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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
cleansing as that which is wild; it cools hot 
stomachs, hot livers, amends the blood cor- 
rupted by heat, and therefore is good in 
fevers, it cools the reins, and therefore pre- 
vents the stone, it opens obstructions, and 
provokes urine; you may bruise the root, 
and boil it in white wine, ’tis very harmless. 
Eringij. Of Eringo or Sea-holly: the 
roots are moderately hot, something drying 
and cleansing, bruised and applied to the 
place; they help the Scrophula, or disease 
in the throat called the King’s Evil, they 
break the stone, encrease seed, stir up lust, 
provoke the terms, &c. 
Esulz, majoris, minoris. Of Spurge the 
greater and lesser, they are both (taken in- 
wardly) too violent for common use; out- 
wardly in ointments they cleanse the skin, 
take away sunburning. 
Filicis, &c. Fearn, of which are two grand 
distinctions, viz. male and female. Both are 
hot and dry, and good for the rickets in 
children, and diseases of the spleen, but 
dangerous for pregnant women. 
Filipendule. Of Dropwort. The roots 
are hot and dry in the third degree, open- 
ing, cleansing, yet somewhat binding; they 
provoke urine, ease pains in the bladder, 
and are a good preservative against the 
falling-sickness. 
Feniculi. Of Fennel. The root is hot and 
dry, some say in the third degree, opening; 
it provokes urine, and menses, strengthens 
the liver, and is good against the dropsy. 
Fraxini. Of Ash-tree. I know no great 
virtues in physic of the roots. 
Galange, majoris, minoris. Galanga, 
_ commonly called Galingal, the greater and 
_ lesser: They are hot and dry in the third 
degree, and the lesser are accounted the 
hotter, it strengthens the stomach exceed- 
ingly, and takes away the pains thereof 
_ coming of cold or wind; the smell of it 
strengthens the brain, it relieves faint 
hearts, ead — windiness of the womb, 
eases. You may take half a dram at a time. 
Matthiolus. 
Gentiana. Of Gentian; some call it Fel- 
wort, and Baldmoney. It is hot, cleansing, 
and scouring, a notable counterpoison, it 
opens obstructions, helps the biting of ven- 
omous beasts, and mad dogs, helps diges- 
tion, and cleanseth the body of raw hu- 
mours; the root is profitable for ruptures, 
or such as are bursten. 
Glycyrrhize. Of Liquorice; the best 
that is grows in England: it is hot and moist 
in temperature, helps the roughness of the 
windpipe, hoarseness, diseases in the kid- 
nies and bladder, and ulcers in the bladder, 
it concocts raw humours in the stomach, 
helps difficulty of breathing, is profitable 
for all salt humours; the root dried and 
beaten into powder, and the powder put into 
the eye, is a special remedy for a pin and 
web. 
Gramminis. Of Grass, such as in London 
they call couch grass, and Squitch-grass; in 
Sussex Dog-grass. It gallantly provokes 
urine, and easeth the kidneys oppressed 
with gravel, gripings of the belly, and difi- 
culty of urine. Let such as are troubled with 
these diseases, drink a draught of white 
wine, wherein these roots (being bruised) 
have been boiled, for their morning's 
draught, bruised and applied to the place, 
they speedily help green wounds. Galen, 
Dioscorides. 
Hermodactyli. Of Hermodactils. They 
are hot and dry, purge flegm, especially 
from the joints, therefore are good for 
gouts, and other diseases in the joints. Their | 
vices are corrected with long pepper, ginge” 
cinnamon, or mastich. I would not have ut 
skilful people too busy with purges. 
Hyacinthi. Of Jacinths. The roots aré 
dry in the first degree, and cold in the see 
ond; they stop looseness, bind the belly. 
Iridis, vulgaris, and Florentine, &- 
Orris, or Flower-de-luce, both that 
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