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A taken,it healeth thofe that be ftiffe and ftarke for cold. Finally,thered feed of thehearbe Pzonic 
ftancheth any flux of bloud,the root thereof hath the like operation.As for Cyclaminos,that is 
to fay Sowbread,it ftaieth any bleeding, whether it bee atthe mouth rang he up from out of the 
bodie,or at the nofthrils, whether it run by the fundament,or guth from the matrice of women, 
Likewifé Lyfimachia ftancheth bloudeither in drinke,liniment,or Errhine put up into the nofe, 
Thelike effe@t hath Plantaine feed, Cinquefoile alfo both taken inwardly and applied outward- 
ly.Moreover, if the nofe bleed, take the feed of Hemlocke,beat it into pouder,mix it with water, 
and fo putit up handfomely into the nofthrils. Alfo Sengreene andtheroot of Attragulus.To 
conclude,wild Hirfe called in Greeke *1{chamon and Achillza,doe ftay any iflue of bloud. , is oe 
: j of Yarrow, 
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2 Of the hearbe Equifetum:of Nenuphar,Harflrang,Sideritis,and many more ffe- 
Guall to tanch bloud.of Stephanomelis and Erifithale, Alfa reme- 
dies againft wormes and vermine. 
“g Orfe-taile, named in Latine Equifetum, and by the Greekes Hippuris,an hearbe which - 
heretofore I difallowed to growin any meddowes(and it is eficemed the very haire, pro- 
ceeding out of the earth, like forall the worldto the haire of an Horfetaile)if itbeboiled 
in a new earthen pot never occupied before,fo as thepotbe brim full when itis fet on the freand 
fotocontisue feething untill a third part be confumed, doth waft the fpleene of Jackies & foot- 
C men, if for three daies together they drinke one hemine of the deco@ion at atine: and befides 
this charge they ought to have in any wife,to forbeare all fat and oilie meats for foure and iwenty 
houresbefore they begin this diet drinke.In defcribing of this hearbe,the Greekes do notagree, 
bur areof divers opinions: Some give thatname to a certain hearbe with biackith leaves refem- 
bling thofe of the Pine tree; and they report a wonderfull vertue thereof ,namely,that if itdo but 
toucha man, itwiil ftanch any iffue of bloud . And as fomé nameit Hippuris, fo. ethers call it 
*Ephedros,and there be againe who give it the name Anabafis :becaufeforfooth as they fay,it Orrathet 
climbeth upon trees,and hangeth downe from thence,with many blacki(h flender haires in ma- Fry4- 
ner of rifhes,refembling horfe cailes.Small branches it hath full of joints,and few leaves,which 
be alfo fine and fall. The * {eed thar it bearetlvis round, like unto Coriander and the root,ofa And tharis 
D woodie fubftance :this kind they fay groweth principally in thickets and groves, An aftcingent “*2°"* 
and binding power it hath. The juice if itbee conveighed up into the nofthrils,ftenteth bleeding 
atnofe,though it gufhed out from thence: it knitteth alfothe bellie, and ftoppetha laske. Taken. ¥ pyii :rarhet 
in*fweet wine to the quantitie of three cyaths, ithelpeth the bloudie flix. Vrine it provoketh, the ##fer,ihard_ 
cough it ftaieth,and cureth fireightneffe of wind when the patientis forced to fit upright for to “TBS "9 
draw hisbreath, It healesh ruptures,and reprefleth thofe foresthat love to fpreadand run over 
¢ bodie. The leaves are good to bee drunke forthe infirmities that offend guts and bladder. A 
eciall vertue it hath to cure chofe that be burften bellied and have their guts flipped downe in 
"the bag of theircods, The faid Greeke writers defcribe alfo another horfetaile, bythe name of 
_ Hippurts,with fhorier,fofter,and whiter haires than the former ;andthey commend it as afove- 
_ E raignehearbe forthe Sciatica and for wounds, to bee applied unto the place with vinegre; and 
namely forto ftaunch bloud :in which cafe the root of Nenuphar fervech very-well,if it be ftam- 
ped and laid upona greene wound, If aman or woman void bloud at the mouth which doth rife 
from the parts below,thereis not a better thing than Harftrang taken in drinke with the feed or 
berries of the Cyprefletree. And as for Sideritis the hearb, it is fo powerfull that way,thatitftans a. 
cheth bloud out of hand, if ic be applied and kept faft to the wounds of thefe fwordfencers that = 
fight at fharpe,bleed they never fo frefh ¢ the which effe@ we may fee in the afhes and coales of 
Fennell-geant:but the Toadftoles or Mufhroms growing about theroot of the {aid plant,doth 
the feat more furely.In cafe the nofe guth out with bloud, Hemlocke feed alfo beaten to pouder 
tempered with water and fo put up,is counted very effeGtuall co ftay the bleeding: In like manner 7 
F *Stephanomelis,tf it bee applied with water. The pouder of Betonie dried and drunke in Goats which ime 
milke ftancherh bloud iffuing out of womens breafts by the neppils, The fame dooth Plantaine tke to be r- 
bruifed and laid too ina pulteffe. The juice of Plantaine is g00d to bee given them that vomite Fe hc 
bloud. For abloud thatranneth upand downe, breaking out one while here and another while 
there, a liniment made of a Burre root anda little {wines greafe, is commended tobe excellent. 
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