Chap. 107. Engliji 'Herbs. 



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le in the Reins, expelling Sand, Gravel, a 

 arous Humors ; and flops all forts of Fluxes 

 . The Effcnce. It has all the fame Virtues, ai 



good againlt the biting of Vipers ; confumes Nodes 



good meafure ftrengthens the Stomach. 



XIII. The Collymm. It is made of the Juice or 

 Effence made into a thin Syrup with Honey. This 

 put into the Eye three or four times a day, flops 

 Huxions of Humors into the Part, cools and takes 

 away the Inflammation, and heals Sores or Ulcers 



''Xl'v. The Cataplafm of the Leaves. It is good 

 againft a hot Gout, repercuffes the flux of Humors, 

 hinders Apoftems, and difcufles Swellings in the 



x'v?'mLS k SmSf the Decoaion in 



and Roch Allum half an 6unce, is diflfolved. It is 



Apoftems newly broke, or opened, by injefting it 



"'XVI. ^TRed or Fruit. It is Alexipharmick ; 

 Ga/en and P/my fay, that the T/vv/c/Wx, who dwelt 



this making Bread oft 



the Fruit of the Water 



CHAP. CVII. 



CALTROP, Water. 



inrHE Names. It is caUed in Greek TelSo^.©- 

 1 hv^t©- ■■ in Latin, Tribulus aquaticus, Tri- 

 hulus marinus, and by Cordus, Lacujirts : in En£/ijh, 

 Water Caltrop ; Saligot, and Water Nuts. 



II. T/;. iLds. There are two forts of Water 

 Caltrops. I. Ths Greater Water Caltrops. 2. The 

 Uffer Water Caltrop: And of the Ujfer there are 

 alio two Kinds, viz. The former and the latter. 



Tribulus''Aquatitu7majorTT)-,hill^AquMis^ml 

 Caftanece aquatiles. The lefler forts are called by 

 Clufius, Tribulus aquaticus minor ; and diftinguiflied 

 by him, the former of which he calls, Tribulus 



trop hoi a Root which grows fomewhat long., ana 

 ^f,'hVthm' ttn 'tlltcafohtkZtfi'n'un 



which rifi^ from the bottom of the Water, mount 



angled Jharp pointed and prickly, in jhlpe alnwfi like 

 to tho/e things culled aitrops, which in War t^y 

 7heir"HaJfelZnd from Zhenc'Ah"s7£ us 



IV. The former lefTer Qltrop, the zvhole Tlant, 

 U commonly covered over with Water, having ver) 



Parts or Joints come forth 'divers Tujts of f mall 

 fibres or Strings, which take hold of the Mud. 



being'dry. Ire pliant, and jhxibll%nd%\fo,"many 

 many Parts or Branches, carrying Jingle LealeTat 

 long, and half In Inch broad^ thin, and almoft tranf- 



andfor the mojipart of a reddijh green color. The toot- 

 ftalks are fomewhat long and thick, and rife up from 



