22 «5. CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
Time. It flowereth from — to Auguft, and the feed a in the mean 
time, and falleth. 
GoveRNMENT AND Virtues. It is a folar herb. This is of acleanfing and 
attractive quality, whereby it draweth forth thorns or fplinters,. or other fuch like 
things, from the fleth, and, put-up into the noftrils, purgeth thelhead; and'Galen _ 
faith alfo they have adrying faculty, whereby they are good to clofe the lips of 
wounds, and tocleanfe foul ulcers. The diftilled water or juice is much efteemed 
by the French to cleanfe the {kin from any roughnefs, deformity, or difcolouring, 
thereof : being boiled in wine, and given to drink, it is a good remedy againft the 
plague and other peftilential fevers, if the party, after taking it, lie warm in bed 
and fweat for two hours after, and ufe the fame twice at leaft. It helpeth alfo all 
-ftingings and bitings of venomous beafts or mad dogs, being ufed inwardly, and ap- 
plied outwardly ; it alfo openeth the obftructions of the liver, and is very available 
againft the infirmities of the reins; it provoketh urine, and helpeth to expel the ftone 
and gravel out of the kidneys and bladder, and helpeth much in all inward wounds 
and ulcers. The decoétion or diftilled water is no lef effectual to be’ applied to alt 
wounds that are freth and green, or old filthy fretting and running ulcers, which it 
very effectually cureth in a fhort fpace. A little honey mixed with the juice, and 
dropped into the eyes, cleanfeth them from cloudy mifts, or thick films which 
grow over them and hinder the fight. ‘Tt helpeth the tooth-ach, being dropped into 
the ear on the contrary fide of the Pain. Iti is alfo effectual to eafe the pains of the 
| poetry or Piles. See aE 255 
| “429 GROUND-PINE. 
Description. THE common ground-pine groweth low, feldom above 4 
hand’s-breadth high, fhooting forth divers {mall branches, fet with flender {mall long 
narrow greyifh or whitifh leaves, fomewhat hairy, and divided into three parts, 
many times bufhing together at a joint, and fometimes fome growing featteredly 
upon the ftalks, fmelling fomewhat ftrong like unto rofin; the flowers are fome- 
what fmall, and of a pale yellow colour, growing from the joints of the ftalks all 
along among the leaves, after which come fmall and ergs hutks : the root is fall 
and woody, perithing every year. 
Prace. It groweth more plentifully in Kent than i in any other county of this land; A 
as alfo in many places from on this: fide Dartford, hte to » Rochelter, and upon 
Chatham down. 9 
Trg. It fowereth cn giveth fed inthe frimer ace « ereaes . 
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