we treat in this Chapter. 6. Panaces Hungaricum 
ft Tartarianum , Hungarian and 'Tartarian All-heal , 
of which we have nothing here to lay. II. The true, 
which is called Panax Heracleum Verum , The true 
Hercules All-heal or Wound-wort , which fee in its 
proper place, viz. in Chap. 85:7 lollowing. 
III. The Defcription. The Jirfi Kind , viz. Panax 
Hercuieum alterum, or Hercules his Common All- 
heal, has a Root J ome what great , growing deep down 
into the Ground , with 1 or 3 long branches from it , 
of a whitijh yellow on the out fide , and more white 
within, full of a yellow Sap coming from it, if it is 
cut or broken, of a little Itrong feent, and hot bitter 
tafie more than cither Leaf or Seed : from this root 
Springs many large winged Leaves round about upon 
the Ground, mofl of them two feet long, con fifing of 
four, five or fix Couples of rough winged Leaves, fet 
againji each other on a round great foot folk, furrow- 
ed on the upper fide, each of them conjtfiing likewtfe 
of three or 4 Couples of rough but large, fair, frejh , 
yellozaijl: green Leaves, and one at the end, broad be- 
low, and growing narrower to a point at the other 
end ■, the one fide of the leaf next its footfialk, being 
always deeper at the bottom than the other fide, and 
finely dented about the edges , tafting a little hot and 
biting in the mouth, and yielding forth a yellowilh juyee 
in the Summer, called Opopanax, much more Gum- 
my, hot and bitter than the leaves : from amongfl ihefe 
leaves rifes up a Jlrong, great, round, green fialk, 
4 or 5 feet high or more, with fome joynts and leaves 
thereat, and a few branches towards the top, breaking 
forth into j mall yellow umbles of flowers, which after- 
wards yield whitijh, yellow, flat, fhon Seed. Note, 
Lobel fuppofes this to be the Panax Syriacum Theo- 
phrafti, which yields the Gum Opopanax, and not 
without fome ground of reafonfor it, becaufe (fays he ) 
a famous Apothecary in Antwerp found in a parcel of 
the Gum Opopanax certain Seeds, which being Sowed 
by him in his Garden produced this very Plant. 
IV. The fecond Kind, or Americanum has a great 
and white Root with f undry long firings, and a pith in 
the middle, not enduring after Seed time , which is 
fometimes the fecond year after its J fringing up, and 
Cometimes the third. Prom this Root fpnngs up a 
Plant much like the lafi, having fuel) like winged leaves, 
fet in. the fame manner, and the zvings with 4, 5 or 6 
Couples of Leaves, but differing in Greatnefs and 
Colour j for the whole fialk is not above half f% long , 
nor the leave s' above half fo great in length or breadth, 
but rather fome what fhort,and of a deep green Colour, 
very much Jhining on the upper fide, but of a paler 
green underneath, much hotter and fharper in tafie 
than the former, (and not bitter) drawing Water in- 
to the mouth. The fialk is feldom above a yard high 
with joynts, and leaves thereon, and more branches 
towards the top than the other, and bearing larger 
umbles of flowers of a yellow Colour fucceedcd by flat- 
tiff, but almofi round Seed of a pale brown Color. 
This is fuppofed to be the American Laferpitium, or 
Laferwort which yields a kind of Alfa Iktida. 
V. The third Kind, or Coitus like All-heal, differs 
not much in form- from the fecond, but in its great- 
nefs, and in the fubfiance of its yellow juyee, which 
this has not, and therefore is not of that Kind : this 
has fuch large winged leaves. Jet in the fame manner 
together, but lejfer, each leaf whereof is larger than 
a Parfnip leaf, thicker , rougher and more crumpled, 
alfo a little dented about the edges . The fialk is J mall 
and about a yard high, full of joynts and lefier leaves 
fet at them, branched towards the tops , and bearing 
round tufts of yellow flowers, after which follows fiat 
and fomewhat round Seed : The Root is Sappy, with 
a thick flefhy Bark, and of a Jhining AJh Colour, bitter 
and Jharp in tafie. 
