( 5 1 ) 
fumptions, but Sim. Pauli fully ihews his Midake, 
tor it is not a pulmonary Confumption that is meant 
there, but the Scurvy, in which it is as great a Spe- 
cific, as in all Obdructions of the Liver, and out- 
wardly for a Scab, fcald Head, 
56. 
Centry, or Centaur y the LelTer {Cen- 
t annum Minus ) as it is intolerably bitter, was formerly 
a Specific for Agues, and is dill ufed as a Subditute 
to the Bark, efpeciaily where it fails of Cure-, as it’s 
not to be depended on in long rainy Seafons. The 
Antients will have this Herb to be gently purgative, 
but, however that is, we know it opens Obdrudtions 
of the Liver and Spleen, and is mildly aftringent, 
cleanfing, and vulnerary ; carries off bilious and 
phlegmatic Humours, and difcharges Serofities by 
the Skin hence it is good in Fevers, Jaundice, 
Supprefiion of the Menfes , Gout, Scurry, Worms, 
and a Specific againd the Bite of a Mad Dog. It’s 
Decoftion in Clyfters is of wonderful Service in a 
Sciatica. A Decodlion of the Herb and Flowers 
cures Difcolouring of the Skin. A Lee of it cleanfes 
and whitens Women’s Hair. Sim. Pauli fays, that 
the mod excellent Remedy againfi: Scurf, Dandriflf, 
and Scab of the Head, is to walh it often with the 
. Decoction of this Plerb in Water wherein Peas were 
boil’d, very tender ; it at the fame time kills and 
dedroys all Vermin in the Head. A ftrong Decoc- 
tion ot it in white Wine, drank every Morning, cures 
a Jaundice. The powder’d Leaves are good in a 
Dropfy. The green Leaves quickly cure frelh 
Wounds, and cleanfe and cure old Ulcers. 
57 * 
Caraway Seeds ( Carum ) are Stomachic, Diu~ 
retie, expel Wind, promote Digedion, provoke 
Urine, 
