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THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



coughs of the lungs, and vehement head- 

 aches. 



Cruclata. Crosswort: (there is a kind 

 of Gentian called also by this name, which 



beasts ; taken in a tobacco-pipe, it helps ! it is to poison ; it is an admirable remedy 



against wounds and gunshot, wounds made 

 with poisoned weapons, it draws out splin- 

 ters, broken bones, &c. The dose from half 

 a dram to a dram. 



I pass by) is drying and binding, exceed- \ Dipsacus, sativ. sylv. Teazles, garden 

 ing good for inward or outward wounds, and wild, the leaves bruised and applied to 

 either inwardly taken, or outwardly ap- the temples, allay the heat in fevers, qualify 

 plied: and an excellent remedy for such I the rage in frenzies ; the juice dropped into 

 as are bursten. 1 the ears, kills worms in them, dropped into 



Crassitla. Orpine. Very good: out-: the eyes, clears the sight, helps redness and 

 wardly used with vinegar, it clears the skin; I pimples in the face, being anointed with it. 

 inwardly taken, it helps gnawings of the : Ebulus. Dwarf Elder, or Walwort. Hot 

 stomach and bowels, ulcers in the lungs, | and dry in the third degree ; waste hard 

 bloody-flux, and quinsy in the throat, for \ swellings, being applied in form of a 

 which last disease it is inferior to none, \ poultice; the hair of the head anointed with 

 take not too much of it at a time, because | the juice of it turns it black ; the leaves 



of its coolness. 

 Crithamus, 



Sampire. Hot and dry, 



Echium. Viper's-bugloss, Viper's-herb, 

 Snake bugloss, Wal-bugloss, Wild-bugloss, 

 several counties give it these several names : 

 It is a singular remedy being eaten, for the- 

 biting of venomous beasts : continually 



being applied to the place, help inflamma- 

 tions, burnings, scaldings, the bitings of 



helps difficulty of urine, the yellow jaun- mad dogs; mingled with bulls suet is a pre- 

 dice, provokes the menses, helps digestion, j sent remedy for the gout ; inwardly taken, 

 opens stoppings of the liver and spleen. I is a singular purge for the dropsy and gout. 



Cucumis Asininus. Wild Cucumbers. See 

 Elaterium. 



Cyanus major, minor. Blue bottle, great 

 and small, a fine cooling herb, helps, 



bruises, wounds, broken veins; the juice \ eating of it makes the body invincible against 

 dropped into the eye, helps the inflamma- j the poison of serpents, toads, spiders, &c. 

 lions thereof. \ however it be administered ; it comforts the 



Cygnoglossam. Hound's-Tongue, cold and i heart, expels sadness and melancholy. The 

 dry : applied to the fundament helps the $ rich may make the flowers into a conserve, 

 hemorrhoids, heals wounds and ulcers, and ; and the herb into a syrup, the poor may 

 is a present remedy against the bitings of j keep it dry , both may keep it as a jewel, 

 dogs, burnings and scaldings. Empetron, Calcifragra^ Herniaria, $c. 



Cypret>sus, Charnoe Cyparissus. Cypress- j Rupture-wort, or Burst-wort. The English 

 o-ee. The leaves are hot and binding, help j name tells you it is good against ruptures, 

 -uptures, and Polypus or flesh growing on | and so such as are bursten shall find it, if 

 the nose. I they please to make trial of it, either in- 



Chanuz a/parissus. Is Lavender Cotton, i wardly taken, or outwardly applied to the 



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Resists poison, and kills worms. 



Disetamnus Crdenis. Dictamny, or Dit- j it forth to be good against the stone, which 



tany of Greet, hot and dry, brings away 

 dead children, hastens delivery, brings away 

 the placenta, the very smell of it drives 



place, or both. Also the Latin names hold 



whoso tries shall find true. 



Enula Campana. Elicampane. Provok 

 urine. See the root. 



away venomous beasts, so deadly an enemy ; Epitliinium. Dodder of Time, to whic 



