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compound syrup of Calamint are the most 
effectual. Let not women be too busy with 
it, for it works very violent upon the femi- 
nine part. 
CAMOMILE. 
It is so well known every where, that it 
is but lost time and labour to describe it. 
The virtues thereof are as follow. 
A decoction made of Camomile, and 
drank, takes away all pains and stitches in 
the side. The flowers of Camomile beaten, 
and made up into balls with Gil, drive away 
all sorts of agues, if the part grieved be 
anointed with that oil, taken from the 
flowers, from the crown of the head to the 
sole of the foot, and afterwards laid to 
sweat in his bed, and that he sweats well. 
This is Nechessor, an Egyptian’s, medicine. 
It is profitable for all sorts of agues that 
come either from phlegm, or melancholy, 
or from an inflammation of the bowels, 
being applied when the humours causing 
them shall be concocted; and there is 
nothing more profitable to the sides and 
region of the liver and spleen than it. The 
bathing with a decoction of Camomile 
takes away weariness, eases pains, to what 
part of the body soever they be applied. 
It comforts the sinews that are over- 
strained, molifies all swellings: It moder- 
ately comforts all parts that have need of 
warmth, digests and dissolves whatsoever 
has need thereof, by a wonderful speedy 
property. It eases all pains of the cholic 
and stone, and all pains and torments of the 
belly, and gently provokes urine. The flow- 
ers boiled in posset-drink provoke sweat, 
and help to expel all colds, aches and pains 
whatsoever, and is an excellent help to 
bring down women’s courses. Syrup made 
Of the juice of Camomile, with the flowers 
in white wine, is a remedy against the 
2 Jaundice and esilee ‘The flowers nace 
comfort both it and the brain. The oil 
made of the flowers of Camomile, is much 
used against all hard swellings, pains or 
aches, shrinking of the sinews, or cramps, 
or pains in the joints, or any other part of 
the body. Being used in glysters, it helps 
to dissolve the wind and pains in the belly; 
anointed also, it helps stitches and pains in 
the sides. 
Nechessor saith, the Egyptians dedicated 
it to the Sun, because it cured agues, and 
they were like enough to do it, for they 
were the arrantest apes in their religion 
I never read of. Bachinus, Bena, and Lobel, 
commend the syrup made of the juice of it 
and sugar, taken inwardly, to be excellent 
for the spleen. Also this is certain, that it 
most wonderfully breaks the stone: Some 
take it in syrup or decoction, others inject 
the juice of it into the bladder with a 
syringe. My opinion is, that the salt of it 
taken half a dram in the morning in a little 
white or rhenish wine, is better than either; 
that it is excellent for the stone, appears in 
this which I have seen tried, viz. That a 
stone that has been taken out of the body 
of a man being wrapped in Camomile, will 
in time dissolve, and in a little time too. 
WATER-CALTROPS. 
Tuey are called also Tribulus Aquaticus, 
Tribulus Lacusoris, Tribulus, Marinus, 
Caltrops, Saligos, Water Nuts, and Water 
Chesnuts. 
Descript.} As for the greater sort of 
Water Caltrop it is not found here, or very 
rarely. Two other sorts there are which — 
I shall here describe. The first has a long © 
creeping and jointed root, sending forth 
tufts at each joint, from which joints rise — 
long, flat, slender knotted stalks, even to — 
the top of the water, divided towards the : 
top into many branches, each carrying — 
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