THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. 9l 



together, which, when they are ripe, grow hard and 

 ■whitish, having a little hole on the side, something 

 like unto a navel. Both stalks, leaves, and seed? are so 

 rough, that they will citave to any thing that shall 

 touch them. The root is small and thready, spreading 

 much to the ground, but dieth every year. 



Place.'] It groweth by the hedge and ditch.sides in 

 many places of ihis land, and is so troublesome an in- 

 habitant ill gardens, that it rampcth upon, and is ready 

 to choak whatever grows near it. 



Time.'] It flowerefh in June or July, and the seed is 

 ripe and I'allelh again in the end of July and August, from 

 whence ic springeth up again, and not from the old root. 



Government and Virtues.] It is under the dominion of 

 the Moon. The juice of the herb and the seed together 

 taken in wine, helpeth (hose bitten with an adder, by 

 preserving the heart from the venom. It is familiarly 

 taken in broth, to keep them lean and lank that are 

 apt to grow fat. The distilled water drank twice a 

 day, helpeth the yellow jaundice ; and the deco6tion of 

 the herb, in experience, is found to do the same, and 

 stayeth lasks and bloody-fluxes. The juice of the 

 leaves, or they a little bruised and applied to any 

 bleeding wounds, stayeth the bleeding. The juice also 

 is very good to close up the lips of green wounds, and 

 the powder of the dried herb strewed thereupon doth 

 the same, and likewise helpeth old ulcers. Being boiled 

 in hog's grease, it helpeth all sorts of hard swellings or 

 kernels in the throat, being anointed therewith. The 

 juice dropped into the ears, taketh away the pain of them. 



It is a good remedy in the Spring, eaten (being first 

 chopped small, and boiled well) in water-gruel, to 

 cleanse the blood, and strengthen the liver, thereby to 

 keep the body in health, and fitting it for that change of 

 season that is coming. 



Clown's Woundwort, fj . (c. d. 2.) 



This herb deserves commendations, though it has gottea 

 such a clownish name ; and whosoever reads this (if he try 

 it as I have done) will commend it; only take notice^ 

 fhat it is of a dry earthy quality. 



