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Venus’s herbs, to cure the wounds or mis- 
chiefs Mars inflicts upon the body of man. 
It heals green wounds speedily, or any 
ulcers, imposthumes, or bleedings inward, 
also tumours in any part of the body; for 
the decoction or powder in drink taken, 
and the juice used outwardly, dissipates the 
humours: and there is not found any herb 
that can give such present help either to 
man or beast, when the disease falleth upon 
the lungs or throat, and to heal up putrid 
malignant ulcers in the mouth, throat, and 
privities, by gargling or washing with the 
decoction of the leaves and roots made in 
water, and a little honey put thereto. It 
helps to stay women’s courses, and all other 
fluxes of blood, either by the mouth, urine, 
or stool, and lasks of the belly; the ulcera- 
tions of the kidneys also, and the pains in 
the bowels, and gonorrhea, being boiled in 
wine or water, and drank. The same also is 
no less powerful to help any ruptures or 
burstings, used both inwardly and out- 
wardly. And briefly, it is as effectual in 
binding, restraining, consolidating, heating, 
drying and healing, as comfrey, bugle, self- 
heal, or any other of the vulnerary herbs 
whatsoever. 
SARACEN’S CONFOUND, OR SARACEN’S 
WOUNDWORT. 
Descript.| Tis grows sometimes, with 
‘brownish stalks, and other whiles with 
green, to a man’s height, having narrow 
green leaves snipped about the edges, some- 
what like those of the peach-tree, or willow 
leaves, but not of such a white green colour. 
The tops of the stalks are furnished with 
many yellow star-like flowers, standing in 
green heads, which when they are fallen, 
and the seed ripe, which is somewhat long, 
small and of a brown colour, wrapped in 
down, is therewith carried away with the 
wind. The root is composed of fibres set 
_ together at a head, which perishes not in 
Winter, although the stalks dry away, and 
as 
for the form, but of a fresher green 
no leaf appears in the Winter. The taste 
hereof is strong and unpleasant; and so is 
the smell also. 
Place.]| It grows in moist and wet 
grounds, by wood-sides, and sometimes in 
moist places of shadowy groves, as also by 
the water side. 
Time.] It flowers in July, and the seed 
is soon ripe, and carried away with the 
wind. 
Government and virtues.| Saturn owns 
the herb, and it is of a sober condition, like 
him. Among the Germans, this wound herb 
is preferred before all others of the same 
quality. Being boiled in wine, and drank, 
it helps the indisposition of the liver, and 
freeth the gall from obstructions; whereby 
it is good for the yellow jaundice, and for 
the dropsy in the beginning of it; for all 
inward ulcers of the reins, mouth or throat, 
and inward wounds and bruises, likewise 
for such sores as happen in the privy parts 
of men or women; being steeped in wine, 
and then distilled, the water thereof drank, 
is singularly good to ease all gnawings in 
the stomach, or other pains of the body, as 
also the pains of the mother: and being 
boiled in water, it helps continual agues; 
and the said water, or the simple water of 
the herb distilled, or the juice or decoction, 
are very effectual to heal any green wound, 
or old sore or ulcer whatsoever, cleansing 
them from corruption, and quickly healing 
them up: Briefly, whatsoever hath been said 
of bugle or sanicle, may be found herein. 
SAUCE-ALONE, OR JACK-BY-THE-HEDGE- 
SIDE. 
Descript.] Tue lower leaves of this are 
rounder than those that grow towards the 
top of the stalks, and are set singly on a — 
joint, being somewhat round and broad, — 
pointed at the ends, dented also about the — 
edges, somewhat resembling nettle leaves s 
