64 The twentieth Booke of _ 
sate DR O 2313 SHPO « IGE 
Ciap. xvin’ & Huts: 5we Seilo oftod 
e& Of Piperitis and Origanums : of Onitis-Prafium : of Tragorigatuvand Heraclinm : 
of Lepidium and Git or Melanthium : of \Annife. iol 9370 bag 
* Ginny pep> Wy Ipericis or Calecut Pepper-wort (which before wee called * Siliquaftrum) beeing takenin; 
Bete Pitre, is very good for the falling fickneffe. Caffor hath defcribed it after another manner,’ 
namely,to be an hearb rifing up witha long red ftem, thickefet with joynts or little knees ; 
bearing leaves refembling thofe of Lawrell ; with white feed and the fame finall, carrying with it 
the taft of pepper. The vertues of which hearbe be thefe; Fo helpethe gumbs and.teeth,co make 
afweet breath, and withftand foureand ftinking belches. pore ne H 
Origan or Orgament,which in taft (as wee have {aid) refembleth * Saverie, hath many kinds, 
and all medicinable: for there is one fort thereof, furnamed Onitis or Prafion, not unlike to hyf- 
fope: apeculiarpropertie this hearb hath being drunke in warme water, to quiet the gnawings 
in the ftomacke, and to conco@ the crudities there: but taken in white wine, tocurethe veno- 
mous pricks of Spiders and Scorpions. The fame applied outwardly with oile and vinegre up= 
on wooll, is fingular good for diflocations, disjointures, fpraines, contufions, and bruifes. 
As for Tragoriganum, ‘itis more like unto wild creeping Thyme: it hath vertue to provoke, 
urine, to difcuffe and refolve ‘all tumors or fwellings. And more patticularly, moft effectual it is 
-forthem that have drunke the gum of, Chanielzon, called Ixia: alfo againtt the Vipers fting : 
befides, for the flomacke that belcheth fowre, andfor themidritfe and precordial] parts.Irisam “J 
approoved medecine for the cough, the phtenfie, and inflammation of the lungs, beeing with 
honey reduced into the forme of a Lohoch, for to be fucked downe leifurely. 
Touching the Origan named Heraclium or Heracleoticum, the famealfo is divided into’ 
three forts :Forthe firft is ofa blacker and more duskifh green, with broader leavesalfo than the 
reft;andbefidesis glutinousand will cleave to ones fingers, A fecond fort hath fraller leaves, 
fofter it is and more tender in hand ,notunliketo Majoram ; and this kind fome wouldrather call 
Prafium. The third hath leaves of a mean bignefle between the othertwo,notfo large asthe one 
norfo {lender as the other, burnot fo forcible:in operation as either of them both. Butto return 
- againe to our former Origanum :the beft is thatwhich growethin Candie ;forthe fame hath a 
a Bee and fwweet fent betides i the nextin goodneffcis that which commeth from Smyrnathen 
Stedar age. ater it, is the Origan that is brought from Heraclea : but that which isfurnamed * Onitis, is fim- 
bica, ply the beft of all others to bee raken in drinke . Howbeit, the ufe generally of them allin com- 
non,tsto chafe away Serpents: by way ofdecodtion or pottage nade therof, tocure themthar 
be alreadie {tung or wounded by them: beeing taken in drinke, to moove urine: and, togither 
with the rootofPanace, to helpe ruptures, convulfions,and {pafmes:fodden incertain Aceta- 
bles with figs or hyffope,to the consumption of a fixt part, to cure the dropfie. At the entrance 
into the {touve or hot-houfe if it be taken, good it is againft the fcab,the itch,and the wild fcurfe. 
The juice with milke,is dcopped into the eares,and that with very good fucceffe. It helpeth alfo 
the mumps or inflammation of the Amygdales and Vvula; likewife the ulcers inthe head, The 
decoction thereof taken with lie athes in wine, is a countrepoifontokill the venome of Opium L 
and Plafire, The meafure of one Acetable,loofeneth the belly. A liniment made thereof,reco- 
vereth the native colour of the blacke and blew marks remaining after {tripes. VVith honey and 
nitre, it affuageth the paine of the teeth ifthey bee rubbed therewith ; and befides maketh them 
looke faire and white. It ftauncheth bleeding at the nofe. A decoGtion made therewith and bar- 
ley meale, refolvech the fwelling kernels and inflammations behind the eares, The powder bee- 
ing incorporatin honey and gail-nuts, dothfmooth and cleare the ruftineffe of the windpipes, 
occafioned by a rheume. The leaves applied in manner of a cataplafme with honey and falt, 
. mollifieth the folene, Ifthe hearbe be fodden with honey and falt, and fo taken by lictleand Jit- 
tle, icdoth curt, extenuat and make fubrile, grofle feame, efpeciaily if blacke melancholy bee 
bedded therein. Stamped, and inftilled into the nefthrils with oile, 1 cureth the jaundife. Such M 
as be overwearied and tired with extreame travaile,find much alleviation and eafe by being rubs 
bed and annoiniedall over with a liniment made thereof, with this caveat, That they comenot 
foneare astotonchthe belly with it. A plaftre made with, pitch and applyed, healeth the an- 
gricbloudy-fals and chilblanes. Bruifed with figs, irripencth felons,A pultefle made ene 
u . oile, 
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