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which is the root here specified, is held to be I amorous diseases. You may take half a dram 

 somewhat colder ; though not so dry and cleans- \ at a time. Matthiolus. 

 ing as that which is mid ; it cools hot stomachs, \ Gentiana. Of Gentian ; some call it Pel- 

 hot livers, amends the blood corrupted by heat y i wort, and Baldmoney. It is hot, cleansing, 

 and therefore is good in fevers, it cools the \ and scouring, a notable counterpoison, it opens 

 reins, and therefore prevents the stone, it opens \ obstructions, helps the biting ofvenemous beasts, 

 obstructions, and provokes urine: youmaybndse\and mad dogs, helps digestion, and cleanseth 

 the root, and boil it in white wine, 'tis very \ the body of raw humours ; the root is profitable 

 harmless. If or ruptures, or such as are bursten. 



Eringij. Of Eringo or Sea-holly: ihe\ Glycyrrhizae. Of Liquorice; the best 

 roots arc moderately hot, something drying and I that is grows in England : it is hot and moisi 

 cleansing, bruised and applied to the place ; in temperature, helps the roughness of the 

 they help the Scrophula, or disease in the windpipe, hoarsness, diseases in the kidneys and 

 throat called the King's Evil, they break the j bladder, and ulcers in the bladder, it concocts 

 stone, encrease seed, stir tip lust, provoke the raw humours in the stomach, helps difficulty of 

 terms, fyc. \ breathing, is profitable for all salt humours , 



Esulae, majoris, minoris. Of Spurge the] the root dried and beaten into powder, and the 

 greater and lesser, they are both (taken in- \ powder put into the eye, is a special remedy 

 wardly) too violent for common use; outwardly I for a pin and web. 



in ointments they cleanse the skin, take awayl Gramminis. Of Grass, such as in London 

 sunburning. \they call couch grass, and Squitch-grass ; in 



Filicis, &c. Fearn, of which are two grand j Sussex Dog-grass. It gallantly provokes 

 distinctions, viz. male and female. Both are urme, and easath the kidneys oppressed with 

 hot and dry, and good for the rickets in chil- gravel, gripings of the belly, and difficulty of 

 then, and diseases of the spleen, but dangerous \ urine. Let such as are troubled with these 

 for pregnant women. \ diseases, drink a draught of white wine, wherin 



Filipendulae. Of Dropwort. The roots\these roots (being bruised) have been boiled, 

 are hot and dry in the third degree, opening, \for their morning's draught, bruised and ap- 

 cleansing, yet somewhat binding ; they provoke \ plied to the place, they speedily help green 

 urine, ease pains in the bladder, and are a good \ wounds. Galen, Dioscorides. 

 preservative against the falling-sickness. Hermodactyli. Of Hermodactils. They 



Foeniculi. Of Fennel. The root is hot \ are hot and dry, purge flegm, especially from 

 and dry, some say in the third degree, opening; \ the joints, therefore are good for gouts, and 

 it provokes urine, and menses, strengthens the \ other diseases in the joints. Their vices are 

 liver, and is good against the dropsy. j corrected with long pepper, ginger, cinnamon, 



Fraxini. Of Ash-tree. I know no greater mastich. I would not have unskilful people 

 virtues in physic of the roots. j too busy with purges. 



Galangae, majoris, minoris. Galanga,\ Hyacinth!. Of Jacinths. The roots are 

 commonly called Galingal, the greater and \ dry in the first degree, and cold in the second, 

 lesser : They are hot and dry in the third \ they stop looseness, bind the belly, 

 degree, and the lesser are accounted the hotter, \ Iridis, vulgaris, and Florentine, &c. 

 it strengthens the stomach exceedingly, and\ Orris, or Flower-de-luce, both that which 

 takes away the pains thereof coming of coldl grows with us, and that which comes from 

 vrmnd; the smell of it strengthens the brain, ; Florence. They are hot and dry in the 

 it relieves faint hearts, takes away windiness \ third degree, resist poison, help shortness 

 of the womb, heats the reim, and provokes \ of the breath, provoke the menses; th 



