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add common Dodder, which is usually that I Fragaria. Strawberry leaves, are cold, 

 which grows upon flax : indeed every Dod- : dry, and binding, a singular remedy for 

 der retains a virtue of that herb or plant j inflammations and wounds, hot diseases in 

 it grows upon, as Dodder that grows upon I the throat; they stop fluxes and the terms, 

 Broom, provokes ui-ine forcibly, and > cool the heat of the stomach, and the in- 

 loosens the belly, and is moister than that ;' flammations of the liver. The best way is 

 which grows upon flax that which grows \ to boil them in barley water, 

 upon time, is hotter and dryer than that j Fraxinus, fyc. Ash-trees, the leaves are 

 which grows upon flax, even in the third j moderately hot and dry, cure the bitings of 

 degree, opens obstructions, helps infirmities j Adders, and Serpents ; they stop looseness, 

 of the spleen, purgeth melancholy, relieves \ and stay vomiting, help the rickets, open 

 drooping spirits, helps the rickets : That \ stoppages of the liver and spleen. 

 Avhich grows on flax, is excellent for agues j Fumaria. Fumitory : cold and dry, it 

 in young children, strengthens weak j opens and cleanses by urine, helps such as 

 stomachs, purgeth choler, provokes urine, j are itchy, and scabbed, clears the skin, 

 opens stoppings in the reins and bladder, j opens stoppings of the liver and spleen. 

 That which grows upon nettles, provokes J helps rickets, hypochondriac melancholy, 

 urine exceedingly. The way of using it is j madness, frenzies, quartan agues, loosens 

 to boil it in white wine, or other convenient j the belly, gently purgeth melancholy, and 

 decoction, and boil it very little. JEtias, j addust choler : boil it in white wine, and 

 Mesue, Actuarius, Serapio, Avincena. j take this one general rule. All things of a 



Eruch. Rocket, hot and dry in the j cleansing or opening nature may be most com- 

 third degree, being eaten alone, causeth ! modiously boiled in white wine. Remember 

 head-ache, by its heat procures urine. Galen. \ but this, and then I need not repeat it. 

 Siipatorium. See Ageratum. Galega. Goat's-rue : Temperate in 



Euphragia. Eyebright is something hot ; quality, resists poison, kills worms, helps 

 and dry, the very sight of it refresheth the j the falling-sickness, resists the pestilence, 

 eyes ; inwardly taken, it restores the sight, j You may take a dram of it at a time in 

 and makes old men's eyes young, a dram ; powder. 



of it taken in the morning is worth a pair j Galion. Ladies-bed straw : dry and bind- 

 of spectacles, it comforts and strengthens \ ing, stanches blood, boiled in oil, the oil is 

 the memory, outwardly applied to the j good to anoint a weary traveller ; inwardly 

 place, it helps the eyes. j it provokes venery. 



Filix fcemina. ~\ 



Filicula, polypidium. > See the roots. 

 Filipendula. j 



Gentiana. See the root. 

 Genista. Brooms : hot and dry in the 

 second degree, cleanse and open thestomach, 



Malahathram. Indian -leaf, hot and dry j break the stone in the reins and bladder, 

 in the second degree, comforts the stomach j help the green sickness. Let such as are 

 exceedingly, helps digestion, provokes { troubled with heart-qualms or faintings, 

 urine, helps inflammations of the eyes, ; forbear it, for it weakens the heart and 



secures cloaths from moths. 



Ffeniciilum. Fennel, encreaseth milk in 



spirit vital. See the flowers. 



Geranium. Cranebill, the divers sorts of 



nurses, provokes urine, breaks the stone, j it, one of which is that which is called 

 easeth pains in the reins, opens stoppings, \ Muscata; it is thought to be cool and dry, 

 breaks wind, provokes the menses; you j helps hot swellings, and by its smell amends 

 may boil it in white wine. ja hot brain. 



