Salmon ’ s ‘Herbal. Lib. I. 
II. The Kinds. There are two principal kinds 
thereof, i. Ks^y- Betonica, Betony which is that 
of the Wood : it is twofold, viz. either with P un- 
fit thavers, which is moil common •, or with JVh/te : 
which two kinds differ nothing one from another, 
but only in the colour of the flowers. 2. Betonica 
Aquatic a, Wiiter Betony, of which in the next Chap- 
Ill The Defcription. Wood Betony bus a Root 
confiding of many white, thready firings like unto 
tb-Je of Plantane, which generally endures all the 
Winter from whence rjfes many Leaves, the lower- 
mofl whereof are fomewhat broad, and roundijh at the 
ends, flight ly indented about the edges, and ft and up- 
on pretty long Footflalks : but thof'c which grow by 
two and two at the Joints upon fmatl flender four 
fjuare and fomewhat hairy Stalks, are much leffer. 
The Stalk is for the moft part near a hoot high, and 
fom climes higher, and perijhes every year, upon 
which grow feme Leaves, and whereon are fet feve- 
ral f piked heads of Flowers, of a Redifh or Furple 
colour, f pot ted with white fpots all over. The Seeds 
' are longifh and uneven, and of a blacki fh colour. 
IV. That with White Flowers u wholly like to 
the former, five that the f piked heads of Flowers are 
fomewhat J' mailer, the Flowers without any fpots in 
them, and the Leaves fomething greener. There is 
alfo a Mountain Betony, which differs nothing from 
the Jirfl, but that the Leaves, Stalks and Flowers 
are f mailer. There is a Broad Leav’d Betony, which 
differs not from the firfl, but in the Leaves, being 
two or three times as big, a larger and higher 
Stalk, and the Flowers being larger ■, this is called 
Betonica Danica. Alfo Betonica Alopecuros, Fox- 
tail Betony, Jo called from the form of the f piked 
head if flowers, but is every way lefs, as alfo are the 
Stalks and Leaves. 
V. The Places. The common fort is ufually found 
in Woods and Copjes, and other Ihady places through- 
out the Kingdom, and is many times nurfed up in 
Cardens : but that with the White Flower is more 
V fully found in ltift' Clay Grounds, and in the 
Woods by Bromly in Kent. The firft I have feve- 
ral times found in, and by the Borders of Hornfey 
Wood, not far off the New River. That with the 
other are alfo nourilhed up in Gardens. 
VI. The Times. They hower for the moft part in 
the Months of June and July, and the Seed is ripe 
not long after. 
VII. The Qualities. They are hot and dry in the 
fecond. degree ^ Abfterfive, Digeftive, Difcuflive, Iq- 
carnative, and Vulnerary ; Cephalick, Neurotick 
Stomatick, Cardiack, Hyfterick, Arthntick, Altera- 
tive, and Analeptick. 
VIII. The Specification. They are peculiar againft 
Dileafespf the Head and Nerves, as Falling-ficknefs 
Apoplexies, Palfies, Gouts, Madnefs, Lfc. 
IX. The Preparations. You may make therefrom 
1. A liquid Juice by Exprejfion. 2. A Decotfion. 
3 - A Wine. 4. A Vinegar. ?. A Syrup. 6 . A 
Spirit ous Tintfure. 7. An Oily Tintfure. 8. A Sa- 
line Tintfure. 9. An Acid Tintfure. 10. An Ef- 
fence. it. A fixed Salt. 12. AnOintmcnt. 13. j{ 
half am. 14. A Cataplafn. 
TJae Virtues. 
X. The liquid Juice by Exprejfion, being drunk 
to fix or eight fpoonfuls it is good againft Fits 
chiefly the Falling-ficknefs, Con vul lions, and the 
like •, and being mixed with a little pouder of Sena, 
it prevails againft Madnefs : being fnuffed up the 
Noftrils, it purges the Head of Flegm, and Cold 
Humors, and gives relief in the Apoplexy, Paliie, 
Lethargy, and other like Difeafes. 
XI. The Decotfion. If made with Wine, it is Sto- 
matick and Cephalick, comforts the Nerves and 
Brain, refrefhes the Spirits^ opens Obftruffions of 
Liver and Spleen, ana is faid to kill Worms, eale 
the Gripings of the Bowels, and the Colick. Dole 
half a pint. 
XII. The Vinegar. It is Stomatick, and being 
drunk to half a pint, or three quarters of a pint, it 
is faid to cure Quartan Agues, and abate the Hu- 
mors which fall into the Eyes, and caufe Blind- 
nefs. 
XIII. The Syrup. It is Pectoral, and caufes an 
Expectoration of Flegm, and other tough Vilcous 
Humors out of the Lappets of the Lungs, and other 
places adjacent. It may be taken with a Liquorice 
ltick. 
XIV. The Spirituous Tintfure. It is a notable 
Medicine againft all cold and moift Difeafes, of the 
Head, Brain, Nerves and Joints j is good againft 
Epilepfies, Apoplexies, Convulfions, rallies. Pains 
and Aches of thofe parts ^ Gouts, and Weaknels of 
the Joints,^ r. Dofe from half an ounce to fix drams, 
in fome fit Vehicle. 
XV. The Oily Tintfure. This is of chief ufe for 
external Applications, and is profitable to be anoin- 
ted upon any pained place, proceeding from Cold, 
Blows, Bruifes, or other weakneffes of the Limbs 
and Joints : being bathed upon the Head, it eafes 
the Head-ach, Megrim, and other like Difeafes. 
XVI. The Saline Tintfure. Outwardly bathed 
upon the Joints, it prevails againft the Gout, and 
other pains of the Limbs, Palfies, Convulfions, or 
Ihrinking of the Sinews : drunk in White Wine from 
one dram to two drams, it is good againft die Jaun- 
dice and Dropfie, and opens Obftruflions of the 
Reins : and given to Children from a fcruple to a 
dram, it kills Worms, and is good againft the Ric- 
kets, and expels Sand and Gravel in Reins, Ureters, 
and Bladder. 
XVII. The Acid Tintfure. This pofiibly is one 
of the greateft Stomaticks in the World, and is an 
excellent thing to ftrengthen the Head, Stomach, 
and Womb, to help Digettion, caufe a good Appe- 
