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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



Lib. z. 



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OfjeBow Henbane, or Englijl) Tabaco. 



Hyofcyamus luteus. 



Yellow Henbane. 



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^f The Description 



Ellow Henbane growethto the height of two 

 cubits : the ftalkc is thicke,fat, and green of co- 

 lourful of a fpongeous pith,and is diuided into 

 fundry branches, let with fmooth and euen leaues 

 thicke and full of juice. The floures grow at the tops 

 of the branches, orderly placed, of a pale yellow co. 

 lor,fom thing leffer than thofe of the black Henbane. 

 The cupS wherein the floures do ftand, are like, but 



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fharpe 



threddy. 



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qf The Place. 



Yellow Henbane is fowne in gardens , where itdoth 

 profper exceed ingly,infomuch that it cannot be de- 

 ftroicd where it hath once fown it felf 3 & it is difpet. 

 fed into mod parts of London. 



m The Time. 



It floureth in the fumraer moneths,and oftentimes 

 till Autumne be farre fpent , in which time the feed 

 commcth toperfeftion. 



^f The Names. 

 Yellow Henbane is called Hyofcyamus luteus : of 

 fome,Pe turn find Petun : o(othcrs,Nicotiana, oiNicot a 



Frenchman that brought the feeds from the Indices 

 alfo the feeds of rhe true Tabaco , whereof this hath 

 bin taken for a kind j infomuch that Lobel hath called 

 it Duhias ffyofcyamus^ot doub tfull Henbane,as a plant 

 participating of Henbane and Tabaco: and itisvfed 

 of diuers in ftead of Tabaco.and called by the fame name,for that it hath bin brought from Trini- 

 dada^a place fo called in the Indies,as alfo from Virginia and other places,for Tabaco 5 and doubt- 



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kind of drunkennefle 

 $ Some vfe to call this Nicotian in Englifh,being a nam* taken from 



^ The Temperature. 



This kinde of Henbane is thought of fome to be cold and moid • but after Label it rather heats 



cooles 9 a 



of • which is euidently perceiued both in handling and chewing it in the mouth. 



offeffed 



This herb auaileth againft all apofturaes>tumors,inueterat vIcers,botches^and fuch like, been 



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ftampethem very fmal in a ftone mortar j ofoile Oliueone quart: fet them toboile in abraflcp?" 

 or fuch like,vpon a gentle fire,continuaIly ftirring it vntill the herbs fcem blacke,and wil notboi- 

 or bubble any more : then fhall you hauean excellent green oile j which beeing Grained from f • 

 feces ordro(Te,put the cleare and ftrained oile to the fircagain,adding thertb of wax halfa pa" ^ 

 of rofen fourc ounces,and of good turpentine twoounces :melt them all together, and k^f* 1 

 pots for your vfe,to cure inueteratvkerSjapoftumeSjburningSjgreenwoundsjand all cuts or D 

 in the head j wherewith I haue gotten both crownes and credit. . fi ^ 



It is vfed of fome in ftead of Tabaco,but to fmall purpofe or profit, although icdoth MP 1 " 

 dull the fences,and caufe that kind of giddines that Tabaco doth, and likewife fpitting.whicn 

 other herb of hot temperature will do,as Rofemary.Time, Winter- Sauorie,fweer Marjerotne, 

 uchlike:anv ofthewhich I lifoforfwtn fv.»«i»>fi in t^nin than thiskindofdoubefu! Hcno» ■ 



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