140 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



the'head ; and Galen saith also, they have \ along among the leaves; after which come 

 a drying faculty, whereby they are good to; small and round husks. The root is small 

 solder the lips of wounds, and to cleanse : and woody, perishing every year, 

 foul ulcers. The distilled water or juice is ! PlaceJ] It grows more plentifully in 

 much esteemed by French dames Lo cleanse \ Kent than any other county of this land, as 

 the skin from any roughness and defor- j namely, in many places on this side Dart- 

 mity, or discolouring thereof ; being boiled I ford, along to Southfleet, Chatham, and 

 in wine and given to drink, it is a good j Rochester, and upon Chatham down, hard 

 remedy against the plague, and other pes- 1 by the Beacon, and half a mile from 

 tilential fevers, if the party after taking it ? Rochester, in a field near a house called 

 be warm in his bed, and sweat for twojSelesys. 



hours after, and use the same for twice at j Time.'] It flowers and gives seed in the 

 least. It helps also all stingings and | Summer months. 



bitings of venomous beasts, or mad dogs, I Government and virtues.'] Mars owns the 

 being- used inwardly, and applied outward- 1 herb. The decoction of Ground Pine 

 ly. The same also opens obstructions of | drank, doth wonderfully prevail against the 

 the liver, and is very available against the | stranguary, or any inward pains arising 

 infirmities of the reins : It provokes urine, s from the diseases of the reins and urine, 

 and helps to expel the stone and gravel \ and is especially good for all obstructions of 

 out of the kidneys and bladder, and helps \ the liver and spleen, and gently opens 

 much in all inward pains and ulcers. The \ the body ; for which purpose they were 

 decoction, or distilled water, is no less ef- ; wont in former times to make pills with the 

 iecf.ual to be applied to all wounds that are j powder thereof, and the pulp of figs. It 

 fresh and green, or old, filthy, fretting, and j marvellously helps aiJ the diseases of the 

 running ulcers, which it very effectually ; mother, inwardly or outwardly applied, 

 cures in a short space. A little mixed I procuring women's courses, and expelling 

 with the juice, and dropped into the eyes, | the dead child and after-birth ; yea, it is so 

 cleanses them from cloudy mists, or thick i : powerful upon those feminine parts, that it 



films which grow over them, and hinder: 



is utterly forbidden for women with child, 



the sight. It helps the tooth-ache, being 'for it will cause abortion or delivery before 

 dropped into the ear on a contrary side of j the time. The decoction of the herb in 

 the pain. It is also effectual to ease the j wine taken inwardly, or applied outwardly, 

 pains of the haemorrhoids or piles. ; or both, for some time together, is also 



; effectual in all pains and diseases of the 



GROUND PINE. OR CHAMEPITYS. | joints , as gouts , cr a mpSj pa]sieSj sc i at i cajand 



Descript.] OUR common Ground Pine | aches; for which purpose the pills made 

 grows low, seldom rising above a hand's ! with powder of Ground Pine, and of Her- 

 breadlh high, shooting forth divers small | modactyls with Venice Turpentine are very 

 branches, set with slender, small, long, nar-l effectual. The pills also, continued for 

 row, greyish, or whitish leaves, somewhat \ some time, are special good for those that 

 hairy, and divided into three parts, many i have the dropsy, jaundice, and for griping 

 bushing together at a joint, some growing > pains of the joints, belly, or inward parts 

 scatteringly upon the stalks, smelling some- | It helps also all diseases of the brain, pro- 

 what strong, like unto rozin : The flowers I ceeding of cold and phlegmatic humours 

 are small, and of a pale yellow colour, | and distillations, as also for the falling sick- 

 growing from the joint of the stalk all { ness. It is a special remedy for the poison 



