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Lib. 2,. Of the Hiflorie of Plants. 807 



4 j 4 This pretty plant hath fibrous and blackifh roots, from which rife vp many Ieaiies like 

 iofc oi Borate or Comfrey,but much fmaller and greener,the ftalks are fome eight inches high 



art on their tops carry prcty fioures like thofeof Borage,not fo fharppointcd,butota more plea- 

 fiqfcbtov colour. This flours in the Spring,and is kept in fome choice gardens : Lobcl calls it Sjm. 



§S§m vumiium refens B or ragmis facie Jine Borrago minima rr ~ ' ~ 



1 -' ' ; ^f The Place. 



Com 

 The 



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medowes : they grow 



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^ The Names. 



It is called in Greeke 24*ri».i in Latme, Symfhytum^Tia Self dago : in (hops^Confolida major, and 

 tummajta : of Scriloniui Largus^ Inula rufi/ca y and Alus Gallic a ; o(others,Qfteocotlon • in high 



jtc6,IDaltoattJ : in Iou-Dntch,|©aeltoO$tele : in UalUto&nfotidamqgiore : in Spanifh, SueU 

 diWHJHtMA Confuelda motor '* in French,C*#j/>r,and OreiSed'afne: in Englifh^Comfrey, Comfrey 

 Coofoiwd : of ibinCjKnit- backc,and Blackwort. 



«[[ The Temperature. ^A 



The root of Comfrey hath a cold qualitie,but yet not much : it is alfo of a clammy and gluing 



moi(Uire,itcaufeth no itch ac all, neitherisitofafliarpeorbitingtafte,butvnfauorieor without 

 rafte • fo farrc is the toueh and sluine moifture from the fharoe clammineiTe of rh#» fra Oninn *• 



icrc is no companion oetweene tnem. i ne leaues may caule itching not through hcate or 

 rpcncire^but through their ruggednefle, as wehaue already written r yet kite thanthofe of the 

 Nettle. 



<fl The Venues. 



The roots of Comfrey ftamped,and the iuycedrunke with wine.helpeth thofe that fpit bloud, A 

 and healethall inward wounds and burftings. 



The fame bruifed and layd to in manner of a plaifter,doth heale all frefti and green wounds,and B 

 arc foglutinatiue.that it wil foder or glew together meat that is chopt in pieccSjfeething in a pot, 



and male it in one lumpe. 

 The roots boiled and drunke>do elenfe the brcft from flegme,and cure the griefes of the lungs, C 



cfptciallyiftheybeconfeawithfugarand fyrrup:it preuailcth much againft ruptures or bur- 

 ftings. 3 w or 



in D 



The flimy fubftance of the root made in a poffct of ale,and giuen to drinke againft the pain< 

 tfcebacke gotten by any violent motions wreft!ing,or ouermuch vfe of women.doth in foure or 

 h rh y$ prefent, y cure cne fe m e,aIthough the involuntarie flowing of the feed in man be gotten 



ft T 5!i ? t$ of Com * r y in number foure,Knot-grafle and the leaues of Clary of each an hand full E 

 lUmoed all together,ftrained,and a quartof Mufcadel put thereto,the yelks of three eggs,and the' 

 ponder of three nutmegs drunke fir ft and laft, is a moft excellent medicine againft a Gonorrhoea 

 orranmng of theieins,and all painesand confumptions of thebacke. 

 jfiere 1$ likewife a fyrrup made hereof to be vfed in this cafe, which ftayetb voiding of bloud, F 



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pgwndhelpeth 



irpneflt 



two ounces of the roots 



quorice,two handfulls of Folefoot roots and all.onc ounce and halfeof 

 ! Iuiubes,two drams or a quarter of an ounce of Mallow feed, one d ram 



lie all in a fufficient quantitie of water rill one nint remain drain ir *nA 



fvrm«A H « . xouncesot very white lugar,and as much of the befthony, and make thereof 

 '^optbatmuft be throughly boiled. ° ■ J1 u * 



>PPethTh M rU| !i C £ retfa the V,Cers ° f Che kidnies > t nough they haue bin of long continuance,and G 



i* -"*• «-•*«* *-uuiUiCUl tiUIll uicutc. 



MoreoiiM U * 



■«« aaies UCr,lt f^* the 0uermuch flowing of the monethly ficknefle 5 taken conftantly for cer- 

 %* orr?^ COmmen<icd for wounds °* hurts of all the intrales and inward parts , and for bur- 



Tli p^ures. 



^^\uhcmix^Ad! {kdit!iketh ^ ay * C ^ amm * tion of tbe ***»**. and ouermuch 



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