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Poiigonati, sigilli Solomonis, $c. Of Solo- 5 ing takes away the virtue of it, and there- 

 mon's Seal. Stamped and boiled in wine it | fore it is best given by infusion only ; If 

 speedily helps (beingdrank) all broken bones, * your body be any thing strong, you may 

 and is of incredible virtue that way ; as also ; take two drams of it at a time being sliced 

 being stamped and applied to the place, it j thin and steeped all night in white wine, in 

 soon heals all wounds, and quickly takes away j the morning strain it out and drink the 

 the black and blue marks of blows, being ; white wine ; it purges but gently, it leaves 

 bruised and applied to the place, and for a binding quality behind it, therefore dried 

 hese, I am persuaded there is not a better j a little by the fire and beaten into powder, 

 medicine under the sun. \ it is usually given in fluxes. 



Pom. Of Leeks. They say they are \ Rhaphani. Domesticce and Sylvestris. Of 

 hot and dry in the fourth degree ; they 1 Raddishes, garden and wild. Garden 

 reed ill-favoured nourishment at the best, s Raddishes provoke urine, break the stone, 

 y spoil the eyes, heat the body, cause \ and purge by urine exceedingly, yet breed 

 troublesome sleep, and are noisome to the \ very bad blood, are offensive to the stomach, 

 stomach : yet are they good for something S and hard of digestion, hot and dry in 

 else, for the juice of them dropped into i quality. Wild, or Horse Raddishes, such 

 the ears takes away the noise of them, mixed i as grow in ditches, are hotter and drier 

 with a little vinegar and snuffed up the j than the former, and more effectual. 



Rhodie Rod. Rose Root. Stamped and 

 applied to the head it mitigates the pains 



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nose, it stays the bleeding of it, they are 

 better of the two boiled than raw, but 

 both ways exceedingly hurtful for ulcers in 



thereof, being somewhat cool in quality. 



the bladder : and so are onions and garlic. j Rhabarbari Monachorum. Monks Rhu- 

 Prunellorum Silvestrium. Of Sloe-bush, ; barb, or Bastard-Rhubarb, it also purges, 

 or Sloe-tree. I think the college set this 1 and cleanses the blood, and opens obstruc- 

 tunongst the roots only for fashion sake, | tions of the liver. 



nnd 1 did it because they did. \ liubice tinctorum. Of Madder. It is 



Pyrethri Saliva ris, $-c. Pelitory of Spain. ; both drying and binding, yet not without 

 It is hot and dry in the fourth degree, i some opening quality, for it helps the yel- 

 chewed in the mouth, it draws away rheum i low jaundice, and therefore opens obstruc- 

 in the tooth-ache; bruised and boiled in 1 tions of the liver and gall; it is given with 

 oil, it provokes sweat by unction; inwardly i good success, to such as have had bruises 

 taken, they say it helps palsies and other > by falls, stops looseness, the hemorrhoids, 



cold effects in the brain and nerves. 



niiapontici, Rhupontick, or Rhubarb 

 of Pontus. . It takes away windiuess and 



and the menses. 



Rtisci. Of Knee-holly or Butchers- 

 broom, or Bruscus. They are meanly hot 



weakness of the stomach, sighings, sobbings, j and dry, provoke urine, break the stone, 

 spittings of blood, diseases of the liver and i and help such as cannot evacuate urine 

 spleen, rickets, &c. if you take .a dram at \ freely Use them like grass roots. 

 a time it will purge a little, but bind much, i Sambuci. Of Elder. I know no wonders 

 and therefore fit for foul bodies that have ! the root will do. 



Sarsce-Pariglia. Of Sarsa-Parilla, or 



fluxes. 



Rhabarbari. Of Rhubarb. It gently 



Bind-weed ; somewhat hot and dry, helpful 



purges choler from the stomach and liver, | against pains in the head, and joints; they 

 opens stoppings, withstands the dropsy, j provoke sweat, and are used familiarly ii; 

 Hypocondriac Melancholly ; a little boil- 1 drying diet drinks 



