282 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



Chervil water distilled about the end of land lungs, provokes urine, and cleanses 

 May, helps ruptures, breaks the stone, dis- jthe passages of it from gravel, 

 solves congealed blood, strengthens thej Distil Burnet'm May or June, the water 

 heart and stomach breaks the stone, cleanses the passages of 



The water of Mother of Time strengthens \ urine, and is exceeding profitable in pes- 

 the brain and stomach, gets a man a good J ^tilential times. 



stomach to his victuals, provoke urine and \ Mugwort water distilled in May, is ex- 

 the menses, heats the womb. It is in itsjcellent in coughs and diseases proceeding 

 prime about the end of June. j from stoppage of the menses, it warms the 



The water of Mangold flowers is appro- 1 stomach, and helps the dropsy. 



priated to most cold diseases of the head, 

 eyes, and stomach : they are in their vigour 



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when the Sun is in the Lion. 



The distilled water of Centaury comforts 



Distil Penny-royal when the flowers are 

 upon it : the water heats the womb gallant- 

 ly, provokes the menses, expels tRe after- 



birth ; cuts, and casts out thick and gross 



a cold stomach, helps in fever of choler, it | humours in the breast, eases pains in the 

 kills worms, and provokes appetite. \ bowels, and consumes flegm. 



Maudlin and Costmary water distilled in j The water of Lovage distilled in Ma} r , 

 May or June, strengthens the liver, helps i eases pains in the head, and cures ulcers in 

 the yellow jaundice, opens obstructions, \ the womb being washed with it; inwardly 

 and helps the dropsy. I taken it expels wind, and breaks the stone. 



Water-cresses distilled in March, the \ The tops of Hops when they are young, 

 water cleanses the blood, and provokes j being distilled, the water cleanses the blood 

 urine exceedingly, kills worms, outwardly j of melancholy humours, and therefore helps 

 mixed with honey, it cleai's the skin of mor- j scabs, itch, and leprosy, and such like dis- 

 phew and sunburning. | eases thence proceeding ; it opens obstruc- 



Distil Nettles when they are in flower, the 

 water helps coughs and pains in the bowels, : 

 provokes urine, and breaks the stone. 



Saxifrage water provokes urine, expels 

 wind, breaks the stone, cleanses the reins 

 and bladder of gravel, distil them when 

 they are in flower. 



The water of Pellitory of the Wall, opens 

 obstructions of the liver and spleen, by 



tions of the spleen, helps the rickets, and 

 hypochondriac melancholy. 



The water of Barrage and Bugloss dis- 

 tilled when their flowers are upon them, 

 strengthens the heart and brain exceed- 

 ingly, cleanses the blood, and takes away 

 sadness, griefs and melancholy. 



Dodder water cleanses the liver and 

 spleen, helps the yellow jaundice. 



drinking an ounce of it every morning ;j Tamarisk water opens obstructions, and 

 it cleanses the reins and bladder, and eases | helps the hardness of the spleen, and 

 the gripings of the bowels coming of wind. \ strengthens it. 



Distil it in the end of May, or beginning! English Tobacco distilled, the water is ex- 

 of June. jcellently good for such as have dropsy, to 



Cinquef oil water breaks the stone, cleanses j drink an ounce or two every morning ; it 

 the reins, and is of excellent use in putri- 1 helps ulcers in the mouth, strengthens the 

 fied fevers. Distil it in May. j lungs, and helps such as have asthmas. 



The water of Radishes breaks the stone, 5 The water of Dwarf Elder, hath the 

 cleanses the reins and bladder, provokes same effects. 



the menses, and helps the yellow jaundice. 

 Elicampane water strengthens the stomach 



Thus you have the virtues of enough of 

 cold waters, the use of which is for mix- 



