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ferb or the diftilled water thereof, applied to pimples, rednefs, St. Antony’s fire, 
or other inflammations proceeding from heat, quickly healeth the fame; it likewife 
eafeth the pains of the kidneys occafioned by the fretting of the ftone, provokes 
urine, is available for the dropfy, helpeth to break the ftone, cooleth inflamed parts, 
eafeth the pains of the bowels, and ftoppeth the bloody Aux. It is a fingular remedy 
for the painful piles, or hemorrhoidal veins, by bathing the affected parts with the 
juice thereof, or ufing it as an ointment; and is effectual in eafing pains of the hot 
gout; the: feiatica, and the inflammations and fwellings of the fcrotum ; it cureth the 
kernels or Knots in the neck ‘or throat, called the king’s evil; it healeth kibes and 
chilblains by wafhing them with the juice, or anointing them with an ointment made 
thereof, ' ‘Taying at the fame time fome of the fkin of the leaf upon them, It is. alfo 
ufed i in in Breen wounds, tc to flay the blood ; and heal them, fh 
-KNAB- WEED. 
viDiaven neon THE common fort! of knap-weed- ‘hath many 8h and fome- 
what broad dark | green leaves, tif ne fiotn the Foor, deeply dented about the edges, 
and fometimes a little rent or torn’ on both fides in two or three places, and fome- 
what! hairy ; from among thefe groweth up a ftrong round ftalk, four or five feet 
high, which i is divided into many branches; at the tops of thefe ftand large green 
fealy ‘heads, ' bearing i in the middle many dark purplifh red thrumbs or threads : 
-thelé are fucceeded by black feed, wrapped in’ down, fomewhat like thofe of the 
thiftle! but finaller. ‘The root is white, hard, and woody, with many’ fibres annexed 
thereto 5 se peifherh not, bue liveth Patch the — astinba — freth anne 
; every fpring. 
~Phack. It grows. frequently i in’ fields wi theadovs, but chil in borders and 
hedges, and may be found‘on wafte grounds. » : 
Time. Itis generally in blofiom about asap and July, ane the feed is ripe fhortly 
after. ay 
Government AND VIRTUES. Saturn claims dominida Syerthis h herb. It helpeth 
toftay fluxes, bleeding at the nofe and mouth, or other outward parts, and clofeth 
broken blood- veffels ; it ‘ftayeth the -diftillations of thin and fharp humours from 
the head u upon the ftomach and lungs 5 itis good for thofe who are bruifed by a fall, 
blow, or otherwife ; 5 it is very profitable for ruptures, by drinking the decoétion of 
the herbage and root in wine, and applying the fame outwardly to the place; itis — 
exceeding good for all running fores, cankerous and fiftulous, drying up the weer © 
ture, and healing ‘them gradually 5. and is an admirable remedy. for a fore thr ee 
fuelling of the uvula and jaw, and all green “wounds, ee EN OT. 
