46 gulpepeb'b oompletb herbal. 



Government and Virtues. — Water betony is an herb of 

 Jupiter in Cancer, and is appropriated more to wounds 

 and hurts in breasts than wood betony, which follows ; it 

 is an excellent remedy for sick hogs — it is of a cleansing 

 quality. The leaves bruised and applied are effectual for 

 old and filthy ulcers ; and especially if the juice of the 

 leaves be boiled with a little noney and dipped therein, 

 and sores dressed therewith ; as also for bruises or hurts, 

 whether inward or outward. The distilled water of the 

 leaves is used for the same purpose, as also to bathe the 

 face and hands spotted or blemished, or discoloured by 

 sun burning. 



I confess I do not much fancy distilled waters, I mean 

 such waters as are distilled cold ; some virtues of the herb 

 they may happily have, (it were a strancje thing else) but 

 this I am confident of, that being distilled in a pewter 

 still, as the vu4gar and apish fashion is, both chemical oil 

 and salt is left behind, unless von bum them, and then 

 all is spoiled, water and all, which was good for as little 

 as can be by such a distillation in my translation of the 

 London Dispensatory. 



BETONY (WOOD.)— (Betonica OJicinalis.) 



Descrip, — Common, or wood betony, hath many leaves 

 rising from the root, which are somewhat broad and round 

 at the end, roundly dented about the edges, standing upoi 

 long foot stalks, from among which rise up small, square, 

 slender, but upright hairy stalks, with some leaves there- 

 on, to a piece at the joints, smaller than the lower, 

 whereof are set several spiked heads of flowers like la- 

 vender, but thicker and snorter for the most part, and of 

 a reddish or purple colour, spotted with white spots both 

 in the upper and lower part, the seeds being contained in 

 the husks that hold the flowers, are blackish, somewhat 

 long and uneven. The roots are many white thready 

 strings ; the stalk perisheth, but the roots with some 

 leaves thereon, abide all the winter. The whole plant is 

 somewhat small. 



Place. — It groweth frequently in woods and delighteth, 

 fai shady places. 



Time, — It flowereth in July, after which the seed is 

 quickly ripe, yet in its prime in May. 



Oovemment and Virtues. — The herb is appropriated to 

 the planet Jupiter, and the sign Aries. Antonius Mum, 



