Chap. 67. E/^/^ H-rkc 



CHAP. LXVIL 

 BIFOIL, orTWA-BLADE. 



Herborifts beliere, mT therefore caU thb Plant by 



Bijo/ium : and in Englifh, Bifoil or Twablade. 

 IL Tl^e Kinds. There are two Kinds thereof, w>. 



wJdBtfo,ror ' TwMa/e. C B^ofu^m ?7uftre. 



ribb'd pale green or hoary Leaves, very like unt, 

 Flantane leaves, but whiter, a„d fet at the middle 

 of the Stalk, one on each fide, and encompaffing it at 



tnix, in ground vihich abounds tcith too much murijh- 

 ment, the which happens alfo to many other Plants-, 

 (a^ in Herb Paris, wh,ch hat fometmes jive, fix or 



^Sar ^TuX^tfnTblTl'ur 7„Tin timon^Tre 

 foil, which ufually hat but three leaves, yet often- 



Flowers at top oflhe Stalks, are in ajpiked head, and 

 they are many, f mall, long, whit ijh green, and almo\i 

 jhapelefs bodies, fomewhat like unto feme of the Or- 

 chfdes'or Vulgar Satynons : thefe pajjing aLy, there 

 remains fmall heads, with a k.ndcfdujl in them, 

 which is accounted to be the Seed. 



place oj growing. 2. In thefmalhuj _• ' ', 



•oary White. 4. /;, the dike cj ii :■ _ ^ ■. 



hough of the fame fajhwn or cL.r . •. 



^"\'\h{pV"'' ■ ' • 



Qs, and fuchlike^(hady"pbc«,?s°tem4jn" '/^y/!- 

 ■ and Hamftead, alfo at Soutbtieet in Kc/ii ■ m i 

 '^hyLongfieldr ' ' - 



c... . JTet'^lS; 



Vi. The Times. TheyVow4r forThc moit'pm in 



VII. The Qualities. They are Temperate in tlicir 

 firlt qualities, Glutinative and Vulnerary -, Neuro- 



Vill. ne Specification. They are Adapted for 

 the Cure of GrL Wounds. 



IX. The Preparations. Theft may be made from 

 it: I. A liquid Juice. 2. An Ejjence. ^ A Dc- 

 coSion in Wine. 4. A Poudcr. y. An Ointment, 

 6. A Baljam. 7. A Cataplafm. 



The Tirtues. 



X. The liquid. Juice. If mixt with Nitre, it al* 

 lays Inflamations 5 and gives eafe in the Gout 5 lb 



"" XI. ™;JLjL..'"lf is Glutinous, and heals 



more efpecially if at time of uling, it is mixed with 

 a third part of Wine, or Spirit ot Wine ; it prevails 

 alfo agaiflft. Ruptures. 

 Xir The DecoSion. It is of admirable ufe in di^ 



tered and bruifed Blood, cleanfes the Wound, and 

 diftofes it to healing. 



XIII. V)epouderoftheUaves. Itdifpofes grecil 



Sm'^'^fandS ^' 



d cleanfes Wounds without any (harpnefs, \vi;e- 

 er new or old : and is of good ufe in Ri;ptures. 



mmonly at one dreiling, and if they be contuitd 

 d dilacerated, it digefts them, cleanfes theiTi, ai.i 



XVI. The Cataplafm. It difculfes fott TumorSj 

 d Contufions, where the skin is not hoken: ;ii;d 

 open Ulcer, caufes a feparatiorf 



e Stuff from the quick hdh, 



CHAP. LXVIII. 



B I N D- W E E D Coinition. 



I.T^ HE Names. It is called in Oreek, by Gn^ 

 ± len, and Paiilus JEgmeta, s^a'AaJ ftU : in L..-^ 



all. Pliny lib. 11. ea^. 5. calls it i^onvolv.dus, and 



