Chap. 18. Unglifl) Herbs . 
Starry Headed of Chijius growing in China, and other 
parts of the Eaft-Indies, of which we have nothing 
to fay in this Work. 
III. The Defcription. It has a, fnall long Root , 
with fame few firings, which Perijhes every Tear, 
from which rifes up a Stalk round and hollow, about 
two or three feet high, (feldom higher, for it is a 
/lender Plant ) which is divided into divers ftnall 
Branches, fet with Leaves next the Ground, fome- 
what broad and dented in about the edges-, but 
thofe which grow higher are more jagged, much like 
to thofe of young Par/ley, but Whiter : the higher 
Leaves are alfo leffer than the lower, of a whtrijh 
green color, and of a good fweet Tafie and Smell : the 
higher the Stalk the rounder it is ; and fpreads not 
into Branches, faving near the top, where it thrufis 
it fe/f forth into feveral fpokie rundles or tuffts 5 on 
the top of which, Umbles of white flowers do fiand, 
which afterwards dp give ftnall roundifh long Seed, of a 
vibitijh grey colour , and very fweet, and of aquickfyet 
pleafant Tafie and Smell, and more in Quantity than 
any other Umbelliferous Plant whatfoever. 
IV. The Places. It grows plentifully in Egypt, Sy- 
ria, Candia, and other Eaftem Countries : It grows 
alfo in England in the Gardens of Herbalifts, where 
it has well enough thriven, and brought forth Seed 
perfectly ripe and good. 
V. The Times. It is Sown with us in England in 
May, and the Seed is Ripe in Auguft. But you may 
Sow Antfeeds here, in England, in February, when 
the Moon is at Full, or any time between the full 
and the Change : If by reafon of Froft, you cannot 
take the full Moon, you mult take the next oppor- 
tunity, and call them into the Ground, raking them 
well in ; after which, ftrew frefh or new Horfe- 
Dung, thinly Upon the Ground, to defend them 
from the Froft, fo will thefe feed and be ripe about 
Bartholomew-tide : Then Sow again in the full Moon 
in May -, thefe, if the Weather is kind, may be ripe 
fooner than the former. Anifeed will alfo come 
well up, if they be Self-fown, only the Ground is 
to be broken up near to and about them, when they 
begin to ripen. The time of their Flowering does 
continue four or five Months, fo that, at one time, 
you may find the Plant in full Flower, and the Seed 
near to its full Growth, as you often fee in fennel, 
Till, 8tc. That Ground which you would Sow in 
February, you ought to break up about Michaelmas, 
and to let it lye and Crumble all Winter, and when 
yon intend to Sow it, you muft ltir it up again, 
that it may be mellow ; for the mellower, the bet- 
ter ; and a black, rich, mellow Mould is the heft, 
for they delight in a well dung’d rich Soil. 
VI. The Qualities. It is Hot in the fecond De- 
gree, and Dry in the firft : The Seeds are Opening, 
Inriding, Attenuating, Digeftive, Difcufiive, Carmi- 
native and Anodine ; and by Appropriation,' they 
are Cephalick, Stomatick, Perioral, Hyfterick, Ne- 
phritick, and Arthritick : They are alfo Lariogene- 
tick, Spermatogenetick, and Alterative. 
VII. The Specification. They have a peculiar pro- 
perty againft Coughs, Sfaortnels of Breath, Difficul- 
ty of Breathing, and the Colick. 
VIII. The Preparations. The Shops keep, T. The 
Seed. 2. Anifeed Comfits. 5. Anifeed Comfits Laxa- 
tive. 4. A Difiilled Water. 5. Annifeed Water, 
made with Aqua Vita. 6. A Chymical Oil. 7. A fixt 
Salt of the Plant by Incineration. To the former 
things you may add thefe following. 8. The Green 
Herb. 9. The EJfence. 10. The Polejfates or Powers. 
II .A Spirituous Lin'd urc. 12. A Saline Tintlure. 
13. An Oily Tindure. 14. ADecoBion. 15. ABal- 
fam. 16. A Cataplafm. 17. An Extract. 10. A 
Spirit. 
The Virtues. 
IX. The Seed. Schroder fays, it is milder when 
green. Attenuates, Difculles, provokes Urine, breeds 
Milk, is Perioral, and good for the Stomach, and 
to open Obftruriions in the Lungs ; it is given in 
Pouder to fuch as have their Bellies fwoln up with 
Wind : A fcruple given to a Child, Purges and Vo- 
mits gently, and carrys off thofe green Excrements, 
which in thofe little ones caufe Gripings, vehement 
Pain, ficknefs at Stomach, and fometimes" Convul- 
fions : It -is a Specifick alfo in curing a ftubborn 
Hiccough. 
X. Anifeed Comfits. They are good againft 
Coughs, open the Lungs, expel Wind, and give 
eafe in the Colick. 
XI. Anifeed Comfits Lavative. They are made 
by a Maceration of the Seed in Water, in which 
Scammony has been Diffolved ; or by mixing the 
Pouder of Scammony with the firft Coverings of 
Sugar ; or by Macerating them in an Infiifion of 
Vitrum Antimonij. The former Purge gently, with- 
out any Pain, Griping or making Sick ; the laft 
both Purge and Vomit ; but they all carry off Sharp, 
Corroding, Slimy, Flegmatick, and Tartarous Hu- 
mors, help Digeftion, empty the Lungs of the mat- 
ter Obftruriing them, and Cure the Colick. Dofe 
from half a dram to ij. drams. 
XII. The Difiilled Water of the whole Plant, or 
of the Seed. It is a good Vehicle to convey other 
Medicines in ; befides which ir expels Wind, is 
good for Sore Eyes, and encreafes Milk in Nurfes. 
Dofe from ij. to iiij. Ounces. 
XIII. Anifeed Water Difiilled of from AquaVitec, 
or Spirit of Wine. It comforts the Stomach, opens 
the Lungs, helps Obftruriions of the Liver, expels 
Wind, caufes Digeftion, and prevails againft the Co- 
lick. Dofe ij. Drams to half an Ounce, now and 
then upon occalton. 
XIV. The Chymical Oil. It is an admirable Pe- 
rioral, Curing moil Difeafes of the Brell and 
Lungs, as Coughs, Colds, Afthma’s, Kawnefs, Win- 
dinefs of the Stomach, Plnhifick, Colick, and indeed 
all Difeafes proceeding from Cold, and Wind ; it 
E 2 provokes 
