Salmon V 'Herbal 
Lib. I. 
_ VIII. T he Specification. They are peculiar, the 
Greater elpecially, tor the curing ot the Kings- 
Evil, and other malign and inveterate Sores and 
Ulcers. 
IX. The Preparations. There may be made from 
it : I. A liquid Juice by Exprejfion. 2. A Pouder. 
3. An E fence. 4. A Decoffion. 5. A Wine. 6. A 
Spirit or/s Tinffure. 7. An Oily Tinffure. 8. RS./- 
line Tin ff tire. 9. An Acid Tinffure. 10. A Spirit. 
A Salt. 12. A Wafh. 13. An Oil. 14. vl 
half am. 17. ACataplafin, 
17. A Syrup. 
1 6. A Dijl riled Water. 
The Virtues. 
X. The liquid Juice of the whole Plant. Mixed 
with Vinegar, and applied Morning and Night, it 
waits and dillolves any hardnefs or fwelling : The 
Juice drank five or fix fpoonfiuls at a time, cures 
the fpitting of Blood, bleeding at Nofe, bloody 
Flux, overflowing of the Terms, and reprefles the 
afflux ofBlood to the Tumor in the Throat, called 
a Sfi/ inJ 'ey. 
XI. The Pouder of the whole Plant. Being drunk 
Morning and Evening to one dram, in any conve- 
nient Vehicle, it is much commended againft: the 
Piles or Hemorrhoids. 
XII. The Effence. It has all the Virtues of the 
Juice, befides which, being taken inwardly every 
day for fome time, Morning, Noon and Night, to 
three or four ounces, it wonderfully prevails aga’inft 
the Kings-Evil, and induces Running Sores, Old 
Ulcers, and Filtula’s in what part of the Body fo- 
ever to a fpeedy healing : It is alfo good againft 
Scabs, Itch, Boils, Wheals, Pulhes, Leprofie, being 
daily drunk, as aforefaid, and outwardly bathed 
and applied upon the Parts affe&ed. 
XIII. The Decoffion in Water. It allays the heat 
of Fevers, quenches Thirft, and is good to Bath 
with in Leprofies, Scabs, Breakings out, or any other 
defilements of the Skin : It alfo gently difeufles In- 
flamations, and other hot Tumors. 
XIV. The Wine. Drunk daily as a Diet Drink, 
wonderful lv prevails againft the Scrophula , or Kings’ 
Evil, and ftrikes at the Root of the Difeafe, whe- 
ther in Old or Young : refills Vapors in Women, and 
helps Fits of the Mother. 
XV. The Spirituous Tinffure. Being taken for 
fome time, it warms and deficcates a cold and moift 
habit of Body, comforts a cold and moift Brain, 
gives relief to the Nerves, ftrengthens the Liver and 
Spleen ^ and, as I have been told by a very under- 
ftanding Midwife, it fo corroborates and warms the 
Womb, as to cure Barrennefs in Women, the which 
it has done in feveral. Dofe, half a Spoonful 
Morning and Evening, in a Glafs of Generous 
-Wine. 
XVI. The Oily Tinffure. It cures wounds of the 
Nerves, takes away Pains and Aches of the Joints 
proceeding from a cold Caufe, gives relief in Rheu- 
matifms ^ and foftens cold indurated Tumors. Ta- 
ken daily inwardly from ten drops to twenty, in any 
proper Vehicle, Morning and Night, it cleanfes the 
Reins and Womb of cold llimy Humors, and other 
Tartarous Mucilage. 
XVII. The Saline Tinffure. It is a famous thing 
to clear the Skin of Tanning, Sun-burning, Freckles, 
Lentils, Scabs, Itch, Scurf, Dandritf, Boil^ Wheals’ 
Scabs, Leprofie, and other like Deflations, being 
bathed therewith Morning and Evening for \ or 4 
days, more or lefs, as occafion requires : ’tis pofflble 
it may take oft the old Skin, under which a new 
one will come beforehand. It ought to be ufed 
Ample of it Mf at firlt^ afterwards it is to be wea- 
ker.ed, and fo ufed, mixed with Role-water. 
