"SSS THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED* 



times reddish about the brim ; from wliich rise up small^ 

 round green stalks, without any joint or leaf thereon, 

 saving at the top, where it branches forth into (lowers, 

 having a leaf divided into three or four parts at that joint 

 with the flowers, which arc small and white, starting out 

 of small round greenish yellow heads, many standing to- 

 gether in a tuft, in which afterwards arc the seeds con- 

 tained, which arc small round burs, somewhat like the 

 leaves of clevers, and stick in the same manner upon any 

 thing that they touch. The root is composed of many 

 blackish strings or fibres, set together at a little long 

 head, which abidcth with green leaves all the Winter. 

 Place,] It is found in many shadowy woods. 

 Time.'] It flowereth in June, and the seed is ripe short- 

 ly after. 



Government and Virtues.'} This is one of Venus's herbs 

 to cure the wounds or mischiefs Mars inflicteth upon the 

 body of man. It heals green wonnds speedily, or any ul- 

 cers, impostluimos, or bleedings inward, also tumours irv 

 any part of the body ; for the decoction or powder in 

 drink taken, and the juice outwardly, dissipateth the 

 humours ; and there is not found an}' herb that can give 

 such present help either to man or beast, when the disease 

 falleth upon the lungs or throat, and to heal up putrid 

 malignant ulcers in the mouth, throat and privities, by 

 gargling or washing with the decoction of the leaves and 

 roots made in water, and a little honey put thereto. It 

 helpeth to stay women's courses, and all other fluxes of 

 blood, cither by the mouth, urine, or stool, and lasks of 

 the belly ; the ulcerations of the kidnies also, and the 

 pains in the bowels and gonorrhea, or running of the 

 reins, being boiled in wine or water, and drank. The 

 same also is no less powerful to help any rupture or 

 burstings, used both inwardly and outwardly : and brief- 

 ly, it is as eftectual in binding, restraining, consolidat- 

 ing, heating, drying and healing, as conifrey, bugle, 

 self heal, or any other of the vulnerary herbs whatso- 

 ever. 



