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for I do not believe God created any thing 
of no use. 
Asphodeli, Albuci, maris. Of male As- 
phodel. Hot and dry in the second degree, 
inwardly taken, they provoke vomit, urine, 
and the menses: outwardly used in oint- 
ments, they cause hair to grow, cleanse 
ulcers, and take away morphew and 
freckles from the face. 
Bardane, &c. Of Bur, Clot-bur, or Bur- 
dock, temperately hot and dry. Helps such 
as spit blood and matter; bruised and mixed 
with salt and applied to the place, helps 
the bitings of mad dogs. It expels wind, 
eases pains of the teeth, strengthens the 
back, helps the running of the reins, and 
the whites, being taken inwardly. Diosco- 
rides, Apuleius. 
Behen. alb. rub. Of Valerian, white and 
red. Mesue, Serapio, and other Arabians, 
say they are hot and moist in the latter end 
of the first, or beginning of the second de- 
gree, and comfort the heart, stir up lust. 
The Grecians held them to be dry in the 
second degree, that they stop the fluxes, and 
provoke urine. 
Bellidis. Of Dasies. See the Leaves. 
Bete, nigre, albe, rubre. Of Beets, 
black, white, and red; as for black Beets 
I have nothing to say, I doubt they are as 
Tare as black swans. The red Beet root 
boiled and preserved in vinegar, makes a 
fine, cool; pleasing, cleansing, digesting 
Sauce. See the leaves. 
Bistorte, §c. Of Bistort, or snakeweed, 
cold and dry in the third degree, binding: 
half a dram at a time taken inwardly, re- 
sists pestilence and poison, helps ruptures 
and bruises, stays fluxes, vomiting, and 
immoderate flowing of the menses, helps in- 
flammations and soreness of the mouth, 
and fastens loose teeth, being bruised and 
boiled in white wine, yand the mouth washed - 
wit tty 
in the first degree, cheers the heart, helps 
drooping spirits. Dioscorides. 
Brionie, §c. Of Briony both white and 
black: they are both hot and dry, some say 
in the third degree, and some say but in the 
first; they purge flegm and _ watery 
humours, but they trouble the stomach — 
much, they are very good for dropsies; the 
white is most in use, and is good for the 
fits of the mother: both of them externally 
used, take away freckles, sunburning, and 
morphew from the face, and cleanse filthy 
ulcers; It is but a churlish purge, but being 
let alone, can do no harm. 
Buglossi, Of Bugloss: Its virtues are 
the same with Borrage, and the roots of 
either seldom used. 
Bulbus Vomitorius. A Vomiting Root: 
I never read of it elsewhere by this general 
name. 
Calami Aromatici. Of Aromatical Reed, 
or sweet garden flag: it provokes urine, 
strengthens the lungs, helps bruises, resists 
poison, &c. being taken inwardly in pow- 
der, the quantity of half a dram at a time. 
You may mix it up with syrup of violets, if 
your body be feverish. 
Capparum. Capper Roots. Are hot and 
dry in the second degree, cutting and 
cleansing: they provoke menses, help 
malignant ulcers, ease the toothache, 
assuage swellings, and help the rickets. See 
Oil of Cappers. 
Cariophillate, §c. Of Avens, or Herb 
Bennet. The roots are dry, and something 
hot, of a cleansing quality, they keep gar-_ 
ments from being moth-eaten. See the 
leaves. 
Caulium. Of Colewort. I know nothing, 
the roots are good for, but only tobe a 
herbs and flowers. 
Centaurii majoris. Of Centaury the 
Greater. The Spear arsems 
