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Leaves, it is Jo like to the former, that there is no 
Difference .- but the Form of the Leaves does fo al- 
ter the whole Face of the Plant, and put it out of 
Knowledge, like the Jagged Elder, that fcarcely a- 
ny one would think it to belong to the firlt kind ; 
the Flowers , Fruit and Smell only making us to 
judge of the Species, and whereunto it is to be re- 
ferred for the Leaves are almoft as much jagged 
and divided as the Jagged Elder, which is the only 
thing in which this differs from the firlt before 
deferibed. 
V. The Places. The firlt grows Wild in many 
places of England , where, if it is once gotten into 
the Ground, it will fo creep and run, that it will 
be difficult to get it forth again. It grows in un- 
til I’d places near to Hedges, Ditches and common 
Ways, and in the Borders of Fields. It grows 
plentifully in the Lane at Kilbury Abby by London -, 
as alio in a Field by St. Joans near Dartford in Kent, 
and in the Highway at Old Brantfold Towns-end 
next towards London, and in many other like places. 
The fecond is only nurs’d up with us in Gardens. 
VI. The Times. They ffc>wer in July, and the 
Berries are ripe in the latter end of Auguft, but for 
the moll part in September. 
VII. The Qualities. It is faid to be hot and dry 
in the third Degree } Aperitive, Abfterlive, Difcul- 
five, Diuretick, Peftoral, Hepatick, Nephritick, 
Hytlerick, Arthritick, and Emetick or Cathartick. 
VIII. The Specification. It is peculiar for curing 
the Dropfy. The Roots and Seed are of greatelt 
Force to purge away watry and pituitous Humors, 
and the Leaves have the chiefeft Strength next, to 
digeft, walle away and confume : the Juice of the 
Berries are weaken of all. 
X. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
i. A liquid Juice. 2. An E fence. 3. A De coition 
or Infufion in Wine. 4. A Ponder of the Grains or 
Seeds. 5. An Oil or Ointment. 6. A Cataplafm of 
the Leaves. 7. Ebuli-mel, or Honey of Wall-wort : 
of all which things we lhall now treat in Order. 
The Virtues. 
X. The liquid Juice. This and all other Prepa- 
rations of Dwarf Elder are more efficacious or pow- 
erful than thofe prepared from Common Elder, in all 
the Difeafes, and for all the Purpofes unto which 
that is applied, but more efpecially in thofe Cafes 
in which Elder is little or nothing prevalent. The 
Juice of the Root applied to the Throat, prevails a- 
gainit the Quinfey and Kings-evil. The Funda- 
ment bathed with it, prevents the falling of it 
down ^ the fame alfo put up the Womb in a Peffa- 
ry, or injefled with a Syringe, brings down the 
Terms in Women. It is alfo a mighty Purger ol 
fiegmatick and watry Humors, and has been appro- 
ved as the moft effeflual thing againft an Analarca 
or Dropfy of the whole Body. Dofe from two to 
four fpoonfuls or more in White Port Wine, "Morn- 
ing and Night, according as the Strength of the Pa- 
tient will bear it. 
XI. The E fence. It has all the former Virtues j 
and given before the coming of a bit of an Ague, 
it prevails lo effeflually againft it, that it will ei- 
ther put it oft' or make it much more eafy $ and at 
fecond taking feldom tails of perfe&ly curing it. 
It opens Obftru&ions of the Brelt and Lungs , in- 
cides and diffolves pituitous and tartarous Matter 
in thofe Parts, or the Urinary Veffels, carrying oft 
the morbifick Matter of Catarrhs, Stone, Gravel, 
Gout, Kings-evil, Jaundice, Dropfy, and other like 
Difeafes. Dofe two or three fpoonfuls in White 
Wine, Morning and Night. 
XII. The Detolhon or Infufion in White Pore 
Wine. They have all the Virtues of the liquid Juice 
and Effence, but much weaker in Operation, and 
therefore much better and fafer to be given to Chil- 
dren, Women kind, and weak People. It cures A- 
gues in Children in two or three Doles, given two 
hours before the coming of a Fit. And being taken 
to five, fix or eight ounces in the Morning falling, 
and fometimes alfo at Night going to Bed, it pre- 
vails againft a Cachexia and Leucophlegmatia ^ and 
has had a good Effedl in curing the Kings-evil and 
Dropfy. 
XIII. The Ponder of the Grains and Root. The 
Pouder of the dryed Berries or Sited, given to a 
dram in White Port Wine faffing, has the Virtues 
of the liquid Juice, Effence and DecoUion ; for it 
mightily provokes the Terms, and carries off the 
Water in Dropfies, and cures Struma’s. Being gi- 
ven in Deco&ion of Chamapitys or Ground Pine, 
with a little Cinnamon, it is an approved Remedy 
for all Joint-Aches, Rheumatifms, Gouts, Sciatica, 
Dropfies, and even the French Difeafe it felf 5 for it 
eafes the Pains, by withdrawing and expelling the 
Humors which are fluent, peccant and offenfive. The 
Pouder of the Root works after the fame manner, 
and does the fame things. 
XIV. The Oil or Ointment made of the green 
Leaves, or Roots in May. It is faid to be an admi- 
rable Remedy for all external Aches, Pains, Cramps, 
Gouts, fhrinking of Nerves or Tendons, and Lame- 
nefs caufed by Blows, Falls, Cold or other Acci- 
dents j and to warm, comfort and ftrengthen all the 
external Parts fo affeUed -, to mollify the Hardnefs, 
to open the Pores, and eafe the Spleen, the grieved 
Parts being therewith anointed : it alfo cures the 
Piles 01 Hemorrhoids by anointing. 
XV. The Cataplafm of the Leaves. It is Difcuf- 
five and Arthritick •, and of Angular Ufe to be ap- 
plied to the Throat in a Quinfey, and to diffolve 
ftrumous Tumors in the Neck. Applied to the Re- 
gion of the Reins or Bladder, it is held to give eafe 
in thofe Pains. Applied to the Tefticles which are 
lwoln and hard, it quickly eafes the Pain and dif- 
culfes the Tumor : and put to the Fundament it 
{Lengthens the SphinUer Mufcle thereof 
XVI. Ebuli-mel, or Honey of Dwarf Elder. Of- 
ten taken to two or three drams or more, as Age and 
Neceffity require, it diffolves the Tartar of the 
Lungs, opens their Obftru&ions, as alfo the Ob- 
ftruUions of the Reins and Ureters, purging away 
gently Choler, Flegm and watery Humors •, is good 
againft the Bitings of Serpents, or of a mad Dog ; 
prevails againft the Colick and Stone, as alfo the 
Strangury or other Difficulty of making Water. It 
helps Coughs, Catarrhs, Hoarfenefs, Shortnefs of 
Breath, and Difficulty of Breathing. And outwardly 
applied, is good againft old running Sores, putrid 
and fiftulous Ulcers : and diffolved in Wine, it cures 
Sores and Ulcers in the Mouth. 
CHAP. CCXLIII. 
Of ELECAMPANE. 
I. / T A H E Names. It is called in Greek, 'Ei/tv/or , 
A in Arabic k, Jafin & Rafen : in Latin , He- 
lenium. Inula, Enuta, Enula Campana • in Englijh, 
Elecampane •, tyut in fome parts of England it is cal- 
led, Scab-wort and Horfe-heal. 
II. The Kinds. It is a lingular Plant of its kind. 
But 
