Chap. 29. 
II. T be Kinds. It is twofold, 1. Atrip/ex ma- 
rina repens lutea , Yellow Creeping Sen Arach. 
2. Atrtplex maritime artgufiifplut, Narrow Leav’d 
Marlh Arach. 
III. TheDefcription. The fir jl of lhefe has agree! 
Root with many firings, which perijhes not every 
Tear , and is of afaltijh Tafie, tho ’ it is bred up in 
a Garden ; from whence comes forth fever al Stalks , 
lying in fome mcafure , and creeping upon the Ground, 
with many White, hoary. Mealy or Sandy Branches, 
and with White, Broad, Mealy or Sandy Leaves, 
deep cut on the Edges, and Point ed,fet on them with- 
cut any order, cut in on the Edges, near at the 
Bottom, and pointed at the Ends, J'omcwhat like un- 
to a f mall Gocfe-foot Leaf a at the top af the Bran- 
ches grow divers fender, hoary, yellotmjh Spikes of 
Seed, fet clofe together like Uttfler's : fometimes 1 
have fee n it reddijh, like the Red Garden Arach, 
and fometimes nothing fo Mealy, but rather Green. 
ft Herbs. 
fy* The other /and hag a Woody Root , with many 
J mall firings from whence 'Jf rings forth a Woody and 
noary Stalk, about a foot high , thread at the top into 
many J mail Branches, /potted with black /pots, which 
end in long yellow f pikes of Clufiering Seed, like the 
former. The Leaves which grow below are jomewhat 
long and narrow, about two Inches long, of a dark 
g?een Colour, with fome Corners about the Edges, 
which yet are f mailer and J mailer, as they grow 
higher. 
V; The Places. They grow in many parts of Eng- 
land, by the Sea fhore, and Banks of Salt-water Ri- 
vers, and Borders of Salt Marfhes, and in Marlh 
Grounds, particularly at Queenbrotigh, at Kings-Lyn 
in Norfolk, at Margate in the Ifle of The net, and 
in many other places by the Sea fide. The firft 
grows on the Sea Ihore near Little Holland in Efex, 
and at Kings-Lyn in Norfolk , by the Banks of’ the 
Creek, running out of the Haven by the South fide 
ol the 1 own, where fome years fince I found it in 
gieat plenty -, as alio in the Ifle of Me rfey, not far 
from Colcbejler . The latter, Mr. Ray fays, grows 
plentifully by the River, and on the Banks of the 
Marfhes about Malden in Ejfex, and doubtlels in 
many other the like places. 
VI. The limes.. They Flower from the begin- 
ning or June, all July and Auguft, even to Septem- 
ber, and the Seed fuccelfivcly ripens in the mean 
Seafon. * 
The Qualities. It is Cold and Moift in the 
nrlt Degree ; but fome Authors will have it to be 
P r 7 - Itis fometliing Cathartick, at leaftvvife So- 
lutive, Diureiick, Abfterfive, Attenuating, Difcuf 
live and Emollient • and is appropriated to the 
Womb, Reins and Joints. 
VIII. The Specijication. It is peculiar againft a 
Polyjar cu , or a too great Flefhinels and Fatnefs of 
the Body, and the Dropfie. 
IX. The Preparations. You may prepare from it 
1. A Juice. 2. An Ejjence. j. A Decotfion. 4. A 
Syrup. 5. A Spirituous Tinflure. 6. A Saline Tin- 
ttn-e. 7. An Oily Tintture. 8. A Cataplafm. 9. An 
Ointment. 10. A half am. 
Tthe Virtues. 
X. The Juice. This bv reafon of its Saltnefs 
does purge the Bowels, and habit of the whole Bo- 
dy-, of Cold and Watry Humors, being taken from 
j. ounce to iij. ounces, in the Broth of Fat Meat. 
XI. The E fence. It is in property much like to 
the Wild Araches j and being taken Morning and 
Evening for fome time, it has been found prevalent 
againft a Polyfarcia , or too great Corpulency, and 
Bufk of Body 5 and preferves the Lungs from pu- 
trefaction. Dofe from j. ounce to iij. ounces. 
XII. The Decotfion in Wine. It has the Virtues 
of fr* e Effence and Juice, but not full out fo power- 
ful : it provokes Urine, and is good againft Gravel 
and Stone. Dole from iij. to vj. ounces, Morning 
and Evening. Q 
XIII. The Syrup of the Juice. It cleanfes the 
Lungs and Bowels, opens the Body ; ’tis Laid, that 
there is not many better Medicines againft the Drop- 
fie than this,- to take it to iv. ounces, or more, Morn- 
ing and Evening -, I have proved ir. It alfo caufes 
Leannefs in them who are too Fat, as experience 
has manifefted. 
XIV. The Spirituous TinUure. It ftrengthens the 
Womb, and is good againft the Diieales thereof^ 
taken to ij. drams in Wine : mixed, half an ounce 
of it at a time, with vi. or vij. ounces of the Deco- 
Uion in Water, it cleanfes the Womb of the Whites 
by injection-, and flops them. 
XV. The Saline Tin Jure. It is a good Nephritick, 
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