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Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 



IB. Z 



^ The Time. 



Bawme floureth in Iune,Iuly,and Auguft: it withered) in the Winter s but the root remain rfc 

 which in the beginning of the Spring bringeth forth fre(h leaues and ftalkes. > 



The other forts do Jikc wile flourifti in lune, luly, and Auguft ; but they doe perifh when the 

 famic perfedted their feed. ' 



q The Names. 



Bawme is called in Greeke, *****»»> : by Pliny ,CMe lit is t in Latine, CMelijfa^ \^ipiafirum and C ' 

 trago -of fome, CMelitfofhjllon, and UUel/phjUon : in Dutch, CotlflUcDC gttpiltin French p c J' 

 rodent* cMclijfe: in lulian y CedroneHa y and ^drantiat a:\xx Spanifo, Tcrongil:m Englifli, Balme '" 



Bawme. 



^j The Temperature. 



A 



B 



C 



D 



Bawme is of temperature hot and dry in the fecond degree, as Auken faith : Galen faith it is like 

 Horehound in faculty. 



% TheVertues. 



Bawmc drunke in wine is good againft the bitings of venomous beafts, comforts the heart and 

 driuerh away all melancholy and fadneflfe. } 



Common Bawmc is good for women which haue the ftrangling of the mother, either being ea- 

 ten or fmelledvnto. 



The juyce thereof glueth together grfeene wounds, being put into oyle, vngucnt, or Balrac for 

 that purpofe, and makcth it of greater efficacy, 



Theberbe ftamped 3 and infufed in Aqua viu^ may be vfed vnto the purpofes aforefaid (I meane 

 thelicjuourandnottheherbe)and is a mod Cordiall liquor againft all thedifeafes before fpo- 

 kenof. 



E The hiues of Bees being rubbed with the leaues of Bawmc, caufeth the Bees to keep together, 

 and caufeth others to come vnto them. 



F The later age,together with the Arabians and Mauritanians, affirme Balme to be Angular good 

 for the heart, and to be a remedy againft the infirmities thereof* for i^Auicen in his booke written 

 of the infirmities of the heart,teacheth that Bawme makes the heart merry and joyAili,and ftreng- 

 theneth thevitallfpirits. 



q Serapio aifirmeth it to be comfortable for a moid and cold ftomacke, to ftir vp conco&ion,to 



open the flopping of the braine, and to driue away forrow and care of the minde. 

 H Dicfcorideswntcth,That the leaues drunke with wine, or applied outwardly, are good againft 

 the ftingings of venomous beafts, and the biting of mad dogs : alfo it hdpeth the tooth-ache, the 

 mouth being wafhed with the deco<5Uon 3 and is likewifegood for thofe that cannot take breath vn- 

 lefle they hold their neckes vpright. 



I The leaues being mixed with falt(faith the fame Author) helpeth the Kings EuiIl,or any other 

 hard fwellingsand kernels,and mitigateth the paine of the Gout. 



K Smiths Bawme or Carpenters Bawme is moft Angular to heale vp greene wounds that are cut 

 with yron; it cureth the rupture in fhort time 5 it ftaieth the whites. Dieftorides and Plinybwc 

 attributed like vertuesvnto this kinde of Bawme, which they call Iron-wort. The leaues (fay 

 they) being applied, clofe vp wounds without any peril I of inflammation. Pliny faith that it is of 

 fo great vertuc, that though it be but tied to his fword that hath giuen the wound, it ftancheth the 

 bloud. 



HAP. 230. 



Of Horehound. 



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^f TheDefcription. 



Hite Horehound bringeth forth very many ftalkes foure fquare, a cubit hign,coue- 

 rcd ouer with a thin whitifh downineflc : whereupon are placed by couplesata : - 

 taine diftances,thicke whitifli leaues fomwhat round, wrinkled and nicked on t 

 edges, and couered ouer with the like downincfle 5 from the bofomes of which leaues come tore 

 fmall floures ofa faint purplifh color,fet round about the ftalfce in round wharles, which turne iw 

 ftarpe prickly husks after the floures be paft. The whole plant is ofa ftrong fauor, but not vnpie 

 fant : the root is threddy. 



2 



The fecond kindc of Horehound hath fundry crooked (lender ftalkes, diuided into . ra ^ 



iranchpc mnereA miM ■»;>)> .»!.:.. L...:..fll n . « n »M« ^mmo The leaues are IlW , 



hoarinefle or cottony downe. Tne leaues are u- ^ 



\juy-, iwi'gu auu narrower wan ine preceaeuc, uguwy mutm.*.- — — - 



■4 like the Turky Bawme, and of the fame bignefle, hauing fmall wharles 



floures 





