannot res 
tain, but caft up their meat ; it ftayeth all bleedings at the mouth and nofe, bloody | 
utine, or the bloody flux, and ftoppeth the. Jafk of the belly and bowels: the leaves _ 
hereof bruifed and laid to their fides that have an ague, fuddenly eafeth the fit; and 
the leaves anc ‘roots beaten with fome bay falt and applied to the wrifts, worketh the 
fame effects ; the herb boiled imale or wine, 
ings together, ftayeth the diftillations of hot and fharp rheums falling into the eye: 
from the head, and helpeth all forts of fore eyes, ie ae 
No. 8. - 2D “nockS: 
; and given for fome mornings andevens 3 
