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Gangrenes, Sphacelus, and the like, in which cafes 
it has been experienced, and found often help- 
ful. 
XVIII. The Di filled Water from the Leaves , 
Stalks , and Roots thin Jliccd. It has the Virtues of 
the Juice and EJfence , but very much weaker * yet 
Authors fay, it is good for outward Wounds or 
Sores, whether in the flefhy or nervous parts of the 
Body wherefoever ; as alfo to take away the Fits 
of Agues, and allay the fharpnefs of the Hu- 
mors : but this it the more effectually does, if it is 
mixed with equal parts of the Liquid Juice or Ef- 
fence. 
XIX. The Acid Aqueous Tintture . Take Spring 
Water , a gallon : Oil of Vitriol , or Oil of Sulphur 
per Campanum three ounces , mix them : then put 
into it of the pouder of the Root , fix ounces : digeft 
in a gentle Sand heat for a Month , fhaking the 
glafs three or four times a day : afterwards being 
well fettled , decant the clear Tintture for ufe. Gi- 
ven inwardly in Wine, or any other proper Vehi- 
cle, it flops inward bleedings, and ftrengthens and 
reftores the Tone of the Stomach : And mixed with 
Red Port Wine, it makes a good Lotion to cleanfe, 
dry, and heal any old Ulcer, or running Sore, and 
effe&ually deftroys the Putridity ( if any ) therein. 
CHAP. CL. 
Of CONSOUND Saracens. 
I. / T' H E Names. It was unknown to the Greeks , 
A and therefore among them we have no name 
for it. The Latins call it Confolida ( from Confoli- 
dare , to Soder, Clofe, or Glew up : ) Confolida Sa- 
racen ica, ( becaufe ufed by the Turks and Saracens 
in healing of Wounds : ) Herb a fort is, from its 
ftrong Smell and Tafte : Alfo Solidago , and Herba 
Vulncraria : In Englifh, it is called Saracens Con- 
found . , alio Saracens Wound-wort. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make four Kinds there- 
of, viz. 1 . Solidago Saracenic a vera f dlicis foliis , 
Confolida Saracenica vera , The true Saracens Con- 
found, or Wound-Wort. 2. Solidago vel Confolida 
Saracenica major Lugdunenfis , The greater Saracens 
Confound, or Wound-Wort. 3. Solidago vel Con- 
folida Saracenica , vel Germanica Siliquofa , Codded 
Saracens, or German Confound, or Wound-Wort. 
4. Solidago vel Confolida Saracenica , vel Germanica 
altera , Confolida Tertia Tragi , Herba Vulneraria 
Tragi , Tragus his third Saracens Confound, or fe- 
cond German, which he alfo calls Wound Wort : 
Thefe Plants the Germans generally call Vulneraria 
Turcica , Turkifli Wound Wort. 
III. The Defcriptions. The firft ( which is the 
True Saracens Confound ) has a Root conf fling of 
many Fibres or Strings , fet together and growing 
from a Head , which perifh not in Winter , but con- 
tinue , though the Stalks fade and dye away , without 
fo much as a Leaf appearing in that Seafon : From 
this Root proceed feveral long and narrow green 
Leaves , fnipt about the edges , like to thofe of the 
Almond or Peach Tree, or Willow Leaves, but not 
of fuch a whitifh green color : From amidjl thefe 
Leaves rifes up a Stalk or Stalks , very high , grow- 
ing fometimes to a Man’s height , which are of a 
brownijh , or brownifh green color , and hollow , ha- 
ving many long and narrow green Leaves ( as before 
deferibed) fet thereon. At the tops of the Stalks 
grow many pale yellow Star-like Flowers , funding 
in green Heads -, which when they are j alien , an l 
the Seed ripe ( which is of a fomewhat long , final l \ 
and ye llowifh color , and wrapped in Down ) is car- 
ried away with the Wind. The Root and whole 
Riant is of a firong and unpleafant Smell and 
Tafle. 
IV. The fecond, or Greater Saracens Confound, 
bos a Root compofel oj a great Bujh of while fibres 
or threads, growing very deep and fittingly in the 
ground, and /hooting forth firings on all fides, which 
produce new flams, encreafmg in a little time, and 
over-running a great quantity of ground, from this 
Root for mgs forth a head of Leaves , which is fome- 
what brown at the firf footing out of the ground , 
( and fo alfo is the head of the Root before the 
Spring, ) which is of a bitter Tafle, and binding 
withal : This Riant differs not much fom the for- 
mer, and therefore from amidjl this head of Leaves, 
there rife up upright , hard, round hollow Stalks, as 
high as the former, with many dark green Leaves 
at the firft, fet ( as aforefaid ) at the head of the 
Root, which afterwards rife up with the Stalks , and 
are fet there without any order, fomewhat larger 
than the others, and a little dented about the edges. 
The Flowers are much greater than thofe of the 
[firft Kind, more in number , and with yellower Ion * 
Leaves, Star fafhion, ftanding in green heads many 
^together -, wherein, after they are paft, is contained 
the Seed, which with theDown thereof, flies away with 
the Wind, in thefame^ manner as the former does. 
V. The third, or Codded Kind, has a Root which 
in time grows to be very great, even to the bignefs 
of a Man’s Arm, and runs very deep alfo into the 
ground ( as thofe who are acquainted with the Riant 
well know : ) It is of a ftrong unpleafant Smell and 
Tafle, fharper than Crefles, and very like unto that 
of Flixweed, abiding many Tears, but the Stalks 
perifh Annually, fpringing forth afrefh from the 
fame Root every Spring. Thefe Stalks thus Annual- 
ly rifing up, are great, round and woody, and in 
height equal to any of the former , or rather ( when 
