The Kitchen Garden. 



but the deception of the herbe giuen in due time, hath the more forcible 

 operation : it helpeth to expell wormes, becaufe of the bitterneffe, and is 

 thereby alfo a friend to the ftomack ouercharged with chollar, and to clenfe 

 the liuer : it prouoketh fweate and vrine, is helpefull to them are troubled 

 with the ftone, and to eafe paines in the fides. 



CHAP. LXI. 

 Solatium vefaarium, Jim Alkakengi. Winter Cherries. 



THe Winter Cherry hath a running or creeping roote in the ground, of the big- 

 nefle many times of ones little finger, mooting forth at feuerall ioynts in feue- 

 rall places, whereby it quickly fpreadeth a great compafle of ground : the 

 flalke rifeth not aboue a yard high, whereon are fet many broade and long greene 

 leaues, fomewhat like vnto the leaues of Nightfhade, but larger : at the ioynts where- 

 of come forth whitifh flowers made of fiue leaues a peece, which after turne into green 

 berries, inclofed with thin skins or bladders, which change to bee reddifh when they 

 grow ripe, the berry likewife being reddifh, and as large as a Cherry, wherein are 

 contained many flat and yellowifh feed lying within the pulpe : which being gathered 

 and ftrung vp, are kept all the yeare to be vfed vpon occafion. 



The Vfe of Winter Cherries. 



The diftilled water of the herbe and fruit together, is often taken of them 

 that are troubled with the marpnefle or difficultie of vrine, and with the 

 ftone in the kidneyes, or grauel in the bladder : but the berries themfelues ei- 

 ther greene or dryed boyled eyther in broth, in wine, or in water, is much 

 more effecluall : It is likewife conducing to open obftruftions of the liuer, 

 &c. and thereby to helpe the yellow laundife. 



CHAP. LXI I. 

 Afarum. Afarabacca. 



ASarabacca, from a fmall creeping roote fet with many fibres, fliooteth forth di- 

 uers heads, and from euery of them fundry leaues, euery one (landing vpon a 

 long greene ftalke, which are round, thicke, and of a very fad or darke greene 

 colour, and mining withall : from the rootes likewife fpring vp fhort ftalkes, not fully 

 foure fingers high, at the toppe of euery one of which ftandeth the flower, in fa- 

 fhion very like the feede veflell of Henbane feede, of a greenifb purple colour, which 

 changeth not his forme, but groweth in time to containe therein fmall cornered feed : 

 the greene leaues abide all the winter many times, but vfually fheddeth them in winter, 

 and recouereth frefh in the fpring. 



The Vfe of Afarabacca. 



It ' ^^ \^ 



The leaues are much and often vfed to procure vomits, fiue or feuen of 

 them bruifed, and the iuice of them drunke in ale or wine. An extracl made 

 of the leaues with wine artificially performed, might bee kept all the yeare 

 thorough, to bee vfed vpon any prefent occafion, the quantitie to bee pro- 

 portioned according to the conftitution of the patient. The roote worketh 

 not fo ftrongly by vomit, as the leaues, yet is often vfed for the fame pur- 

 pofe, and befides is held auaileable to prouoke vrine, to open obftruclions 

 in the liuer and fpleene, and is put among diuers other fimples, both into 

 Mithridatum and Andromachus Treakle, which is vfually called Venice 

 Treakle. A dram of the dryed roots in pouder giuen in white wine a little 

 before the fit of an ague, taketh away the making fit, & therby caufe the hot 

 fit to be the more remiffe, and in twice taking expell it quite. 



CHAP, 



