368 CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
GoveRNMENTAND Virtues, Venus governs thisherb. Theherb bruifed, and 
applied to the navel, ftays mifcarriages; boiled in ordinary beer, and the decoétion 
drunk, it doth the like; alfo, it confumes thofe phlegmatic humours which the cold 
and moift conftitution of winter ufually infeéts the body with, and that was the 
firft reafon of eating tanfey in the fpring.. The decoction of the common tanfy, or 
the juice drunk in wine, is 2 fingular remedy for all the griefs that come by ftopping 
of the urine, helpeth the ftranguary, and thofe that have weak reins and kidneys, 
It is very profitable to diffolve and expel wind in the ftomach, belly, or bowels. — If 
it be bruifed, and often fmelled to, as alfo applied to the lower part of the belly, it 
is very profitable for fuch women as are given to mifcarry in child-bearing, to caufe 
them to goout their full time; it is ufed alfo againft the ftone in the reins, efpecial- 
ly to men, The herb fried with eggs, which is called a tanfey, helpeth to digeft, and 
carry downward, thofe bad humours that trouble the ftomach. The feed is very 
profitably given to children for worms, and the juice in drink isas effectual. mp. 
- boiled in oil, it is good for the finews fhrunk by cramps, or pained with cold.” 
MN WILD TANSEY, orm SILVER-WEED. wn 
oo BELES caiiall known, that it needeth no defcription. 
. Pracs. | It groweth almoft in every place. 
Time. Itflowereth in June and July. 
| Government ann Virtues. This is likewife an herb of Venus, "Wild taney 
ftayeth the lafk, and all the fuxes of blood, in men. or women, which fome fay it 
willdo if the green herb be worn in the fhoes, fo it be next the fkin. it flayeth alfo 
- {pitting « or vomiting of blood. It is much commended to help children that, ase 
“ eA burften, and have a rupture, being boiled in water and falt. Being boiled in wine 
k, it eafeth the griping pains of the bowels, andis. good for the feiatica and 
joint-achs... The fame boiled in vinegar with honey and allum, and gargled i in the 
mouth, eafeth the pains of the tooth-ach, fafteneth loofe teeth, helpeth the gums 
that are. fore and. fettleth the palate of the mouth in its place when it is fallendawn. 
It cleanfeth and healeth the ulcersin the mouth or fecret parts, and.is very good for 
inward wounds, and to clofe the lips of green wounds ; as alfo to heal old, moilt 
corrupt, ‘running, fores, in the legs or elfewhere. Being bruifed and applied to the 
foles of the feet, and the wrifts, it wonderfully cooleth the hot fits of agues, bbe they 
never fo violent, - The diftilled water cleanfeth the fkin of all difcolourings therein, 
as morphew, fun-burning, &c. as alfo pimples, freckles, and the like 5 and, 88 
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