Chap. 66. EngHjh Bcrhs 



XVIII. ThrEffcncc. Taken inwardly rwo or three 

 or more Spoontuls at a time, Momiiig and F.vening, 

 it is good againii- the Jaundice, talling-Iicknels, 



Vdnerary" caXng aVpeedy'"heaTiiig "™ld ''sore°' 



difcuffes Tumors, relaxes fhrunk Sinews ; diflblves 



^XXl!"TSi^!nt\sTn exceUenrthing for 

 the curing of Green Wounds, in any part of the 

 Body, but chiefly of the Nervous Parts. It Digefts, 

 Cleanfes, Incarnates, Cicatrizes, and heals Wounds 

 of all forts after an admirable manner ; and in many 

 cafes performs the Cure in a few days time ; dref- 

 fing the Wound with it twice a day. 



XXII. The Cataplafm. Made of the green Herb, 

 and applied to the Head, it eafes the Head-ach and 



it foftens them, and difcuffes the Humors gathered 



z^m^. Lxvi. 



Water B E T O N Y. 



THE Names. It knows no Greek Name: 

 but it is called in Un^ by Dodo^ier^, Ge- 

 rard, Label, Lugdunenfis, Farkinfo?}, Tabernmon- 



BaulTnul: \&[nEnS al(hJVatTBeto^y,lni 

 fome Brown-wort ; but this Name is more proper for 

 the Scrophularia major. 



II. The Kinds. It is the fecond Species of the 

 Generick ; and is alfo either the Greater, or the Lef- 

 fer : the Greater is called in Latin and Englijh, as 

 aforefaid •, the Leffer is called by Label, Betomca 

 cquatica minor : Camerarii^,m his Epitome oi Mat- 

 ihwlm, calls it ScropbuJanaf^mina : and in Englijh, 

 Water Betony the leffer, Brook-Betony, and Bijhops- 



III. The Defcription. The Greater has a Root con- 



fi%mVfead''"t'{/a'gfeVt^^^^^^ 



feeds It with nounfhr-* - ^ ''- -■' - 



vihich tww it pertjhei 



