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and J'mell of this much furpajfes the common , as be 
ing Aromatical an:l Aftringcnt. 
V. The Agrimonoides, w Baftard Agrimony has a, 
root finally reddifh .and Woody , abiding all the Win - 
ter, from whence arife's many long , foft and hairy 
Leaves next the Ground , one upon a long hairy 
Loot half which are cut and divided into many parts 
and Leaves , /even for the moft part , three on each 
Jidc , <7^.-/ one at the end, but having fome f mailer 
. ones between them , much like to Common Agrimony, 
yet fomewbat rounder than they , and all of them 
J'm filer dented , and Jbarper pointed , <?/ dark green 
Colour on the upper fide , and Greyifh underneath. 
Amidft thefe Leaves rifes up fever al Stalks , 
fully j landing upright , but leaning downwards , on 
which are placed very sparingly fuel? like Leaves as 
before deferibed , but fmaller and rounder , with 
f mall pieces at the joynt r of every of them. At the 
Top comes forth three or four hairy green husks like 
Cups , dented at the Brims , out cf which comes forth 
a fmall yellow flower , //dr Common Agrimony, 
jc/ fometimes fcarcely appear above the husks , ;/7 
which , after they are fallen and pa ft , /<?/?£ 
round Seeds appear like Grains of Wheat , two ft and- 
ing together , //dtf to fmall Lumps , /</// out of 
the husky the mf elves when they are ripe , leaving the 
husk empty and gaping. The Tafte of the Plant is 
bitter and alfterging,and fmells like fweet Agrimony. 
VI. The Places. The • Common grows near the 
fides of Hedges in Meadows, and by Borders of 
Groves and Copfes, in moft parrs of England and 
Germany , and in many other Countreys'- I have 
found both the Common and fweet Scented , growing 
Wild in the Plantations of South Carolina , The 
fweet Scented grows with us only in Gardens, but 
is Natural to Italy in many Places. 
VII. The Baftard is found in fome places of this 
Land by dry Ditch fides, where the Earth is light, 
hollow, loofe and fandy : Columna found it in Na- 
ples : and Bauhinus lays he found it in many Places 
of Italy : It grows generally in Untill’d places, a- 
mong Briars, Brambles, and fuch like.' 
fill. The Times. The Common and Sweet Scented 
Flower in July a\\T Augu ft, and their Seed is ripe 
in a fhort time after ^ but in warmer Climates it 
comes to its Perfection much fooner. The Baftard 
Flowers in April and May, and comes to Perfecti- 
on the latter end of May, or beginning of June, and 
the Seed is ripe foon after. 
IX. The Vitalities. They are all of them hot 
and dry in the fir ft Degree, but the Aromatick 
fomething hotter. They are Difcuffive, Aperitive, 
Cieanfing, a little Aftringent, Traumatick or Vulne- 
rary, and Strengthening: And by appropriation, 
Stomatick, Elepatick, Splenetick, and Nephritick : 
and of the ftock of Alteratives. 
X. The Specification. They are Specificks in 
curing old Ulcers, Pilling Blood, and the Hepatick 
Flux : and indeed are good againft moft Difeales of 
the Liver, for which reafon they are accounted No- 
ble Hepaticks : The Baftard is fa id to be excellent 
in drying up Catarrhs, its Fume (burnt green) be- 
ing received into the Mouth and Throat by a Fun- 
nel. 
XI. The Preparations. The Shops keep of the 
Common Agrimony, i. The dryed Leaves and Tops . 
■?. A Difttlled Water of the whole Plant, gathered in 
June. ?. A Syrup of the Juice. But befides thefe 
you may make from all the Plants, the following 
Preparations. . 4. An Inf pi fate or Liquid Juice of 
Leaves and flowers. 5. An Ejfence of the whole 
green Plant. 6 . A Pouder. 7. A Sulphureous 
Tinthre. 8. A Saline Tinffure. 9. An Gily 
Tin flu re. 10. ABaJfam. 1 1. A fixed Salt of the 
whole Plant Calcined. 
The Virtues. 
