2 2 6 Salmon ’ s 'Herbal. Lib. L 
pams m cite back and Bladder, and opens the 
palFages of the Urine, caufing a free and eafie 
piflmg. 
XXII. The EJfence. It has the former Virtues, 
and as it is an admirable Neurotick, fo it helps all 
infiimities of the Mead, Brain, and Nerves, coming 
of Cold, Wind, or moift Humors, as the Vertigo, 
Ephuiics or Night-mare, falfe Apparitions or V. him- 
iies, Phrenfies, Efrilepjies , or Falling-ficknefs, rallies, 
C’oiivullions, Cramps, and other Pains of the Nerves 
and Joints. Dole three ounces or more in a Glals 
of Wine, Morning and Night, bathing alfo twice 
a Day very well, the parts affefted with the 
XXIII. T he Wine of the Flowers. It is Cordial 
and Confortative, ref reifies the Spirits, and is con- 
ducive to all the purposes aforementioned : The 
Patient may drink a Glafs of it halt an hour afore 
Dinner, or any other time of eating. 
XXIV. A Fonder of ibe Leaves. It is a fmall 
kind of an Errhine, being fnufft up the Noftrils, 
and fo purges the Head,- but yet very gently. Be- 
ing ltrewed upon old running Sores or Ulcers, it 
cleanfes, dries, and heals them, and takes away 
the fharpnels of Humors, Pain, or Inflammation 
therein, if prelent : it may be ltrewed on dry, or 
mixed with Unguent ion Nicotian#, and fo ap- 
plied. 
XXV. The Ointment. If it is made of the Flow- 
ers, either by Infolation, or a boiling to Crifpnefs, 
and a treble repetition of the fame, it is faid by 
Authors to take away fpots and wrinkles of the 
Skin, Sun-burnings, and Freckles, adding Beauty, 
and heightning the Complexion. If the Ointment 
is made of the Leaves, . it is an excellent thing to 
heal fimple Green Wounds, cleanfe old Ulcers, dry 
up and heal inveterate running Sores, Lfc. 
XXVI. The Cataplafm. Applied upon the fpot, 
it difeufles fimple Contufions, and prevails againft 
the Gout in the Hands or Feet, by comforting and 
ftrengthening the Nerves, and eafing their pain, be- 
ing often repeated as need requires. 
XXVII. The Di f illed Water of the whole Flant. 
It is ufed as a Vehicle for other Cephalic k and Neu- 
rotic k Preparations : In the mean Seafon it is faid 
to be CoJmetick , and therewith the Face and Skin 
may be walhed every Morning after the Ointment 
is rubbed off. 
XXVIII. The Spirituous Tincture. It has all the 
Virtues of the Fffence ; and is much more Cordial, 
and therefore better againft Fainting and Swooning 
Fits, ficknefs at Heart, and other Diftempers in 
which the Vitals are concerned. Dofe half a fpoon- 
ful or more in a Glafs of Generous Wine. 
XXIX. The Oily T 'Mure. It is peculiar againft 
the Palfie and Gout, as alfo Convulfions, Cramps, 
PunUures of the Nerves, Cfc. in all which cafes, it 
his fcarcely any equal : In Palfies anoint with it 
Morning and Evening, all along the Back-bone, from 
the Vertebra of the Neck, almoft to the Anus , as 
alfo the Parts affefted, rubbing it very well in ; in 
Gouts, ( from a cold Caufe ) Convulfions, Cramps, 
Punclunes, Efc. you may only anoint the parts af- 
fefled -, but in Convulfions, it will be good alfo to 
take it inwardly ( in fome Neurotick Vehicle) 
Morning and Night, from fifteen drops to thirty or 
forty, as the Exigency may require. 
XXX. The Saline Tintfure. If it is daily taken 
twice a day, from half a dram to one dram, in a 
good Glafs of White Port Wine or Canary, it 
powerfully opens Obftruftions of the Urinary parts, 
and eafes pains- in the Reins, Ureters and Bladder • 
and if any Sand, Gravel, Small Stones, or Tartar- 
ous Mucilage be lodged in thofe parts, it cleanfes 
them thereof, and expells it. 
XXXI. The Fixed Salt. It is Neurotick and 
Diuretick, peculiarly dedicated to the Head, Brain, 
Nerves, Reins and Bladder : It is good againft the 
Jaundice, and carries it off, as alfo Febritick Di- 
ftempers by Urine, being given to half a dram in 
White Port Wine. 
XXXII. The Baljam. It is an admirable Vulne- 
rary, curing fimple Green Wounds at the firft inten- 
tion : If they be compofed, it digefts them, or 
brings them to maturation, refills putrefa&ion, 
cleanfes, incarnates, dries and heals them in a very 
fhort time. If it is mixt with equal parts _ of Un- 
guent urn Nicotian a, it performs all thefe things the 
more admirably, and is a Medicament which every 
good Country man ought to keep always in his 
Houfe. 
CHAP. CLVIIl. 
‘Of COWSLIP Spotted. 
i.'T - ' H E Name:. It does not appear that this 
1 Plant was known to the Greek:, yet fome, 
as accounting it among the Kinds oi Comfrey, have 
called it sfatmr e<na or : It is called in Latin, iul- 
tnonaria , ( and yet it is no Species of the Lung- 
wort:, as we (hall, God willing, hereafter Ihew : ) 
alfo, Symphitum maculofum : and in Enghjh, Jeru- 
falem Comjlip, and Spotted Comjlip , ( and yet it is 
not of the Species of Comjlip: : ) alfo Sage of Je- 
rufalem , Sage of Bethlem , Spotted Lungwort, and 
Spotted Comfrey. 
II, The Kinds. Authors make three Species or 
Kinds of this Plant, viz. I . P idmonaria maculoft 
vulgaris , Common fpotted Jerufalem Cowilips. 
2 Eulmt- 
