1280 Salmon J Herbal. 



Lib. 1. 



th,um h>t, folium, i^UtiJcliumvulgare: O 

 ■ mon Wormwood, of which we fliall Trea 



DCCXLV. ?. Abfinthiummannum, Abfinthlum 

 Belgicum ; Abfitithium Anglkanum ; Abfinthium 

 Senphium, five Maritinum Anglicum : M-"- " 

 Sea Wormwood 5 of which in Chap. DO 

 4. Abfinthium /antonkum; Abfinthium fen 

 Wormfeed Wormwood; of which in 



T^he Defcriptiotis. 

 III. The Root of our common Wormwood 

 'h has many krgt ahS green LeZ's"ff on. 



'rS hard ^Tood ' KZ 7oar^Stalh Im t ^hr 



Wormwood Common. 



Flowering, ought to be gathered, dryed and care'' 

 /ully laid up for Medical ufes. 



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

 third Degree ; Aperitive, Abfterfive, Altrinsent 

 Stomatick, Nephritick, Hyfterick, and Calhar- 



VIII. The Specification. It Cures the Scurvy in 

 a cold Conftitution ; reaifies the Tone of the Sto- 

 mach and Bowels, is good againft naufeoufnefs 



helps againft the hard Swellings of the Bellv : 

 caufes a good Appetite, and a ftrong Diseftiin 

 and is profitable againft the Yellow Jaundice. It 

 IS alio an Antidote againft many Vegetable Poi- 

 fons, difcuffes Quinfies or Tumors in the Throat 

 and is a good Cofmetick, taking away Wheals' 

 Pimpks, Worms, Roughnefs, and other deformi-' 

 ties of the Skin : It helps the dimnefs of the Eyes, 

 fore and running Ears, and eafes their Pains; his 

 good againft the fwelling and hardnefe of the 

 Spleen; it purges Cholerick Humors downwards 

 ^ItJ^by^Sr^dand^ Urine. It alfo kills Worms in 

 applyed ; it is good againft the ColicL Bloody^ 

 Flux, and all other Fluxes of the Belly? And be- 

 ing conftantly ufed, it is faid to Cure a ftinking 

 Breath. It is commended againft Tertian and o- 

 therhngerii^ Agu^, by opening Obftruftions, 

 purging by Unne, ftrengthening the Stomach and 

 Liver, and altering rhe whole habit of rhe Body. 

 IX. The Preparations. Frc" "' ^ 



er.^f'An'lnfuB^ T"' 



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■ Syrup of Wormwood Simple. 10. Syrup Compound. 

 II. An Infolated Oil. 1 2. A Cataplajm. i ?. Troches. 

 14.^ Simple Difiilled Water. 15.^ Simple Spi- 

 rit. 16. A Water and Spirit Compound. 17. A 

 Dijlilled Oil. 18. Fctefiates or ?omrs. 19. A 

 Spirituous Tiaffure. 20. An Acid Tin3ure. 

 21. An Oily TinSure. 22. A fixed Salt. 



nOilyTinSur'e. 



The Virmes. 



X. The Liquid Juice. If it be given to z, 3, 

 , or 5; Spoonfuls, according to Age and Strength, 



IS Cathartick, and Purges the Body of Choler- 

 ick and Pituitous Humors, ftrenghtening the Bow- 

 els at the fame time ; and Snuff'd up the Noftrils 

 as an Errhine, it purges the Head and Brain of Pi- 

 tuitous Recrements. If it is infpiflated and made 

 up into Pills, 10 Grains being taken at a time, 

 admirably ftrengthens the Stomach. 



XL The EJfence. If taken in due Dofe in Broth 

 or Wine, it gently Purges the Vifcera of Cholerick 

 and Flegmatick Humors, kills Worms in theSto- 



opens Obftruaions of Stomach, Liver, Spleen^ 

 *^^fentery. Reins and Womb, is good againft 

 : Jaundice, Dropfie, Gout, and Scurvy, creates 

 ;ood Appetite and Digeftion, ftrengthens the 

 Stomach and Bowels, Cures Fluxes of the Belly, 

 and is good againft Tertian Agues, and other like 

 ChronickDifeafes: it ftops Vomiting, is good a- 

 gainft a Stinking Breath and Loathings , and re- 

 ftores the Tone of the Stomach. Dofe from a 

 quarter to half a Spoonful in Canary, or other 

 generous Wine, Morning, Noon, and Night: but 



Spoonfufto'air aTotmo/^ in any propw Vehide. 