XII. The dryed Leaves and Topfi They are 
Hepatick, and good againft any inward weaknefs of 
the Bowels 5 and are kept moftly to make Infufions, 
Deceptions, Wines of, &c 
XIII. The Diftilled Water, It is ufed as a Vehicle 
to give any other of the Preparations of this Herb 
in, in any of the following Cafes: Dofe is from ii 
ounces to iv. or vj. J ' 
XIV. T/jt’ Syrup. It is an excellent PeCtoral, good 
againft Coughs, Colds, Afthma’s, Wheezings, and 
moft other Diftempers of the Breft and Lungs - 
and is commended againft the Rickets in Children. 
Uo | e 1 ™ j- ounc e to ij. morning, noon, and night. 
XV. The Juice Liquid and Infpijfate. It Power- 
fully opens Obltruftions of all the Vifcera , and has 
all the Virtues of the Eflence: The Liquid may be 
given from ij. ounces to iv. in a Glafs of Wine ■ 
The Infpiflate to iij. drams, dilTolved in Wine, and 
lo taken faffing. 
XVI. T be hi (fences of the whole Plants. They are 
approved to be good againft Putrefaftion of the 
blood, Obltruchons of the Liver and Spleen, and 
other Vifcera-, againft the yellow, black, and green 
Jaundice, Dropfies, (by ftrengthening the Bowels and 
parts attetted, after Purges and Diureticks) inward 
Wounds and Btuifes,bitings and ftingings of Serpents 
or other Venomous Creatures, the Flux of the 
Strangury , Colick, Coughs, Afthma’s, 
Dileaies of the Breft and Stomach, fait and thin 
Catarrhs, all forts of Agues, Palfies, pains of the 
Spleen and Hypochonders-, the Plague or Peftilence 
bitings of mad Dogs* Greenficknefs, Tertian and 
Quartan Agues. They contribute much, being taken 
inwardly, to the healing of old Sores, and long con- 
tinued Rebellious and running Ulcers. Dofe is 
from iij. drams to j. ounce, in Wine, Mead, Cyder 
or Ale: Dropt into foul running Ears it cures them ■ 
mid drop: into the Eyes it ftrengthens the Eye-fight! 
They flop aU Fluxes of the Bowels and Fluxes of 
Blood, open Obftruflions of the Reins, and Urina- 
ry Panages. Taken Dieteticallv they are Traumarick 
or Vulnerary. 
XVII. The Pouder in made of the dryed Herbs. Be- 
ing applyed it flops Bleeding in Wounds of any Part : 
It it is thus Compounded it will be better. Take 
of the Pouder of the' dryed Herbs , j. ounce ; Catechu 
Pouder of Toads, Man's Blood dryed and Ponder’d of 
each half an ounce ; mix them for a Pouder to flop Bleed- 
ing internally or externally, which it does incompara- 
bly : It drys up Catarrhs, and is good againft tile 
Dropfy. Dofe from half a dram to a dram, at night. 
XVIII. The Sulphureous TinSure. It has all the 
Virtues of the Eflence, befides which it is more dry- 
ing and healing. Dole from j. dram to ij. drams. 
It ftrengthens the Stomach admirably, refills Vomit- 
ing, and caufes a good Digeftion. 
XIX. The Saline Tintture. It has alfo all the 
Virtues, of the Eflence, but is much more powerful 
againft all obltruGions of the Vifcera, as Liver, 
Spleen, Womb, Reins, (Sc. It opens the ftoppages 
of the Urinary Paflages, bringing away Sand , Gra- 
vel, Filth, Matter and Slime. Dofe from j. dram 
to ij. drams or more. Outwardly it is good againft 
old Sores, running Ulcers, inveterate Scabs, Cankers, 
and the like in any part of the Body. 
XX. The Oily Tinilure. It cures Palfies, Lame- 
liels, Numbnefs, and all Pains and Aches, proceed- 
ing from a cold Caufe : it gives eafe in the Sciatica, 
and helps the cold Gout; it ftrengthens the Nerves' 
Mulcles, Veflels and Weakned Joynts, after Diilo- 
cations, and flops a Flux of Blood in any Part. In- 
wardly taken it is good againft the Colick, Gravel, 
Stone. 
