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toother, either by itself, or with other drink, helps exco- 

 riations or pains in the bowels, the distillations of rheum 

 from the head, and it stays all manner of fluxes, even wo- 

 mens' courses, when too abundant. It is good to stay spit- 

 ting of blood and bleedings at the mouth, or the making 

 of foul and bloody water, by reason of any ulcer in the 

 reins or bladder ; and staunches the too free bleeding of 

 wounds. The seed is profitable against dropsy, falhng- 

 sickness, yellow-jaundice, and stoppings of the liver and 

 reins. The roots, and Pellitory of Spain, beaten into pow- 

 der, and put into hollow teeth, takes away the pains of 

 them. The juice, or distilled water, dropped into the eyes, 

 cools the inflammations in them, and takes away the pin 

 and web. If the juice be mixed with oil of roses, and the 

 temples and forehead be anointed therewith, it eases the 

 pains of the head proceeding from heat. The same also is 



Profitably applied to all hot gouts in the hands and feet, 

 t is good if applied to bones out of joint, to hinder in- 

 flammations, swellings, and pains that presently rise there- 

 upon. The powder of the dried leaves taken in drink, kills 

 worms of the belly ; boiled in wine, it kills worms which 

 breed in old and foul ulcers. One part of the herb water 

 and two parts of the brine of powdered beef, boiled toge- 

 ther and clarified, is a remedy for all scabs and itch in the 

 head and body, all manner of tetters, ringworms, the shin- 

 gles, and all other running and fretting sores. All the 

 Plantains are good wound herbs to heal fresh or old 

 wounds, or sores, either inward or outward. 



PLANTAIN (EUCK'S-IIOBN,)-(Plantago Coronoput,) 



Descrip. — Like the other, this Plain tain has a slender, 

 fibrous root. The leaves are numerous and beautiful; like 

 a star l3dng on the ground, and spreading every way from 

 the head of the root ; they are long, narrow, and deeply 

 jagged "at the edges, like the horn of a buck, pale green 

 and hairy. The stalks are upright, and like other Plan- 

 tains, with small, irregular, four-leaved flowers, growing 

 on hoary stalks three or four inches long. The seed is 

 small, of a dark brown shining colour. 



Place. — It grows in sandy grounds, and upon heaths. 



Time. — It flowers in June. 



Government and Virtues. — This has the nature of other 

 PUntaini, moderately drying and binding^ and is a good 



