164 “CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
they are all under Venus. The right dictamnum is of the fame virtue as penny-. 
royal, but much ftronger and better. It bringeth down the courfes, afterbirth, and 
dead child, either taken in meat or drink, or.ufed as a peflary or mother-{uppofitory,, 
The fame virtue hath the root, which is hot and fharp upon the tongue ; the juice 
- is very good to be drank againft all venoms, and the bitings of venomous beafts 
and ferpents. Diamnum is of fuch force againft poifon, that the favour or fmell 
thereof driveth away all venomous beafts or ferpents; the juice of the fame is of 
fingular efficacy againft all kinds of wounds, if dropped or poured therein ; it both. 
mundifieth, cleanfeth, and healeth the fame ;: it qualifieth and affwageth the pain of 
the milt and fpleen, and wafteth and diminifheth it, being either taken inwardly.or 
applied outwardly to the place ; it draweth forth fplinters and thorns if it be bruifed, 
and laid upon the affected part. 
The baftard dictamnum hath the fame virtues as the firft, though not quite fo 
powerful in its operations, 
The third kind is very profitable, compounded with medicines, drinks, and plaif-. 
ters, againft the bitings or ftingings of venomous beatts, 
LIE PAULSE DICTAMNU™M. 
Names. THIS herb is called in Latin, tragium, and by fome, fraxinella ; fomeé 
apothecaries do ufe the root hereof inftead of the right dittamnum, from whence 
itis called baftard or falfe ditamnum. 
Description. This plant fomewhat refembles /ensifins or licoras, both in leaves 
and branches 5 it hath round, blackifh, rough ftalks, bearing on the tops thereof 
fair flowers, of a bluifh colour, which on the upper part hath four or five leaves, 
: and on the lower part it hath fmall long threads, crooking or hanging down almoft 
like a beard. After the flowers are gone, in the place of each cometh four or fiv® 
i cods, fomewhat rough without, flippery or flimy in handling, and of a ftrong fmell, 
in ike that of a goat; in which is contained a black, plain, fhining feed. Phe - 
to ig and white, fometimes as thick as one’s =? and generally grow 
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egree » and of fubtil parts ; the feed taken to the qual 
hrask a firanguary ; ; it provoketh urine, it is good againft 
ing and bringing it forth, and bringeth down the 
2 a of women 5 ‘the leaves and juice taken after the fame manner hath fimilar vir- 
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