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one time, for, being taken in an immoderate quantity, it may hurt the heart inftead 
of helping it. It quickeneth the brain, for the Sun is exalted in Aries, as well as he 
hath his houfe in. Leo; it helpeth the confumption of the lungs and difficulty of 
breathing: it is an-excellent thing in epidemical difeafes, as peftilence, fmall-pox; 
and meafles. It is a notable expulfive medicine, and remedy for the yellow jaundice: 
My own opinion is, that hermodattils are nothing elfe but the roots of {affron dried ; 
and my reafon is, that the roots of all crocus, both white and yellow, purge flegm as 
- hermodaétils do; and, if you dry the roots of any crocus, neither your " es nor your 
tafte fhall  ipteos them from hermodactils, 
Spl SAG E*. 
OUR ceataats ‘Ganish fage is fo well known by every inhabitant of this kingdom, 
that it needeth no defcription. 
Time. It flowereth in or about June, July, and Auguft. 
Government anv Virtus. Jupiter claims this, and it ig good for the liver, 
and to breed good blood. A decoétion of the leaves and branches of fage, faith 
Diofcorides, provoketh urine, bringeth down women’s courfes, helpeth to expel the 
_dead child, and caufeth the hair to become black; it ftayeth the bleeding of wounds, 
and cleanfeth foul ulcers or fores. Orpheus faith, three fpoonfuls of the juice of 
fage taken fafting, with a little honey, doth prefently ftay the fpitting or cafting up 
of blood. For them that are in a confumption thefe pills are much commended : take 
| of ei gshe and ginger each two drachms ; of the feed of fage, toafted at the fire, 
_ powder, put oat fo much juice of fage as pa: make them into a mafs for pits 
taking a drachm of them every morning fafting, and fo likewife at night, drinking 
< eintle:pure water after them. Mathiolus faith, it is very profitable for all manner of 
pains of the head, coming of cold and rheumatic humours, as alfo for pains of the 
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jo Phen inward or outward, and therefore helpeth the falling-ficknefs, oe 
folar herbs, antifc rbutic ate. med ast a . 
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