Chap. 605. 'EngUf}) Herbs, 



coni or Great Spanifh Kind, that they can fcarcely 

 Li nils'!" ihl thwerUthe 'tlp{"f'^heBrlS- 

 es, ^re at firfl of a pale hlujh color ; hut being blown 



IX. The fifth, or Lefler purple Virginia Medow 

 Rue. This « m almoji allrefpeas much like the for- 

 mer, but f mailer-, arid differs rsoftin the color of its 



dffs rf moilTand 

 Gift' Medows and 



L^hfrown-'toThJsca'Vde, and' in 'ofher 

 s firttier from the Sea. But this gtoivs alfo 



,ce came the Name of Spanijh Medow Rue, 



rf fiys grow along bi 



mJS'Kw;r f the 



place of Execution) onthe right Hand. Theygrow 

 ?,r_ v.. Banks of the ^wx leading from 



They all Flower in the Months 



XIII. The Specification. It is ufed to cure the 

 Plague 01 Peftilence, and the Yellow Jaundice : and 

 is profitable for fuch as have the FaUing-ficknefs. 



klV. The -Preparattons. There is, I. The Herb 

 itfelf ufedas a Pot Herb. 2. A Juice or Effence. 



DecoSionZf the /"^j" jg^'^^^ 5' ^ C^/^/'V'» 



7he Virtues. 



XV. TheFreJh Herb and Roots. They are com • 

 ifTheVare put in' plentifuUy they gently purge 

 the Belly, and provoke to Stool ^ but the Roots 

 "^°^v\.^The^ Juice or Effence of the Roots and 

 hemes. They open Obftruftions of the Vifiera, 

 4 or 5, or more, they very pleafantly and eafily 

 |r"olf Humors. They are profitably' given againft 

 peftilenttal Diftempers. In Saxome *e 7«w is ufed 



Name Fieamum to lAedow Rue does therewith 



iores, and m!!iU 



led being bathed 



times a_Day or more. 



fo applied to old Sores it brings them t 

 and does perfbftly cure old Ulcers, a: 



powerful in its efJeas ; but it a little Mtrc be dif 



pfftSe'aJd'ainSof malign ani feftial 

 '^iftempers. Dofe40, 50, or 60 Drops in all'lli'at 

 e Patient drinks , as alfo in all his Broth or 

 XxTfl^f/sX" Tmate" o/fh^fame. It is 

 very Abfterfive, and a great cleafifet oi the Flefh 

 and Skin from Pimples, Puflies, Tettare, Ring- 



-uK"behiyuled™e[J''hM Tor' , \ 

 ndfor fomeconfiderabletime,asn, 



CHAP. DCVI. 

 Of R U E - G O A T S. 



Etiglijh it is called Goats-Rue. 

 4ta Capraria Vulgaris, Our comtnon Goats-Rue. 



the Defcriptions. 



I 



ons of tl 



