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ROS4 SOLIS, Oil SUN DFW. ROSEMARY. 



IT is likewise called Red-rot, and Youth- OUR garden Rosemary is so well known. 

 \vort. > that I need not describe it. 



Descript.'] It hath, divers small, round, ( Time.'] Ittlowers in April and May with 

 hollow leaves somewhat greenish, but full of j us, sometimes again in August, 

 certain red hairs, which make them seem \ Government and virtues.'] The Sun claims 

 ed, every one standing upon his own foot- \ privilege in it, and it is under the celestial 

 talk, reddish, hairy likewise. The leaves! Ram. It is an herb of as great use with ur. 

 are continually moist in the hottest day, > in these days as any whatsoever, not only 

 yea, the hotter the sun shines on them, the | for physical but civil purposes. The phy- 

 moister they are, with a sliminess that will \ sical use of it (being my present task) is 

 rope (as we say,) the small hairs always > very much used both for inward and outward 

 holding the moisture. Among these leaves ; diseases, for by the wanning and comforr- 

 rise up slender stalks, reddish also, three or: ing heat thereof it helps all cold diseases, 

 four fingers high, bearing divers small white both of the head, stomach, liver, and belly 

 knobs one above another, which are flowers ; ; The decoction thereof in wine, helps the 

 after which in the heads are contained : cold distillations of rheum into the eyes, 

 small seeds. The root is a few small hairs. ! and all other cold diseases of the head and 



Placed] It grows usually in bogs and brain, as the giddiness or swimmings 

 wet places, and sometimes in moist woods, j therein, drowsiness or dullness of the mind 



Time.'] It flowers in June, and the leaves j and senseslike a stupidness, the dumb palsy, 

 are then fittest to be gathered. 5 or loss of speech, the lelhary, and fallen- 



Government and virtues.'] The Sun rules 5 sickness, to be both drank, and the temples 

 it, and it is under the sign Cancer. Rose I bathed therewith. It helps the pains in the 

 Solis is accounted good to help those that ; gums and teeth, by rheum falling into them, 

 have a salt rheum distilling on their lungs, j not by putrefaction, causing an evil smell 

 which breeds a consumption, and there- j from them, or a stinking breath. It helps 

 fore the distilled water thereof in wine is | a weak memory, and quickens the senses, 

 held fit and profitable for such to drink, | It is very comfortable to the stomach in all 

 which water will be of a good yellow colour, j the cold griefs thereof, helps both retention 

 The same water is held to be good for all \ of meat, and digestion, the decoction 01 

 other diseases of the lungs, as phthisicks, j powder being taken in wine. It is a reined}' 

 wheezings, shortness of breath, or thecough ; j for the windiness in the stomach, bowels, 

 as also to heal the ulcers that happen in the | and spleen, and expels it powerfully. It 

 lungs ; and it comforts the heart and faint- j helps those that are liver-grown, by open- 

 ing spirits. The leaves, outwardly applied ing the obstructions thereof. It helps dim 

 to the skin will raise blisters, which has | eyes, and procures a clear sight, the flowers 

 caused some to think it dangerous to be j thereof being taken all the while it is flower- 



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taken inwardly ; but there are other things ' ing every morning fasting, with bread and 

 which will also draw blisters, yet nothing ; salt. Both Dioscorides and Galen say, 

 dangerous to be taken inwardly. There is That if a decoction be made thereof with 

 an usual drink made thereof with aqua vitae water, and they that have the yellow jaun- 

 and spices frequently, and without any j dice exercise their bodies directly after the 

 offence or danger, but to good purpose I taking thereof, it will certainly cure them, 

 used in qualms and passions of the heart. J The flowers and conserve made of them, 



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