148 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



THE QUINCE TREE. for watery humours, Scammony ; but 



jir more forcible to bind, use the unripe 



Descript.] THE ordinary Quince Tree : Quinces, with roses and acacia, hypocistis, 

 grows often to the height and bigness of a j and some terrified rhubarb. To take the 

 reasonable apple tree, but more usually j crude juice of Quinces, is held a preserva- 

 lower, and crooked, with a rough bark, > live against the force of deadly poison; for 

 spreading arms, and branches far abroad, jit hath been found most certainly true, that 

 The leaves are somewhat like those of the: the very smell of a Quince hath taken away 

 apple tree, but thicker, broader, and full of j all the strength of the poison of white Helle- 

 veins, and whiter on the under side, not j bore. If there be need of any outwardly 

 dented at all about the edges. The flowers i binding and cooling of hot fluxes, the oil 

 are large and white, sometimes dashed over ! of Quinces, or other medicines that may be 

 with ablush. The fruit that follows is yel-jmade thereof, are very available to anoint 

 low, being near ripe, and covered with a \ the belly or other parts therewith ; it like- 

 white freeze, or cotton ; thick set on the > wise strengthens the stomach and belly, 

 younger, and growing less as they grow to ! and the sinews that are loosened by sharp 

 be thorough ripe, bunched out oftentimes j humours falling on them, and restrains 

 in some places, some being like an apple, | immoderate sweatings. The muscilage taken 

 and some a pear, of a strong heady scent, \ from the seeds of Quinces, and boiled in a 

 and not durable to keep, and is sour, harsh, | little water, is very good to cool the heat 

 and of an unpleasant taste to eat fresh ; | and heal the sore breasts of women. The 

 but being scalded, roasted, baked, or pre-jsame, with a little sugar, is good to lenify 

 served, becomes more pleasant. j the harshness and hoarseness of the throat, 



Place and Time.~\ It best likes to grow \ and roughness of the tongue. The cotton 

 near ponds and water sides, and is frequent! or down of Quinces boiled and applied to 

 through this land : and flowers not until j plague sores, heals them up : and laid as a 

 the leaves be come forth. The fruit is ripe; plaister, made up with wax, it brings hair 

 in September or October. I to them that are bald, and keeps it from 



Government and virtues.'] Old Saturn : falling, if it be ready to shed. 

 owns the Tree. Quinces when they are! 



i ! ,, c A RADDISH, OR HORSE-R ADDISH. 



green, help all sorts or fluxes in men or: 



women, and choleric lasks, casting, and* THE garden Raddish is so well known, 

 whatever needs astriction, more than any * that it needs no description. 

 way prepared by fire ; yet the syrup of the : Descript.~] The Horse-Raddish hath its 

 juice, or the conserve, are much conducible, | first leaves, that rise before Winter, about a 

 much of the binding quality being con- J foot and a half long, very much cut in or 

 sumed by the fire ; if a little vinegar be | torn on the edges into many parts, of a dark 

 added, it stirs up the languishing appetite, j green colour, with a great rib in the middle; 

 and the stomach given to casting ; some \ after these have been up a while, others 

 spices being added, comforts and strengthens j follow, which are greater, rougher, broader 

 the decaying and fainting spirits, and helps ; and longer, whole and not divided at first, 

 the liver oppressed, that it cannot perfect j but only somewhat rougher dented about 

 the digestion, or corrects choler and phlegm, j the edges ; the stalks when it bears flowers 

 If you would have them purging, put honey ; (which is seldom) is great, rising up with 

 to them instead of sugar; and if more laxa-1 some few lesser leaves thereon, to three or 

 tive, for choler, Rhubarb ; for phlegm, Tur- 1 four feet high, spreading at the top many 





