Chap. 688. "Eng lilh Herbs. 



XXIli. Ihe Specification. They help the Stran- 

 orevirSraell^of the' A ""^' "'''' '"'^^ '"^ b""'' 

 Cure a Stiflking Breath; and 'make Hair grow 

 again upon Bald places. 



XXIV. rhe Preparations. You may have, 



1. A Liquid Juice or Effence of the whole Flam. 



2. A hecoaion of the Roots ,n W,ne. 5. A Deca- 

 ff ion of the Leaves and Heads of Flowers, uhen 



lie MlpLm'7hcn";uft7eginmngto Flower Jti 



piity lib. 7o. cap. 2^.)f;iys,yh3tii 



'Sf!^'ljotf'S^^o^l 



"""xXvi^'Ti^ DecoSion of the Roots in Wine. 

 Galen fays, that ic drives forth Stinking Urine, 



hole? a^ndTf ''the wtole Body'. Dofelalf a Pirn. 

 Morning, Noon and Night. . „ , , 



XX VII. A Decoaion of the Leaves and heads of 



vtrwes of the Jmce andEffena, but much wSkert 

 asalfo of the former Decoftion of the Roots, and 



is certainly an Antidote againft the Scurvy in a 



XXVilL "ihe hifufion of the whole Plant v>hen 

 juji beginning to Flower, inftrong Wine or Brandy. 

 It hasall the former Virtues, but more effeftual to 

 anrto^refift a Cold Scurvy, as alfo to caufe a 

 Sweet Breath, more than any of the former Prepa- 

 rations. Dofe 2. or ? Spoonfuls, fweetned with 

 ^"kxi^ Jlf Mafiicatory. Pliny lays, that being 

 chewed in the Mouth, it cures a Stinking Breath, 

 caufed by {linking or rotten Teeth, or fome Sore or 

 Ulcer in the Gums and Mouth, it drawing away 

 a great deal of Rheum, Purulent and Putrid 

 Stinking matter from the fame. 



XXX. TheCataplafmoftheRoot. Diofcorides 

 fays that being applyed, it correfts the Stinking 

 and Filthy Smell of the Arm-Pits, and of the whole 



CHAP. DCLXXXX III. 



0/ T H I S T L E Bkffed : 



Cardmts Be,tcd,a,ts. 



X wf ^"""v '' *"'' "° '"'""'' ^'""^ '^'^ 



a Angular Plant of the 



Tbiflle Bieffed: 



OR, 



Carduus Bcnedidus. 



are hairyZ^r rough m hatidlmg, yet mihcut anvhard 

 or/har/prici/a at all, Jo that the tenderefi hand 



