Chap. 313. 



'ifl) Herhs. 



417 



CHAP. CCCXIII. 

 Of GERMANDER Garden. 



X«,/=J./f«, ,i) ■if-iAalS'esl^ as Dicfcorides fays : in * ' 

 I'm, Trixago, Trijfago, Ucrbu Vebrium, iebnf, 

 (from ^hA&^s)inACham^drys, ^uerculami, 

 qju^i humHs aut pa^va quercus, a folwrum f,m,l 



are unknown in England : we make only four g( 



mander,^ of which in Chap. 314. ?. y.au^&J'ivs J\v- 



Water Germander, of which in Chap. 316. foUow- 



dens, u/ir. i. Chamsdrysfat'ivavulgaris, Chamxdrys 

 wiTniJ-ago minor. The cornmon Germander, or 



Upon%tSir:Kn7he"tv?^^^^^^^^ 



lefferCtllVs'SrS;?^ 



™! J" T ^^""^"^^ S'o^' at the tops, and alfo 



near the Lea res on the upper parts of the Sprigs, 



ot a deeper purple color than the following, and U 



will often die, and grow out of Form ; and befides 

 that the Stalks will grow too great and hard, and 

 ftubby; and the Roots, by far (hooting undet 

 fpread into many places within the Knot, which, if 

 ^ey be not continuaUy pluckt up, will fpoil the 

 four Yearf a" moft, Tt r^uftte 'taken^up a^f Lw 

 Set, or elfe it will grow too rank and cumberfom. 

 VI. The fecond, or Greater Germander, has a Root 

 bujhy with Fibres, and creeps lefs than 



e Defcriptions. Tbe Jirji, . 



greyilh underneath. The Flowers ftand in a long 



ne Places. They are both found growing 

 aie/?«f faithTfill't with"usTTey°ar?onry found in 



VIII. The Times. They flower in June or 7///i- 

 id the Seed is repened in fome little time after. 



IX. The Qualities. Germander is hot and dry in 

 le third Degree, and more (harp and bitter than 

 eucrium., as Dw/corides fays : it is highly Aperi- 

 ve, Incifive, Abfterfive, Aftringent, Cephalick, Neu- 

 'tick,^. Stomatick, Peftoral, Hepatick, Splenetick, 



X. ThJ Sp^'$catwn^ rt"cure"''aU forts of Agues 

 and Fevers, and is principal againft the Plague or 

 Peftilence : it is good againft Difeafes of the lungs • 

 flops all forts of Fluxes of the Bowels, and is a 



I. A liquid Juice. 2. An Ejfence. 3. An Infujl 

 "f , ^\A ^eco3ion. 5. A Syrup. 6. A Pouder 

 of the Herb. 7. An Ointment or Balfam. 8. A Ca- 

 taplafm. 9. A Spirituous TinSure. 10. An Acid 



'ains of the Spleen. It is profitable for fuch who 

 Spleens are tecome hard, and fuch as have ti 

 Suangury, or nuke their Water diffigultly ; a 



