280 THE COMPLETE HERBAL 



"ouls the blood and the bowels, and all: The water of Distilled Quinces strengthens 

 internal parts of the body; helps such as j the heart and stomach exceedingly, siay, 

 have the yellow jaundice, hot coughs and vomiting and fluxes, and strengthens the 

 pleurisies, the head-ache, coming of heat, {retentive faculty in man. 

 levers pestilential and not pestilential, as \ Damask Rose water cools, comforts, and 

 also hectic fevers. i strengthens the heart, so doth Red Rose- 



The water of Violet flowers, cools the ! water, only with this difference, the one is 

 blood, the heart, liver and lungs, over- 1 binding, the other loosening ; if your body 

 healed, and quenches an insatiable desire j be costive, use Damask Rose water, be- 

 of drinking, they are in their prime about; cause it is loosening: if loose, use red, 

 the latter end of March, or beginning of 1 because it is binding. 

 April, according as the year falls out. White Rose water is generally known to 



The water of Sorrel cools the blood, j be excellent against hot rheums, and in- 

 heart, liver, and spleen : If Venice Treacle ; rlamrnations in the eyes, and for this it is 

 be given with it, it is profitable in pestilen- ! better than the former, 

 tial fevers, distil it in May. The water of Red Poppy flowers, called 



Endive and Succory water are excellent ! by many Corn-roses, because they grow so 

 against heat in the stomach ; if you take i frequently amongst corn, cools the blood 

 an ounce of either (for their operation is 1 and spirits over-heated by drinking or 

 the same) morning and evening, four days \ labour, and is therefore excellent in surfets. 

 one after another, they cool the liver, and j Green Walnuts gathered about the lattei 

 cleanse the blood : they are in their prime \ end of June or July, and bruised, and so 

 in May. I stilled, strengthen the heart, and resist the 



Fumitory water is usual with the city j pestilence. 



dames to wash their faces with, to take away j Plantain water helps the headache ; being 

 morphey, freckles, and sun-burning ; in- j dropped into the ear it helps the tooth-ache, 

 wardly taken, it helps the yellow jaundice j helps the phthisicks, dropsy and fluxes, 

 and itch, cleanses the blood, provokes j and is an admirable remedy for u.cers in 

 sweat, strengthens the stomach, and cleanses i the reins and bladder, to be used as com- 

 the body of adust humours: it is in its jmon drink : the herb is in its prime in May 

 prime in May and June. Strawberry water cools, quenches thirst. 



The water of Nightshade helps pains in {clarifies the blood, breaks the stone, helps 

 the head coming of heat. Take heed you tall inward inflammations, especially those 

 distil not the deadly Nightshade instead of* in the reins, bladder and passages of the 

 the common, if you do, you may make I urine ; it strengthens the liver and helps 

 mad work. Let such as have not wit! the yellow jaundice. 



enough to know them asunder, have wit; The distilled water of Dog grass, or 

 enough to let them both alone till they do. | Couch grass, as some call it, cleanses the 



The water of white Poppies extinguishes j reins gallantly, and provokes urinr, opens 

 all heat against nature, helps head-aches j obstructions of the liver and spleen, and 

 coming of heat, and too long standing in kills worms, 

 the sun. Distil them in June or July. Black Cherry water provokes urine, helps 



Colt's-foot water is excellent for burns to i the dropsy. It is usually given in diseases 

 wash the place with it; inwardly taken it: of the brain, as convulsions, falling-sick- 

 helps Phthisicks and other diseases inci- ? ness, palsy and apoplexy, 

 dent to the lungs, distil them in May or June : Bctony is in its prime in May, the db- 



