146 THE COMPLETE HERBAL. 



It is also more cooling than any of the | parts where pushes, wheals, pimples, S(, 

 other Poppies, and therefore cannot but | Anthony's tire and the like, break forth ; 

 be as effectual in hot agues, frenzies, and , if a little vinegar be put to it, and laid to 



other inflammations either inward or out- ; 



the neck, with as much of galls and linseed 



ward. Galen saith, The seed is dangerous ( together, it takes away the pains therein, 

 to be used inwardly. land the crick in the neck. The juice is 



| used with oil of roses for the same causes, 



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i or tor blasting by lightening, and burnings 



GARDEN Purslain (being used as a sal- j by gunpowder, or for women's sore breasts, 

 lad herb) is so well known that it needs no j and to allay the heat in all other sores or 

 description; I shall therefore only speak of \ hurts ; applied also to the navels of chil- 

 its virtues as follows. j dren that stick forth, it helps them ; it is 



Government and virtues] Tis an herb of ; also good for sore mouths and gums that 

 the Moon. It is good to cool any heat in > are swollen, and to fasten loose teeth, 

 the liver, blood, reins, and stomach, and in \ Camerarius saith, the distilled Avater used 

 hot agues nothing better : It stays hot and i by some, took away the pain of their teeth, 

 choleric fluxes of the belly, women's courses,! when a ll other remedies failed, and the 

 the whites, and gonorrhaea, or running of | thickened juice made into pills with the 

 the reins, the distillation from the head, * poAvder of gum Tragicanth and Arabic, 

 and pains therein proceeding from heat, | being taken, prevails much to help those 

 want of sleep, or the frenzy. The seed is ? that make bloody Avater. Applied to the 

 more effectual than the herb, and is of sin- ; gout it eases pains thereof, and helps the 

 gular good use to cool the heat and sharp- j hardness of the sinews, if it come not of the 

 ness of urine, venereous dreams, snd the j cramp, or a cold cause, 

 like; insomuch that the over frequent use j 

 hereof extinguishes the heat and vitue of j 



natural procreation. The seed bruised and \ THEY are so well known, that they need 

 boiled in wine, and given to children, ex- | no description. Of the leaves of Primroses 

 pels the worms. The juice of the herb is \ is made as fine a salve to heal wounds as 

 held as effectual to all the purposes afore- > any that I know; you shall be taught to 

 said ; as also to stay vomitings, and taken i make salves of any herb at the latter end of 

 with some sugar or honey, helps an old and ; the book: make this as you are taught 

 dry cough, shortness of breath, and the i there, and do not (you that have any in- 

 phthisick, and stays immoderate thirst. ; gcnuity in you) see your poor neighbours 

 The distilled Avater of the herb is used by > go with wounded limbs when an halfpenny 

 many (as the more pleasing) Avith a little i cost Avill heal them, 

 sugar to work the same effects. The juice j 

 also is singularly good in the inflammations f 



and ulcers in the sercct parts of man or j Descript.'] Ouu common Privet is carn- 

 wotnan, as also the boAvels and haemorrhoids, | ed up Avith many slender branches to a 

 when they are ulcerous, or excoriations in | reasonable height and breadth, to covei 

 them. The herb bruised and applied to the ! arbours, bowers and banquetting houses, 

 forehead and temples, allays excessive heat j and brought, Avrought, and cut into so many 

 (herein, that hinders rest and sleep ; and i forms, of men, horses, birds, &c. Avhich 

 applied to the eyes, takes away the redness ! though at first supported, groAvs afterwards 

 and inflammation in them, and those other j strong of itself. It bears long and narrow 



