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ceflive heat of the liver and ftomach, as alfo the hot fits of agues, and all other ine 
flammations ; it cooleth the heat and fharpnefs of the urine, and the excoriations in- 
the uritory parts; the feed have the fame properties, though rather more powerful, | 
and befides, is available for the faintings, f{woonings, and paffions of the heart, 
Outwardly applied, they ferve to temper the fharp humours of fretting ulcers, hot 
tumours, and {wellings, and peftilential fores ; it wonderfully helpeth not only the 
rednefs and inflammation of the eyes, but the dimnefs of the fight alfo; they are 
likewife ufed to allay the pains of the gout; in fact it cannot be ufed amifs, The 
_ lyrup of it is a fine cooling medicine for fevers. 3 
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AGG, EA ECA M-P° AN. 
~ Descrteption. THIS fhooteth forth many large leaves, long and broad, lying 
near the ground, imall at both ends, fomewhat foft in handling, of a whitith green 
on the upper fide dnd grey underneath, each‘fet upon a fhort footftalk ; from among 
thefe rife up divers great and ftrong hairy ftalks, three or four feet high, with fome 
leaves thereon, compafling them about at the lowerends, and are branched toward 
the tops, bearing feveral large Howers, like thofe of the corn marygold, both the — 
border of leaves and the middle thrumb being yellow ; this is followed by a down, 
with Jong, fmall, brownith feed amongft it, which is carried away with the wind. 
The root is large and thick, branching forth many ways, blackith on the outfide, 
and white within, of a very bitter tafte, and {trong but pleafant fmell, efpecially when 
__.they are dried ; it is the only part of the plant which has any fmell. 
Pracg. It groweth in moift grounds and fhadowy places oftener than in the dry 
and open borders of fields and lanes, and other wafte places, almoft in every county 
ofthiskingdom, =s 
: forth, as in autumn-or winter. - 
of elecampane preferved with fugar, or made into a fyrup, or conferve; 
‘ftayeth the fpreading ofthe Pes 
vers, and alfo the plague. The roots and herbage beaten and put into new ale of 
Be: ONE beer 
si _ Tine. Tt flowereth in June and July, and the feed is ripe in Augutft. The | 
_ Foofs are gathered for medicinal purpofes, as wel] in the fpring, before the leaves: 
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EauMENT AnD Virtuts. Tt isa plant under the dominion of Mercury. The 
fowarma cold and windy ftomach, or the pricking therein, and ftitches 
d by the fpleen ; alfo to help a cough, fhortnefs of breath, and é : 
ngs. The dry root.made into powder, and mixed with fugat and ie 
me purpofes, and ‘is alfo profitable to thofe who have thelr 
fo prevent the ftoppages of the menftrua, the pains of the | 
‘in the reins, kidnies, or bladder ; it refifteth poifon, and 
1om of ferpents, as alfo of putrid and peftilential fe- 4 
