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Plinies Naturall Hiftorie, a1 
A> man drinke one onely graine or feed of Coriander, her menftruall flux will ftay one day:if ewain, 
they will holdup two daies: and proportionably,looke how many feeds fhee drinketh,fo many 
daies fhall fhe goe cleare and feeno token of them, 4. Varro was of opinion, That ifflefh meat - 
were poudered or corned with Coriander groffe beaten together with vinegre, iewould keepe 
{weet,and itwere all the Summer long. Die: | 
As for Orach, thereis a wildkind of it growing of the owne accord: a very weed it is and no 
better, utterly condemned by Pythagoras ; as if it bred the Dropfie, engendred the [aundife, 
brought folke to lookeilland pale, and were exceeding hard of digeftion: and fo farre hee was 
out of conceit with it, thathee thought nothing would like well and profper;no not in a garden, 
where chis grew near,but that it would fenfibly decay and fade. Dionyfis and Diocles. approve this 
B judgement of Pythagoras,and fay moreover, That moft difeafes are bred therby.Nay,they would 
not have itto be put intothe pot to be fodden,unleffe ithad been wafhed before in many waters. 
Thefe Phyficians hold that itisa very enemieto the ftomack,engendring pimples, freckles, and 
whelkes. But I mufe and marvell much why So/on of Smyrna fhould write,that 1c hathmuch.ado 
to grow andcome upin Italie.As for Hsppocrates,he is not {o far fallen out with it; for with itand 
Beets he maketh a decodtion(to be injected by the Metrenchyte)to afluage the inflammation in 
the Matrice and the naturall parts of women. Lycvsof Naples was wont to give ittodrinke asa 
countrepoyfon againftthe green flies Cantharides.And he thought thata very good liniment 
e@ might be made thereof,either raw or fodden,to lay unto biles,pufhes,fellonsa breeding, and ‘all 
hard tumors whatfoever.Semblably, that if Ss 4mthonies fire were anointed therewith beeing 
C incorporat with hony,vinegre,and nitre;or if it were applied unto the goutie parts,there would 
enfue great eafement. Moreover, in cafe the nailesbe growne crooked, uneven andtugged, itis 
faid chat it will caufe one to caft them without any ulcer andfore atall.. Some there be who pre- 
{cribean Electuarie,made with the feed of Orachand Honey,to be given for the Iaundife.Alfo, 
if the windpipes be hoarfe with fome fell and fharpe rheume falling downe upon'them,or, if the 
Amygdales on citherfide of the throat bee amifle, it is very good to.rub thofe parts therewith. 
They aff.rme moreover, Thata fimpledecoétion of italone,moveth the bodie downeward;but 
with Mallows or Lentils,provoketh upward and caufeth vomit. Finally,to conclude with the wild 
Oxach:itis ufed much to colour the haire black, and for the otherabovenamed purpotes,as'well 
asthat of the gardens. 2 
Cuap. XX 
eg Of the common Mallow.0f the Mallow Malopam.Of the mar{h mallow or Althas, — 
Of the common Docke: the foure Docke or Sorrell : of the water Docke: 
of the tall Docke called Patience: and lastly of that Docke 
with the long root called Bulapathum, 
Raches were not fo much difcommended,but on the contrarie fide Mallowesbe as high. 
ly praifed,as well that of the garden asthe wild. Twokinds there bee of the garden Mal- 
lowessdiftinguithed both, by the largeneffe of their leaves. Fhe greater of thote thatgrow 
E ingardens,the Greekesicall Malopumsthe other is fuppofed to be named Malachum,for thatit 
doth mollifie and {often the bellie. Of the wild fort, that whichcarrieth a broad leafe and white 
rootsiscalled *Althza, and of fome, Ariftalchza, forthe excellent vertuesthat ithath in Phy- ‘xx casper, 
ficke. This propertic have Mallows, To enrich and fatten any ground, wherefoever they be fowne 1° hares 
or fet. Burthis marifh Mallow Althza,is more effe@tuall than thereft againft all wounds by “~~ 
fharpe prickes or thofnes,and principally againft the fting of Scorpions, Wefpes,and fuch like; 
as alfothe biting of the Hardithrew moufe. Nay,whofoeverbe throughly rubbed or annointed 
beforchand with any Mallow whatfoever ftamped with oile; or doe butcatieitaboutthem,they 
{hall not be ftung or bitten atall. As forthe leafe of Mallowes,if itbee laidupona Scorpion, it 
will be ftreightwaies benummed.Moreover,good countrepoyfons they beall. A linimentmade 
F of them being rawtogether with nitre, draweth forthall prickes or ftingsremaining within the 
ficth :butif leafe and rootbe fodden together and fo drunke, it vepeefleth the poyfon of the ve- 
nomousfith called the fea-Hare: but fome fay it muft be caft up and vomited againe, or elfe it 
doth no good, Certes,ftraunge and wonderfull things bee fpoken as touching the operation of 
Mallowes,over and aboye thofealreadie rehearfed. But this paffeth all thereft, Thatifaman or 
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