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Ing the body to a more lively colour. The juice also 

 helpeth all foul ulcers and sorea h\ the mouth, gargled 

 therewith ; and used outwardly, cleanseth the sk'm froai 

 spots, marks, or scars that happen therein. 



Self-Heal. ? . (h. d, I.) 



Called also Prunel, Carpenter's Herb, Hook-heal, and 

 Siclvle-wort. 



Descript.'] Self-heal is a small, low, creepingherb, having 

 many small, roundish-pointed leaves, like leaves of wild 

 mints, of a dark green colour, without dents on the edges; 

 from among which rise square hairy stalks, scarce a foot 

 high, which spread sometimes into branches with small 

 leaves set thereon, up to the tops, where stand brown- 

 spiked heads of small brownish leaves like scales and 

 flowers together, ahnostlike the head of a cassidony, which 

 flowers are gaping, and of a bluish purple, or more pale 

 blue, in some places sweet, but not so in others. 'J'he 

 roots consist of many fibres downward, aiul spreading 

 strings also whereby it increaseth. The small stalks, with 

 the leaves creeping on the ground, shoot forth fibres 

 taking hold on the ground, whereby it is made a great tuft 

 in a short time. 



Place.\ It is found in woods and fields every where. 



Tim€J] It flowereth in May and sometimes in April. 



Government and Virtues.'] Here is another herb of 

 Venus, Self-Heal, whereby when you are hurt you may 

 heal yourself; it is an especial herb for inward and out- 

 ward wounds. Take it in^vardly in syrups for inward 

 wounds; outwardly in unguents and plaisters for out- 

 ward. As Self-Heal is like Bugle in form, so also in the 

 qualities and virtues, serving for all the purposes whereto 

 Bugle is applied with good success, either inward or out- 

 wardly, for inward wounds or ulcers whatsoever within 

 the body, for bruises or falls, and such like hurts. If it 

 be accompanied with Bugle, Sanicle, and other the like 

 wound-herbs, it Avill be more etfeftual to wash or inject 

 into ulcers in the parts outwardly. Where there is cause 

 to repress the heat and sharpness of humours flowing to 

 any sores, uiceis, inflammations, swellings or the like, or 

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