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Root being green and bruised, takes away \ applied, it helps ulcers in the head, and 



blackness and blueness of a stroke, being j amends the ill colour of the face. 



applied thereto. Malvce. Of Mallows. They are cool, 



Imperitoriee, SfC. Of Master-wort. The j and digesting, resist poison, and help cor- 

 root is hot and dry in the third degree ; | rosions, or gnawing of the bowels, or any 

 mitigates the rigour of agues, helps dropsies, \ other part; as also ulcers in the bladder 

 provokes sweat, breaks carbuncles, and \ See Marsh-mallows. 



plague-sores, being applied to them ; it is j Mandragorte. Of Mandrakes. A root 

 very profitable being given inwardly in I dangerous for its coldness, being cold in the 

 bruises. \ fourth degree : the root is dangerous. 



Isotidis, Glasti. Of Woad. I know no I Mechoachana. Of Mechoacah. It is 

 great physical virtue in the root. See the 5 corrected with Cinnamon, is temperate yet 

 Herb. ; drying, purges flegm chiefly from the head 



Labri Veneris, Dipsaci. Fullers-Thistle, ; and joints, it is good for old diseases in the 

 Teazle. The root being boiled in wine till j head, and may safely be given even to fe- 

 it be thick (quoth Dioscorides) helps by verish bodies, because of its temperature: it 

 unction the clefts of the fundament, as also ' is also profitable against coughs and pains in 

 takes away warts and wens. Galen saith, j thereins; as also against venereal complaints; 

 they are dry in the second degree : and ; the strong may take a dram at a time. 

 I take it all Authors hold them to be cold j Met, fyc. Spignel. The roots are hot 

 and dry. Unslacked lime beaten into pow- i and dry in the second or third degree, and 

 der, and mixed with black soap, takes ! send up unwholesome vapours to the head, 

 away a wen being anointed with it. Mezerei,$c. Of Spurge, Olive, or Widow- 



LactuccE. Of Lettice. I know no phy- ; wail. See the Herb, if you think it worth 

 sical virtue residing in the roots. 5 the seeing. 



Lauri. Of the Bay-tree. The Bark of | Merorum Celci. Of Mulberry Tree. The 

 the root drunk with wine, provokes urine, j bark of the root is bitter, hot and dry, opens 

 breaks the stone, opens obstructions of the : stoppings of the liver and spleen, purges 

 liver and spleen. But according to Dios- 5 the belly, and kills worms, boiled in vine-, 

 corides is naught for pregnant women. 1 gar, helps the tooth-ache. 

 Galen. Morsus Diaboli, Succisee, $c. DeviFs-bit, 



Lapathi acuti, Oxylapathi. Sorrel, accord- { See the herb. 



ing to Galen; but Sharp-pointed Dock, j Norpi Spicte, Indicte, Celticee, fyc. Of 

 according to Dioscorides. The roots of j Spikenard, Indian, and Cheltic. Cheltic 

 Sorrel are held to be profitable against the j Nard wonderfully provokes urine. They 

 jaundice. Of Sharp-pointed Dock; cleanse, | are both hot and dry. The Indian, also 

 ind help scabs and itch. j provokes urine, and stops fluxes, helps win- 



Lcvistici. Of Lovage. They are hot and \ diness of the stomach, resists the pestilence, 

 dry, and good for any diseases coming of 1 helps gnawing pains of the stomach ; and 

 wind. \ dries up rheums that molest the head. The 



Lilly albi. Of white Lillies. The root: Celtic Spikenard performs the same offices, 

 is something hot and dry, helps burnings, j though in a weaker measure, 

 softens the womb, provokes the menses, if j Nemipharis, Nymplue. Of Water-lilies 

 poik-d in wine, is given with good success | They are cold and dry, and stop lust: 

 in rotten Fevers, Pestilences, and all dis-j I never dived so deep to find what virtue 

 eases that require suppuration : outwardly \ the roots have. 



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