THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



a draught of the Wine in the evening, hot, 

 but in the morning cold. 



5. Another. .j 



Stew Onions in a close pot, and bathe the 

 nead and mouth, and nose therewith. 

 6. For the falling off of the Hair. 



Beat Linseeds very well, and mix them 



with Sallad-oil ; and when you have well 



mixed them, anoint the head therewith, and 



in three or four times using it will help you. 



7- To purge the Head. 



Chew the root of Pellitory of Spain, and 

 chew it on both sides of thy mouth, and as 

 the rheum falls down into thy mouth, spit it 

 out, but retain the root there still, till you 

 think the head is purged enough for that 

 time. 



FOR THE EYES, AND THEIR IMPEDIMENTS. 



8. For Eyes that are blasted. 



Only wear a piece of black Sarcenet be- 

 fore thy eyes, and meddle with no medi- 

 cine ; only forbear wine and strong drink. 



9- An excellent water to clear the Sight. 



Take of Fennel, Eyebright, Roses, white, 

 Celandine, Vervain and Rue, of each a 

 handful, the liver of a Goat chopt small, in- 

 fuse them well in Eyebright- water, then dis- 

 til them in an alembic, and you shall have a 

 water will clear the sight beyond comparison. 



10. For a hurt in the Eye with a stroke. 

 Take Agrimony, and bruise it very well, 



and temper it with white Wine, and the 

 white of an egg : spread it pretty thick 

 upon a cloth, like a plaster, and apply it 

 to the outside of the eye- lid, and, although 

 it be almost out, it will cure it. 



11. To draw rheum back from the Eyes. 

 Take an egg and roast it hard, then pull 



off the shell, and slit it in two, and apply it 

 hot to the nape of the neck, and thou shalt 

 find ease presently. 



12. For the web in the Eye. 

 Take the gall of a hare, and clarified 

 honey, of each equal proportions : mix 

 them together, and lay it to the web. 



FOR THE EARS, AND THEIR IMPEDIMENTS. 



13. For pain in the Ears. 

 Drop a little oil of sweet Almonds into 

 I the ear, and it easeth the pain instantly . 

 1 (and yet oil of bitter Almonds is our doctor's 

 ; common remedy.) 



14. For an imposthume in the Ear. 

 Boil some milk, and put it into a stone 

 : t pot with a narrow mouth, and hold the sore 

 j ear over the pot whilst the milk is very hot, 

 that the vapour of the milk may ascend into 

 the ear : this is an often approved remedy 

 to take away the pain, and break the im- 

 posthume. 



FOR THE NOSE, AND ITS INFIRMITIES. 

 15. For Polypus ; or a fleshy substance grow- 

 ing in the Nose. 



Take the juice of Ivy, and make a tent 

 with a little cotton, the which dip in the 

 juice and put it up in the nostril. 



16. To cleanse the Nose. 

 Snuff up the juice of red Beet-root; it 

 will cleanse not only the nose, but also the 

 head, this is a singular remedy for such as 

 are troubled with hard congealed stuff in 

 their nostrils. 



17- For bleeding at the Nose. 

 Bind the arms and legs as hard as you 

 can with a piece of tape-ribboning ; that, 

 perhaps, may call back the blood. 



18. For a Canker in the Nose. 

 Boil strong ale till it be thick, if the Can- 

 ker be in the outside of the nose, spread it 

 as a plaster, and apply it ; if in the inside, 

 make a tent of a linen rag, and put it up 

 | the nostril. 

 \ 19- Another for the Polypus. 



The water of Adder's-tongue snuffed up 

 t the nose, is very good : but it were better, in 

 ' my opinion, to keep a rag continually 

 moistened with it in the nose. 



20. -For bleeding at the Nose. 

 Take Amber and bruise into gross powder 

 \ put it upon a chafing-dish of coals, and re- 

 | ceivethe smoke upinto the nose with afunnel 



21. Another. 

 ? When no other means will stop tl;e 



