Chap; io. ‘EngUjh Herbs. \ 
bridgejhire , Huntingtonjhire and Suffolk , in all which 
it grows plentifully, 
V. The Times. It flowers in June and July, and 
fometimes in Auguft , and its feed comes to ripenefs 
foon after,- viz. in A ug up or September. 
VI. I he Qualities. It is hot in the fecond degree, 
and dry in the firlt : It is Agglutinative, Aftringent 
and Vulnerary : and by appropriation, it is Nephri- 
tick and Arthritick ; and of .the kind of Alteratives. 
V II . The Specification. It is abfolute for healing 
of Wounds whether inward or outward, and that 
by the firlt intention. 
VIII. The P reparations. The Shops keep nothing 
of it; but you may prepare from it, i. A Juice. 2, 
Art Effence. i. A Ponder. 4. A Diet-drink. 5. 
A Spirituous Tintfure. 6. A Saline Tintfure. 7. 
An Oil. 8. A Balfam. 9. A Cataplafm. 10. An 
Emplajler. 
The Virtues. 
IX. The Juice. It is Traumatick and contributes 
to the Curing Wounds (whether outward or inward) 
being taken from ij. Ounces to iiij. in a Glals of A- 
licant : and fo alfo it is good for Ruptures, Bloody- 
llux, Vomiting, Spitting and Pifling Blood. 
X. The Effence. It has all the former Virtues, 
but much more effectual to all thofe Intentions ; and 
taken inwardly to ij. Ounces, or more, it alters the 
habit of the Body, makes the blood Ballamick, and 
deltroys the Cancerous humor, when fpread over the 
whole Body. 
XI. The Ponder. It is given in Ruptures of the 
Periton£um,2& alfo infpitting and vomiting of blood, 
for it Hops the bleeding and confolidates the broken 
Veins. Dole from half a dram to j. in any fit Vehi- 
cle ; and outwardly being ftrewed upon Wounds it 
flops their bleeding, and many times heals at the 
firlt Intention : It is made of the dryed herb. 
XII. The Diet-drink. It is made by boiling the 
Herb in half Wine half Water : or by Tunning it up 
with new drink, four large handfirlls of the herb 
bruifed to every Gallon of new Ale or Beer, put up 
into a bag with a (lone in it to make it link, and fo 
to work with the Drink ; which after 2 or 3 days may 
be drunk. It is an excellent thing to be taken a 
good draught of it at a time, morning, noon and 
night, by wounded people, and fuch as have inve- 
terate running Sores, old Ulcers and rebellious Fi- 
flula’s upon them : it alters the whole habit of the 
Body, and difpofes the Wounds, Ulcers, &c. to a 
fpeedy Healing, and a perfeft Cure. 
XIII. The Spirituous Tmllure. It has all the 
Virtues of the former, but is much better for inward 
Wounds, broken Veins, and Ruptures, &c. becaufe 
it more eafily and fpeedily enters into the Mafs of 
Blood, and brings it to a Balfamick Cralis. Defe j. 
dram to iij. drams in Alicant. 
XIV. The Saline TinS/tre. This is better for the 
Cleanfing, Healing and Curing of Wounds and Ul- 
cers of the Reins, Ureters and Bladder, becaufe the 
Menfiruum more eafily and readily conveys the virtue 
of the Medicine to thofe parts : It is alfo Abfterfive, 
and Cleanfes thofe parts of Sand, Gravel, or any 
Tartarous matter lodged in, or adhering to them. 
Dofe from j. dram to ij. drams in Smallage or Par- 
fley Water. 
XV. The Oil , made of the Green Herb with Oil 
Olive and a ninth part of Oil of Turpentine : It is 
Vulnerary, and heals Wounds of the Nerves with 
much fpced and facility. 
XVI. The Balfam. It Cures Wounds and Ulcers .■ 
the firlt it does by the firlt intention : the latter, by 
Digelting them, Cleanfing them, and then Healing 
them up as a Green Wound, 
XVII. The Cataplafm. It is made of the Greeri 
Herb, by chopping and knifing it in a Hone Mortar, 
and then beating it up with a litteHogs-lard: This 
applied heals up Wounds by the firlt intention, clo- 
fingupthe tipsofthem, without bringing the Wound 
to matter. With this Cataplafm a Country-man, who 
Had cut his Leg with a Sithe to the Bone, healed it 
perfectly in feven days. 
XVIII. T he Phifer , made of the Juice inlpiflate 
to the thicknefs ot New Honey, the Pouder of .the 
Herb, with Frankincenfe and a little Oil Olive : It is 
good againft Ruptures of the Bowels, and is profi- 
tably applyed to both Aneurifm and Varix, more 
efpecially if Comfrey root is alfo added to it. 
CHAP. X. 
Of Common A L L-H E A L. 
I. ' | 'LIE Names. It is called in Greek n ^ 
J- ■mveun. in Latin, Panax , W Panaces , Panax 
Heracleum aherum ; Panaces Peregrinum Dodoma, 
Panax SyriacumTheophraJii ; and inEnglifh All-heal, 
Common All-heal, Hercules his Common All-heal. 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral kinds of All- 
heals, or Wound-worts , as, 1. Clowns All-heal. 2. 
Hercules All-heal. 3. JEfculapius his All-heal. 4. 
Dona's All-heal or Wound-wort. Of the firlt we have, 
already treated in the former Chapter. Of the third 
we fhall treat in the next Chapter : and of the fourth 
in Chap. 8;8 following. The fecond kind which is 
the Hercules All-heal is manifold, I. The Common 
which is fixfold, 1. Panax Heracleum velHerculeum 
Alterum, Hercules his common All-heal. 2. Panax 
Heracleum alter urn Americanism. 3. Panax Cojlinum 
Matthioli, Mallhiolus his Coltus-like All-heal. 4. 
Panax Racemofwn Amcricanum , The American clu- 
Iter-bearing All-heal.*). Panaces Mofcbatum Ameri - 
canum , The American Musked All-heal. Of thefe five 
we 
