a60 CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
Description. Double-tongoe hath round ftalks, like thof of Solomon's Rel, 
about.a foot anda half.bigh, upon each fide whereof grow thick, brownifh leaves, ‘net 
much unlike bay-leaves, upon the which there groweth in the middle of every leaf, 
another {mall deaf, fafhioned like a tongue; and betwixt the {mall and large leaves 
there grow rounded berries, as big as a pea; the reot is tender, white, long, and of 
a pleafant fmell. 
T here is.alfo another kind of double-tongue, which alfo- icone forth its fruit 
wpoa.the leaves, and is like the finft in ftalks, leaves, fruit, and roots, except that 
the great leaves and berries grow alone, without the addition of the fmall leaf, 
Pisce. It groweth in lungary and Auftria, and in the woods and forelts ip 
Italy ; but is {carcely ever feca in England, unlefs planted for curiofity. 
Time. The feed of this herb is generally ripe in September. 
Government and Virtues. Doubie-tongue is an herb of Venus, The leaves and 
roots thereof are much efteemed for affwaging {wellings of the throat, the wvwla, and 
kernels under the tongue; as alfo againft the ulcers and fores of the fame, being - 
taken as a gargle. Marcellus obferves, that in Italy they hang this herb about chil- 
dren’s necks that afe fick in the avila, and Diofcorides affirms, that if it be worn ; 
upon the bare head, it is good for the head-ach, This herb is good for the difeafes of 
“the mother, dnd a fpoonk ul of the decoétion of the leaves taken, catifeth the ftrangled 
amattix to defcend down to its natural place. 
. The root of laurel of Alexandria, | boiled in wine Be Geax: helpeth the ftrangu- | 
vary, provoketh the urine and womens’ natural ficknefs, procures eafy delivery, ¢X- 
SS seoleih £ the eee and. all. sortuptions, of r the matrix, 
WHITE DAFFODIL 
A ES, Tt <i dG called narciffus, and primrofe-pearls. 
DS. There are feveral kinds hereof, one with a crimfon, or red purple circle | 
ddle of the flower, and another having a yellow circle, refembling a coronet, _ 
~—. the flower. There i is another kind that i is ee in 3 ini: 
ha crefted, oan salked talkies without. * jeaver, oF afoot ori 3 
wer atthe top, growing out of accertain film or fkio, gene — 
ors lone, though fometimes two together, confifting of fix little 
: ne mic idd . - whereof is a fmall round wrinkled hoop or cup, bor 
: certain r and edge, wherein are contained feveral fall 
ous ees or ftems, with yllowita os hanging thereon ; after the flowers, en 
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