THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



tohich is the root here specified, is held to be \ amorous diseases. You may take half a drum 

 somewhat colder, though not so dry and cleans- j at a time. Mutthiolus. 

 ing as that which is mid ; it cools hot stomachs, ; Gentiana. Of Gentian; some call it Fel~ 

 hot livers, amends the blood corrupted by heat, \ wort, and Baldinoney. It is hot, cleansing, 

 and therefore is good in fevers, it cools the [ and scouring, a notable counterpoison, it opcm 

 reins, and therefore prevents the stone, it opens \ obstructions, helps the biting ofvenemous beast*, 

 obstructions, and provokes urine : you may bruise \and mad dogs, helps digestion, and cleanseth 

 the root, and boil it in while nine, tis very ; (lie bod)/ of raw humours ; the root is profitable, 

 harmless. \for ruptures, or such as are burst en. 



Eringij. Of Eringo or Sea-holly: the 



Glycyrrhizae. Of Liquorice; the be* 



roots are moderately hot, something drying and i that is grows in England : it is hot and mois 

 cleansing, bruised and applied to the place ; \ in temperature, helps the roughness of tke 

 they help the Scroplmla, or disease in the \ zcindpipe, hoarsness, diseases in the kidne ys and 

 throat called the King's Evil, they break the : bladder, and ulcers in the bladder, it concocts 

 stone, encrease seed, stir up lust, provoke the \ raw humours in the stomach, helps difficulty of 

 terms, fyc. * breathing, is profitable for all salt humours , 



Esulae, majoris, minoris. Of Spurge the 1 the root dried and beaten into powder, and the 

 greater and lesser, they are both (taken in- i powder put into the eye, is a special remedy 

 wardly) too violent for common use; outwardly \for a pin and web. 



in ointments they cleanse the skin, take away* Gramminis. Of Grass, such as in London 

 tmburning. \ they call couch grass, and Squitch-grass ; m 



Filicis, &c. Fearn, of which are two grand \ Sussex Dog-grass. It gallantly provokes 

 distinctions, viz. male and female. Boili are j urine, and easefh the kidneys oppressed with 

 hot and dry, and good for the rickets in -chil- \ gravel, gripings of the belly, find difficulty of 

 dren, and diseases of the spleen, but dangerous \ urine. Let such as are troubled with these 

 for pregnant women. \ diseases, drink a draught of while wine, wherin 



Filipendulae. Of Dropwort. The roots \ these roots (being bruised) have been boiled, 

 are hot and dry in the third degree, opening, \ for their morning's draught, bruised and ap- 

 cleansing, yet somewhat binding ; they provoke \ plied to the place, they speedily help green 

 urine, ease pains in the bladder, and are a good \ wounds. Galen, Dioscorides. 

 preservative against the falling-sickness. Hermodactyli. Of Ilermodactih. Thei/ 



Fceniculi. Of Fennel. The root is hot \ are hot and dry, purge flegm, especially froin 

 and (<ry, some say in the third degree, opening ;| the joints, therefore are good for g<>ttts, and 

 it provokes urine, and menses, strengthens the \ other diseases in the joints. Their vices are 

 liver, and is good against the dropsy. j corrected with long pepper, ginger, cinnamon, 



Fraxini. Of Asn-tree. I know no great \or mastich. I would not have unskilful people 

 virtues in physic of the roots. ' too busy with purges. 



Galangae, majoris, minoris. Galanga,\ Hyacinthi. Of Jacinths. The roots an 

 commonly called Galingal, the greater and \ dry in thejirst degree, and cold in the second, 

 lesser: They are hot and dry in the third \ they stop looseness, bind the belly. 

 degree, and the lesser are accounted the hotte.r,\ iridis, vulgaris, and Florentine. &c 

 it strengthens the stomach exceedingly, flnrfj Orris, or Flower-de-luce, both that which 

 takes away the pains thereof coming of coldl grows with us, and that which comes from 

 \rrwind; the smell of it strengthens the brain, ; Florence. They are hot and dry in the 

 t relieves faint hearts, takes away windinessl^ ir ^ degree, resist poison, help shortness 



* of the breath, provoke the menses ; ta<; 



