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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



beasts ; taken in a tobacco-pipe, it helps ! 

 coughs of the lungs, and vehement head- 

 aches. 



Cruciata. Crosswort: (there is a kind 

 of Gentian called also by this name, which 

 I pass by) is drying and binding, exceed- 

 ing good for inward or outward wounds, 

 either inwardly taken, or outwardly 



it is to poison ; it is an admirable remedy 

 against wounds and gunshot, wounds made 

 with poisoned weapons, it draws out splin- 

 ters, broken bones, &c. The dose from half 

 a dram to a dram. 



Dipsacus, sativ. sylv. Teazles, garden 

 and wild, the leaves bruised and applied to 

 the temples, allay the heat in fevers, qualify 



ap- 



plied : and an excellent remedy for such the rage in frenzies ; the juice dropped into 

 as are bursten. \ the ears, kills worms in them, dropped into 



Crassula. Orpine. Very good : out- 5 the eyes, clears the sight, helps redness and 

 wardly used with vinegar, it clears the skin; s pimples in the face, being anointed with it. 

 inwardly taken, it helps gnawings of the Ebulus. Dwarf Elder, or Walwort. Hot 

 stomach and bowels, ulcers in the lungs, 

 bloody-flux, and quinsy in the throat, for 

 which last disease it is inferior to none, 

 take not too much of it at a time, because 

 of its coolness. 



Crithamus, $c, Sampire. Hot and dry, 



and dry in the third degree ; waste hard 

 swellings, being applied in form of a 

 poultice; the hair of the head anointed with 

 the juice of it turns it black ; the leaves 

 being applied to the place, help inflamma- 

 tions, burnings, scaldings, the bitings of 



helps difficulty of urine, the yellow jaun- j mad dogs; mingled with bulls suet is a pre- 

 dice, provokes the menses, helps digestion, j sent remedy for the gout ; inwardly taken, 



opens stoppings of the liver and spleen. 

 Galen. 



Cucumis Asininus. Wild Cucumbers. See 

 Elaterium. 



Cyanus major, minor. Blue bottle, great 

 and small, a fine cooling herb, helps, 



is a singular purge for the dropsy and gout. 

 Echium. Viper's-bugloss, Viper's-herb, 

 Snake bugloss, Wal-bugloss, Wild-bugloss, 

 several counties give it these several names : 

 It is a singular remedy being eaten, for the 

 biting of venomous beasts : continually 



bruises, wounds, broken veins; the juice \ eatingof it makesthe body invincible against 

 dropped into the eye, helps the inflamma- | the poison of serpents, toads, spiders, &c. 

 lions thereof. i however it be administered ; it comforts the 



Cygnoglossam. Hound's-Tongue, cold and heart, expels sadness and melancholy. The 



dry : applied to the fundament helps the 

 hemorrhoids, heals wounds and ulcers, and 



rich may make the flowers into a conserve, 

 and the herb into a syrup, the poor may 



is a present remedy against the bitings of j keep it dry , both may keep it as a jewel, 

 dogs, burnings and scaldings. Empetron, Calcifragra^ Herniaria, $c. 



Cyprebsus, Chamce. Cyparissus. Cypress- \ Rupture-wort, or Burst-wort. The English 

 tree. The leaves are hot and binding, help | name tells you it is good against ruptures, 

 ruptures, and Polypus or flesh growing on | and so such as are bursten shall find it, if 

 the nose. ! they please to make trial of it, either in- 



Chama cyparissus. Is Lavender Cotton. \ wardly taken, or outwardly applied to the 

 Resists poison, and kills worms. j place, or both. Also the Latin names hold 



Disdamnus Cretenis. Dictamny, or Dit- \ it forth to be good against the stone, which 

 tany of Creet, hot and dry, brings away j whoso tries shall find true, 

 dead children, hastens delivery, brings away j Enula Campana. Elicampane. Provokes 

 the placenta, the very smell of it drives i urine. See the root, 

 away venomous beasts, so deadly an enemy Epithimum. Dodder of Time, to wMch; 



