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it \s held to help the gout by anointing the \ the pestilence: it helps the vertigo or 

 grieved place with it. | swimming of the head, is admirable against 



Cucumeris a grestis. Of wild Cucumber ; the bitings of venomous beasts, and such as 

 roots ; they purge flegm, and that with such j have taken too much opium, as also lor 

 violence, that I would advise the country 'lethargies, the juice helps hot rheums in the 

 man that knows not how to correct them, to j eyes ; a scruple of the root in powder is 

 let them alone. j enough to take at one time. 



CinarfE, $c. Of Artichokes. The roots \ Dracontii, Dracunciili. Divers authors 

 purge by urine, whereby the rank savour of 1 attribute divers herbs to this name. It is 

 the body is much amended. j most probable that they mean dragons, 



Cynoglossa, &>c. Of Hounds-tongue, j the roots of which cleanse mightily, and 

 Cold and dry: being roasted and laid to! take away proud, or dead flesh, the very 

 the fundament, helps the hemorrhoids, is ; smell of them is hurtful for pregnant women: 



also good for burnings and scaldings. 



Curcuma. Of Turmerick, hot in the 

 third degree, opens obstructions, is pro6ta- 



outwardly in >pintments, they tak.e away 

 scurf, morphew, and sun-burning ; I would 

 not wish any, unless very well read in physic, 



ble against the yellow jaundice, and cold I to take them inwardly. Matthiolus, Dios- 

 distemper of the liver and spleen, half a j corides. 



dram being taken at night going to bed in ! Ebuli. Of Dwarf Elder, Walwort, or 

 the pulp of a roasted apple, and if you add iDanewort ; hot and dry in the third degree, 

 a little saffron to it, it will be the better by i the roots are as excellent a purge for the 

 far. | dropsy as any under the sun. You may 



Cyperiutriusque, longi, rotundi. Of Cyprus jtake a dram or two drams (if the patient be 

 Grass, or English Galanga, both sorts, long j strong) in white wine at a time, 

 and round : is of a warm nature, provokes; Echij. Of Viper's Bugloss, or wild Bug- 

 urine, breaks the stone, provokes the menses ; J loss. This root is cold and dry, good for such 

 the ashes of them (being burnt) are used for'flfs are bitten by venemous beasts, either being 

 ulcers in the mouth, cankers, &c. boiled in wine and drank, or bruised and applied 



Dauci. Of Carrots. Are moderately $ to the place : being boiled in wine and drank, 

 hot and moist, breed but little nourishment, ) it encreaseth milk in nurses. 

 and are windy. Ellebori, Veratri, albi nigri. Of Helle- 



Dentaria majoris, Sfc. Of Tootlnvort, j bore white and black. The root of white Helle- 

 toothed violets, or corral wort: they are \bore, or sneezewort, being grated and muffed 

 drying, binding, and strengthening; 'Ave\upthe nose, causeth sneezing; kills lots and 

 good to ease pains in the sides and bowels ; ; mice being mixed with their meat. 

 also being boiled, the decoction is said to } Black Hellebore, Bears-foot or Christmas 

 be good to wash green wounds and ulcers \ forcer : both this and the former are hot and 

 with. $dn/ in the third degree. This is neither at 



Dictiamni. Of Dittany : is hot and dry I violent nor dangerous as the former. 

 in the third degree, hastens travail in \ Enulae Campanae Helenij. Of Eiecam- 

 wotnen, provokes the menses. (See the\pa?ie. It is hot and dry in the third degitt., 

 eaves.) ; wholesome for the stomach, resists poison, hclpt 



Doronici. Of Doronicurn, a supposed \ old coughs, and sortness of breath, helps rup- 

 kiud of Wolf's bane : It is hot and dry in ; lures, and provokes lust ; in ointments, it is good 

 the third degree, strengthens the heart, is ^against scabs and itch. 

 sovereign cordial, and preservative against! Endivaj, &c. Of Endive, Garden 



