ihe Parade of Plants. — 553 
~ The Forme. 22 : 
— The. common great Comfrey hath divers very large and hairy green leaves lying on 
the ground, fo hairy, and prickly chat it will caufe au itchiogin any tender part of 
rhe body, which it doth burtouch; the Stalk that rifeth from amongft them, being 
about half a yard, or two foot high, hollow and cornered, or fquarith, is very hai- 
_gy.alfo, having many fuch like Leaves as grow below, but leffer and leffer toward 
thecop: At the joynts of the Stalks it is divided into many Branches, with fome 
Leaves thereon, at the ends whereof ftand many Flowers in order, one above ano- 
ther, which are fomwhat long and hollow, like the finger of a glove, bat mach 
- fmaller, of a pale whitifh colour, after which cometh fmall black feed, the root is 
great and jong, black without,but white within,fhore or eafie to break, and full of 
a glutinous or.clammy juyce, ofiittle or no tafte at all, but of very great vertuc. 
Sr ; The Places and Time. 
~The fir groweth generally throughout all the Land, both by Ditches and Wa- 
ter-fides,and in fat & fruitful Meadows,whence for its ufefulneffe itis often-times. 
_ brought into Gardens, by thofe that underftand the leaft profit thatit afforded, 
and fois the /econd, which isnot {fo often found.as the fir/t, to grow naturally, 
though many times it be in feverall places; the ehird groweth in Gardens on 
with us, butis nacucall tothe Woods of Germany, Auftria, and Hungary ; the 
mame of the /af fheweth whence it is, they flower in Aday and June, and give their 
Seed in 7u/y and Augujt, orthereabouts, neat bilan: 
Tees eae hen ky TheTemperature. 
Comfrey hath aceld quality, but not immoderate, it dryeth and bindeth in great 
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Rheume from the head to the lungs, the Fluxes of humours or blood by: ee belly, 
and ftoppeth not onely the Reds, which are the-mon:hly Flowers of Women, but 
done, there is not a better remedy than this Deco@tion, as alfo for the rannIng of ses 
Water may be’ ufed for the fame, though not fo effe@ually, and is ufefl 
outward Wounds and Sores in the fle) or finewy part of the body w ref xe er 
~ The Decottion of the Leaves aifo is in fome fort effe@ual for al} heat 
purpoles: Camerarivs faith, thattwo ounces of the jayce being taken by 
helpetltthe fame immediately, by glewing the dips of themto- 
5 - Aa@aaaz te ee gether 
bruifed mestiped in the manner ofa Plaifter to 
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