416 -CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
into many parts, each of them cut in on the edges, fet at the joints on both fides of 
the branches, of a dark bluifh green colour on the upper fide, like columbines, 
and of a more pai2 bluith green underneath, full of a yellow fap, when any partis 
broken; ofa bitter tafte, and {trong fcent; at the tops of the branches, whichare 
much divided, grow gold-yellow flowers of four leaves each, after which comes 
fnall long pods, with blackifh feed therein. Its root is fomewhat great at the head, 
fhooting forth divers long roots, and fmall ftrings, reddifh on the outfide, and yel-, 
low within, and is full of a yellow fap. 
Prace. It groweth in many places, by old walls, by the hedges and way-fides in 
untilled places; and being once planted in a garden, efpecially in a fhady place, 
it will remain there. 
Time. They flower ail the fummer long, and the feed ripeneth in the mean time. _ 
-GovERNMENT and Virtuets. This is an herb of the Sun, and under the 
eeleftial Lion, and is one of the beft cures for the eyes that is. All that know any 
thing of Aftrology, know as well as I can tell them, that the eyes are fubject to 
the luminaries ; let it then be gathered when the Sun is in Leo, and the Moon in 
Aries applying to his trine. Let Leo arife, then you may make it into an o.lor 
ointment, which you pleafe, to anoint fore eyes with ; I can prove it both from my 
own experience, and the experience of thofe to whom I have taught it, that the 
moft defperate fore eyes have been cured by this medicine only ; then, I pray, is not 
? ver and gall, helpeth the yellow jaune 
dice, and often ufing it, helps the dropfy, the itch, and thofe who have old fores ) 
The juice thereof taken fafting, is held 
ice : | ftilence; the diftilled water with a little 
ail a little good treacle mixed therewith, (the party upon taking it being — 
Bec effect : the Juice dropped into the CYS, 
which darken the fight, but it is beft 10 
ae aes it is good in old, filthy, cor- ~ 
NF Br ba to ftay ir malignity of f; ing. and ing, 
ahd to cante PIE ee cta retting and running, 
ap aos to heal more fpeedily ; the juice often applied to tetters, ring- 
