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Chap. 54. TLnglijh Herbs. 
VII. T he Places. The Turkey Bawm grows na- 
turally in Moldavia and feveral parts of Turfy, from 
whence it is brought to us, and Nourifh’d up in 
Gardens. The Syrian Bawm , called alio Mohcccan , 
was thought by Matthiolus to grow in the Molucca 
Jjlands (whence that Name.) But Parkinfon fays 
he was miftaken : and that Sequins# an Italian fent 
them from Syria to Verona , from whence they were 
brought to us, and nourifh’d up in Gardens only. 
VIII. The Times. The Turkey Bawm Flowers the 
latter end of June , or in July : but the Syrian Kinds , 
feldom Flower before the middle of Auguft, for 
which reafon, they feldom give any good Seed, 
which the Turkey Bawm fails not to do. 
IX. The Qualities. The Turkey Bawm agrees here- 
in wholly with our Common Garden Bawm. The 
Syrian Bawm is hot in one Degree and dry in two, 
Hylterick, Vulnerary, and Alterative. 
X. The Specification. The Turkey Bawm is pe- 
culiar again!! Vertigo’s, Faintings, and Sicknefs at 
Heart. The Syrian reiiits fits of the Mother, and 
Vapors from the Womb. 
XI. The Preparations. The Shops keep nothing 
of them, but you may Prepare therefrom. 1. A 
Towder from the Leaves and blowers. 2. A Decotti- 
on in Wine. 3. An Expreffed Jtice, 4. A Spiritu- 
ous Tintture. 5. An Oily Tintture. 6 . A Saline 
Tintture. 7. An E (fence. 8. A Syrup. 9. A Fixed 
Salt. 10. A Balfamor Oil. n. ACataplafm. 
The Virtues. 
XII. All thefe feveral Preparations of the Turkey 
Bawm, have the fame Virtues, Ufes andDofes, with 
thofe of our Common Garden Bawm -, fo that no 
more need be faid of them in this place, and there- 
fore we refer you to their relpe&ive Titles in the 
Chapter aforegoing. 
XIII. The Ponder of the Syrian Bawm, heats, 
ratifies, and cleanfes. 
XIV. The Decottion of it in Wine , Kills Worms, 
and is good again!! the pains of the Mother, Vapors, 
and the like. Dofe iv. ounces. 
XV. The Expreffed Juice of it. Kills Worms, and 
gives relief in Hillerick Fits, pains of the Spleen, 
and the like. Dofe j. ounce or more. 
XVI. The Spirituous Tintture of it. Expels Poy- 
fon or Venom, and is good again!! the Plague or 
Pellilence, and all forts of Malign fevers. Dofe 
half an ounce. 
XVII. The Oily Tintture of it. Gives eafe in the 
Colick, given to one Dram in Ale or Wine : and 
outwardly applyed helps Pallies, and eafes Pains 
from a cold Caufe, in any part of the Body. 
XVIII. The Saline Tintture of it. Is a Specifick 
for killing Worms in the Body, whether of old or 
young. Dofe j. or ij. Drams in Wine or Ale. 
t XIX. The Effence of it. Kills Worms, and cures 
Fits of the Mother, Convulfions of the Bowels, Cfc. 
Dofe from ij. Drams to vj. in Ale or Wine. 
XX. The Syrup of it, has the Virtues of the 
Effence, but is much weaker, and is moftly ufed as 
a Vehicle to convey the other Preparations in. 
XXI. The Fixed Salt of it, removes ObftruHi- 
ons. of the Spleen and Womb. Dofe to xx grains 
of it, in a Decottion of the Herb , fweetned with 
the Syrup thereof 
XXII. The Balfam or Oil of it, is Vulnerary, and 
eafes Pains of the Spleen and Joints. 
XXIII. The Cataplafm of it , Difcuffes Tumors 
arifing from Cold and Wind, and gives eafe in 
the Spleen being applied to the Region there- 
pf. 
CHAP. LV. 
BEANS Garden and Baftardo 
I. / Tp HE Names. The Bean is called in Arabic k, 
JL Bachale , Bachele , Bakilla , and Hachille 
in Greek, Ki lap©- : and in Latin , Fab a. The Cod 
is called in Greek by Ariftotle : by Nicander, 
: by Hefichius a'q£@-, : and 
by Apollonius K'ihvtp©- ■ and in Latin , Theca. 
II. The Kinds. There are many Kinds of Beans, 
but thofe which we fhall chiefly take notice of" are 
1. The Garden. 2. Kidney or French. 3. The 
Field or Horfc Bean. Of the Garden Kind there 
are faid to be two forts, 1. The True. 2. 'The 
Baftard. 
III. The Defcription. The True, Large, Sweet 
Garden Bean, has a Root thick, with many Fibres or 
Strings annexed to it-, from which rifes up One, Two , 
or Three Stalks (according to the goodncfs of the 
Ground) fmooth and Jquare, and fometimes Four or 
Five Feet high or more. Upon thefe Stalks are fet 
the Leaves at certain dijlances upon a J'm all Foot -Stalk 
from the very bottom almojl to the lop, by Two and 
Two, which are flefhy, thick, of a light green, and 
long, a little pointed at the ends. Between thefe 
Leaves and Stalk come forth divers Flowers, all of 
them looking one way for the moft part, which are 
dofe, a little turn'd, up at the brims. White, and 
f potted with a blackifh Spot in the middle, and fome- 
what purplifh at the foot or bottom -, of the Form al- 
mojl of Broom, or Peale Flowers, many of which , 
that grow upwards towards the top, do feldom bear 
Seed, and therefore are gathered by many to be Di- 
Jlillcd ■, and the tops aljo being cut off, it makes the 
reft of the Plant to thrive the better. The Flowers 
being gone, there grows forth long, great, Jmooth, green 
Cods, greater than in the other Kinds of Beans, which 
grow 
