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P& Of Nightfhade : of Smyrninm, and Telephium, Of Trichomanes, Thalictrutm,and 
Thlalpi. Of Tragonia,Tragonis Tragum, Tragopogon,and Spondyliz, Aifo, 
that forme difeafes are not incident to cer- 
haine countries. 
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Ightfhade,calledin Latine Solanum, the Greeks name Strychnos, as faith Cormelivs Cel- 
{vs: an hearbe this is which hath a vertue repercuflive and reftigerative, . 
Loveach, named otherwife Smyrnium, hatha ftem like unto Perfley , andthe leaves 
belarger: it putteth forth many fions or imps from about the ftem:and out of theirconcavities 
there spring certaine fattie leaves, and thofe hanging asif they were broken,towardthegrounds 
having an aromaticall {mell, joyned with a certaine acrimonie which is not unpleafant: of aco- 
Jour enclining to aweake and faint yellow. The ftem beareth in the head certaine round fpokie 
tufts in manner of Dill. The feed roundand blacke, which waxeth to bee drie in the-beginning 
of fummer. The rootis likewife redolent; but in taft quicke and biting, full of juice, foft and ten- 
der: the rind of which root,is blacke without, but pale within: the odour which it hath,teftifieth 
* For Smyrne the qualitie of myrrhe, whereupon it tookethe name * Smyrnium. This hearbe groweth upon 
ia S _ hills, as well fuch as be rockie as thofe that bee altogither earthie. The nature of it generally, is 
we < ¢o heat and extenuat. The leaves androot both provoke urine, and the monethly terms of wo- 
men. The feed knitteth the belly, and ftaiethalaske. Theroot ufed inalinimenc, difcufleth all 
impoftumes,as well broken as not broken, fo that they bee not inveterat and of long continu-, 
ance: and in one word, refolveth all hardnefie in the feth. Soveraigne it is againft the pricke of 
the venomous {piders Phalangia, and the fting of ferpents, being drunke in wine with Cachrys, 
Polium, or Baulme ; wich thischarge,That it be taken peecemeale: for ifit were taken entire and 
whole, it would provoke vomit:and for this caufe otherwhiles it isgivenwith ruesThefeed or = 
root, chufe whether you will, cureth the cough and difficultie of breath, when the Patient can- 
‘not take his breath but fitting upright. In like manner, it helpeth thofe who are difeafed in the 
chet, fpleene, reines, and bladder'The root hath a particular propertie to heale‘rtiptures and 
convulfions: the fame giveth {peedie deliverance to women in travaile of child, and expelleth 
the after-birth :ajfo for the Sciatica itis piven in wine togither with Creftmarine,otherwife cal- K 
led Sanpier: it procuteth {weat, breaketh wind upward, and caufeth rifting; whereby it riddeth 
the ftomacke of the ventofities that trouble it: it healeth wounds and bringeth them to cicatrize 
or skin againe. Out of the root thereis ajuice alfo preffed, good in womens infirmities, and in 
the maladies incident to the cheft and precordial parts;for it cleanfeth, encreafeth natural 4 
heat, and helpeth digeftion. The feed hath a f{peciall operation to cure them that have a dropfie, ° 
piven in drinke; like as che juice alfo applied in a liniment 3 and the rind of the forefaid root drie; 
incorporatin an emollitive caraplafme. Moreover, itis much ufed in meats togither with ho- 
nyed wine, oile, fith-fauce named Garum,but principally if fefh meats be boiled togither there- 
with. [t helpech concoétion in the ftomacke,as having a favourand taft muchlike unto pepper. _ 
The fame istight effeCtuall to allay the paine of the faid ftomacke. i pital dase 
* O: pine, As touching* Telephium, itis an hearbe in leaie and ftem refembling Purcellane: imme- 
diatly from the root there fpting fevenor eight fmall fhoots or bratnches, and thofe garnifhed 
with grofleand flethie leaves. It loveth to grow in toiled’grounds, but principally amongvines: 
whiles it is greene, irferveth ina liniment to fetch our {pots and frecklesin che vifage: for which = 
purpofe allo,it is good drie, beeing brought into powder: it mundifieth the skin alfo from the 
morphew, fo that the place be anointed therewith every day of night fix houres togither, for 
the {pace of three moneths, amd afterwards well rubbed with’ barley meale. Ir healeth wounds 
belidesand cureth fiftuldes, AN SEUARS SEM Tk SN EN ee ae P| 
_ The Maidenhaire calledin Greeke Trichomianes:is Tike unto Adiantum, onlyitismoreflen- 
der and blacke? :the leaves grow thicke in manner of Lentils, one over-againft another, and M 
the fame be bitter in taft. The decoétion of this hearbe fodden in‘whiite wine, and fo drunke with 
wine of ruficke‘cumin, cureth the ftrangurie: the juice keeperh the haireon the head, whichis — 
readic to fail off sorif icbe Med alreadieycaufeth new técome up againe in theplace. The fame 
becing beaten to powderand incorporatwith oile into a liniment, maketh the haire hie q 
MAND > | thicke, 
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