376 CULPEPER’s ENGLISH PHYSICIAN, 
_with the diftitied water of the herb and roots. It is found alfo ‘helpful to dry*up 
any fharp rheum that diftilleth from the head into the eyes, caufing, rednefs, pain, 
waterings, itchings, or the like, if a little prepared tutia, or white amber, be ufed 
— the diftilled water thereof. ~ The Sun rules this herb. st es) 
gl. Soo TURNSOL, on HELIOTROPIUM. 
Descrption. THE preaier turnfol rifeth up with one upright ftalk about a 
foot high or more, dividing itfelf almoft from the bottom into fmaller branches of a 
hoary colour. At each joint of the ftalk and branches grow two fmall broad leaves, 
fomewhat white or hoary alfo. At the tops of the ftalks and branches ftand many 
{mall white flowers, confifting of four and fometimes five very fmall leaves, fet in 
order one above another, upon a {mall crooked fpike, which turneth inwards, open- 
_ ing by degrees as the flowers blow open; after which in their places come forth {mall 
cornered feeds, four for the moft part ftanding together. The root is {mall and 
thready, perifhing every year 5 and the feed, fhedding every year, raifeth it again the 
next fpring. 
Piace. It groweth in gardens, and sc abwendh and feedeth with us in England, 
notwith{tanding it is not natural to Great Britain, but to Italy, Spain, and France, 
where i it groweth plentifully. 
Government anv Virtugs. It is an herbof the Sun Diofcorides faith, that 
a good handful of this, which is: called the greater turnfol, boiled in water and drunk, 
purgeth both choler and phlegm; and, boiled with cummin, and drunk, helpeth 
the {tone in the reins, kidneys, or bladder, provoketh urine and the courfes, and 
caufeth an eafy and fpeedy delivery in child-birth. The leaves bruifed and applied 
to places pained with the gout, or that have been newly fet, do give much eafe. The 
feed and the juice of the leaves alfo, being rubbed witha little falt upon warts, wens, 
_ -and-other-hard kernels, in the face, eye-lids, or any other part of the body, wil, a 
= | Weaeion take them away. 
(V [ wEaDow TREFOIL, on HONEY-SUCKLES. o- 
“avi is fo weil known, efpecaly by the name of honey fuels, white and red, 
carter es rr hess, the ¥ 4 A . 
“Peace.” ‘They grow. re every where in England, Pa ote 
GovERNMENT AND Vintue es. Mercury hath dominion over the common forts. 
Dodoneus faith, the leaves and flowers are good to eafe the griping pains of the 
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