2 Salmon s Herbal. Lib. I. 
may nuke from it, I. A Juice. 2. A Pouder. 9. ji 
Suphureous Tincture. 4. A Saline 'Tincture, y. An 
Oily Tincture. ,6. An EJfence. 7. An Ointment. 
i>. A half am. 9. ACataplafm. 
The Virtues 
IX. T he Juice Clarified , cleanfes Ulcers outward- 
ly, and heals Ulcers in the Lungs, which it the foon- 
er performs, if digefted with Spirit of Wine : it al- 
fo flops Vomiting and a little Nitre being difTol- 
ved in it, it is profitable againft the Gout ; and fo 
drunk inwardly takes away the heat of Fevers. 
X. T be Pouder of the leaves , &c. given from half 
a Dram to a Dram, flops bleeding inwardly, over- 
flowing of the Terms, as alfo bleeding at Mouth 
and Nofe, and other fluxes of Blood, being appli- 
ed : ftrewedupon Ulcers, it cleanfes and drys them, 
and difpofes them to healing. 
XI. The TinSure of the dryed Herb in Spirit of 
Wine , heals Wounds admirably, being waflred there- 
with mixed with Wine, and dries up Ulcers : fo al- 
fo being taken inwardly from a Dram to 2 Drams. 
XII. The Saline TinSure , drawn with Spiritus 
Univerfa/is, allays all Inflammations, and difeufleshot 
Tumors : taken inwardly it is good againft burning 
Fevers, is Traumatick, and heals all inward Wounds 
and Ulcers, as alfo bruifes of Brell, Stomach, and 
other Vifcera. 
XIII. The Oily TinSure , drawn with Oil of Tur- 
pentine, Cures not only all Green Wounds of the 
Nerves and Tendons, but alfo a Cold Gout, as alfo 
Aches, Fains, and Lamenels, from a cold Caule by 
anointing therewith: it alfo difeuffes Tumors and 
the beginning of Apoftems, and puts a Hop to the 
Itch, and fpreading Ulcers. 
XIV. The EJfence. It is Vulnerary, good againft 
the bitings of Mad Dogs, Serpents, or any other 
venomous Creature. It refills Poyfons, and all forts 
of burning Fevers. Dofe from a quarter of an ounce 
to half an ounce, mixt in any proper Vehicle. 
XV. The Ointment. It is made by boiling the 
green leaves (hred 2 Pounds, Sheep Suet, Oil Olive, 
ol each half a Pound, till ths H«b 1 $ crifp, which 
prefs out, putting in as much more frelh Herbs, boil- 
ing and prelfing out as before, then adding to the 
Itrained matter 12 Ounces of Turpentine, which mix 
together. It Cures not. only Green Wounds but alfo 
cleanfes and heals Inveterate and Putrified Ulcers ; 
alfo Burnings and Scaldings in a very Ihort time. 1 
XVI. The Ba/fam, made of the Juice, and Stras- 
burgh Turpentine, is as good a Vulnerary as can or- 
dinarily be ufed ; for it commonly heals any Simple 
Wound at firft drefling : and applyed with a Truls is 
good againft Ruptures, the Pouder of the Herb be- 
ing alfo given inwardly. 
XVII. The Catanlafm, made of the Green Herb 
and pure Yellow Sweet Palm Oil, Cures the Gout’ 
or any Pain in the Joynts, being applyed for fometime! 
CHAP. II. 
Of ADONIS- FLOWER. 
I. r ~T'He Nantes. It is called in Greek ’iehftfMr; 
JL in Latin, Eranthemum , Adonis , Flos Adoni- 
dis, 8c Flos Adonis : in Englilh, Adonis J lower , Red 
Camomile Red Mairhes , Pheafants Eye. 
H. The Kinds. It is numbred among thofe Herbs 
which are femine nudo polyfperme : and it leems 
there are two chief Species of it, viz. that with 
Red Flowers, called Flos Adonis fiore Rubro : the 
other with yellow flowers called Adonis flore Luteo. 
III. TheDefcription. It has a root with very many 
Jlender , weak, f mall and thready flrings,perifhmg eve- 
ry year ; from this root rifes up fever a! Jlender weak 
folks , trailing or leaning to the Ground, fet on every 
part with fine jagged leaves, very deeply cut , like thofe 
of Camomil, or rather thofe of Mayweed, upon which 
Stalks , arifing afoot higher or better, do grow fmall 
red flowers, conf fling of 6 or 6 round leaves , almofl 
like Field Crowfoot, having a blackifh green head, or 
pointel in the middle, fet round about with many black- 
ifh threads, without any finell at all-, after the flowers 
are pafl, there grows up heads with many roundijh 
white feeds at the tops of them, fet dofe together, very 
like 
