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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



similitude of the substance : And yet they ; they are of themselves very dry, therefore 

 say a Goat's liver conduces much to make \ they require medicines which dry much, 



Medicines appropriated to the teeth. 

 Vehement heat, and vehement cold, are 

 inimical to the teeth, but they are most of 

 all offended by sharp and sour things, and 

 the reason is, because they have neither 



one see in the night, and 

 reason, because Goats 

 night as in the day. 



they give this 

 see as well in the 

 Yet is there no affi- 



nity in temperature nor substance between 

 the liver and the eyes : However Astro- 



logers know well enough that all herbs, j skin nor flesh to cover them, they delight in 

 plants, &e. that are under the dominion of) such medicines as are cleansing and bind- 

 either sun or moon, and appropriated to j ing, because they are troubled with de- 

 thehead, be they hot or cold they strengthen ; fluxions and rheums upon every light oc- 

 the visive virlue, as Eyebright, which is hot I casion ; and that's the reason the common 

 Limaria, or Moonwort which is cold. J use of fat and sweet things, soon rots the 



As for what appertains to the constitu- 

 tion of the eyes themselves, seeing they are 

 exact in sense, they will not endure the 

 least inconvenience, therefore such medi- 

 cines as are outwardly applied to them 

 (for such medicines as strengthen the visive 

 virtues are always given inwardly) let them 

 neither hurt by their hardness nor gnawing 

 quality, nor be so tough that they should 

 stick to them. Therefore let ocular medi- 

 cines be neither in powders nor ointments, 

 because oil itself is offensive to the eyes, 

 and how pleasing powders are to them, 

 you may perceive yourself by just going 

 into the dust. 

 Medicines appropriated to the mouth and nose. 



Apply no stinking medicine to a disease 

 in the nose, for such offend not only the 

 nose, but also the brain ; neither administer 



teeth. 



CHAPTER II. 



Of Medicines appropriated to the breast 

 and lungs. 



The medicines appropriated to the breast 

 and lungs, you shall find called all along 

 by the name of [pectorals'] that's the term 

 Physicians give them, when you heat them 

 talk of pectoral Syrups, pectoral rows, or 

 pectoral Ointments. 



They are divers, some of which regard 

 the part afflicted, others the matter afflict- 

 ing. 



But although sometimes in ulcers of the 

 lungs, we are forced to use binding medi- 

 cines, to join the ulcer, yet are not these 



medicines of any ill taste to a disease in the '; called pectorals, because binding medicines 

 mouth, for that subverts the stomach, be-, are extreme hurtful to the breast and lungs, 



cause the tunicle of the mouth and of the 

 stomach is the same : and because both 

 mouth and nostrils are ways by which the 



both because they hinder one's fetching his 

 breath, and also because they hinder the 

 avoiding that flegm by which the breast is 



brain is cleansed, therefore are they in- oppressed, 

 fected with such vices as need almost con- \ Such medicines are called pectorals, 

 tinual cleansing, and let the medicines youj which are of a lenifying nature, 

 apply to them be either pleasant, or at| Besides, Those which make thin matter 

 least, not ingrateful. | thicker are of two sorts, wz. Some ate mild 



Medicines appropriated to the ears. \ and gentle, which may safely be administed, 

 The ears are easily afflicted by cold, I be the matter hot or cold which ofFendeth ; 

 because they are always open, therefore j others are very cold, which are used only 

 they require hot medicines. And because ' when the matter offending is sharp. 



