Chap. 104. ‘EngUJh 'Herbs 
Nurfes, helps Coughs, ,and Hoarlhefs, and reftores 
m Confumptions, being very Stomatick ( for Sto- 
maticks are indeed the greateft reftauratives. ) 
XVI. The CoUyrium. It is made of the Juice 
mixed with Honey, and boiled to the thicknefs of a 
thin Syrup. Drop’d into the Eye, it clears the 
fight, and clears it of Clouds or Films, or any other 
matter which hurts it. It prevails againft an Oph- 
thalmic, and heals Sores or Ulcers of the Eye, re- 
moving the weaknefs, and much ftrengthening’ the 
part affefted. 
XVII. The Seed . If it is bruiled, and mixed with 
a fixth part of Muftard Seed, and fo drunk with 
Wine, it kills Worms in the Stomach or jdowels • 
it alfo expels Wind in the Bowels ; and Klfes the 
pains of the Ventricle caufed from Acid, or Cold 
and Moift Humors. Dole one dram, Morning and 
Evening. 
CHAP. CIV. 
CALAMINT Common and Small. 
I- 'T' he Names. It is called in Greek , KaxafJ.8» 
i ( auafi bona vel utilis Mentha ) in Latin , 
Calammtha : and in Englijh, Calamint. or Mountain 
Mint. 
II. The Kinds. It is chiefly twofold, 1. 
xi/n), Calammtha vulgaris, Common Calamint ; of 
which in this Chapter. 2. Kahafdv^ £yeta, Calamm- 
tha agreftts, Field or Wild Calamint ; of which in 
the next Chapter. 
III. The Common Calamint , of which we here 
treat, is three fold, viz. 1. Calammtha vulgaris mag- 
na. The Great Common Calamint. 2. Calamimha 
Praftantior, The Greateft Calamint, which grows 
plentifully in our Englijh Plantations in America. 
3, Calammtha minor , The Lefler Calamint. 
CALAMfKTHA Communis. 
Calaminia Americana. 
IV. TheDeicription. Our ordinary. Cdamint hat 
a Root J mall and woody, with divers /mail twigs, or 
fibres^ Jpr ending within the ground , not dying An- 
nu fy-> W ‘’biding many Tears ■ from which Root 
nje iip Jever al guar e hoary arid woody Stalks , about 
ajoot high feldom higher : The Stalks and Branches' 
have two hoary Leaves fet at a Joint , about the big - 
nejs 0} Marjoram , or not much bigger , a little dent- 
ed. about the edges , and cf a very piercing and quick 
Scent ^ as the whole Herb Is : The L lowers ft and at 
feverdi 
