1076 SAmons Herbal. Lib.l, 



jncfs) it will fpeedil) 



KniThe Lye '''"''"'''"' fJ'^^J^^^^^-^^ 



avel and Tartarous matter, the in Rein 

 erers, and Bladder, and is profitable againlt tl 

 KVIII-Tfe W/?/&i W^f^I- Camcrarms fa) 



oi the Salt ofSpleenmrt^ or 2 Drams of the fbrnn 

 l!ye, it will be much mo're eiFeaual to all the pt 



^°XIX.'^T/>! ?ouder 'of ^j^' lglf^J^^^'"'"£ ^^ 

 Zn!\nSyhneWne Vinegar morning and nig 



XX. T7;. Cat.p/afm of the Green Leaves A 

 plied to fimple Green Wounds, it prevents Infl 



healing. 



SPOON- WORT, fee Scurvigrafs. Chap. 



CHAP. DCLIII. 

 0/ S P O N G E. 



from the Greek Name. 



'f'%j!'^}^!^''the^ViC & 

 tLt. ''Tis doubtlefs a fooliffa and falfe Opinion, 

 tot a Spa.-Jie is nomore f Senfitive fubfiancexian 



n Vails, 3- Rimo/a Fiffu/ofa, 



III. Spo.ge is of a light, holLj,foftf,^ji^„^^ 

 Me7ho//o7lS%b7anc^^^^^^ "'*'•' 



?"li"feS^^t^B^ 

 ter, and by prcjftng or wringing it ha,^"uy% 



'g£t:^iBh^2^f^iB 



anfu S^^mffto r^' '' "^"'- '^ ^°™^ '" *' ^^' 

 accident broken ofFfroi^thepTace^onwhic/it^S 

 Grown which poffibly might have been on the 



V.'rhe Jims. ^fhYseafons%f^B floSina 

 and Age is unknown, its poffible it may equally 

 the external Air not penetrating, or much ope- 

 rating upon the bottom of the Sea, or thofe parts 

 which are always pretty deeply covered with Wa- 

 the flourifliing of fcch things as grow, and are 



VI. The ^ualfties. It is temperate in refpefl to 

 heat orcoldnefs, drynefs or moifture, Aperitive, 

 Abfterfive, Diuretick, and Nephritick. 



[adder : Profits 



e Kings Evil,_ Sand, Gravel, 

 : Profitable againftBlains,_ Botches, BoiJ 

 Skin, and"to clea? the^ye^fighr 



Ser. V. TentsY'beffftance'^ihereofT"" 

 The Virtues. 



IX. The DecoSion in Wine or Water. It is 

 ufed for a Fomentation or Bathing; it eafes pain, 

 difcufles recent Tumors, and foftens fuch as are 

 hard ; after Bathing the Sponge it felf may be ap- 



X. 'Tl)e fimple Fouder of Sponge. It is made by 

 drying the Sponge throughly by the Fire, or in 



it to pouder in an Iron Mortar. Dofe a Dram 



Purge like Cremor Tartar;, cutting thick, grofs 

 and Vilcous humors i it eafes pains of the Sto- 

 mach, Griping of the Guts, Colick, Strangury, 

 Stone, Gravel, Cfc. 

 XL Uelmmts Fouder of Sponge. Take Sea 



