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Salmons Herbal. 
Lib. I. 
tourih Degree Pyrotick, F.xulcerating, Arthritick, 
and Venefick or Poyfoning. 
VII. The Specification. It troubles and overturns 
the Brain and Senfes, caufing Madnefs, and if taken 
in any confiderable quantity, Death. 
VIII. The Preparations. You may make there- 
from, I. A Cataplafm. 2. An Ointment. 
The Virtues. 
IX. The Cataplafm. It exulcerates or is Witter- 
ing, and is of good Ufe to be applied in a Sciatica, 
or Gout in Hands or Feet : it alfo draws forth the 
Poyfon if it is immediately applied to the Biting 
of a mad Dog, or the Biting of a Viper or Rattle- 
Snake, or other venomous Creatures. _ 
X The Ointment. It is good to anoint with in 
all forts of fcrophulous or ftrumous Tumors, and to 
be applied in Kings-evil Sores, where it is not uled 
without a lingular Advantage. 
CHAP. CCXXXIV. 
Of DROP WORT Water. 
worts, replenished with many Small, white Tubers or 
Knobs growing among the Strings , joining together 
above , and making one Head oj a Root. From this 
rife feveral large fpread Leaves next the Ground, 
and lying thereon, being'winged and cut into many 
fmall Divifions, fomewhat refembling Parjly , but 
much fmaller, and divided into l'maller parts than 
any of the former kinds. From among thefe Leave? 
rife up crefted, thick, hollow Stalks, with Leaves 
on them, cut into longer and finer Divifions, bear- 
ing at the top Umbles of white Flowers, which 
turn into fmall, fiat, greyifh Seed, fomewhat letter 
than fennel Seed , and not much unlike hemlock 
Seed. 
IV. The fecond , or Letter Water Dropwort, has 
a Root made up with feveral fmall Tubers or Knobs , 
andfaflned among the Fibres , which are as fmall as 
Hairs. From the Head of which Roots lpring up 
many fmall Leaves, lying upon the Ground, which 
are very finely cut in : after them fprings up the 
Stalk, which carrying up the firft fprung up Leaves 
with it, they fcarcely feem to be Leaves, but rather 
like the Ribs of Leaves, of a dark and ttiining green 
color, as the Stalk alfo is, which very nearly re- 
fembles a Rujh ; and below the top thereof which 
is pointed like a Rujh, comes forth a fmall Umble 
of fmall whitifh fweet Flowers, which turn after- 
wards into as fmall Seed as Smallage , but blacker. 
j -p p[ E Names. It is called in Greek ( accord 
| ing to our Moderns ) ’Oivdvftn vJkTofny, 'iw 
j. ■ in Latin, Oenanthe aquatica , and F ilipendula 
aquatic a : in Enghjh, Water Dropwort. 
II. The Kinds. It is the fourth grand Species ol 
the 'Dropwort s h and is twofold, viz. i. Oenanthe , 
vel Filipcndula aquatica major , The greater Water 
Dropwort. 2. Oenanthe , Del Filipendula aquatica 
minor ■ The letter Water Dropwort. 
V. The Places. They both grow in wet Grounds 
and near Brook-lides in many places in England • 
yet will they both flourifli being nurs’d up in our 
Gardens , but grow not there alL out fo large and 
fair, as in their natural places : and as it grows by 
the fides of Rivers and Water-ftreams, lb it has 
been found near the River of Thames^ as, near St:' 
George* s-fields, and. about the Bittiop of Londons 
Houle at Fulham , and in fuch other like places. 
VI. The Times. The fecond or LeJJer , flowers 
earlier than the Greater ; and commonly the flower- 
ing time of the LeJJer is pall before the other comes, 
which is not until Augujt. 
VII. The Qualities , Specification , Preparations 
and Virtues , are the fame with thole of the Common 
Dropwort in Chap. 231. aforegoing, fo that no more 
need be faid of them here. 
CHAP. CCXXXV. 
Of DUCK S-M EAT. 
I.'T"' H E Names. It is called in Arabic Taleb, 
JL feuTahaleb: in Greek, 5 
in Latin , Lens palujtris , Lens aquatica , Lenticula 
palufilrisj vel aquatica : in Englijh^ Ducks-meat - 
and by lome, Water Lentils. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make four kinds hereof, 
as, 1 . Lens palujtris vel aquatica vulgaris , Com- 
mon or vulgar Ducks-meat. 2. Lens palujtris qua- 
drifolia , Crofs-leav’d Water Lentils or Ducks-mear. 
3. Lens palujtris latifolia puntfata , Broad-leav’d 
fpotted Water Lentils. 4. Lens vel Lenticula a- 
quatica bifolia Neapolitan^ Neapolitan Water Len- 
tils. Of all thefe, ’tis only the firlt which grows in 
England , which we fhall treat of in -this place : the 
reft being Strangers, we fhall have nothing at this 
time to fay concerning them. 
Ill The Defcriptions. The firft, or Greater Wa- III. The Defcription. This fmall Plant has for 
rsr Dropwort, has a Root like to the other Drop- a Root only certain fmall fine fibres or Tin ft 
