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■amp. The same being also drunk, helpeth those that art 

 troubled with the stone in tho reins or kidneys, bj cool- 

 ing the heat of the parts atflicUsd, and strengthening them ; 

 also weak stomachs that cannot retain but cast up their 

 meat It stayeth all bleeding both at the mouth and nose, 

 bloody urine, or the bloody flux, and stoppeth the lax of 

 the belly and bowels. The leaves hereof bruised and laid 

 to their sides that have an ague, suddenly easeth the fit ; 

 and the leaves and roots being beaten with some bay salt, 

 and applied to the wrists, worketh the same effects. The 

 herb boiled in ale or wine, and given for some mornings 

 and eveniDgs together, stayeth the distillation of hot and 

 sharp rheums falling into the eyes from the head, and 

 helpeth all sorts of sore eye& 



BUCKTHORN.— CTJAamntt* Catharticus.) 



It is called Harts'-hom, Herba-stellaria, Sanguinaria, 

 Herb-eve, Herb-ivy. Wort-cresses, and Swine-cresses. 



Descrip. — They nave many small and weak straggling 

 branches trailing here and there upon the ground; the 

 leaves are many, small, and jagged, not much unlike to 

 those of buck's bom plantain, but much smaller and not 

 io hairy : the flowers grow among the leaves in smalL 

 rough, whitish clusters : the seeds are much smaller ana 

 brownish, of a bitter taste. 



Place. — They grow in dry, barren sandy grounds. 



Time. — They flower and seed when the rest of the plan- 

 tains do. 



OovemmerU and Virtuei, — This is also under the domi- 

 nion of Saturn ; the virtues are held to be the same as buck's- 

 horn plantain, aod therefore by all authors it is joined 

 with it : the leaves bruised and applied to the place, stop 

 bleeding ; the herb bruised and applied to warts, will 

 Bake them consume and waste away in a short time. 



BUGLE.— (4/if^a Reptanu.) 



BisiDis the name bugle, it is called middle confound and 

 middle comfrey, brown bugle, and by some sickle-wort 

 and herb-carpenter ; thoogh in Essex we call another 

 herb by that name. 



Ducrip. — This hath larger leaves than those of the self- 

 heal, but else of the lame fashion, or rather longer, in 

 some green on the upper aide, and in others more brown* 

 lah. dented aboat the edgee, eomewhat haiiy, as the sqaave 



