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is, for I do not believe God created any ' 

 thing of no use. 



Asphodeli, A Ibuci, mum. Of male Aspho- : 



in the first degree, cheers the heart, helps 

 drooping spirits. Dioscorides. 



Bronife, fyc. Of Briony both white and 



del Hot and dry in the second degree, j black : they are both hot and dry, some 

 inwardly taken, they provoke vomit, urine, \ say in the third degree, and some say but 

 and the menses : outwardly used in oint- ! in the first ; they purge flegm and watery 

 ments, they cause hair to "grow, cleanse { humours, but they trouble the stomach 

 ulcers, and takeaway morphew and freckles J much, they are very good for dropsies; 



from the face. 



i the white is most in use, and is good for the 



Bardanoe, fyc. Of Bur, Clot-bur, or Bur- ; fits of the mother : both of them externally 

 dock, temperately hot and dry. Helps ! used, take away freckles, sunburning, and 

 such as spit blood and matter ; bruised and >' morphew from the face, and cleanse filthy 

 mixed with salt and applied to the place, $ ulcers : It is but a churlish purge, but being 

 helps the bitings of mad dogs. It expels j let alone, can do no harm, 

 wind, eases pains of the teeth, strengthens j Buglossi. Of Bugloss : Its virtues are 

 the back, helps the running of the reins, :| the same with Borrage, and the roots of 

 and the whites, being taken inwardly, either seldom used. 

 Dioscorides, Apuleius. ! Bulbus Vomitorius. A Vomiting Root: 



Behen. alb. rub. Of Valerian, white and ; I never read of it elswhere by this general 

 red. Mesue, Serapio, and other Arabians, ; name. 



say they are hot and moist in the latter: Calami Aromatici. Of Aromatical Reed, 

 end of the first, or beginning of the second or sweet garden flag : it provokes urine, 

 degree, and comfort the heart, stir up lust, j strengthens the lungs, helps bruises, resists 

 The Grecians held them to be dry in the \ poison, &c. being taken inwardly in pow- 

 second degree, that they stop fluxes, andjder, the quantity of half a dram at a time, 

 provoke urine. \ You may mix it with syrup of violets, if 



Bellidis. Of Dasies. See the Leaves. j your body be feverish. 



Belts, nigrce, albce^ rubrce. Of Beets, \ Capparum. Capper Roots. Are hot 

 black, white, and red ; as for black Beets 'and dry in the second degree, cutting and 

 I have nothing to say, I doubt they are as I cleansing : they provoke menses, help 



rare as black swans. The red Beet root 

 boiled and preserved in vinegar, makes a 



fine, cool, pleasing, cleansing, digesting \ Cappers. 



malignant ulcers, ease the toothache, assuage 

 swelling, and help the rickets. See Oil of 



sauce. See the leaves. 



Bistortte, fyc. Of Bistort, or snakeweed, 

 cold and dry in the third degree, binding : 



Cariophillatae, $c. Of Avens, or Herb 

 Bennet. The roots are dry, and something 

 hot, of a cleansing quality, they keep gar- 



half a d-. am at a time taken inwardly, re-i ments from being moth-eaten. See the 



sists pestilence and poison, helps ruptures ; leaves. 



and bruises, stays fluxes, vomiting, and j Caulium. Of Colewort. I know nothing 



immoderate flowing of the menses, helps in- j 1 the roots are good for, but only to bear the 



flammations and soreness of the mouth, 



and fastens loose teeth, being bruised and 



boiled in white wine, and the mouth washed 



herbs and flowers. 



Centrurii majoris. Of Centaury the 

 Greater. The roots help such as are bur- 



with it. : sten, suchas spitblood, shrinking of sinews, 



Borraginis. Of Borrage, hot and moist shortness of wind, coughs, convulsions, 



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