280 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



cools the blood and the bowels, and all! The water of Distilled Quince s strengthens 

 internal parts of the body; helps such as \ the heart and stomach exceedingly, stays 

 have the yellow jaundice, hot coughs and > vomiting and fluxes, and strengthens the 

 pleurisies, the head-ache, coming of heat, { retentive faculty in man. 

 fevers pestilential and not pestilential, as j Damask Rose water cools, comforts, and 

 also hectic fevers. j strengthens the heart, so doth Red Rose- 



The water of Violet flowers, cools the \ water, only with this difference, the one is 

 blood, the heart, liver and lungs, over- j binding, the other loosening ; if your body 

 healed, and quenches an insatiable desire j be costive, use Damask Rose water, be- 

 of drinking, they are in their prime about | cause it is loosening: if loose, use red, 

 the latter end of March, or beginning of { because it is binding. 

 April, according as the year falls out. White Rose water is generally known to 



The water of Sorrel cools the blood, * be excellent against hot rheums, and in- 

 heart, liver, and spleen : If Venice Treacle : rlamruations in the eyes, and for this it is 

 be given with it, it is profitable in pestilen-l better than the former, 

 tial fevers, distil it in May. The water of Red Poppy flowers, called 



Endive and Succory water are excellent | by many Corn-roses, because they grow so 

 against heat in the stomach ; if you take ; frequently amongst corn, cools the blood 

 an ounce of either (for their operation is j and spirits over-heated by drinking or 

 the same) morning and evening, four days j labour, and is therefore excellent in surfets. 

 one after another, they cool the liver, and Green Walnuts gathered about the latter 

 cleanse the blood : they are in their prime,* end of June or Jidy, and bruised, and so 

 in May. \ stilled, strengthen the heart, and resist the 



Fumitory water is usual with the city \ pestilence. 



dames to wash their faces with, to take away j Plantain water helps the headache ; being 

 morphey, freckles, and sun-burning; in- 1 dropped into the ear it helps the tooth-ache, 

 wardly taken, it helps the yellow jaundice helps the phthisicks, dropsy and fluxes, 

 and itch, cleanses the blood, provokes I and is an admirable remedy for u.cers in 

 sweat, strengthens the stomach, and cleanses i the reins and bladder, to be used as com- 

 the body of adust humours: it is in its jmon drink : the herb is in its prime in May. 

 prime in May and June. Strawberry water cools, quenches thirst, 



The water of Nightshade helps pains in j clarifies the blood, breaks the stone, helps 

 the head coming of heat. Take heed you I all inward inflammations, especially those 

 distil not the deadly Nightshade instead oflin the reins, bladder and passages of the 

 the common, if you do, you may make j urine ; it strengthens the liver and helps 

 mad work. Let such as have not wit | the yellow jaundice. 



enough to know them asunder, have wits The distilled water of Dog grass, or 

 enough to let them both alone till they do. | Couch grass, as some call it, cleanses the 



The water of white Poppies extinguishes } reins gallantly, and provokes urine, opens 

 all heat against nature, helps head-aches j obstructions of the liver and spleen, and 

 coming of heat, and too long standing in \ kills worms, 

 the sun. Distil them in June or July. Black Cherry water provokes urine, helps 



Coifs-foot water is excellent for burns to * the dropsy. It is usually given in diseases 

 wash the place with it; inwardly taken it ! of the brain, as convulsions, falling-sick- 

 helps Phthisicks and other diseases inci \ ness, palsy and apoplexy, 

 dent to the lungs, distil them in May or June.\ Betony is in its prime in May, the dis- 



