06  CULPEPRER's ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
- coughs, fhortnefs of breach, wheezing, and rheumatic diftillations of the lungs 5 
taken with oxeymel, in expelleth grofs humours by ftoo], and with honey it killeth 
worms in the belly ; alfo with frefh or new figs bruifed, it helpeth to loofen the belly, 
but more effectually if the root of flower-de-luce be added thereto, It reftoreth the 
natural colour of the fkin when difcoloured by the yellow jaundice, and being taken 
with figs and nitre it helpeth the dropfy and fpleen. Being boiled in wine, it is good 
to wath inflammations, and taketh away black and blue fpots and marks proceeding 
from blows, bruifes, or falls, if applied with warm water. Being boiled with figs, 
it makes an excellent gargle for the quinfey or fwelling in the throat; or boiled 
in vinegar and gargled in the mouth it cureth the tooth-ach ; the hot vapours of the 
decoction taken by a funnel in at the ears, eafeth the inflammations and finging 
noife of them; bruifed and mixed with falt, honey, and cummin-feed, it is a good 
remedy for the ftinging of ferpents; the head being anointed with the oil thereof 
’. it killeth the lice and allayeth the itching of the fame; it helpeth the falling fick- 
nefs, and expelleth tough phlegm, and is effeétual in all cold griefs or difeafes of the 
cheft and lungs, being taken either as a medicine or fyrup. © The green herb bruifed 
and a little fugar mixed therewith, will fpeedily heal up any cut or green wound, 
being thereto applied, 7 
MEE ce De Be | 
THE matured hops are fo well known that I fhall decline writing its trip ; 
thall therefore proceed to that of the wild hops. 
Description. The wild hop groweth up like the tame, twining upon trees and 
3 hedges that ftand near them ; it hath rough branches and leaves like the former, but 
much fmaller heads ; ; thefe heads are fo {carce, that one ftalk feldom produces more 
= than one or-two ;---in this the chiefeft difference confifts. 
aS “Pract. They delight to grow on low moift grounds, and are found in moft 
= Parts of this kingdom. — 7 
Ae : “ They fpring up in April, and flower about the latter end of June, but the 
not gathered till the latter end of September. 
AND > VIRTUES. At is under the Spinion. of Beg This phyfi- 
ma '< ex pe ling the ec: ‘ind provoking urine; the dacsfitot of the 
Aether tame or wild, worketh thefeeffects, In cleanfing the blood 
siiaesdl rench difeafe, and all manner of fcabs, itch, and other break- 
ods aif texters, vingworms, and Spreading fore, the morphew, a4 
e-fkin. The decotti ‘of the. flowers and tops helpeth to expel 
Seep 
