Chap. 1 1 9. EngHfb Herbs . 16 J 
The Virtues. 
XIV. The liquid Juice. Being given from four 
to fix ounces fwo hours before the coming of the 
Fit of an Ague ( as alfo given in the fame quanity 
Morning and Evening for fome days ) it removes 
the Fit, and perfectly cures the Ague, it evacuates 
and carries off Cholerick and Gtofs Humors, and 
prevails againft the Sciatica : And yet with Dodo- 
nxw., I do not perceive that it lias any fenfible Pur- 
ging, or Carthartick quality, though in the mean 
time, many things which are not purely Catharticks 
or Purging, are found to be very cleanfing, and in 
paffing off themfelves, carry many other Humors 
along with them. 
XV. The t jjence. This has all the Virtues of the 
Juice ; it opens Obftru£lions of the Gall, Liver, 
Spleen, Reins and Womb, prevails againft Hypo- 
chondriack Melancholly, and the Yellow Jaundice • 
it eafes Pains in the Sides, and hardnefs of the 
Spleen, making thin both Blood and Humors. It 
is of good ufe for thofe that have the Dropfie, or 
Green-ficknels, becaufe it ftrengthens the Stomach, 
and all the other Vijhcra : I know fome will not al- 
low it to cure the Dropfie ; but this I know, that 
if the Hydropick Humors are carried off by other 
means, and the parts affefted are once emptied of 
their Water, that if this Effence be duly given, it 
fo ftrengthens the Bowels, that that Difeafe returns 
no more. It kills Worms in the Belly, and drys 
up Rheums. 
XVI. T be Infufwn in Wine. It cleanfes grofs Hu- 
mors, and eafes pains in the Hips, the Gout, and 
other like Difeafes proceeding from Tartarous Hu- 
mors : It is good in Agues, ftrengthens the Stomach, 
helps Digeftion, and caufes a good Appetite. It alfo 
prevails againft Stitches, pains of the Sides, and 
other dififteftions of the Pleura. 
XVII. The DecoSion. It has the Virtues of the 
Inf u (ion, is good againft Agues, Catarrhs, and the 
vehement pains of the Colick : It provokes the 
Terms in Women ; and brings away the Birth, whe- 
ther dead or alive, as alfo the After-birth, eafing 
the pains of Mother, and cauling an effe&ual Clean- 
fing after Delivery. It is good againft the Rickets 
in Children, evacuates Tartar out of the Urinary 
Paffages, and brings away Sand and Gravel, Hop- 
ping the paffage of the Urine. 
•XVIII. The Ponder. Taken to one dram in Wine, 
it gives eafe in the Colick, kills Worms in Chil- 
dren, and ( as P arkinfon fays ) is a wonderful good 
help againft the biting and poifon of a Viper or 
Adder. Strewed upon moift and running Sores and 
Ulcers, it cleanfes, drys, and heals them. 
XIX. The Oil by Infolation or boiling. It is Ano- 
dyn, eafes the Spleen, and pains of the Mother, and 
is very effettual in all old pains of the Joints, and 
Limbs, as Gouts, Sciatica, Convulfions, Cramps, OV. 
proceeding from a Cold Caufe. It is alfo a very 
good tiling to anoint Womens Breafts which are 
iwoln, hard, or pained, through Cold, or Curd- 
ling of the Milk, or any other accident, as of a 
blow, CSV. 
XX. The Ointment. It Iras the Virtues of the 
Oil, but is more ftrengthening and fanative : It 
cleanfes, drys, and heals foul Ulcers, and other 
fpreading Scabs of the Head ; and to anoint the 
Back-bone and Joints of fuch Children as have got- 
ten the Rickets : It ftrengthens and gives eafe in 
pains of the Back, by anointing therewith. 
XXI. The Balfam. It is an incomparable Vul- 1 
nerary, and cutes Ample Green Wounds at the firft 
intention. If they ate iompofed by bruifing, and 
tiiluceration of the Belli, it firft digefts, then elean- 
les, drys, and heals them : It alio cleanfes foul and 
fetid Ulcers, fills them up with fielb, and confoli- 
dates their lips. It heals old running Sores, clean- 
ling, incarnating and drying, and perfeUly curing 
them, tho 1 Hollow, or Fillulous. 