X V 111 . The Acid Tinff ur e . Being taken for fome 
coniiderable time Morning, Noon and Night, from 
thirty to fixty drops in any convenient Vehicle it 
cures the Scorvy radically with all its Symptoms 
and deltroys that humor which is the caufe of the 
Kings-Evil ; it alfo kills Worms in Children and 
by corre&ing the matter which breeds them’ pre- 
vents their future increafe. ’ r 
XIX. The Spirit. It is Cordial, Hyfterick, Arthri- 
nck, and Antifcorbutick, and has the Virtues of the 
Spiritous Tinfture. Dofe one or two fpoonfuls. 
f ,K S ?l‘- Ir °P ens oMfruftions of the 
Womb, Reins, Ureters, and Bladder, carries off Wa- 
tty and Hydropick Humors ; is good againft the 
Rickets in Children, and the Cachexia in Virgins 
and other young Women : and diffolved in Whter’ 
is good to wafh the face withal, to clear it of Sun’ 
burnings. Tanning, Roughnefs, and other like defor- 
mities ot the Skin. 
XXI. TheWaJh. It is made of the clarified Juice 
mixed with the fixed Salt : to a quart of the Juice 
one ounce of Salt. It is an admirable thing indeed foj 
the Face and Skin, clearing it, as it were, of all de- 
formities : and if to the former compofition an 
ounce of pure Nitre is added, it abates all manner 
of heats, rednefs of the Skin, Inhumations, and o- 
ther like difafteaions. If alfo yet you add thereto 
Lac Sulphuric, or if but flowers of Sulphur you 
will find it efteSual againft the Itch, Pimples, Scabs 
Scurfs, Dandriff, Leprofie, and all other Breakings 
out of the Skin whatfoever. 6 
XXII. The Oil by Infufwn or lnfolation. It eafes 
Pains, difeufles Tumors, and is good againft Con- 
tufions or Bruifes in what part of the Body foever. 
XXIII. The Balfam. It has all the Virtues of the 
Saline Tinflure ; and, being applied, is a lingular 
thing againft Wounds new or old, running Sores 
old Ulcers, malign Fiftula’s, and it cures Scrofula’s’ 
or Kings-Evil Sores almoft to a miracle, for which 
reafon it is called by fome Authors Scrcphularia ■ 
it being alfo applied to the Gout, and other Aches’ 
and Pains of the Limbs, it gives eafe to them by 
attraaing the Humor through the Pores of the 
Skin. 
..Tf^o Th , e A‘ lta f !a f m \ Ir isDifcuffive, wafts and 
dillolves Swellings, and is profitable, being applied 
in Strumatick, or Kings-Evil Tumors. Ir the Ca- 
taplalin is only made of the green leaves beaten 
and mixed with a little Vinegar, and applied Morn- 
ing, Noon and Night, it does not only dilfolve 
hard Tumors, but heals old, rotten, corrupted 
fpreading and fretting Sores and Ulcers, cotretS 
the virulence of Pockey Sores, and Hops the malig- 
mty of Cancers ^ and this more elpecially. if a pro- 
portional quantity ot'Lilharge , or Saccharum Satur- 
ni be added thereto. 
XXV. The Dijii/led Water It is Cofmetick and 
is of the nature of the Saline Tinaure, and the Wafh 
having the lame Virtues ; but it is nothing near fo 
powerful. However, where water is neceflary to 
be mixed with them, this, as being more homogene 
may be ufed in its place. ’ 
XXVI. The Syrup ; if it is male with Honey and 
Juice of Lintons, or pure Wine Vinegar. It is an ex- 
cellent thing to open Obftruaions ot the Breft and 
Lungs, help fhortnels of Breath, caufe Expeftora- 
tion, and to expel thole grofs and obnoxious Hu- 
mors which caufe the Scurvy, Gout, Kheumatifm, 
Kings-Evil, and are the Ground and Foundation 
of all forts of Fevers happening to the Bodies of 
Human Kind. 
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