of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. Lh9 
A and ftrangulation: neither for to draw downe fleame,and waterifh iumours into the mouth, for 
- furely they be enemiesto the throatand weafin-pipe, The fame,ifthey be done into powder, rid 
lice out ofthe head andaall partsof she bodie belides; whichisheydoc the benerand with more 
eafe; incafe there be Sadardcha or Orpimentamong. Tn likesanner,they-kill che itch andabe: 
{cabs.For the rooth-ach they ufe to be foddeniin vin¢gresiforsheidifeales afo-otshe, cares, far, 
rheums and eating cankers of themouth, Thefloure bearenineg powder andlo taken in wine; 
is fingulatforthebiting and fting of ferpents: For [would nor give counfello.ulerbefecd,fo: 
exceeding hotit is.and of fo fierie anature. Some call this hearbe Pituitaria, andapplyt agadici 
nimens to the fores occafioned by the biting of ferpentss 1) gets) oc) Y acrotgt hollow! : 
Asforthe wildvine Labrafcajitcarieth alfoafloure named in Greeke Oenanthe, whereos t, 
B_ havewritten enough before, The wild vine which the Greeksname Ampelos: Agra hasichicke, 
leaves,and thofe ehelining toa white colour:the {talks or branches\be diyided byjoints & knots, 
andthe barke or rindis ali overfulliof-¢hinks and, cteveiles:it beareth, certain ted| grapes mach) 
like unto the berries wherewith they colour {carlet ;which being ftamped with the leaves.of the, 
famic plant,and applied with juicé of the owne,are good <o cleanfe and/beaurifietheskiminwoe, 9 00 114 
mens faces; andbefides, doc helpethe accidents and griefs thatmay befalltothe¢haunch byes) 9" 
klebone; andthe loins «. The root boiled in water, and fo takea.intwo cyaths ofthe* wine-of/the'* Muchiike 7, 
Iland Coos, doth evacuatwaterie humors gathered in the belly,and by confequenceis thengh yout Malvaley *q 
Simrpate)tatlain arte srrieet 
ee ee S| 4 Wi OfidSrrius 
tobe anexcellentdrinkefor them whore in a dropfie.Andthisisthe plant,whichin my judge) 
ment fhould be that vine which commonly is called in Latine Vva-Taminia, rather}than, any, 2 ..gcs sia! 
C others Vied muchicis tora countrecharme againft all witchcrafts: and given it isto, garganife, 
onely with falt,thyme,and honyed vinegte or oxymell, to them that {pit and caftup bloud, with. 
this caveat, To letnone of it go down the throat ; andtherefore men feareto purgetherewith fo 
dangerous itis thoughtto be. Another plantthere is much like to this, calledin Latine Salicas, 
ftrum,for that it groweth in willowxewes : and albeit thefe wo carrie divers anddigtin& names, 
yet they be of the{amenature and propertie,and be ufedro the jike purpoles. Howbeitthis Sali-, 
cafisum istaken to he more effeCtuall of the twain forto kill the fcab, skurfe, and itch, as well in, 
men asin fourefoored bealts,if itbe bruifed and applied with honyed vinegie. ..-. ain 
Theteisa certain wild white vine, which the Greeks call*Ampeloleuce,fome Ophioftaphye.+ some rake it 
lon, othersMeloshron or Piilothrum;fome Archezoftis or Cedroftis,orhers Madon. This plant, for Bryonies 
D_ putieth forch longand flendertwigs,parted and divided by certein joints orknors,8thefe climb. 
up and clafpe whatfoever they meetwithall, The leaves grow thick ana full of tendrils or young, 
burgeons,as bigas lyie leaves, divided and jagged in manner of other vine leayes., Therootis 
whice and big, lke azthe firfttoa radifh; from which there {pring certain fhoots.orfionsrefem,. 
bling thebnds of Afparagus: thefe yong {proutsfodden & eaten with mear,purge|both by. feege, 
and urine :the leaves asd otaunches be exulcerative,andwillraife blifters upon the bodie; and, 
therfore applied with falt as a liniment,they be.good for corrofive ulcers ,gangrens,wolves, & the: 
old morimall foresin theiegs, The feed or grain thereof 1s contained within certain beries. ban- 
ging down thin here and there in fall clufters, which yeelda certaine red juice.or liquor at the; 
firit,but afterwards it turneth to a yellow fatiron colour: this know the curtiours well who drefle 
E. skins,forthey ufe ic much. There is an ordinarie liniment made cherwith,for skabs, mange, and 
eprofie, The feed being boiled with wheat, and fo taken in drinke,cavfeth nources to have good 
ftore of milke. The root of this wild vineis very foveraigne,and fexverh in right good ftead fora 
number of purpofes: Firft,if ithe powdred to the weight of two drams and givenin déinke, itis 
fingular againft the fling of ferpents :itis excellent to {coure the skin of the face,so takeaway all. 
{pots and{peckles, flecks and iteckles,in any part ofthe body;the black & blewtokens of ftripes, 
by reafon of brufed bloud lying under the skin;fouleand unfeemly {wert skars,it reduceth to the 
freth and naturall colour : Thefe operations it hath, being boiled in oile. ThedecaGion alfeis 
ufuaily given in drink to thofe who be fubje& to the falling fickneffe : likewife.tofuch as be trou- 
bled in mind and befide themfelves:to as many as are given to dizzinefle and giddinefle of the 
F braine, and doeweene that every thingturnsround; butthey muftcake the posfe of one dram 
every day throughoutthe ycare, The fame roor if it be taken in any great quantitie, * purgeth «puygcrrather 
the fences. Bur the princiall and moft.excellenc vertuethat ithath, 1s this, That if it bee ftam- 22: out of 
ped withwarer,and {fo applied, it draweth forth {pells of broken and fhivered bones as welland [127,700 
effeCtually as the very tue Bryonie , which is the caufe that fome doe call it white Bryonie: braivs, 
0 ij . for 
