Chap. 98. 



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CHAP. XCVIII. 



0/ BURDOCK Great. 



inpif £ AW«. It is caUed in Greek, 'Af 



A »e;«i„cf, jg »©w,TiV : In Latin, Arcium, 



/opium, Profopu, Perfonata, Lappa and Ban 



in Shops : fn Englijh, Burdock, and Got Bur. 



II. T/^-f Kinds. Tiiere are feveral Kinds he 

 as, I. *Af«;„j,«^of , Lappa major, Bardana major vul- 

 garis. The Common Burdock. 2. La/i/);; KiV^w:- 

 ^;?a, The Virginian Burdocl?. ?. Lappa fet ~ ' 

 na languinofis capitults. The woojly^heac 



whicrwrfcTtreatIn 

 minor five Xanthium, Thi 

 r<z/to, The Butter Bur, < 



■whence fpr'ing forth many large, hard, green Leaves, 

 Somewhat like to the Butter-Bur, or Wild Dock, bui 

 more crumpled, and of a darker green color on the 

 upper fide, but grey'ifh underneath : among which 



Ziy 'the like, bM^^er Uaves on7hem''beari''ng'Jt 



pointedirickles,apt toftickonOoths, or other things 

 which they touch ; out of the tops of each of which 

 come forth many hard pwplifh threads, which are 

 the flowers ; which being faded and pajl, turn to 

 -Down in the Heads; and opening themf elves, Jhed 

 their Seed, which is grayifh, fomething like to the 

 Knap'weeds, which together with the Wind, is often 



Ji 



'^'^l'%2ff'{^^ry^hi^g ^^l^l^Tl "'''''' 

 ,hTi; l\'^'^^\l headed Bur, it differs little from 



tninor altera Matthioli. '^^ 



gether like a fmaU Kof^Plantane l7d"m/'rJJrh 

 prickh at their ends. 



yil. The Places. The firj} of thefe grows plenti- 

 fully with us every where, by Ditch fides, Vaier 

 fides. Waft places, and High ways. The Virgmm 

 IS found in Virginia, Maryland, New England, and 

 ^°^tfo frequent with us, as is the firft, ye/fhave 

 h growing in Somc,f^-fiire,"\\!^m\\^^ Miles 

 alfo in the Higl' way\ea"dingVom Draitfn xo'^lver 

 two Miles from Colebrook. The laft grows not 

 with us, but near Lipfwick in Germany. 

 _ Vlll. The Times. Thev Head, Flower, and Seed 

 -^Jitrie July and Augufi ■ the Seed being ripe in 



IX. The^uahties. The°yTre aircfollng and dry- 

 ing in the firft Degree ; yet Gerard fays, that tiie 

 Ro^ff are moderately hot : Tliey are ^ftringent, 

 Difcuffive, Digeftive, and Tra™- ~-'- ^-'- '^ ' 

 Neurotick, Nephritick, and ] 



X. The Specification. The Buriock is peculiar 

 againft thePoifon of Serpents : and Obftruaions of 

 the Reins, Bladder and Womb. 



I. Tie UavlTTThe j2e^\. The EQence. 



f£$:^ 



The Leaves. Being applied either diy or 



as Gden fays ; whereby they are good to heal old' 

 Sores and Ulcers, and help the Cramp, or flirinking 

 X.III. The 'juice. The Juice of the Leaves mixt 



ins of the Bladder^^: and" mix" wkh^wlJ^^t is 

 nderfiilly good againft the bitings of Serpents, 

 id Dogs, and other Venomous Bealk. Thejuiu 

 >j the Root taken to the quantity of three or four 

 ounces, and drank with a good draught of Ale, is 

 in excellent thing againft Wind, and coldnefs of the 



XIV. The Efence. It has aU the Virtues of the 

 Juice, befides which it is excellent againft Poifon 

 inwardly taken ; and is good, being given Dieteti- 

 cally, againft Venereal Difeafes,as the Fox, Conor- 



