320 THE ENGLISH PHYSICIAN ENLARGED. 



bath, is an as?tiro(l remedy against abortion in women, 

 it it |:roce('(l Iroui the ovcr.(lc.\il)ility or weakness ol the 

 inwaid i(toiiii\e faculty ; as al.so a plai tor made there- 

 with, and vinej^ar applied to the reins of the back, doth 

 iiuicli h'Jp not only this, but al.so those tliat cannot hold 

 their Mater, the powder being taken in the juire of 

 plain/ain, and is commpTided against the worms in chil- 

 dren. It is very powerful to ruptures and burstings, as 

 also lor bruises and falls, to be used as well outwardly 

 as in%vardly. 'Jhe root hereof made up with pcllitory 

 of Spain and alluuij and i)ut into a hollow tooth, not 

 only assuageth the pain, but stayeth the llux of humours 

 ■which causeth it. TormQutil is no less cfl'cdtual and 

 powerful a remedy against outward wounds, sores and 

 hurts, than for inward, and is therefore a special in- 

 gredient to be nsetl in wound drinks, lotions and injec- 

 tions, for foul corrupt rotten sores and ulcers of the 

 mouth, secrets, or other ])arls of the body. The juice 

 or powder of the root put in ointmenis, plaisters, and 

 sucli things that are applied to wounds or sores, is very 

 cliCiSual, as the juice of the leaves, and the root bruised 

 and applied to the throat, or jaws, healeth the king's 

 evil, and caseth the pain of the sciatica; the same used 

 with a little vinegar, is a special remedy against the run- 

 ning sores of the head or other parts; scabs also, and 

 the itch, or any such eruptions in the skin, proceeding 

 of salt and sharp hunioiirs. The same is also cfledtual 

 for the piles or hieir.orrhoids, if they be washed or bathed 

 therewith, or with the distilled water of the herb and 

 roots. It is found also helpful to dry up any sharp 

 rheum that distilleth from the head into the eyes, caiisiilg 

 redness, pain, waterings, itching, or the like, if a little 

 prepared tutia, or white amber, be used with the distilled 

 water thereof. Many women use this water as a secret 

 to help themselves and others, when they are troubled 

 with too much flowing of the whites or reds, both to 

 drink it, or inject it with a syringe. And here is enough, 

 only remember the Sun challengeth this herb. 



