“AND COMPLETE HERBAL: 7102 — yeh" 
GoveRNMENT and Virtues. It is under the dominion of thé Moon. The feed 
is ufed to be put into the eyes to clear them from moats, or other fuch like th ings 
gotten within the lids to offend them, as alfo to cleanfe them from white or red fj p ots 
inthem. The muccilage of the feed made with water, and applied to tumours or 
{wellings, difperfeth and taketh them away ; as alfo draweth forth fplinters, thorns, 
or other things gotten into the fleth. The leaves ufed with vinegar, either by itfelf 
or with honey, doth help hot inflammations, as alfo boils, fellons, and the hot inflam-- 
mations that are gathered by their pains, if it be applied before they are grown too 
great. The powder of the dried root put into the nofe, provoketh {neezing, and 
thereby purgeth the head and brain of much rheum and corruption. The feed or 
leaves taken in wine, provoketh to venery. It is of much ufe both for men and wo- 
men that have weak backs, to help to ftrengthen the reins, ufed either by itfelf or 
with other herbs conducing to the fame effect, and in tanfies often. The freth leaves 
dipped in a batter of flour, eggs, and a little milk, and fried in butter, and ferved to 
the table, is not unpleafant to any, but exceeding profitable for thofe that are trou- 
bled with weak backs, and the effeéts thereof. The juice of the herb put into ale or 
beer, and drank, bringeth down women’s courfés, and expelleth the after-birth. » 
It is an ufual courfe with many men when they ‘have gotten the running of the ~ 
reins, or women the whites, they have immediate recourfe to the clary bufh, which, 
having fried in butter they eagerly eat in expectation of inftant relief, but to their 
great difappointment often find themfelves worfe than before they had tried this 
expedient. We will grant that clary ftrengthens the back; but this we deny, that 
the caufe of the running of the reins in men, or the whites in women lies in the back, 
(though the back may fometimes be weakened by them) confequently the es 
of this cat is abfolutely improper. 
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WILD CLARY is often, though 1 T think improdeniy called Chri’ eye, a 
caufe it cureth the: difeafes of the eyes. | 
Description. It is like the other clary, but lefs,. ane many y ftalks about a aac 
‘and a half high ; , the {talks are fquare and fomewhat hairy ; the flowers of a bluith 
‘colour, Hethat knows the common clary cannot be ignorant of this, 9 > 
Prace, It grows commonly én this kingdom, in barren places ; you may find it 
; plentifully | if you look in the fields near Gray’s Innj and ‘the fields near Chelfea. - 
ik They flower from the es: of _ to the latter end seinen | 
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