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SalmonV Herhak Lib.L 



VI. The Tmef. The firft begins to Flovv« u, 

 the end of Ichuary, or beginning of March, and 

 ot .^Irf/f/.i, when the Flowers are all gone, and re 

 caufe it has been thought that Colts-foot had neve 



VII. The Qualities. They ate cold and dry in th( 

 firft Degree ; Apperitive, Aftringent, Traumatick oi 

 V ulnerary, Peaoral, and Analeptick. 



VIII. The Specification. They are peculiar againli 

 Coughs, and Difeafes of the Lungs. 



A,. ADccccfwn. ^. ACdtaplaJm. 6. Dryed Leaves. 



The Virtues. 



X. The li.juid Juice. Taken alone, or fweetned 



with Sug-ir or Honey, it is prevalent agairft Coughs, 



Colds, Wheezing, Hoarfnefs, and other t)iftempers 



of the Lungs. Dofe from one to three ounces, Morn- 



^ \\J'^e\len'^e^\th^ all the Virtues of the 

 Juice, bur more powerful •, befides which, it is fin- 

 gularly good to cure Ulcers of the Lungs, and Sto- 

 mach, as alfo the Bloody Flux, and Ulcef? of the 

 Bowels •, it ftops thin Rheums and Diftillations, or 

 Catarrhs, and helps in Confumptions. Dofe from 



Xn^OT mixed wfth the I)JltilTed Water. 



XII. The Syrup. It cures Coughs, chiefly dry 

 Coughs ; but has an Influence againft all Diftem- 



e\en bv fpoonfuls, as alfo with a Liquorice ftick. 

 Xlli. The DccoSion. If it is made of thegteen 



' Xl\'. -he Ca,p/!i/m 'of the green Uaves. _^If ins 



ther lioc excretions of the Skin •, and being applied, 

 it is good to heal Ulcers, and other old and run- 



XV. The Dryed hemes. Taken as Tobacco, 

 thev are good for thin Rheums, Diftillations and 

 Coughs : lb alfo the Root taken in like fort, as 

 taken (from burning Coles) into the Mouth thro' 



( for I iuppoie the Ancients knew nothing of To- 

 lucco Pipes, that being a Modern myention; ; tliey 

 cffcchullv help fuch as are troubled with Ihottneis 

 ofBieath, and draw their ^^^f '^^'"| ^f °f the 



felt or mixed vvith Elder-ficicers and ^ightjhaie, 

 it is a fuiRular remedy againft all hot Agues, to 

 drink ^^^o <^™f ^f t,^^ 'f'iie^d V Ae^Head and 



wS''\f^^i:ime^|p^^^^^^^ 



a^inlt Burnings and Scaldings, and Antfionies fire. 

 It is finsular good alfo to take away red _Pimples, 

 Whea and other Imall eruptions of the Skin 

 whid. iife through heat , and is profitable againft 

 rrntion of the Piles, and burning 



3. Aquilegia inverfis Corniculis, Double 

 Columbines. 4. Aquilegia Roje. 

 lumbine. 5. Aquilegia Degener, jne Use 

 Columbine. 6. Thaliarum vel Thalietrum 



le Privy Parts, cloths being V 



ad applied. 



dding fom'e Salt-petre to it, "it is to be drfed'inS 

 Sun. This, fays P.rAi.fon, is the belt Tinder to 



CHAP. CXLVIII. 

 0/ COLUMBINE. 



libs ^p^^' and 'trfoS drink ^e'c"'^^^^^^^^^ 

 bius Columnar m his Thytohajanos, to whom ClufL 

 •lai^^O,, I/opyrum Diofcvnd"°fn Lafin, k is cat 

 led, Aqtiileia, Aquilina, Aquilegia., Aquilegia Rofea 

 'jmlegia Stelhita, Uontoflomum Gefneri, uirbl 

 rms : and in E^iglijh, Columbine. 

 IL The AW.. Authors deitribe many Kinds 

 Teof,_ but thofe Which we fliall treat of, are thefe 



re Common Single Columbine. 2. Aquilegia Vul- 



Rojea, The Rofe Co- 



Thalietrum Uifpa- 

 ?ratenfis, P/eudorhabarbaruil, TufKi Columbines, 

 rtecox. The early red Columbine of Virgi- 



