Chap. 3 1 6. "Englifi 'Berhs. 



42) 



/.'^ and P./;^/^>« win fcarcely aUow of this Greater 



III. The Defcrintions. The firft, wh,ch is the 



'places] M they lye, andjfreai "; 'by Zli'ch memTit 

 much cncreajes. Upon thefe Stalks or Branches 

 grow many Leaves, two always at a Joint, whi 

 are fomething larger and longer than the Leaves 

 <3arden Germander, of a fad or dark green col 



the edges, of a See ' " '" ' ' 



e edges, of a Scent for 

 id ftand at the Joints with the Leaves, 

 Water Germander the Greater. 



S^ 



creeping deep into the Ground, and far about, abiding 



ny fguare, white, hairy Stalks or Branches fpring 

 forth, fome rifing up higher, and others dwarf like, 

 keepirig nearer the Ground. Upon thefe Salks or 

 Branches grow Leaves, two at a Joint, broader and 



tothofe ofdeadjVm/fj-; which being paffed away, 

 ^!"!^?i^?r «?^il' ^?-'i' black Seed, Thewhole 



England. Dwfcorides lays. That it grows as 

 o^n Hills as^byWajer-fidesVand it will ttourilh 

 That'^it"is found t( 



foTiS" 



ftronger and (harper which 



totriides 'of ThTwarer^J' ^I'^id in a 

 Meadow by Abington, called Nehford : alfo in 



Candia the People gather it promifcuoufly with the 

 VI. The Times. They flower in June, July and 



loofes the Stalks, the Root fending up frefh again 



the fecond DegreeT'it is^Aperitiv^' Abfterfive^A- 

 ftringent. Carminative, Digeftive, Diuretick, Ano- 

 dyne and Traumatick ; Cephalick, Neurotick, St»- 



I. The Specification. It is a counter Poifon a- 



all Poifons and Infeftions of Contagious and 



^i.,..mick Difeafes, as Stingings or Bitings of Ser- 



the Meafles, Small-Pox, Purples, Spotted Fever 

 i jirovokes the Terms in {vomen. ^"^"'^' 



, viz. I. A liquid Juice. 2. AnEffencc. :}. An 

 Infufion in Wine, or Decoaion. 4. A Syrup. 5. 

 A Pouder. 6. An EMuary. 7. Dia/cordium. 8. 

 An Ointment or Balfam. 9. A Cataplafm. 10. A 

 diftilled Water. 11 A SpintuomTinaure. 12. 



77,.^ Virtues. 



X. The liquid Juice. It is a little (harp and pe- 

 netrating, and fo is efFeftual to provoke Urine, and 

 give eafe in the Strangury. It opens Obftruaions 

 of the Womb, and provokes the Terms in Women, 

 facilitates the Birth, and brings away the After-birth. 

 It is good againit the Bitings or Stinging of Vipers, 

 Rattle Snakes, and other Serpents, mad Dogs, Scor- 

 pions, Hornets, i!fc. and rdiifts aU other deadly Poi- 

 fons. Dofe two, three or four Spoonfuls in the di- 

 Vehicle, MorliLig and Night, to be continued 



