AND COMPLETE HERBAL: a 
The fecond kind of ciftus fowereth and bringeth forth feed in the {pring time, and 
immediately after the leaves fall off, and about midfummer there cometh new leaves 
again ; upon which leaves in the hotteft days, is found a certain fatnefs, which is di- 
ligently gathered and dried, and makes that gum which is called dapdanum. 
GovERNMENT AND Virtues. ‘Thefe plants are governed by Jupiter; the flow- 
ers and leaves of ciftus are dry in the fecond degree, and fomewhat aftringent ; that 
which groweth about the roots, is of like temperature but more aftringent; dapdanum 
is hot in the fecond degree almoft, and is fomewhat dry and aftringent. The flowers 
of ciftus boiled in wine and drank, ftoppeth the lafk, and all iffues of blood; and 
dries up fuperfluous moifture, as well of the ftomach as other parts of the belly; the - 
leaves do cure and heal green wounds, being laid thereupon. Hyfociftis ftoppeth all 
fluxes of the belly, and is of a ftronger operation than the flowers and leaves of ciftus ; 
wherefore it cureth the bloody flux, and the immoderate overflowing of womens? 
courfes. Ledanum drank with old.wine, ftoppeth the lafk, and provoketh urine ; it . 
is very good againft the hardnefs of the matrix or mother, laid to in-manner of a pef-- 
fary ; it draweth down the fecundine or afterbirth, when it is laid upon quick coals, . 
and the fumigation or fmoke thereof be received up into the matrix; the fame ap- 
plied to the head with myrrh, or oil of myrrh, cureth the fcurf thereof, and keepeth 
the hair from falling off; if it be dropped into the ears with honied water or oil of 
rofes, it healeth pains in the ears. It taketh away the {cars of wounds being applied 
thereunto with wine; it is alfo very profitably mixed with all unguents and plaifters 
that ferve to heat, moiften, and alfwage pains; and for fuch as are laid to the breaft 
againft the cough, —" - 
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Names. It is called alfo nigel-weed, and field-nigella. | " 
‘Description. It hath ftraight, flender, hairy ftems, the leaves are alfo long, 
narrow, hairy, and greyifh ; the flowers are of a brown purple colour, changing to- 
wards red, divided into five fmall leaves, not much differing from the proportion of 
wild campions; after which there groweth round cups, wherein is Contained plenty . 
of feed, of a black brown colour. 
~Puace. Itis too frequent amongtt corn, preh rye, and barley. 
‘Time. It flowers in May, June; and July. 
GoverNMENT AND Virtues, This unprofitable gueft amongft corn, is -; a 
Saturnine quality, caufeth giddinefs of the head, and ftupifies if it gets amongft the 
Corn to be made with it into bread, and howfoever taken, it is dangerous and hurt- 
ful 3 although fome ignorant perfons have miftaken it for the right nigella, or ufed 
it inftead of yuray or darnel, to the great danger of the patient. 
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