VL The fourth Kind, or Clufier-b earing All-heal, 
has a Root of the thicknefs of ones Thumb , and very 
long, from zvhence rifes up a round, pithy, browmfh 
purple fialk. Jet at the joynts with large leaves, divi- 
ded into many parts, ufually by three at a place, a lit- 
tle dented about the edges’ bearing both at the joynts 
wit h the leaves and at t tit f ops on f undry branchesynany 
tufts of flowers, madPtf f hall threads, like Vine 
Blojfoms -, at the Jirfi greenijh , but whiter afterwards, 
which turn into fmall branches of green Berries, and 
come afterwards to be of a dark red when they are ripe, 
full of a pie af ant juyee, with many Seeds t herein. It 
loofes both Stalks and Leaves every year, and theyfpring 
up new again after Winter: the whole Plant, Leaves 
and Roots are eaten as Pot-herbs and Sallets, by the 
Indians, where it is natural-, as alfo' by our Europe- 
ans which dwell among them, and tafie more pleafant 
than the Fruit it felf. 
_ VII. The fifth Kind, or Panaces Mofchatum Ame- 
ricanum : The Root is long, white , and a little Jharp 
and bitter, from whence fprings up its Jirfi leaves, 
which are large, and about a foot long, only dented 
about the edges, fomewhat like unto Coltmary leaves, 
lying on the Ground, and compajfmg the long white 
root at the head-, but thofe which follow'' are fo deeply 
cut inf that they reach to the middle Rib almofi : the 
Jlalk rifes to be about a yard high, without any leaves 
thereon, favc only about the middle, where it has a 
Knot and a Leaf which encompaffes it, of a differing 
form from the refi: the top branches are fo heavily 
laden with umbles of white flowers, that before they 
open, they hang down their heads, pohich have fo ad- 
mirable, fweet and odoriferous fmell, that it is not in- 
ferior to Musk, and may be fmelt a great way from 
t he place where it grows '.-the leaves tafie Jharp and a lit - 
t le bit t er the Seed is like the Jirfi Kind, but notfo broad. 
VIII. The Places. The firft grows in Italy, and 
generally in our Gardens in many places; as in the 
Phyfick Gardens at Oxford, IVeftminfier and Che If e a ; 
The fecond was brought from America, and is now 
Nourilhed in our hardens alfo. The third grows 
on Mount Garganus in Apulia. The fourth and fifth 
grow in America, as in K ew-England, Canada, New- 
Tork, Maryland and Virginia. 
IX. The Times. They ail flower in the latter Sum- 
mer Months, and their Seed is perfe&ed in the end 
of Summer. 
X. The Vitalities. The herb, as alfo the Gum 
Opopanax, are hot and dry in the fecond degree-, tho 1 
lome Authors will have the Gum to be hot in the 3d. 
degree, which I do not believe. The Herb, as alfo 
the Gum, Attenuate, Rarifie, Dilcufs, Refolve ; are 
Vulnerary, and very gently attrafl : and by their ap- 
propriation they are Cephalick, Stomatick, Pe&oral, 
Splenetick, Hyfterick and Arthfttick. And are ac- 
counted among die number of Alteratives yet the 
Gum has been found fometimes to purge, tho J but 
very gently; for which reafon, it is often mixt with 
Catharticks. 
XI. The Specification. * Both Herb and Gum are 
Angular Vulnerarys, and are known to Cure Wounds 
and Ulcers before moft other things in the World. 
The Gum alfo is ipecifick in Difeaies of the Spleen 
and Womb, Removing Vapors, and helping Fits of 
the Mother, as alfo outwardly to difculs or refolve 
hard Tumors or Swellings, (if refolvable) in what 
part of the Body foever. 
XII. The Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 
of this Herb, but the Gum : ffom die Herb you may 
prepare. 1. A Ponder of the Seed. 2. A Juyee. 3. 
An E (fence. 4. A Syrup. 5. A Spirituous Tintture. 
6. A Saline Tmtture. 7. An Oily Tinllure. 8. A 
Decollion. 9. A Wine. 1 o. An Oil. 11. A Bal- 
fam. 12. AnOintment. J13. ACataplaJm. 14 .An 
Emplafier or Cerote. From the Gum you have, iy. 
The fi rained or purified Gum. 16. Pills of Opopa - 
