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III. The Defcription. It ha* a yellowijh round 
Bulbous or Onion like Root , wtth Jome fibres bang- 
ing thereat, from tbe which come many whitifh green 
Graffy Leaves , long and narrow , not much unlike 
in Jhape to Leeks, and fpread upon the Ground -, thefe 
come forth at the beginning of the Tear, and abide 
till May-, and then they withering, amongft thofe 
Leaves, riles up a naked fmooth Stalk , replenifhcd 
towards the top with many Star like f lowers, of a 
whitifh, or pale yellow green Color on the in fide, and 
wholly Green without, conf fling of fix little Leaves, 
Jharp pointed, with certain Chives or Threads in the 
Middle, and growing on fhort foot Stalks, on a rea- 
fonable long Head f pike fafhon : after the flowers 
are pajl, there fucceeds a fmall Knop , or Head three 
fquare, in which lies the Seed which is roundifh and 
black. It differs from Kings Spear, which is alfo a 
kind of Afphodel, in the pods, the which are round, 
but in this long and three fquare : from the Marfh 
or Lancafhire Afphodel, in the Stalk, which is not 
wholly Naked : and the Common Afphodel in the Pods 
and Roots, which in thofe the Pods are round, and 
the Root multiform and knobby. 
IV. The Places. It grows in the Corn-fields in 
the Upper Hungary : but with us, it is only nourifh- 
ed up in Gardens. 
V. The Times. It Flowers in May, June, and 
July, and the Seed is ripe in Augujl, or not long 
after. 
VI. The Vitalities. It is hot and dry in the 
third Degree, having almolfthe fame temperature 
with Aron. It is aperitive, inciding, attenuating, 
ablledive, difcufhve, and fomething Emetick. And 
are appropriated to the Stomach, Lungs, Womb, 
Reins and Joynts. 
VII. Tbe Specification. The Roots which are 
only ufed, open obftruU ions of the Lungs-, and are 
peculiar againft Afthma’s, caufing Expectoration. 
VIII. The Preparations. You may have from the 
Root. 1. A Juice. 2. An EJfence. 3. ALohoch. 
4. A Saline Tmffure. %. An Oily Tinflure. 6 . An 
Ointment. 7. A half am. 8. A Cataplafm. 9. A 
Syrup. 10. Afhes. 
The Virtues. 
IX. The Juice . Given from half an ounce more 
or lefs as die Patient is in age and ftrength in a 
Glafs of White Wine, it opens obftruftions of the 
Vifcera, and is a Angular good Medicine againft the 
Yellow Jaundice. 
X. The EJfence. It is good againft Pains and 
Aches of the Bowels, Pleurifies, Stitches, and other 
Difeafes caufed by Obftruftion, whether in the 
Lungs or elfewhere : It prevails againft Coughs, 
Colds, Afthma’s, fhortnefs of Breath, and difficulty 
of Breathing, and difpofes wounds and Ulcers to a 
fpeedy healing. Dofe from j. ounce to j. ounce and 
half in Wine or Mead. 
XI. The Lohoch. It is made of the Juice Boiled 
up to a thicknefs with Honey, with a quarter part 
of the finePouder of Elecampane Root, it is a famous 
Peftorai : with this I once cured a fuppofed incura- 
ble Phthifis, in lefs than two Months time : at firft 
it Vomited, and continued to do fo, more or lefs 
for 1 o or 12 Days, after which time the Patient 
took it very Plealantly^ it cleanfed the Lungs, cauf- 
ed a great Expeftoration, and in fhort time after 
healed them and performed the Cure Pleafantly. It 
is good for Coughs, Colds, Afthmas, Wheezings, 
fhortnefs of Breath, and other Diftempers of the 
Lungs. Dofe j. ounce in the moining Faffing, and 
as much at four in the afternoon. 
