Salmon J Herbal. 



Lib. I. 



cndfmelloftlmmuchjurpaffest 

 >,:gAro,m/kalj,ndAftnnient^ 



yet fomewhat rounder than ihey, and all of them 

 frndier dented^ and Jharpcr pointed, of a dark green 

 Colour on the upper fide, and Greyijh underneath. 

 Amidft thefe Leave, rifes up feveral Stalk,, not 

 fully ftandi?2g upright, but leaning downwards, on 

 which are placed very Sparingly fuch like Leaves m 

 before dejcribed, but fmaller and rounder, with 

 Small pieces at the joynt! of every of them. At the 

 Top comes forth three or four hairy green husks like 

 Cups, dented at the Brims, out of which comes forth 

 a fmall yellozo flower, like to Common Agrimony, 



h, after they 



wuicD ajier tvey '''^^ J''''"'-, iP^ffJ^^^^^^^^^ 

 ing together, like to fmall Lumps, which fall out of 

 the husks themfelves when they are ripe, leaving the 

 bitter and ahf{erging,and fmells like fweet Agrimony. 

 VI. The Places. ■ The Common grows near the 

 fides of Hedges in Meadows, and by Borders of 

 Groves and Copfes, in moft parts ot England and 

 ':ed, growing 



e' Plantations 



^i. fweet S^ 

 of South 



VII. The Baft ard IS found in fome places of this 

 Land by dry Ditch fides, where the Earth is light, 

 hollow, loofe andfandy: Columna fmni it in Na- 



of Italy • It grows generally in UntilPd places, a- 

 mong Briars, Brambles, and fuch like. 



VIII. The Times. The Common md Sweet Scented 

 Flower in July and Auguji, and their Seed is ripe ' 

 in a (hort time after ^ but in warmer Climates it 

 comes to its Perfeaion much fooner, Tht Bajiard 

 Flowers in April and Alay, and comes to Perfefti- 



the Seed is ripe foon alter. 



IX. The Qualities. They are all of them hot 

 and dry in the firft Degree, but the Aromatick 

 fomething hotter. They are Difcuffive, Aperitive, 

 Cleanfing, a little Aftringent, Traumatick or Vulne- 

 rary, and Strengthening: And by appropriation, 

 Scomatick, Hepatick, Splenetick, and Nephritick: 

 and of the ftock of Alteratives. 



X. The Specification. They are Specificks in 

 curing old Ulcers, Piffing Blood, and the Hepatick 

 Flux : and indeed are good againft moft Difeafes of 



ble Hepat'ickT:Vhe Taftardis Ciid to be excellent 

 in drying up Catarrhs, its Fume (burnt green) be- 

 ing received into the Mouth and Throat by a Fun- 

 XL The Preparation^ The Shops keep of the 

 Common Agrimony i. The drycd Leaves and Tops. 

 1. A Diftilled Water of the whole ^lf^\Sf^''''i '" 

 June, i A Syrug of the Juice But befides thefe 

 you may maki dm all t}ie Plants, the following 

 Preparations. 4- ^« Infpiffate or Liquid Juice of 

 Ukei and flowers. 5- An Ejfence <f the whole 

 sreen Plant. 6. A Pouder. 7. A Sulphureous 

 Tinaure 8 A Saline TinSure. 9- ^« Oily 

 Tinaure. I o. A Balfam. II. A Fixed Suit of the 



The Virtues. 



XII. T^. dryei Leaves and Tops. They are 

 Hepatick, and good againft any inward weaknk of 

 &SsVwiifo??."^°«^^^^"^^^^^"f"^^^^^^ 



XIII. The Diftilled Water, It isufedasaVehicle, 

 to give any other of the Preparations of this Herb 

 in, many of thefoUowing Cafes : Dofe is ftom ij. 



ColdsV 



Afthma's, Wheezings, and 



if"jj%e'° 



againft Coughs, Co: 

 moft other Diftem] 



Dofe from f c 



XV. TfeJ 



all die vfrtue 

 given fromij. 

 Thelnfpiffate 

 fo taken fafting. ' ' ' 



XVI. The Kffences of the whole Plants. They are 

 approved to be good againft Putrefaftion of the 

 Blood, Obftruamns of the Liver and Spleen, and 

 other rj/?^-,.; againft tl^ yeUow, black, and green 

 Jaundice, Dropfies, (byftrengthening the Bowels and 

 parts afteaed, after Purges and Diureticks) inward 



ids andBruifes,bitingsand ftingings of Serpents 



her Venomous Creatures, the Flux ot the 



^1}!^'' Strangury Colick, Coughs, » Afthma's, 



Difeafes of the Brett and Stomach, fait and thin 



Catarrhs, all forts of Agues, Palfies, pains of the 



2enficknefs, Tertian a 



_ Rebellious _ 



ming Ulcer 

 in Wine, N 



They flop all Fluxes of the Bo°weis"'anr pfuxef of 

 Blood, open Obftruaions of the Reins, and Urina- 

 ry Paflages. Taken Dietetically they are Traumatick 



^ll!^,e Pouder inmade of the dryed Herbs. Be- 

 ing apply ed it flops Bleeding in Wounds of any Part: 

 't ;t is thus Compounded it will be better. Take 

 '' the Pouder of ihc dryed Herbs, j. ounce ; Catechu, 

 'ouder of Toads, Man's Blood dryed and Pouder'd, of 

 Kh half an ounce; mix them for a Pouder to ftop Bleed- 

 ig internally .or externally, which it does incompara- 

 bly : It drys up Catarrhs, and is good againft the 

 Dropfy. Dofe from half a dram to a dram, at night. 

 XVIII. The Sulphureous Tinthire. It has all the 

 Virtues of theEffence, befides which it is more dry- 

 ing and healing. ^ " ^ 

 [t ftrengthens the S 



ileen. Womb, Reins, Cfc. It opens the ftoppages 

 ■ the Urinary Paflages, bringing away Sand , Gra- 

 1, Filth, Matter and Slime. Dofe from j.dram 

 ij. drams or more. Outwardly it is good againft 

 i Sores, running Ulcers, inveterate Scabs, Cankers, 

 and the like in any part of the Body. 

 — - OilyTmaure. _ It cures Palfies, Lame- 



ikned^ JoymsJ after dS 



r^e Oily 1 



