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CHAP. LXXXII. 
B L O O D-W O R T. 
I , f J v HE Names. It is called in Greek 
-*- : In Latin , Lapathum Sanguine uni, as 
Tarkinjon : Sanguis D raconis Herba , as J. Baubin : 
Lapat hum folia acuto rube Me, as C. Baubin : In Eng - 
lift). Blood-wort. 
* II- T he Kinds. It is a Species of the Dock, and 
differs little but in its color. 
hloocl wort. 
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III. The Defcription. It hat a Root not great 
but fomething long, and very red , abiding many Tears 
yet fometimcs killed by the extream harinefs of the 
Winter : And a s it is one of the fort of Docks, fa 
b.u it long Leaves , like unto the fmaller yellow 
Dock, but overfpread with many red Veins , andover- 
Jbadowed with red upon the green leaf that it feems 
fometimes a/mofi wholly red. The Stalk is red or 
reddijh , bearing ftch like Leaves, but fmaller, up 
to the Top, where it is divided into divers fmall 
Branches , on which grow purplijh Flowers ; after 
which come three fquare, dark , red Seed, like unto 
other Docks. 
IV. The Places. It grows chiefly in Gardens, as 
a Pot-herb, almoft throughout the Kingdom : but 
Parkinfon fays, it is lometimes found growing 
W lid. 
V. The Times. It rifes up in the Spring of the 
Year ; Flowers through all June and July ; and the 
Seed is ripe in AuguJ}. 
VI. The Vitalities. Blood-wort in refpeft to heat 
? r CO i d n IS tem P erate = aIld dr y in the fecond Degree : 
J; is Aflrtngent, Digeftive, Difcuflive, and Trauma- 
tick; Stomatick, Heparick, Splenetick, and Alte- 
rative. 
VII. The Specification. It is peculiar for' cleanfing 
the Blood, and lfrengchening it in its Crafts, and 
therefore powerful agamlt the Scurvy. 
VUI. The Preparations. You may make thereof 
1. A Liquid Juice. 2. An Efence. 2. A Deco - 
ttwn in Red IV, ne. 4. An Acid Tint/ure. 5. A 
Syrup. 6. A Saline Ttnffure. 7. A Enfant. 8. A 
Latap/afm. 9. A Ponder of the Seed. 
The Virtues. 
IX- The Liquid Juice. Taken from one ounce to 
lour, either alone by it felt, or mixed with Wine 
it removes the Dilcrafie of the Blood and Humors’ 
cleanfes it, and renews the whole Bloody Mafs like 
to the Blood of a young Child : ft ought to be gi- 
ven Morning and N ight for feveral Days. 
X. 7 he Efence. ft has the Virtues of the Juice, 
lfrengthens the Stomach, Liver, and other Bowels, 
Hops fluxes of the Belly, chiefly the Bloody Flux 
helps Spitting of Blood, and the SuhverfiOn of 
hwfr!? oi the S f omac h through Choler : It opens 
UbltTuthons, and is proticable againft the Jaundice. 
Dole tour or fix Spoonfuls, or more. 
XI. The Decothon. It has the Virtues of the Ef- 
lence, but not lull out io powerful ; and being out- 
wardly 11 fed it is good againft Freckles, Tannings, 
Sun-burnings, Morphew, and other like defilements 
Al/i S ln - d,i ^ en inwardly to fix ounces, it opens 
Obttruaions of the Liver and Spleen, lfrengthens 
the f Jcera , and flops all Fluxes of Blood, ft may 
be made both of Roots and Leaves in Red Port 
W me. 
XII. The Acid TinOure. This is more ffomatick 
than any of the former, purifies the Blood, reflifies 
the Humors, and cures the Scurvy whether in Old 
or Young : The Dole is from a quarter of a fpoon- 
rn t0 i, U f?. “Ollier any proper Vehicle. Be- 
fides all this, u kills Worms, in Children, and is 
goodagainft the Dropfie ; quenches Thirl!, reflores 
hearoFp eHte ’ and T ta , kes awa Y the Preternatural 
heat ol Fevers : A Julep may be made of it, with 
L5ve?r° f ' t0 begivenin a11 mali S na « d 
X 11 L The Syrup It is Peftoral, good againft 
Y? / St n°n ld !’ Wheezings, and fhonnefs ol Brath 
h» rhpTlf' hahne Tint! are. It purifies the Blood 
by the Urinary pai&ges, allays the heat of Fevers 
J? f e ? al | nt „ asail . lft J-rundice and Dropfie, and loo- 
lens the Belly : Outwardly ufed, it is good againft 
ofThe^kin Urt ’ Morphe ' v ’ and other breakings out 
XV. The Balfitm. It eafes Pains, being anointed 
fS°T7w y Pa "’ peedll>r cures Green Wounds, clean- 
and heals them. 
1 V i? lhe C f a P /a f'”- It is Difcuflive* and feme- 
whac Repercuflive, is profitably applied to Contu- 
Gout and ° t ier Tumors ’ aild S ives tafe in the 
, . 5 VIL I he Souier of the Seed. It is drying ard 
bmding, flops Fluxes of all forts, and bleSinfs 0 f 
the I ijcera : and taken in Wine to one dram ^it is 
good againft the wounds of the Scorpion ’ Mad ■ 
Logs, and ol other Venomous Bealls. 1 
CHAP. LXXXIII. 
BORAGE. 
I.^JT HE Karnes. It is called in Greek, 
. ■*- Eupht of tie, ab ejjicienda Voiuptate : In La- 
tm, Borago dill a videtur a Corago, ur.u litci m va- 
riola. Apuleius fa id that it was called, Corago* 
<{uod cordis afeHibus medetur, and from thence it is 
thought 