XII. The Saline Tinflure . It provokes Urine 
and is good againft Gravel , Stone, and Tartarous 
Slime in the Reins and Bladder. It repreffes Va- 
pors and Fits of the Mother, provokes the Terms, 
and prevails againft the Gout. Dofe from half a 
dram to- ij. drams morning and evening in a Glafs 
of Wine. 
XIII. The Oily Tinffure. It is good againft an 
Oedema in the Knees, Traumatick Tumors in the 
Neck and Throat, and any other cold Swelling in 
any part whatfoever, being anointed thereon. It pre- 
vails againft a cold Gout, and other like Pains and 
Aches. Inwardly taken from vj. drops to xvj. in a 
Glafs of Wine, it Comforts the Head, Brain, Nerves, 
and Womb. 
XIV. The Ointment. It is good to anoint Ker- 
nells and Scrophulous Tumors in the Throat, cleanfe 
old Ulcers, and being put Scalding hot into Filtu- 
la’s to remove the Callus and Heal them. 
XV. Tbe Balfam, It is prevalent againft Oede- 
matous Tumors , and the Gout, heals Wounds, 
cleanfes old Sores, running Ulcers and Fiftula’s, 
makes the Flefh grow, and heals them. It alfo dif- 
cuffes hard and lcirrhous Tumors. 
XVI. The Cataplafm. It takes away black and 
blew marks of the Skin occafioned by Blows or Brui- 
fes, difcuffes or refolves Incarnations, and abates 
pain by its Anodine Property: It is good in Tumors 
of the Breafts and Cods. 
XVII. The Syrup. It is PeCforal, good againft 
all difeafes of the Breft, Lungs, and Womb^ 
caufes Expectoration, and a free Breath, and pro- 
vokes the Terms. You may give it from j. ounce to ij. 
ounces, in a Glafs of white Wine morning and 
evening. 
XV 111 . The Afhes of the whole Plant. Galen faith. 
That the Afhes of the Root mixed with Oil , or 
Hens Greafe, cures the falling of the Hair in an Alo- 
pecia, and reftores it where it was loft^ and alfo 
cures a Scald Head. It is good againft Scurff, Mor- 
phew, and other like vices of the Skin. 
CHAP. XXXVII. 
Of Marjb or Wild ASPHODEL, 
I .'~J~'He Names. It is called in Greek, ’A^oAa®- 
X Iaw'/hc : in Latin , Afphodelus Palufier , 
Pfeudo-afpbodelus Lute us : in Englifh, Marfh Af- 
phodel, Wild or Bajhird Afphodel, and Baftard yel- 
low Afphodel, and 'Lancafhire Afphodel. 
II. The Kinds. There are two fpecial Kinds 
hereof, l.Pfeudoafphodelus major, Afphodelus Lan- 
caftr'ue, the greater Marfh, Wild, or Baftard Afpho- 
del , Lancafhire Afphodel. 2. Pfeudoafphodelus 
minor , Afphodelus Lancaftria verus , the leffer 
Marfh, Wild or Baftard Afphodel, the true Lanca- 
flnre Afphodel. 
III. The Defcriptions. The firft of thefe has a 
Root long and Jointed, creeping as Grafs does, with 
many Eibres thereat, from whence rife up feveral 
long and narrow Leaves, like unto Corn Flag, but 
not fojlijf or hard, of a beautiful greeen Color, and 
fomwhat Chamfered, furrowed or ftraked down right , 
yet compajfing one another, as the Corn Flag and 
Flower de luces do at the bottom , among which rifes 
up a Stalk about a foot and a half high, with divers 
fhort Leaves enclofing the Stalk, as it were hofed at 
their bottoms-, and at the tops ft and feveral yellow 
Elowers, as it were in a J piked Head, each of them 
made of fix Leaves a piece, as are thofe of the other 
AfphodelS} in the midft of which come forth feveral 
fmallTbreads or Chives-, which being paft, there comes 
H 2 Seed 
