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eg The vertues of Oenanthe in Phyficke. 
Enanthe is an hearb growing upon rockie and ftonie grounds, The leafe refembleth thofe 
of the Parfnep: roots it hath many, and thofe big. The {tem and leaves of this hearbe, if 
they be taken inwardly with honey and thicke {weet wine, doe caufe womenin labour to 
have eafte deliverance, and withall, do cleanfe them well of the after-birth, Eaten in an eleGua- 
rie, or licked in alohoch made with honey, thefaid leaves doe rid away the cough,and provoke 
urine. To conclude, the root alfo is fingular for the infirmities and difeafes of thebladder, —_- 
Cuar. XX Mrtius , H 
es The medecines made with the bearb Heltochryfon, 
faire and white: the leaves are whitifh too, much like unto Abrotomum : From the tips 
and ends of which braunches,there hang downe certaine buttons (as it were) like berries - 
roundina circle,which with the repercuffion and reverberation of the Sun-beames, doe fhine 
againc likerefplendent gold. Thefe tufts or buttons,do never fade nor wither: which is thecaule 
that the chaplets wherewith they crowne and adorne the heads of the gods, be made thereof:a 
ceremonie that Pto/omaws K. of Aigypt obferved moft precifely. This hearbe groweth in rough 
placesamong buthes and fhrubs. if it be taken in wine, it provoketh urine,and womens fleures, J 
All hard tumors and inflammations it doth difcuffe and refolve without fuppuration.A liniment 
made with it & honey, is good tobe applied unto any place burnt or {calded. [eis given in drinke 
ufually for the fling of ferpents :for the paines and infirmities alfo of the loines. If itbe drunke 
inhonyed wine, it diffolveth and confumeth the cluttered bloud, either in the belly and guts, or 
the bladder. The leaves taken to the weight of three Oboli in white wine, doe ftay the immode- 
rat flux of the whires in women. This hearbe,if it be laid in wardrobes, keepeth apparell {weer, 
for itis of apleafant odour. , | 
Plicceen which others name Chryfanthemon, putteth forth litle braunches verie 
- Cuar. XXvi J 
O& The verties and properties of the Hyacinth and Lychnis, in Phyficke.. K 
He Hyacinth loveth Fraunce very well,and profpereth there exceedingly. The French ufe 
& therewithtodie their light reds or luftie-gallant, for default of graine ro colour their fcar- 
Jet, The rootis bulbous and onion-like,well knowne to thefe flave-courfers,who buy them 
atbeft hand ; and after,tricking,trimming,and pampering them up for fale,make gain ofthem: 
for being reduced into a liniment, they ufe it with wine to annoint aswell the fhareof youths,as 
the chi: and cheeks; to keepe then for everbeing under-growne, or having haire on their face, 
thatthey may appeare young ftill and fmooth. Itisa good defenfative againft theprickeofve- 
nomous {piders; and befides, allaieth the griping torments of the belly. It forcibly provoketh 4 
*twain Diofio- Utne. The eed of this hearbe given with * Abrotonum, isa prefervativeagainftthe venomeof ~ 
ricesitfeee  ferpents. and {corpions ; and cureth the jaundife. L” 
ee rad Astouching Lychnis, that flaming-hearbe furnamed Flammea, the feed of it beateninto 
a powder and taken ia wine, is fingular good againft the fting of ferpents,fcorpions, hornets,and 
fiuch like. Thewild of this kind is hurtfull co che ftomacke, and yer it is laxative and purgeth — 
downward. Two drams thereof isa futficient dofe to purge choller, forit worketh mightily.Such 
anenemie itis tofcorpions, that if they doe but fee it, they are taken with a nommednefle that 
they cannorftir. In Alia or Natolia, they call the root of this hearbe Bolites, which if itbe laid 
upon the eyesand keptbound thereto,taketh away the pin and theweb,as they fay. 
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OSS The medvcinable vertues of Pervincle, Rufeut,Batit,and Acinos. is M 
wap rather 6 Pe HE Pervincle, called by the Greeks *C hameedaphne,if itbe ftamped dricintopow- * 
Daphnoesces, dex,and a fpoonfull thereof given in water to thofe thar ate full of the dropfie, indotheva- 
out of Diefior. » - ~ cuat moft{peedily,the waterie Humorscollefted in their belly,or otherwile. I he fame root 
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