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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 
tude of the substance: And yet they say a 
Goat’s liver conduces much to make one see 
in the night, and they give this reason, 
because Goats see as well in the night as 
in the day. Yet is there no affinity in tem- 
perature nor substance between the liver 
and the eyes: However Astrologers know 
well enough that all herbs, plants, &c. that 
are under the dominion of either sun or 
moon, and appropriated to the head, be 
they hot or cold they strengthen the visive 
virtue, as Eyebright, which is hot Lunaria, 
or Moonwort which is cold. 
As for what appertains to the constitu- 
tion of the eyes themselves, seeing they are 
exact in sense, they will not endure the. 
least inconvenience, therefore such medi- 
cines as are outwardly applied to them 
(for such medicines as strengthen the visive 
virtues are always given inwardly) let them 
neither hurt by their hardness nor gnawing 
quality, nor be so tough that they should 
stick to them. Therefore let ocular medi- 
- cines be neither in powders nor ointments, 
because oil itself is offensive to the eyes, 
and how pleasing powders are to them, 
you may perceive yourself by just going 
into the dust. 
Medicines appropriated to the mouth 
and nose. 
Apply no stinking medicine to a disease 
_ in the nose, for such offend not only the 
nose, but also the brain; neither administer 
medicines of any ill taste to a disease in the 
mouth, for that subverts the stomach, be- 
- eause the tunicle of the mouth and of the 
_ gtomach is the same: and because both 
_ mouth and nostrils are ways by which the 
_ brain is cleansed, therefore are they in- 
_ fected with such vices as need almost con- 
_ tinual cleansing, and let the medicines you 
— to os be either pleasant, or at 
he eas are ely afilicted by cold, be- 
require hot medicines. And because they 
are of themselves very dry, therefore they 
require medicines which dry much. 
Medicines appropriated to the teeth. 
Vehement heat, and vehement cold, are 
inimical to the teeth, but they are most of 
all offended by sharp and sour things, and 
the reason is, because they have neither 
skin nor flesh to cover them, they delight in 
such medicines as are cleansing and bind- 
ing, because they are troubled with deflux- 
ions and rheums upon every light occasion ; 
and that’s the reason the common use of fat 
and sweet things, soon rots the teeth. 
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CHAPTER II. 
Of Medicines appropriated to the 
breast and lungs. 
The medicines appropriated to the breast 
and lungs, you shall find called all along 
by the name of [pectorals] that’s the term 
Physicians give them, when you heat them 
talk of pectoral Syrups, pectoral rows, or 
pectoral Ointments. 
They are divers, some of which regard 
the part afflicted, others the matter afflict- 
ing. 
But although sometimes in ulcers of the 
lungs, we are forced to use binding medi- 
cines, to join the ulcer, yet are not these 
called pectorals, because binding medicines 
are extreme hurtful to the breast and lungs, 
both because they hinder one’s fetching his 
breath, and also because they hinder the 
avoiding that flegm by which the breast is 
oppressed. 
Such medicines are called pectorals, 
which are of a lenifying nature. 4 
Besides, Those which make thin matter 
thicker are of two sorts, viz. Some are mild 
and gentle, which may safely be admin- 
isted, be the matter hot or cold which 
offendeth; others are very cold, which are 
loud only when the matter offending is 
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