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Botrys. Oak of Jerusalem : hot and dry ; Calamintha, Montana, Pah/stris. Moun- 

 iu the second degree, helps such as are short- , tain and Water Calamint : For the Watet 



winded, cuts and wastes gross and tough 

 flegm, laid among cloaths they preserve 

 them from moths, and give them a sweet 

 sin ell. 



Calamint : see mints, than which it is ac- 

 counted stronger. Mountain Calamint, is 

 hot and dry in the third degree, provokes 

 urine and the menses, hastens the birth in 



Branca ursina. Bears-breech. } women, brings away the placenta, helps 



Brionia, $sc. Briony, white and black ; i cramps, convulsions, difficulty of breathing, 

 both are hot and dry in the third degree, ! kills worms, helps the dropsy : outwardly 

 purge violently, yet are held to be whole- \ used, it helps such as hold their necks on 

 some physic for such as have dropsies, ; one side: half a dram is enough at one time 

 vertigo, or swimming in the head, falling- 1 Galen, Dioscoridcs, Apuleius. 

 sickness, &c. Certainly it is a strong, j Calendula. Sfc. Marigolds. The leaves 

 troublesome purge, therefore not to be tarn- 1 are hot in the second degree, and something 

 pered with by the unskilful, outwardly in I moist, loosen the belly : the juice held in 

 ointments it takes away freckles, wrinkles, I the mouth, helps the toothache, and takes 

 morphew, scars, spots, &c. from the face. \ away any inflammation or hot swelling 



Bursa pastoris. Shepherd's Purse, is : being bathed with it, mixed with a little 

 manifestly cold and dry, though Lobel and j vinegar. 



Pena thought the contrary ; it is binding 1 Callitricum. Maiden-hair. SeeAdianthum. 

 and stops blood, the menses ; and cools in- j Caprisolium. Honey -suckles: The leaves 

 flammations. \ are hot, and therefore naught for inflam- 



Bitglossom. Buglosse. Its virtues are \ mations of the mouth and throat, for which 

 the same with Borrage. jthe ignorant people oftentime give them: 



Bugula. Bugle, or Middle Comfrey ; is < and Galen was true in this, let modern 

 temperate for heat, but very drying, ex- < writers write their pleasure. If you chew 

 cellent for falls or inward bruises, for it dis- j but a leaf of it in your mouth, experience 

 solves congealed blood, profitable for inward j will tell you that it is likelier to cause, 

 wounds, helps the rickets and other stopp- i than to cure a sore throat, they provoke 

 ings of the liver ; outwardly it is of wonder- ; urine, and purge by urine, bring speedy 

 ful force in curing wounds and ulcers, : delivery to women in travail, yet procure 

 though festered, as also gangreens arid fis- ! barrenness and hinder conception, out- 

 tulas, it helps .broken bones, and disloca- j wardly they dry up foul ulcers, and cleanse 

 tions. Inwardly you may take it in powder : the face from morphew, sun-burning and 

 a dram at a time, or drink the decoction : freckles. 



of it in white-wine : being made into an : Cardimcdlus, Sfc. Groundsell. Cold and 

 ointment with hog's grease, you shall find | moist according to Tragus, helps the cholic, 

 it admirable in g/een wounds. j and gripings in the belly, helps such as 



Bi/phthalmum, Sfc. Ox eye. Matthiolns \ cannot make water, cleanses the reins, 

 saith they are commonly used for black \ purges choler and sharp humours : the 

 Hellebore, to the virtues of which I refer, j usual way of taking it is to boil it in water 



Buxus. Boxtree: the leaves are hot, dry, with currants, and so eat it. I hold it to be 

 and binding, they are profitable against the) a wholesome and harmless purge. Outwardly 

 biting of mad dogs; both taken inwardly jit easeth women's breasts that are swollen 

 tailed and applied to the place: besides j and inflamed ; as also inflammations of the 

 they are good to cure horses of the bots. ; joints, nerves, or sinews, 



