of Plinies Naturall Hifterie.. ut 
A. rofted in embres, and well fprinkled and wet with wine,difcuffeth and drieth up all tumors being 
applied thereto. The juice thereof dropped into the cars, cureth their infirmities. A cataplafme 
of itapplied to the belly, helpeth them (as they fay) very much,who are vexed cither with gripes 
orfluxesofthe wombe.. ... a)! 19 delderkaicioilde Tie a Me ' 
Concerning Rufcus, the decoction of the root, if ibee given in drinke each other day, to 
them that be tormented either with the ftone,or the wringing pains of the {tranguri, or to fuch 
as pifle bloud, it helpeth them, Now the preparing of this medecine, and the proportion alfo of 
it, 1s in this wife: The faid root muftbe taken out of the ground, as it mought be to day, and to 
morrow morning betimnes it would be fodden: and afextar of this decodlion ts to tee mingled 
with two cyaths of wine, and fo the Patiéntisto drinke it, Some makeno fuich adoe, buc take the 
B rootwhileitis green, ftampit,8in water draw the jyice rawas itis 8efo drinke it.In fum,itis held 
for certein, [hat there isno beter thing in the world for the infirmitiés and difeales incident to 
the privie members of men, than to bruife the tender.crops of thishearbe, and then with wine 
and vinegre’to prefle out the juice, and afterwardstodrinke thefame. ln likcmanner,*Batis dg * Taken by 
904 for them that be boundand coftive in the belly:anda linimess of it, after itis rofted inthe we mek part 
E ae : ‘ 4 en or wild Bafill, 
embres and {tamped, is fiagular forthe gour, Laftofall,as touching the hearb.Acinos, the E- 
gyptians ule to fow it, as well to make guirlands thereof,as to.eatiss Surely, L would fay it were Bas 
fill, but thatthe braunches and leaves be more hairie; for certcinlyscis very odoriferous, it hath 
a propertic to provoke urine, andwomiens fleures, é ; 
Cc - 1 Re —Cuap. XXVIIT- 
: - -0& The medicines that Colocafia or the Agyptian Beane dosh affourd, 
7 Laucias was of opinion, That Colocafia was good to lenifie or mitigat the acrimonie. of 
; humors within the bodie ; and withall, co helpethe ftomacke . 
ats Cuape xxix é | 
0S The medicines made of Anthaliam. 
Ouching Anthalium (whereof the Zgyptians ufe much toeaz) I findno other nfe of it but 
D onely fromthe kitchin to the table, Indeed thereis an hearb much hike roitio name, which 
fonecal] * Anthyllion, others Anticellion: whereof bee two kinds; The one hath leaves » some take it 
and braunches like to ihe Lenull, and growetha hand. breadth orfpan highnitcomimeth up in for Kal. 
* fandie grounds expofedtothe Sun, andisfaltithin taft, The ochertefembleth*Chamepitys, 7 
but tiat itis lower and more hairie: it beareth a purple floure, carrietha ftrongfent, andloveth what brackith, 
to grow in ftonie places. The rormer kind is a most convenient and proper hearb for che difeafes gai: cares 
of the matrice and the natural] parts of women. Alfo being applicdas a cataplafne with oyle 7" 
rofat and milke,it is a vaabretaric medicine. In cafe of the {lrangurie and pains of thekidnies, itis: 
given with good fuccefleto the quantitie of three drams, The other likewife is given codrink the i 
E weight of foure draims wich honey and vinegre, for to moll:fie the hardnefle of the mattice, to 
afluage the torments of the belly,and ro cure thofe that be caken wich the falling ficknefle. 
~* §Some thinke 
isis Mothect= 
wort, others 
Feverfew. 
S for Parthenium, fome name it Leucanthe, others Tamnaum ; butour countreyman: ae Bisfes: 
Celfzs the Phyfician, callech it Perdicium and Muralium. It growetl inthe mounds dnd Huser 
hedges about gardens: it bringethforth a white floure, favouring like an * apple, andiha> wrieten hace 
ving a bitter raft. The deco&tion of this hearbe, if a woman fit overic and receive the fume into’ Flore per arbi 
her bodie, is good tomollifie the hard tumors of the matriceand naturall parts ;asalfo ro. dif- Ra 
F cuffe all inflammations, A powder made of this hearbe dried, and incorporat with honey and witha floure : 
vinegre, (7, Oxymell] and fo applied, purgeth choller adult, and melancholyIn which regard, hase ue 
it isgood for the fwimming and dizzinefle of the braine,and thofe that are givento breed the within of a 
ftone. Being uled in manner ofaliniment,itis goodforthe fhingles and S, Authanies fires like-¢arse ycllow 
Cuaps XX K. 
Of * Parthenium,and the medicinable veriuesthatit bath. 
wife for the kings evill if it be incorporatwith old {wines greafe, The Magiciansufe itmuch for Bee os eek 
wie A; 6 “5 is 
) L ij tertian to Feverfew. 
