42 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



it, not they ; the seeds of them expel wind 1 people exceedingly, and they need not to 

 indeed, and so mend what the root marrs. I make a whole meal of them neither, and are 



CARRAWAY 5 ^ ^ bc pl an t e( l m ev ery garden. 



Carraway comfits, once only dipped in 



IT is on account of the seeds principally 



sugar, and half a spoonful of them eaten in 



that the Carraway is cultivated. | the morning fasting, and as many after ea ~ 



Descript] It bears divers stalks of fine I meal, is a most admirable remedy, for those 

 cut leaves, lying upon the ground, some- j that are troubled with wind, 

 what like to the leaves of carrots, but not < 

 bushing so thick, of a little quick taste in; 

 them, from among which rises up a square ! 

 stalk, not so high as the Carrot, at whose : 



CELANDINE. 



Descript.~] THIS hath divers lender, 

 round, whitish green stalks, with greater 



joints are set the like leaves, but smaller! joints than ordinary in other herbs as it 

 and finer, and at the top small open tufts, \ were knees, very brittle and easy to break, 

 or umbels of white flowers, which turn into \ from whence grow branches with large 

 small blackish seed, smaller than the; tender broad leaves, divided into many 

 Anniseed, and of a quicker and hotter 5 parts, each of them cut in on the edges, 



taste. The root is whitish, small and long, 

 somewhat like unto a parsnip, but with 

 more wrinkled bark, and much less, of a 



set at the joint on both sides of the 

 branches, of a dark blueish green colour, 

 on the upper side like Columbines, and of 



little hot and quick taste, and stronger ! a more pale blueish green underneath, full 

 than the parsnip, and abides after seed- ; of yellow sap, when any is broken, of a 

 time. i bitter taste, and strong scent. A i, the 



Place] It is usually sown with us in i flowers, of four leaves a-piece, after which 



gardens. 



come small long pods, with blackish seed 



Time.] They flower in June and July, \ therein. The root is somewhat great at the 

 and seed quickly after. ; head, shooting forth divers long roots and 



Government and virtues] This is also a 1 small strings, reddish on the outside, and 

 Mercurial plant. Carraway seed has a \ yellow within, full of yellow sap therein, 

 moderate sharp quality, whereby it breaks \ Place.] They grow in many places by 

 wind and provokes urine, which also the > old walls, hedges and way-sides in unfilled 

 herb doth. The root is better food than* places; and being once planted in a garden, 

 the parsnip; it is pleasant and comfortable ; especially some shady places, it will remain 

 to the stomach, and helps digestion. The 

 seed is conducing to all cold griefs of the 



there. 



Time] They flower all the Summer, 



head and stomach, bowels, or mother, as 5 and the seed ripens in the mean time, 

 also the wind in them, and helps to sharpen | Government and virtues] This is an herb 

 the eye-sight. The powder of the seed put j of the S^n, and under the celestial Lion, 

 into a poultice, takes away black and blue \ and is one of the best cures f6r the eyes ; 

 spots of blows and bruises. The herb it- \ for, all that know any thing in astrology, 

 self, or with some of the seed bruised and 1 know that the eyes are subject to the 

 fried, laid hot in a bag or double cloth, to luminaries: let it then be gathered when the 

 the lower parts of the belly, eases the pains Sun is in Leo, and the Moon in Aries, 

 of the wind cholic. applying to this time ; let Leo arise, then 



The roots of Carraway eaten as men do j may you make into an oil or ointment, 

 parsnips, strengthen the stomach of ancient | which you please, to anoint your sore eyes 



