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pha or Nemphar furnamed Heraclia,it ftrengthenéth the ftomacke,ipplied outwatdly ina li- 
niment :even fo doth the juice of Harftrang.. Forthe-hot diftemperature of the ftomacke, it is 
goodto lay unto it the hearbe Fleasort, or Cotyledon, otherwife called. Vmbilicus veneris, 
itamped with fried Barley meale intoacataplafine : or .¢lsto take Iubarbe, 7. Sengreene,to the 
fame effeét. The hearbe Molon hatha ftem*chamfered.or channelled along : foft leaves, & thofe *seriaeo, haply 
finall: a root foure fingers long, in the *end whereof it beareth aa head like unto Garlicke.Some lee 
callit Syron.Taken in wine, it helpeth the ftomackeand difficultie of drawing breath: In which orbifuc Ae- 
cafes the greater Centaurieis fingular;if it beereduced into alohoch ot liquid eleétuarie.Plan- fenbeibvit, 
_ tainealfo eaten any way,eitherin a green-fauce or fallad. This compofition is reputed afoveraign vote 
_ medicine, Take of Betonie {tampedthe weight of orie pound, of Atticke honey as much, incor- deferibeth bis 
porat them together, and hereof drinke every day the: quanticie of halfe an ounce in fome con Mly pith fuck 
venient liquor,or in water warme, Ariftolochia or Agaricke are foveraigne meanesto be ufed in the top Pr be 
thefeinfirmities,if onedrinke the weight of three oboli thereof, either in-warme water or afles fem. 
milke.The hearbe Ciflanthemos is goodto be drunke for thofe that bettreight winded, & muft 
fit upright when they draw their breath: In the like cafe Hyflope is commended: as alfo for pura 
fivenefie and fhortneffe of wind. Thejuice of Harftrang is an ordinarie medicine for the greefe 
of theliver,the paines alfo of breaft and fides,incafe the patient becleare of the ague. Astor A- 
garicke, it helpetnall {uch as {pit bloud, ifthe pouder thereof,to the weight of one Victoriat,be 
given in five cyaths of honied wine.Of thefame operation is Amomum. But particularly forthe 
liver,the hearbe Teucria is thought to be foveraigne.ifitbe taken freth and greene to the weight 
of foure dramsin one hemine of water and vinegre mixed together.One dram of Betonie given 
in three cyaths of warme water,or in twain of cold;isthoughtto be.afingular cordiall. The juice 
of Cinquefoile helpethall the imperfections of theliver and lights, itcureth them that void or 
recch up blond, and generally it fervethfor allinward corruptions and diftemperatures of the 
whole mafle of bloud.Both Pimpernels bee wonderfull medicinable for the liver. Fumiterne the 
hearbe whofoever do cat (hall purge choller by urine.Galangale is helpefull hkewife totheliver, / 
to the cheft alfo,and the midriffe or precordial parts, The hearbe Caucon,named allo *Ephe- * By:hele 
dra,and by fome Anabafis,groweth ordinarily in open tras expofed to the wind :it will climbe icp), Artes 
upon trees,and hang downe from their boughs and braunches,Leafe it hath none,butis garni- tale, 
fhed with a number of haires, which are no other butruthes indeed full of joints and knots: the 
rootis of a pale colour.Letthis hearbe be beaten to pouder,and given in red wine thatis greene 
and hard,itis good for the coughsfor the fhortneffe of wind,and the wrings of the bellie: it may 
betaken alfo in fome other fupping,whereto it wereconvenient to put wine. In like fort the in- 
fufion of one dram of Gentian which hath lien-{teeped the day before, may bee very welltaken 
in three cyaths of wine forthofe purpofes » Hearbe Benet or Avens hatha{mall root of ablac® 
kith colour,which hath a good fent: This hearbe notonly cureth the paines ofthe breaft & fide, 
but alfo difcuffeth all crudities proceeding of unperfet digeftion, by reafon of the pleafant fa- 
your that it hath. As for Vervaine, itis medicinable unto all the principal and noble parts withs 
in the bodies good for the fides ,the lurigs, the liver,and the breaft : But moft properly itrefpes 
&eth the lungs, and namely, whenthe patientis in.a phthyfickeor confumption, by meanes of 
> theirulcer, Tie root of Bearefoot,an heatbewhich Laid was but lately found our,is a prefentres 
medic for {wine ,fheepe,goats,and all fuch cattell,incafethey beedifeafed inthe lights; if it bee 
burt drawne croflethrough.any one of their eares.The fame ought to bee drunkeinwater, and a 
peece thereof continually held under thetongue .: As for any other part of this hearbe above 
ground,be itleafe,ftalke flower,or feed, it is not yetcertainly knowne,whether it bee good orno 
forany purpofe in Phyficke.As for thekidneies,the hearbe Plantaine is goodto bee eaten; Beto: 
nie to be drunke; Agarickealfo to be taken in drinke,likeasforthe congh.*Tripolium groweth * A kind of 
upon the rockes by the fea fide,on which the fea-waterbeateth : foasa man cannotfay, thatit is 
either in the fea orthe drie land ; In leafe itrefemblethwoad,but that it isthicker::theftem is a 
{pan or hand-breadth high,forked,and devided at the point: the root white, odoriferous, grofle, 
and hoteintaft : when it is fodden inafrumentie pottage of wheat, they give itwith good fuc- 
_ eeffe ro thofe that bee difeafedin the liver: This is thought of fometobce all ane with Polium, 
* whereof I/have{poken in due place. Symphonia or Gromphena,an hearbe having leaves fome 
red, others greene, growing to the ftem in order,onered and another greene,is a foveraigne me- 
dicine for fuch as reachand void up blond, ifit be taken in oxycrat,or vinegte and water mingled 
S together. 
