8 6 Salmon s Herbal . Lib. I. 
CHAP. LXI. 
BEETS Red. 
Names. This Plant is called by the 
1 Greeks , ’Uvtkov texb& v-. by the Latinos , Beta 
t ultra , ani Beta nigra : and by us in Englijh , The 
Red Beet. 
II. The Kinds. It is the third Species of the 
Generick Kind, as is before declared. 
III. The Defcription. This Kind differs nothing 
from the former White Beet, but only that it is net fo 
great , and that both the Roots and Leaves are fome- 
what red: the Root is red , fpongy , and not ufed to 
be eaten. The Leaves are in fome more red than in 
others , which have but red Veins or Streaks in them ^ 
in fome cf a frejh red , in others of a very dark red , 
freaked here and there confufed/y. The Blowers 
and Seed differ little or nothing from the former. 
IV. The Places. It grows where the former 
grows, and with us are only brought up in Gar- 
dens. 
V. The Times. They are Sowed in the Spring : 
endure all Summer , and fometimes all Winter , 
Flower in July , and the Seed is Ripe in Au- 
II. The Qualities. It is temperate as to heat and 
cold ^ and dry in the firft, fome think in the fecond 
Degree. It is Abfterlive, Aftringent, and Vulnerary : 
Cephalick, Splenetick, Nephritick, Hyfterick and 
Arthritick, Alterative, and Analeptick. 
VII. The Specification. It is a peculiar thing 
for Hopping the Blood in any kind of Hemor- 
rnage. 
VIII. The Preparations. They are the fame with 
the former, as, i. A Liquid Juice. 2 . An In- 
J'pujate Juice. 3 . An E fence. 4 . A Decotlion. 
5 . An Errhine. 6 . A Cataplafm. 
The Virtues. 
IX. All thefe Preparations have the fame Virtues 
with the former, and may be given in the fame man- 
ner and Dofe. But this difference is obferved, that 
thefe are more Aftringent or Binding • and there- 
fore, both the Liquid and Solid Juices, the Effence 
and Decoflion , all very effe&ually flop the over- 
flowing of the Terms in Women, and flop other 
fluxes of Blood: and are more effectual for curing 
any Ulcer, or running Sore, and to dry up and re- 
move moift and running Scabs, and other like de- 
flations of the Skin. They are good againft the 
Bloody Flux, and other Fluxes of the Bowels, ftop 
the Whites in Women, and help the Yellow Jaun- 
dice, and this more efpecially if daily given for fome 
time mixed with a imall quantity of the Tinaure 
of Mars. 
CHAP. LXII. 
BEETS Roman. 
l.'fiVHE Names. This Plant is called in Greek, 
X 76VTK0V eu(j.AK 0 y : In Latin, Beta Romana , R&> 
mana rubra, Rapofa , Beta rubra radice Rapa, radice 
rubra c raff a-, and in Englijh, Roman Beet, Red Beet, 
and Carrot Beet. 
II. The Kind. It is our Fourth Species of Beets, 
and a lingular Kind. 
III. The Defcriptions. It hut a Root red as Blood, 
and as long and as big as thegreatefi Carrot, very red. 
both within and without, very f we et and good, and fit to 
be eaten ( which none of the former are ) and fome- 
times the Root is fhort like a Turnep, whence it took 
the Name Rapa and Rapofa : Prom this Root fprings 
up a Stalk, higher than our Common Red Beet, which 
in its make and form of the Leaves, and proporti- 
on, differs little or nothing from the former, but only 
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