Chap. 



Herbs 



ifter, and prefently tails away, if not Gathered. 

 W. The^ualmes. They are hot and diy in the < 



y are Difcuffive, Digelti 





are Stomatick, Hepa 



againli Colic k'l^ls "one, ^ whfchpi/fi 



being given in fome fpecifick Vehicle. 



VIII. Tlie Preparations. The Shops keep nothing of 



2.' A Sulphureous Tiniiure. 3. ASdine TMu 

 4. A Chymical Oil of the Seed. j. An Ejjence of i 

 Herb. 6. A Bath of the Herb. 



Tlje Virtues. 



IX. ThePouderofiheSeed 



Colli 'anfex eTsand^andGmvdfi 

 and Bladder: it alfo ftrem 

 caufeth a good Digeftion. 



X. Jbe Sulphureous Tincture, it is made ot th 

 Seed,and is Stomatick and Carminative,good againl 

 pains of Head, Stomach and Belly: helps in th 



/KfSte 



5 the Stomach, c 



) Drams ir 



lHerb,a 



Difeafesofihek 



all Obftruaions, and expels both Wind ar 

 , out of the Bowels •, and has a more fingulai 

 Reins or Bladde 



Gravel, whether in the 



dram, or dram and half in White Wine. 



XII. The Chymical Oil. It gives prefent eafe in the 

 btone and ftoppage of Urine, if given from fix drops 

 to twelve in a Glafs of White Wine, or Parfley or 

 wdT to Sh ?' d ^*^^ " ^- ^ -^"'° ^"^^'' '^''^'^^ ^"^ 

 fo let it be taken morning and eTCning.^ It'Cvok^es 

 Urine powerfijlly, gives immediate eafe in the Pain, 



XIII. The E (fence. It has the Virtues of the Seed, 

 but not altogether fo powerful: daily taken, it 

 Itrengthens the Stomach, and is good againft the 

 Scurvy ,n a cold Habit ofBody:DofeoneSpoonfulor 

 ^%''^}^t]'^ Beer Wine, or in fome proper Water. 



XIV. The Bath It is made of the Herb boiled in a 

 fufficient quantity of Water, in which a little C;/?//^ 

 or V emce oxhenoua Soap is diflblved. It opens the 

 Pores, cleanfes the Skin, and is good againft a Rheu- 

 matifm, and pains of the Bowels and Joints, by fit- 



s caUed in Latin Agrimonoides. 



n. The Kinds. It is accounted amongft the num- 

 3er of Spiked Plants, and has feveral Species 

 IS, I. The Common Agrimony. 2. TheBaftard.^.The 

 Water Agnmony,vi\iich is both male and female. The 

 Lommon again is either fweet fcented, or not fweet 



III. The Defcription. Common Agrimony has a 

 root black, long, and fomemhat Woody, abiding 

 many years, and Jhootmg out afrejh every Spring, 

 from which arifes one ftalkfomewhat hoary and whi- 

 ^ijh, hard and round, half a yard high (plus minus) 

 ire at er fome leffer, fet upon 'a ftflk, ITof thm 

 iented about the edges, fomewhat greyijh under- 

 neath, and hairy withall: and from the main ftulk 

 'owards the top whereof g^ows many fmall yellom 

 lowers, one above another in long fpikes, after which 

 comes many rough feeds, hanging down like to fmall 

 Burrs, which when they are ripe, will catch hold 

 and fitck upon Garments, or any thing which fhall 

 rub againft them: the whole Plant is cf a pretty 



nhingfrom the former, except m the f mil, fo that 





the one may certainly k 

 u fomewhat lefs, with ro. 