XXII. The Calaplofn , made of the green Herb. 
It has the Virtues of the Balfam, but is an efpecial 
thing for cleanfing and healing putrid Ulceis in 
what part lbever, if duly applied thrice a day : 
walhing the hollownefs or filtulous part alfo with 
an Exprelfed Juice of the Herb. 
XXIII. The Dijiil/ed Water. It has the Virtues 
of the Infufion or Decoflion, but is pleafanter, as 
being lefs bitter ; but by fo much, it is the lefs ef- 
ficacious : and is many times ufed as a Vehiculum, 
to convey other Preparations of the Herb in : It is 
faid to take away Tanning of the Skin, Sun-burn- 
ing and other the like diiaffeaions. 
XXIV. The Spirituous I m'dure. Ic comforts all. 
the Vifcera after a lingular manner ; and therefore 
if it is taken from one dram to four drams, Morn- 
ing, Noon, and Night, it fo ftrengthens the Bowels, 
as that it prevents the return of a Dropfie in thofe 
Perfons where it has been lately cured. It alfo re- 
moves the Gout out of the Stomach, ( which many 
times is fatal ) is good againft the Jaundice, and 
Hypochondriack Melancholly : It is indeed a good 
remedy againft the bitings of Vipers, Rattle-Snakes, 
and other Serpents, as alfo the Poifon of Mad 
Dogs. 
XXV. The AcilTinSure. It is excellent againft 
Vapors, Fits of the Mother, and other difaffettions 
oftheWomb. It ftrengthens a weak Stomach, refills 
Vomiting, caufes a good Appetite and Digeftion, 
removing faintnefs and ficknefs at heart. It is good 
againft Poifon, and the Plague, as alfo all Putrid, 
Malign, and Peftileiitial Difeafes, being taken in all 
that the lick drinks from twenty to forty drops at 
a time, at leaft -five or fix times a day 5 it takes 
away the malignity of the Diftemper, and wonder- 
fully abates the putrid heat of the Fever, whether 
Continent, Continual or Contermitting. 
XXVI. The Oily TinSure. It carries off the yel- 
low Jaundice, as alfo the Morbifick caufe of Ub- 
ftru&ions of the Reins and Ureters by Uriiie : being 
given from one dram to two drams, in a good 
draught of Cariuus Poffet-drink, it has been known 
to cure Agues: more efpecially if the Spina Dorji 
be effeflually anointed therewith, from the Verte- 
brae of the Neck almoft to the Anus. Anointed on 
the fides, it eales their Pains : and given inwardly, 
gives eafe in the Colick. Given to a Woman in 
Labor from fifteen to thirty or forty drops, in fome 
convenient Vehicle, it facilitates tire Delivery, whe- 
ther alive or dead, and eff'eEtually brings away the 
After-birth. 
XXVII. The Saline TinSure. It is good againft 
foul Ulcers, and fpreading Scabs of the Head, or 
other parts ; takes away Cutaneous Deformities, as 
Tannings, Sun-burnings, Spots, Marks, Scurf, Dand- 
riff, Morphew, and other like defeQs of the skin : 
And being long applied, it is faid to remove Freckles, 
tho’ of great continuance. 
XXVIII. The Spirit. It ftrengthens the Stomach 
wonderfully, cheats the Heart, revives the Spirits, 
and fortifies the Univerfal Oeconomy of Nature : 
it is good againft Vomiting, and Indigeftion, and 
caufes a good Appetite to Food ; makes a ftelh and 
lively Countenance, and reftores the Priftine ftate 
of the Bowels. It is a very good thing againft 
Diarrheas , Ihyjenteria's. Lientend’s , and the lie pa 
tick flux, and gives eale in an exquifire Colick, 
when fometimes many other things will do nothing. 
Dofe from one fpoonful to two, in fome proper 
Vehicle. 
XXIX. The 
