3° 



Salmons Herbal. Lib. L 



be anointed upon tlioie places where a Cataplafin 



XV. The BaljM. It is a fingular good thing to 

 cool Inflammations in Wounds and Ulcers, heal all 

 forts of Burnmgs and Scaldings, cleanfe old Running 



hot and fiery huinots :^ It admirabfy h^h ^"^ ' 

 of Preparations from 



Ulcers alfo, after the it 



e fuperfiuous Branches being cut 

 r Root, and carelelly caft away 



CHAP. XX. 

 0/MAD APPLES. 



l.nrHE Nmes. This Plant has no known 



X Greek name, C except Srf y%c©- (i^toS;, may 



be taken fer it, which is more properly the naflb 



may call it MiTaw {i^Minh PI. mXjm ^vixl ; in Latm, 

 Malum infanum, PL MaUi infana ; in Englijh^ Mai 

 Apple^ and MaA Apples. 



II. The Kmds. There are three Kinds, i. The 

 Syrian. i. The European. 

 which we fliali fay nothing 



fmalL not thrujiing down deep Into the grm 

 continues njt all Winter, but ferijhes will 



i-rofts ; from thin Root rifes up a great, hat ._, „, 



furplijh^ or bromifh green Stalh, tw foot high, di- 



vided from the bottom into dl^;;;7BZnches^ thereon 

 are jet many Hairy, broad, rough Leaves fomewhat 

 '"!fvenly cut on the edges and fomeivhat like the 

 Thorn Appje Leaves: At the Joints with the Leaves 

 come forth Several large flowers, confifting of fix 

 large pointed Uaves ; infomePlants Jnte, in others 

 of '^ P^i^, ittt deadifh purple Colour, mth yelloxa 

 threads in the middle -, which pajfing away, there 

 comes J or tn large, fomewhat long, and round Fruit 

 Tn foh7rCouT"^'''"d'" '''■^'^ "" " ^''"""''^'' 5 **' 



out fide ts ufually according to the flower it bore 

 either of a nhitijh Green, more yellowtjh, or of I 

 S Jta'tiT%Tn fl'n^'^'p / purPli/a. 



^^fh^yi/,zy%f:^^ 



whui/h Seeds withm it, fomewhat greater than thofe 



2the7d^es,'and,. 



fhoit foct-fialk, rdi 

 the lloxicis, con fit u 

 which fuccceds 'th } 



very fulf of Seel: '^""^ ' '" '^' ^' ^'""''' '""^ 

 V. The Places. The firft grows in Syria, and JE- 

 gypt, where it grows plentifully Wild, and in moft 

 ot thoie Eaftern Countries, where the Fruit grows 

 to thebignefs {3S,Belloniu5 reports) of a great Cu- 

 cumber . It alfo grows with us in our Gardens, 

 where it bears Flowers, and as Gerrard fays, in 4 

 temperate or warm Year, Fruit alfo, which he faw 

 of the bignefs of a Goofe Egg, but came not ta 

 ripenefs. The European grows in fhadowy pi 



^e Times 



and then it will flower in Augujt. Its European 

 Flowers ui Augufi, and if the Summer is warm, its 

 Fruit comes tct perfeaion in September. 



VII. The Qualities. They are cold and moift al- 

 moft in the fourth Degree. They are Cleanfing, 

 Repercuffive, Anodine, or rather Narcotick, and Vul- 

 nerary. And by Appropriation are dedicated to the 

 Head, Stomach, Reins, Womb and Joints ; afting 



VIII. The Specification. Their chief ufe is for 



1 Eryfipela^, and 1 

 eeding from vehemc 

 L healing of Wounds ; 



andfharpHu- 



adnefs, as the name would feem to import. 



IX. The Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 

 this Plant; but you may have thereftom, i.The 



r^ples themfelves. 2. A Juice. 3. An Ejfence. 4. A 

 taplafm. 5. An Oil. 6. A Balfam-. 



The Virtues. 



X. The AppTes. Thqr are boiled in Faf Broth, 

 or rather hi Water and Vinegar, and fo eaten, being- 

 ferved up with Oil, Vinegar, Pepper, and Salt, and 

 this at Genoua is a great Difli. EuSfius fays, thera 



