Chap. 88. lUngliJb Hwbs. 
ing, Noon, and Night for fome time, two or three 
ounces for a Dofe in a Glafs of Wine. 
XV. The DecoOwn. It has all the Virtues of the 
Juice and EfTence, but not all out fo powerful ; it 
is an excellent Traumatick, and Antifcorbutick, and 
prevails againft fpitting and pifling of Blood, and 
all other fluxes of Blood whatfoever. 
XVI. The Spirituous Tintfure. It has all the Vir- 
tues of the liquid Juice and ElTence, a famous thing 
againft the Scurvy in a cold and moift habit of 
Body, a very great ftomatick, ftrengthening that 
Vifcus in all its faculties : It is a kind of Panacea. 
and a Specifick againft Convulfions, and Poifonsi 
yea the Plague it felf ; it flops all forts of Fluxes, 
and ftrengthens the Vijcera to a Miracle : but it 
( as alfo the other Preparations ) ought not to be 
given to Coftive Bodies, by reafon of their Allrin 
gencv. 
XVII. Vie Spirit. It is made of the Juice by Fer- 
mentation : and is ufed (being dulcified) as a Cor- 
dial Antifcorbutick, and to comfort and ftrengthen 
the Bowels in Hydropick and Confumptive Perfons, 
and fuch as have been in long Fluxes : being held 
in the Mouth, it ftrengthens the Gums, and fallens 
loofe Teeth. Dofe from half an ounce to an ounce 
twice a day, or upon any fainting or illnefs. 
XVIII The Balfam , or Ointment. It cleanfes, in- 
carnates, ar.d heals Angularly well ; it cures Green 
Wounds at two or three times drefiing, by reafon 
of its Scypticity. Applied to the Hemorrhoids, and 
the Gout, it ea'fes the pains of thofe Parts. 
XIX. The hixei Suit. It is fingular againft Quin 
lies, Pleurifies, and other Inflammations of the Vij- 
eera, opens Obttruftions of the Reins, provokes 
Urine, and abforbs the Acid Humor, which is the 
caufe of Fluxes of the Bowels ; it alfo helps to car- 
ry off the Watry Humor in Dropfies. Dofe from 
fifteen to thirty grains, in any Homogene Liquor, 
Decoftion, ISfc. proper againft: the fame Difeafes, 
two or three times a day. 
XX. The Ponder of the Root. It may be given 
from half a dram to two drams, Morning and N lght, 
in any Flux of the Bowels, whether Simple or 
Bloody ; it is alfo good againft the Terms in Wo- 
men, lpittirig and pitting of Blood, or any weaknef- 
fes of thofe parts ; it ftrengthens the Stomach and 
refills Vomiting. It may be given in Port Wine, or 
other Vehicle proper againft the Diftemper. Strew- 
ed upon moift and running Ulcers, it dries up the 
Humor, and dilpofes them to heal. 
XXI. The American has rhe fame Qualities, Spe- 
cification, Preparations, Virtues and Ufes with the 
former. 
CHAP. LXXXVIII. 
BROOKLIME. 
HP HE Names. It is called in Greek, ’Av*!ctg>,v 
-l In Latin, Anagallis aquatica. , and 
Becabunga ( from the German Word : ) and in Eng- 
Hjh , Brdoklime , and Water RimpemeL 
II. The Kinds . There are feveral Kinds of this 
riant, as, I . Anagallis Aquatica vulgaris , Becabun- 
ga as Rarkinfon calls it, Common Brookline, which 
Mr. Ray calls Anagallis reffius Veronica aquatica 
minor, j olio fubrot undo fore cceruleo, as./. Bduhrn. 
a. Anagallis re thus Veronica aquatica folio rotun- 
diore major, five Bb cabling a major, the greater Brook 
lime, and greater round-leav’d Brooklime. 3. Ana ■ 
XI 9 
mm, to, great Brooklime, with a long dented Leaf; 
a. Anjgdhs aquatica r cants Veronica aquatica minor 
joins oblong is non crenatis , The leffer Brooklime 
with a long leaf not dented. There are feveral 
other Kinds, as that joins Pu/egij , joins Alfmt, and 
Augujt ijoha, but not being common with us I for- 
bear them. 
SrooMrme 
greater 
f " III. The Defcription. Our Vulgar Brooklim 
biu a Root white, Ipw, and creeping, with fine firing 
j fp ring ing therefrom at every Joint *, from wheni 
I rife Up flat . thick St /like which nrp munAifh .'M 
3 ZZTeZTlTJb Brookto ;y « 
£ Un> ““ a 1 MUc ‘‘ m “J°rj°l‘0 oblongo \ rife up flat, thick Stalks, which are roundijh , a,. 
dividt 
