“the Paradile of Plans. 3. 
The Place and Time; 
Some of thefe forts of Fennel grow in hot Countriessas Italy; Spain, Candy, 
&c.and fome of them are fowen in Gardens amongitus, though the Climate 
alcereth even the be(tand {weeteft. The common: fort flowreth in Juneand 
July, and the Seed is ripe inthe end of Auguft, buc the range forts donor 
perfest their Seed, unleis che year be-kindly. It is tobe {owen in-the end of 
February, and that in funny places; and fomewhat ftony, 6 
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There be different opinions concerning the rem petature of this Planr.One 
faith, icis hor and dry in the fecond degree; but moft affirm it to be tin che 
third, and. dry only in the firit, Gerardiaith, chat the Seed is hor, and) dryin 
the third Degree, ee: : 
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4d “The Vertue. ws ae 
The diftilled water of Fennel dropped into the Eyes, clenfe them from all 
enormities rifing therein ;) butthe condenfare J uyce diffolved, or as fome take 
ic, the natural Juyce or Gum that iffueth outrhereof, of its own accord in hot 
Countries, doth cleanfe the Eyes from milts and films that hinder the Eye- 
fight : Some forth fe ra egreentialks of Fennel, and holding them 
co the fire in Aurumme* ey are green, caufe a certain Juyce or Liquor 
to dropfromehem, which chey apply to the Eyes, as holding it tobé more ef- 
feétiall, then either rhe condenfate dice, ornaturallGum, And fome ee 
more neatly make a water to clear the Eye-fehr in this manner: ‘They powder 
fome white Sugat ra Me finely, and pur thac’ Powder into the hollow 
green ftalk of Fennel, while it groweth a footabove the'ground, “fo thatoir be 
tween two joynts, which having remained therein two-6 three dayes, anid 
the hole hash f and bound clofe over, that no rain get in, they open ‘teat the 
Tower joynt, having firft placed a good peece of foft wax,‘ made: #litelé hollow, 
gutter-wile, under the hole, which may fervé to catry thelliqtior from falling 
down che ftalk into.a Veffel, or ching fet of purpofe, thereto to receive fei Nei- 
theris it only good for the Eys, but for many other ules, “It istifedto tay upon 
Fifh, and other vifcons meats, to digeft che crude Phlegmatick quality thefeof, 
‘and to boil ic with them, an the feed is oftentimes put in bread to break wind, 
and to make along breath.’ Ic ptovokerh Urine, and eaféth the pains of the 
Stone,and helpsto break it, and being boyledin Barley water, and drunk, iris 
good for Nuries, to ‘iereaitbabsedtt. 20d to make it rhe wholfomer for their 
Nurie-Children, The leaves'boyled in water, buc much more the feed ftayeth: 
the Hickock, and taketh away that loathin: which often happeneth to rhetto- 
macks of fick or feavourifh perfons, and aflayeth the ‘heat thereof. The feed 
boyledin Wine, is good forthem that are bitten by Serpents, or have eaten 
poyfonous Herbs, or Mufhromes; the Seed and rhe Root much more helpeth to 
open the obftructions of the Liver, Spleen, and Gall, and thereby much con- 
_duceth to all the Difeates arifing from them,as the painful and windy {wellit 
ofthe Spleen, aad yellow Jaundies, as alforhe Gout and Cramp. The feed iso 
-good ule in pettorall Medicines, and tHole Which help the (horedel 
‘Breach, and whectings by obtrudtions of theLings, it helpeth alo eo'béin 
~down the Courles, and to cleanfe the parts after delivery. The B 
ft ufe in Phyfick Drinks and Brorhs, that are taken to tlea 
en the obftructions of the Liver, to provoke Urine, ro aménde 
_er.complexion in the face, after long ficknels, and to caule good 
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