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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



here : It strengthens the heart, resists poi- ! 

 son, amends a stinking breath, helps diges- \ 

 tion, comforts a cold stomach. 



Ebuli Bad. Of the roots of Dwarf-Elder, 

 or Walwort. See the herbs. 



Emike. Of Elecampane. See the roots. 



Esulfe Rod. See the roots. 



Fabarum. Of Beans. Bean Cods (or ' back to the root. 

 Pods, as we in Sussex call them) being j Myrobalanorum. 

 bruised, the ashes are a sovereign rerredy |the fruits, 

 for aches in the joints, old bruises, gouts, 

 and sciaticas. 



Fcenicitli Rod. Of Fennel roots. See 

 the roots, and remember the observation 

 given in Smallage at the beginning of the 

 barks. 



Fraxini Rad. Of the bark of Ash-tree 

 roots. The bark of the tree, helps the rickets, 

 is moderately hot and dry, stays vomiting ; 

 being burnt, the ashes made into an oint- 

 ment, helps leprosy and other deformity 

 of the skin, eases pains of the spleen. You 

 may lay the bark to steep in white wine for 

 the rickets, and when it hath stood so for 

 two or three days, let the diseased child 

 drink now and then a spoonful of it. 



Granatorum. Of Pomegranates. The 



Lanri. Of the Bay-tree. See the root 

 Ltmonum. Of Lemons. The outward 

 peel is of the nature of Citron, but helps 

 not so effectually ; however, let the poor 

 country man that cannot get the other, use 

 this. 



Mandragora Rad. Be pleased to look 



Of Myrobalans. See 



Mads. Of Mace. It is hot in the third 

 degree, strengthens the stomach and heart 

 exceedingly, and helps concoction. 



Maceris, <fyc. It is held to be the inner 

 bark of Nutmeg-tree, helps fluxes and 

 spitting of blood. 



Petroselini Rad. Of Parsley root: opens 

 obstructions, provokes urineand themenses, 

 warms a cold stomach, expels wind, and 

 breaks the stone. Use them as grass roots, 

 and take out the inner pith as you were 

 taught in smallage roots. 



Prunelli Silvestris. Of Sloe-tree. I know 

 no use of it. 



Pinearum putaminae. Pine shucks, or 

 husks. I suppose they mean of the cones 

 that hold the seeds ; both those and also the 



rind cools, and forcibly binds, stays fluxes, \ bark of the tree, stop fluxes, and help the 

 and the menses, helps digestion, strengthens ; 

 weak stomachs, fastens the teeth, and are 



lungs. 



Querci. Of Oak-tree. Both the bark of 



good for such whose gums waste. You! the oak, and Acorn Cups are drying and 

 may take a dram of it at a time inwardly, j cold, binding, stop fluxes and the menses, 

 Pomegranate flowers are of the same virtue. | as also the running of the reins ; have a 



Gatrujaci. See the wood. i care how you use them before due purging. 



Juglandiitm Virid. Of green Walnuts. ( Rhapha?ii. Of Radishes. I could never 

 As for the outward green bark of Walnuts, ; see any bark they had. 

 I suppose the best time to take them is; Suberis. Of Cork. It is good for some- 

 before the Walnuts be shelled at all, and \ thing else besides to stop bottles : being dry 

 then you may take nuts and all (if they may I and binding, stanches blood, helps fluxes, 

 properly be called nuts at such a time) you j especeially the ashes of it being burnt, 

 shall find them exceeding comfortable to\Pai/lus. 



the stomach, they resist poison, and arej Sambuci, $c. Of Elder roots and 

 a most excellent preservative against the j branches ; purges water, helps the dropsy, 

 plague, interior to none : they are admira- 1 Cort. Medius Tamaricis. The middle 

 ble for such as are troubled with consump- j Bark of Tameris, eases the spleen, helps 

 lions of the lungs. * the rickets. Use them as Ash-tree bark. 



