Chap. 7 :^ o. "EngUjh Herbs 



1^3 



Summer Zi'er grZJ thankoff'ofihe firft ^"- ' ' 

 pares of England, in Woods, and near unto Ditch- 

 es, and by Ditch-fides under Hedges, in fliadowy 



VI. The Timet. The Leaves appear prefently 

 after Winter, early in the Spring, and continue 



they ate gone, the Bunch or Clutter of Berries, 

 vil its Fruit, becomes ripe towards the end of 

 July, o,\n AugKjl. 



VII. The Qualities. It is hot and dry in the 



is prevalent againlt 

 lughs. Colds, Obftruftions of Lungs, 

 1, Mefentery, Reins and Womb, pro- 



trangury, gives eafe in the Piles, and 

 medy againft the Plague or Peltilence, 



IX. The Preparations. You inay have there- 

 e Green Leaves. 2. A Juice oj Herb 

 3. A Juice of the Root. 4. A De- 



latick, Emmenagogick, 



tapLiJm. <). A Dijiilkd Water. 1 o. T/;f Foecola 

 The Virtues. 



X. V^e Green Leaves. Being bruifed and laid 

 upon any place pained with Sciatica or Gout, it 



pain : And applyed to the Bitings of Mad Dogs, 

 Vipers, or Plague Sores, it draws out the Poifon 

 and Malignity, and fccures the Patient from 



XL The Juice of the Herb or Berries. Taken 



it prevails againlt both Poilbn and Plague -, and if 

 a little Vinegar or Juice afLimons be added to it, 

 it Ibmewhat allays the iharp biting Tafte thereof: 



provokes the Terms jn Women, provokes Urine, 

 :Ar>and^Strajigury_,_ brings 



with fome other proper Vehicle, it cleanfes all 

 manner of rotten filthy Ulcers in what part of the 

 Body foever, and'heals the ftinking Ulcers in the 

 Noltrils, called Ozena and the Folipus. 

 XIII. The Decoifion of the Herb, Root or Berries, 



of Serpents or Mad Dogs : The fame taktn mixed 



CouglTsTcoUs^ Hoarfenerf,°\Vheezing, a^id flTon'- 

 gefts, and Ablterges the Stomach, Lungs,' and 

 the other Virtues of both Juices and Decoaion : Ir 

 provokes Urine and the Terms, and admirably 

 cleanfes after Delivery. 



XVI. The Oil of Roots, Berries, or Lcivrs. 

 Anointed on pained places itgives eafe, and is good 

 igainlt the Palfie : Dropt into the Pars, it eaics 



Bean-hhiver into a Pultife, and applyed to 

 Throat or Jaws which are Inflamed, helps th< 

 The Roots or Berries made into a Pultife with ( 

 Dung, and applyed, gives eafe in the pains of 



bkin trom Scurtt, Morphew, Freckles, Spot 

 any other Defilements whatfoever. 



Root, as you make the Foecula ofBriony Roots. 

 fides its ufe for Starching of Linnen, it has al 

 former Virtues of the Pouder, and may be givt 

 a Dram in any proper Vehicle. 



CHAP. DCCXXXI. 



Lnp //£• mmcs. This Plant is called by the 

 ^ 1 Arabians K«ri, or Cheiri ; in €reek, 

 InTngm'lXl-mvoeT''" f«w/»«L«w««i an 



II. The Kinds. There are two fpecial forts of 

 Wall-Flowers, viz. i. The Single Kind. 2. The 

 DouMe Flowered. Of the Single Kind, we have, 



durCommon Single Wall-Flower. 2. Keiri, five,' 

 Leucoium luteum fmplexmajm. The Great Single 

 Wall-Flower. 3. Keiri fimplex Jiore albo. The 



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