Chap* 231. Englijh Herbs. 
a/ wo ft like a Saw , fomevobat refembling Burnet or 
Wild Tanfie, orrajbcr . Agrimony., or between them 
a II, but harder in hbidhng : among 1 which Leaves 
rifes up one Stalk, and fometimes more, two or three 
ject higl 1, having {pmefucb Leaves thereon a* grow 
be iota ■, and [owe times \ilfo' divided into other Branch- 
es , fj reading at the top into many white , fweet- 
j melting Blowers, compofed of five Leaves apiece , 
with 'fame Threads in the middle of them , funding 
together in a 'Lift or XJmble , each upon a Jmall Foot- 
fall: -, which after they have continued for a good 
while open or blown , they fall away , and in their 
places findll chaffy Heads appear , like Buttons , in 
which is contained a kind cj chaffy Seed. 
IV. The fecond , <?/• Other great kind, to a Root 
cmfifting of very many fnall Tuberofities , fomevobat 
longer , and whiter than the former, enclining to red- 
nefs , which are faflned together by many long Fibres 
or Strings , ^ the other are. The Stalks and Leaves 
are fo like the former, that this Plant can fcarcely 
be difcerned from that : the Flowers at tops of the 
Stalks are of a white color, enclining to a purple, 
and made of five Leaves apiece, like the other j af- 
ter which come the Heads, which when fully ripe, 
contain within them round and blackifh Seed. 
V. The third , or Small Filipendula or Dropwort, 
has a Root manifoldly fpread out into fever al glan- 
dulous or tuberous Knobs , like the firf , but f mailer 
and redder , and tyed together by Strings , like them. 
From this Root rife two , three or four fitch like 
Leaves as in the firf, but much f mailer, and more 
nearly refembling Wild Tanfie Leaves, but not 
white, as they are, but of the fame dark green color 
with the former. From among thefe Leaves arifes 
up a Stalk, not above an hand breadth high, which 
is fometimes without Divifion, and fometimes fpread 
out into two or three feveral Branches, on which 
ftand many fmaller white Flowers, and Iweeter than 
in the former, but with Threads therein, like them, 
and let together in an Umble in the fame manner : 
which being pafs’d away , then come the Heads of 
Seed , many fet together , and formed almoft like 
unto a final! 3 unch of Grapes. 
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VI. The P faces. The fill! grows plentifully upon 
ftony Rocks or Mountains, and rough places, as al- 
fo’in fertile failures : it is found upon St. Vincent’s 
Rock by Briflol ; and in great plenty in a Field ad- 
joining to Sion-hcmfe , fome time a Nunnery, near 
London , on the fide of a Meadow called Sion-Mea. 
dena •, as alfo in the corners of dry Fields and Clofes, 
,by their Hedge-tides. The fecond grows on the 
tops of rocky, (toney or mountainous places. The 
lair alfo on itoney and rough Grounds, efpeciallv a- 
bout Montpelier in prance ; and in many the like 
places in England. 
VII. The Times. They all flower in May, June 
and July, and the Seed is ripe in Attg a. ft. 
VIII. The Vitalities. Dropwort is hot and dry in 
the third Degree Aperitive, Incifive, Carminative, 
Diuretick; Stomatick, Peftoral, Nephritick, Hyfte- 
rick, Emmenagogick and Alexipharmick. 
IX. The Specification. It is famous againft the 
Strangury, Stone and Gravel in Reins and Blad^ 
der. 
X. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
r. A liquid Juice of the Roots or Leaves. 2. An 
EJJence of the fame. 5. A Do coil ion of the Jams in 
Wine. 4. A Ponder of the Roots, Leaves or Seed. 
>. A Balfam of the Root. 6 . A diftiUei Water. 7. 
A Spirituous Line! arc of the Root. 8. An Acid 
Tintlure 0] the fame. 9. An Oily 7 i nil are thereof. 
10. A Saline Tintlure. ti. The Spirit. 12. The 
fixed Salt : where note, that you may ufe Roots or 
Leaves ; but the Roots are much more efteflual. 
The Virtues . 
XI. The liquid Juice. Taken three or four fpoon- 
fuls at a time in a Glafs of White Port Wine, is 
very effectual in opening all the Urinary PafTages, 
to help the Strangury, and ro expel Sand, Gravel, 
fmall Stones, and other tarrarous Matter in the Reins 
Ureters and Bladder. Authors fay it is very help- 
ful in breaking the Stone ; and this the juice will 
do, whether taken from Roots or Leaves but that 
from the Roots is molt effectual, as aforefaid. 
XII. The EJJence. It has all the Virtues of the 
liquid Juice ; befides which, it is very effeftual to 
force away the Birth, as alio to expel the Secundine 
or After-birth, and prevails againft the Yellow 
jaundice, Epilepfy, as alfo Obftruftions of the Brelt 
and Lungs, it expels Wind and helps difficulty of 
Breathing. Dole two or three fpoonfuls in a Glafs 
of generous Wine, Morning and Night. 
XIII. The Decodwn in Wine. It has the Virtues 
of the Juice and EfTence, but not full out fo power- 
ful : it may be fweetned with Honey, and given 
Morning and Night, or upon an Exigency from tour 
to fix ounces ; it very much comforts and lfrength- 
ens the Stomach. 
XIV. The Ponder of the Root. Taken from one 
to two drams in Wfttite Port Wine, it provokes U- 
rine powerfully, opens ObltruUions of the Reins 
and Bladder, and is faid to diffolve or break the 
Stone, and expel it ; but this mutt be undeiltood, 
where the Stone is compafted of a Subftauce friable 
or brittle and gritty, and not grown to any great 
Magnitude. It it is made into an EleUuary with 
Honey, it is an excellent thing tor the Wind and 
Gout in the Stomach, as alfo to open Oblhuctions 
of the Breft and Lungs , help Coughs and Colds, 
Hoarfnefs, Wheezing, lofs of Voice and fhortnels of 
Breath, caufing an Expectation or the cold, tough 
and vifcous Flegm from all the Parts of Kefpira- 
tion. 
XV. The Balfam of the Root. It is good to di- 
geft, cleanfe, dry and heal old Sores, and fuch-as 
proceed from the Kings-evil, and nioilt and running 
Ulcers. 
