Chap. lo. 'EngUjh 'Herbs. 



Biilfm of the Gum. 21. A Covtc of the Gum. 



XIII. 77-^ Powder cf the Sccl This drunk 

 Wormwood Wine, from half a dram to j. drim 

 good againlt Poyfon, and the bitbigs ofall Vt 



Pains and Ulcers of the Bladder, and helps aga 

 the Strangury, or difficulty in making Water: 



XV. 'The ElJcnce. It is Cephalick, Peaoi 

 Hylterick and Vulneraiy, curing moft Difeafes 



Sore, or ru'nning_ Ulcer, helps Pains and StitclK 



Birth. Dole to j. ounce in any proper Vehicle. 



XVI. The Syrup of the Juyce. It has all the Vi 

 tues of the >>vynd Effence \>m not akogeth 

 fo powerful and cfFeftual, but fomething more pie 



^ XVIl' The Spirituous Tinflure. It has all t] 



mer Virtues, but is more peculiar againlt aU Difeafes 

 of the Womb, Reins, Ureters and Bladder, for it 

 diffolyes all Tartarous Slime, Sand, Gravel and the 



Women, and forces away both Birth and Afterbiith, 

 and clears the Urinary Paffages of whatever ob- 

 aruas them. Dofe from j. dram to ij. in Wine or 



XIX. The Oily TinEfure. It is good' againft the 

 Colick, and Wmdinefs of the Bowels, and is laid 

 to expel the dead Child : it heals Wounds by the 

 iirft intention, elpecially thofe of the Nerves, and 



&■<:. outwardly applyed, by anointing therewith'. 

 Ale, Beer, Mead, Wine, or fome proper Liquor. 



XX. The Becoaion of the Herb, in vvater or 

 Wine, may be ufed as a Diet-Drmk for the curine 

 of Wounds, old Ulcers, running Sores and Fiftula's, 

 and to heal internal Ulcers in the Lungs: Dofe iv^ 

 it is laid gently to evacuate Choler. 



XXI. The Wim: It is only an Infbfion of the 

 _ Herb in Wine, and is fomething more powerful, at 



fame purpofes in cold Conftitutions or habits of 

 Body, to eafe cold Difeafes of rblHeadand Nerves, 

 and give eafe in the Cholick : DSTe ij. or iij. ounces 



XXII. The%l It'L \^fneraryTand heals Wounds 

 atter an admirable manner: anointed itdiffolves 

 Oedema's,_or cold Tumors in any Part,DiIcufles hard 



afflux of Humors to tlutKe':"irTs dlo' 



lin, Iwellings, and han 

 lochonders, being fpre. 

 h and applyed. 



The Virtues of the Gum Opopanax, 



^ XXVII. The ftrained or punfcd Gum. It is a 



wards infpiffated or brought to a thicknefs, and is 

 then called in the Gz-ff;^, 'At.t«V«?, Apopamix; and 

 m Latin, Opopamix: it is a fine fragrant Gum of a 

 reddifh, or rcddifh yellow color outwardly, but in- 

 Plant white, and in round loofe drops, and is white 

 within, but being glutinous it flicks together in 

 Lumps, and hv degrees it becomes thick, and of a 



""-'' - ' •- — "ide, but being difTolved is al- 



ifcuffes Wind, purges Flegm 





°ills of Opopanax. Take Opopa- 

 •th Syruptts Cathartic us prepared 



ani make a mafs^of Fills. Doft ftom xvt"^"ins''tO 

 .._.„ jrhalf adram. They purge all Humors, 



[ parts of the Body, without making 

 )iiig; diflblve and expel tartarous and 

 rs out of tlie Bowels, which are the 

 original Caufes of the Gout, Stone, hardnefsof the 

 Spleen, Hypochondriack Melancholy, and fits of the 



SepLiJhim, lib. 9. cap. 40. ftH. 8. It adinivably 

 opens the oMtrudions of the Lungs, Liver, Spleen, 



the Courfes, cades Urine, and prevails againlt Va- 



