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of this plant, it cureth hot inflammations, puftules, red wheals, and other breake 
ings-out of the fkin; and it eafeth all fwellings, heat, and inflammations, of the 
fundament and privities of either fex. é 
Yt fG2 Ww O.-0:S8 BL EE K: a 
IT is too well known, as well by the name of fengreen as houfeleek, to “require 
anydefcription. | 3 
Piacz anp Time. It grows commonly on the tops of houfes and walls, and. 
flowers in July. : 
GovERNMENT AND VIRTUES. Jupiter claims dominion over this herb, from . 
which it is fabuloufly reported, that it preferves whatever it grows upon from fire 
and lightning. The ordinary houfeleek is good for all inward and outward heats, . 
either in the eyes or other patts of the body. A poffet made with the juice of houfe- 
leek is fingularly good in all hot agues, for it cooleth and tempereth the blood and 
{pirits, and quencheth thirft; by dropping the juice thereof into the eyes, it cureth . 
them of all hot deAuxions of fharp and falt rheums, and is equally effectual for all 
diforders of the ears, being ufed in the fame manner. It ftoppeth the immoderate 
floodings of the menftrua, and helpeth the humours of the bowels; it cooleth and . 
_ abateth all hor inflammations, the St. Anthony’s fire, fcaldings, burnings, the fhin- 
gles, fretting ulcers, cankers, tetters, ring-worms, and the like; and isa certain eafe 
to thofe who are afiéted with the gout, when proceeding from a hot caufe. By. 
bathing the hands and feet with the juice, and laying the fkin of the leaves on them . 
afterwards, it cleanfeth them of warts and corns; it alfo eafeth the head-ach and . 
diftempered heat of the brain, occafioned by phreénfies or want of fleep, being ap~. 
Plied to the temples and forehead. The leaves, bruifed and laid upon the crown of - 
the head, ftay the bleeding of the nofe very quickly. The diftilled water of the - 
herb is likewife profitable for all the aforefaid purpofes. The leaves, being gently . 
rubbed on any place ftung with nettles or bees, do quictls take away the pain, and 
difcharge the blifters proceeding therefrom. 
H.. Oba kh. phe x 
- CALLED alfo holm or hulver-bath. It is fo well Bown that to give a ee 
tion of it is quite needlefs, 
GOVERNMENT AnD Virtues, . This tree is és a Saturnine quality; the. haresaics 
expel wind, and are therefore efteemed good for removing the pains of the cholic; . 
the} are of a trong nature Sons inns conte of bernie’ see | 
