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of Ground , which peri/hes not in the Winter , tho' 
the Leaver die away every Lear, and firing again 
afrejh. From this Root firing up [quart hairy brown 
Stalks , fomething jnore than a foot high , having four 
fmall broad and pointed hairy , yet [moth , not rug- 
ged . , yellow green Leaves, growing at every Joint , 
Wfi againft other crofs-wife , from whence proceeds 
the Name. Towards the tops of the Stalks, at the 
Joints with the Leaver, in three or four rows up- 
wards, ft and fmall, pale, yellow Flowers, after which 
come fmall, blackifh , round Seed, four for the moft 
part contained in every Husk . 
IV. The Places. It grows in many moift Grounds, 
as well Meadows as other wild and untill’d places 
about London : in the Church-yard at Hampftead, 
near London : at Wye in Kent : at Rand, near Ring- 
more in Suffex, along the High-way and in a Pa- 
fture adjoining to the Church-yard at Hampftead by 
the Mill: alfo in a Lane or Highway beyond Charl- 
ton ; a fmall Village near Greenwich, and in feveral 
other places. 
V. The Times. It flowers for the moft part from 
May all the Summer long, in one place or other, as 
it grows more or lefs in the Sun j and the Seed ri- 
pens foon after. 
VI. The Qualities. It is temperate in refpcft of 
Heat or Cold ; and dry in the fecond degree. It is 
Angularly Aftringent ; and admirably Traumatick or 
Vulnerary. 
VII. The Specification. It is dedicated to the 
Cure of green Wounds, Ulcers and Ruptures. 
VIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, X. A liquid Juice. 1 . An Effence. 3. A 
DecoSion. 4. A Ponder. 5. An Ointment or Bal- 
J'am. 6 . A Cataplafm. 7. A Spirituous TinSure. 
8. An Acid TinSure. 9. An Oily TinSure. 
The Virtues. 
X. The Effence. It has the Virtues of the Juice, 
but more powerful for the lame Intentions : Camc- 
rarius fays it helps to expeftorate Flegm out of the 
Thorax, and is good againft the Obllruftions of the 
Lungs or Stomach ; as alfo other Obllruftions in 
the Meferaick Veins, Lafteals, and other Viicera. 
Dofe 2 or 3 ounces in Wine, Efc. 
XI. The DecoSion. It has the fame Virtues with 
the Juice and Effence, but not full out fo effeftual : 
neverthelefs, ( the Decoftion being made in Wine, 
or in Water with Wine added to it) it is often gi- 
ven as a Wound-drink, in which way of Exhibition 
it is very efficacious : and mixed with Spirit of 
Wine, it is good to cleanfe old running Sores, and 
putrid Ulcers ; cleanfing the fame, and inducing 
them to a fpeedy healing. It cures alfo Ruptures. 
XII. ThePouder. It is made of the dry’d Leaves, 
Taken to a dram Morning and Evening, it is good 
to flop any inward Bleeding, fpitting of Blood, pif- 
fing of Blood, or Bloody-flux : the fame it does al- 
fo being applied to any bleeding Wound. It alfo 
dries up Moifture in Ulcers, and flops the Flux of 
any running Sore, being applied after walhing the 
fame with the Juice, Effence or Decoftion ol the 
fame Plant before fpecified. 
XIII. The Ointment or Balfam. They cleanfe, 
and are admirably drying and healing ; give Eafe 
where the Pain is extravagant, allay the Inflamma- 
tion, breed Flelh where it is wanting ; dry up the 
Moifture, and produce the Cicatrize in a very fhort 
time. 
XIV. The Cataplafm. Made of the green Herb 
with the Poudet of the dryed Herb, and applied, it 
Hops the Bleeding in Wounds, prevents the Afflux 
of Humors, and fo by confequence Pain and Inflam- 
mation. Applied to Ample Contufions, it difcuffes 
them, and quickly reftores the Part to its former 
State of Health. 
XV. The Spirituous TinSure. It heals inward 
Wounds, and Hops inward Bleedings, reftores the 
Tone of the Bowels being hurt, is good againft 
Ruptures, Bloody-fluxes, Diarrhea, Lienteria, and 
the Hepatick-flux, and has indeed all the Virtues of 
the Juice and Effence. Dofe 1 or 2 ounces in Wine, 
or any other At Vehicle. 
XVI. The Acid TinSure. It is good to expefto- 
rate tough and vilcous Humors, opens Obllruftions 
of the Vifcera, ftrengthens the Stomach, and helps 
a decayed Appetite : it may be taken inwardly in 
Wine to a grateful Acidity every day, two, three or 
four times a day : if mix’d with Water to a Grate- 
fiilnefs, and a little dulcified with Sytup of Clove - 
gi/liflmers, it abates the Heat of Fevers, allays In- 
flammations of the Lungs, quenches Thirft, and re- 
preffes Vapors, being taken as ordinary Drink. 
XVII. The Oily TinSure. It is eminently good 
againft Punftures of the Nerves, heals nervous 
Wounds , gives eafe in the Gout tho’ never fo ex- 
tream, and in a fhort time cures it : it ftrengthens 
the Joints, and is Angularly good againft ConvuHi- 
ons and Palfies, being duly anointed upon the Parts 
affefted. 
CHAP. CLXXII. 
IX. The liquid Juice. Taken to 2 or 3 ounces 
in Red Port Wine, or Wine mixed with Water, it 
flops inward Bleedings, as alfo the Bleedings of in- 
ward Wounds , and confolidates and heals them : 
applied alfo outwardly to green Wounds, it does 
the fame •, for by clofing the Lips of Wounds quick- 
ly together, the Cure foon after fucceeds. 
Of CROWFOOT Meadow. 
L’ I ''ll E Names. It is called in Greek, Rnef.-qtw , 
X (Frog-wort: ) in Latin, Ranunculus, alfo 
Pes Corvi , and Pes Corvinus : in Englijh, Crowfoot, 
King Cob, Gold Cups, and Butter-flowers. 
II z II. The 
