IQ4 



SaJmonV HerhaL 



Libj[ 



^he Spectfiction. It is famous for the rf 

 spelling Poyfon, as alfo to flop the ] 

 in Wounds, or any other bleeding, v 



'ye Preparations.' i. A liquid Juice of the 

 nt. i A Sjhlkd Water of, he Root's ,nd 



oLJionoftheRoofinWineor Wate^. """ A 

 compound oj the Root. 8. T}}e Diet Drink 

 he Roots, Leaves, and Seeds. 9. The Spi- 

 inSure. 10. The Acid Tin ffure^ n.The 

 lire. i2.The SaltneTtnaure. 1 " 

 . 14. The E£ence. 



SpoOTfhll aTa'time'in a Glafs of R?d florelice, or 

 other Styptick Wine, it prefently flops any internal 

 Flux of Blood, refills the Poifon of Vipers, or any 

 other Serpenti and the bitings of any other 

 Bead whatlbever ; and is very powerful againft 

 the Plague, and all other Malign and Peftilentiai 



XL The Diftilled Water. It is a fingular remedy 

 Creatures, as Spiders, Toads, Serpents, Vipers, Rat- 

 Juice, but not with equal power or force. It is good 



Nofe, or any other part ; more efpecially 

 ponder of the Root be applied thereto afterw 



XII. The Pouder of the Leaves. Taken to a 

 it is good to kill Worms in Children : pi 

 againft a Diabetes, and helps fuch as cannot 

 their Water, but are apt to pifs a Bed, an 

 more efpecially if given with Juice of Plantan 



XIII. The Pouder of the Root. Being giver 

 dram, more or lefs, in Wine, or other fit Vehicle, 

 it prevails againft the Malignity of tlie Purples, 

 Mealies, and Small Pox, and expels the Poifon of 

 the Plague or Peftilence, or of any other inCeaicus 



all manner of"inward Bleedin^^as Dyfentery, Spit^ 

 .:__ M... _^ -^ _ T,. _, .|^ is proficabk 

 ier Perfons ; ii 

 any Contulion, or Bruife caufed by 

 , iiffolving the congealed Blood, dif- 

 cuflTmg the aggregated Humors, and eafing the Pain. 



Tome red hot Iron has been quenched, it is faid to 

 lielp or cure a Gonorrhaca, or Running of the Reins, 

 Uni\erfals being tuft premifed. And being ftrewed 

 jpon any Cut, or Wound of a Vein, b"<r. where there 

 s a great Flux of Blood, it prefently flops it. 



XIV. The Pouder of the"^ Root compound. It is 

 made of equal quantities of Bijhrt Root, Root of 

 Pc/litory oh^z\i and of bW AUum. This Fou- 

 rier being made inco a Pafle with a little Honey, and 

 Ibmc ot it put into an hollow Tooth, or held be- 



is good alfo tor any ( 



r„i"s, 



i flops the detluxion [of Rheum 

 mles the Head and Brain, and 

 1 of abundance of Rheumatlck 



\on of the Root. If it is made 



on is made with Wine, it flops all man 

 Inward Bleeduig as Spitting of Blood, 

 ig Blood, and all Fluxes of the Bowels' 

 r m Man or Woman, is available aeainft 



Pn^i^E^iiKEIlSa 



Serpent, and the bitings and fthiging o/anyT 

 lomous Creature whatfoever. Given to VVomen 

 ^ith Child it prevents Abortion, or Mifcaniaee 

 md helps fuch as cannot hold their Wat^TaS 

 lied as a Gargarifm in the Mouth, it allays Inflam- 

 " v?;t''-]^P'' ^^^^'^^ ^"'^ ^^^^"s loofe Teeth. 



XVI. The DecoSion of the Root compound. ^ Si- 

 alfour'oinceT'T ^"^'''"^ ^""'^^ Zedoary, of 

 one ounce: all being bruifed, 'infu/e^7n ReTport 

 ivin 7t j""^'^-'^' !?*'"''^' /"'". J"' ^""'•i ■•. T^^en 

 ftrain out the Wine from \he Ingredknts^Jhichlet 

 Jettle : then decant the Clear Jrom the Iteces, and 

 fweeten it mth Syrup of Limons, or Syrup of Vine- 

 gar. It is a noble Medicament againft the Mealies, 

 bmall Pox, Purples, Calenture, Spotted Fever, and 

 yen the Plague it felf, being given either preven- 

 lonally, as two or three Spoonfuls of it Morning, 

 Noon, and Night : or Curatively, in which four or 

 fix ounces of it may be given to fweec upon, and to 

 bcrepeated as need requires.It is an excellent thing 

 againft the biting of Mad Dogs, Vipers, Rattle- 

 Snakes, or the bitings or ftingings of any other Ve- 

 nomous Creatures. It alfo prevails againft any Ve- 

 getable Poifon, which is taken inwardly, if timely 



1 half Wine, half Water, 

 "and Fluxes of Blood, of 

 being regularly drank, 

 contributes very much to the cure ot Wounds, and 

 I Ulcers in the External parts. 

 XVIII. The Spirituous Tintiure. It defends the 

 art againft Poifon, whether Inward or Outward, 

 lether a Vegetable or Animal Poifon, or the Ma- 

 lignity of the Plague, or of any other infedious 

 Difeafe. Dofe, one or two drams at a time, two or 

 ' ree times a day, itta glafs of Wme, or other Ve- 

 Xix. The Acid Twaure. This is more peculiar 

 inft the Plague, and other Malign Fevers, and 

 Diftempers than the former. It al- 



-_, lammation of the Jaws, Almonds of the 



Ears, and Throat, being often taken inwardly, and 

 dib ufed as a Gargle, by mixing it with the De- 

 coaion in Water or Wine aforegoing. It alfo heals 

 ankers and Sores of the Mouth and Throat, if of- 

 n wafh'd tlierewith ; and being fwallowed, cuts 



XX. The Oily TmSure. It is good againft Pun- 

 ures, and Wounds of the Nerves, eafts* their Pain 



eprefles the tlux of Humors attend- 



Tin5ure. 





and cor 

 tures. Old Ulcers 



s them to healing : and Phleg- 



Reins, Ureters and Bladder, atter the ufe of it, 

 tor fome time -, if there be any Ulcers in thofe parts, 

 they are cured by giving Inwardly the Decoftion in 



