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Turnsole, or Ileliotropiura. O. {h. d. 3.) 



This groweth in gardens, and llowereth and secdeth with 

 lis, notwilhstanding it is not natural to this land, but to 

 Spain and France, where it grows plentifully. 



Government and Virliies.'] It js an herb of the Sun, 

 and a good one too. Dioscoridcs saith, That a good 

 hundlul of this, which is called the Great Turnbole, 

 boiled in water, and drank, piirgcth both choler and. 

 phlegm ; and boiled with cummin, hclpcth the stone in. 

 the reins, kidnies, or bladder, jjrovoketh urine and 

 women's courses, and causeth an easy and speedy delivery 

 in child-birth. The leaves bruised and applied to places 

 pained with the gout, or that have been out of joint, 

 and newly set, and full of pain, do give much ease ; the 

 seed and juice of the leaves also being rubbed with a little 

 salt upon warts or wens, and other kernels in the face, 

 eye-lids, or any other part of the body, will, by ofteu 

 using take them away. 



Meadow Trefoil, or Floncysuckles. $. (c« d. 1.) 



It is so well known, especially by the name of Honey- 

 suckles, white and red, that I ned not describe them. 



Place~\ They grow almost every where in this land. 



Gavernment and Virtues.~\ Mercury hath dominion 

 over the common sorts. Dodoneus saith, The leaves and 

 flowers are good to ease the griping pains of the gout, 

 the herb being boiled and used in a clyster. If the herb 

 be made into a poultice, and applied to inflammations, 

 it will case them. The juice dropped in the eyes, is a 

 familiar medicine, with many country people, to take 

 away the pin and web (as they call it) in the eyes; it 

 also allayeth the heat and blood shooting of them. 

 Country people do also in many places drink the juice 

 thereof against the biting of an adder ; and having 

 boiled the herb in water, they first wash the place with 

 the deco6liou, and then lay some of the herb also to the 

 hurt place. The herb also boild in swines's grease, and 

 go made into an ointment, is good io appply to the biting 

 of any venomous creatures. The herb also bruised and 

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