i j ( o Salmon s , Herbal. Lib. I. 
live, Abiterfive, Aftringent, Carminative, Digeftive, 
Diuretick and Suppurative : Ceplialick, Neurotick, 
Stomatick, Pectoral and Hylterick ■, Emraenagogick 
and Alexipharmick. 
IX. T be Specification. It is peculiar for provo- 
king the Terms in Women, and forcing away both 
Birth and After-birth. 
X. The V reparations. You may have therefrom, 
j. A liquid Juice. 2. An Effcncc. 3. A Decoffion 
cf the llcrb and Flowers in fibre. 4. A Wine. 5. 
A Syrup. 6. A Fonder of the Herb and Flowers. 7. 
A Catap/afm. 8. A diflilled Water. 9. A Spirit it- 
ousTtnlfure. 10. An AcidTinllure. 11. AnOily 
TinHure. 12. A Saline Tinlture. 13. A Spirit. 
14. A diflilled Oil. 15. Fotejiatcs or Powers. 16. 
An Elixir. 
The Virtues. 
XI. The liquid Juice. It is good againft the Fits 
and Riling of the Mother, the Hardnefs and Inflam- 
mation oh the AVomb, being taken once or twice a 
day, two or three fpoonfuls at a time, in a Glafs oi 
Wine. 
XII. The Ejfence. It has the Virtues of the Juice, 
and comforts and warms the Womb and all the 
Farts of Generation affli&ed with Cold and Moi- 
llure, and obftruUed with thick, tough and tarta 
rous Humors : it provokes the Terms powerfully, 
and brings away the Child, either dead or alive * as 
alfo the After-birth : it cleanfes the Reins, Ureters 
and Bladder, expelling Stone, Gravel, Sand or vif- 
cous Matter obftruUing them. It provokes Urine, 
and gives eafe in the Strangury. Dofe two fpoon- 
fuls in the diftilled Water, or in White Lisbon 
Wine. 
XIII. The Decoffion in White Port Wine. It has 
the Virtues of the Juice and EITence, but lefs pow- 
erful ^ and therefore mult be given to all the faid 
Intentions in a much greater quantity, viz. to five 
or fix ounces, dulcified with white Sugar, and to 
be taken thrice a day, viz . Morning, Noon and 
Night. 
XIV. The Wine. It is made by a reiterated In- 
fufion of the Herb and Flowers in White Lisbon or 
Fort AVine, for a Week or more. It admirably 
Itrengthens the Stomach, warms and comforts the 
Vifcera, and cleanfes them from cold, pituitousand 
vifeous Humors : if it is drunk for fome Months, 
it is laid to reftify and ftrengthen the Confiftency 
of the Seed, and to cure Barrennefs in either Sex : 
it is good againft Melancholy, and Heavinels or 
Sadnefs of the Spirits. Dole a quarter of a pint 
three or four times a day. 
XV. The Syrup. It is dedicated to the Breft and 
Lungs, and is ufed with good Succefs againft 
Coughs, Colds, Stuffings of the Lungs, Afthma’s, 
AVheezing, Shortnefs of Breath and Difficulty of 
Breathing •, it opens the Pipes, and cleanfes them of 
the tough and vifeous Matter adhering to them. 
Dofe one or two fpoonfuls, to be lick’d alone with 
a Liquorice Stick, that it may diftil down the Throat 
graaatim. 
XVI. The Pouder of the Herb and Ploioers. If it 
is taken, as Diofcorides fays, in AVine, to a dram or 
fomewhat more, mixed with Oxymel , it will purge 
like to Epithymum , both Choler and Flegm, and 
will be available for all fuch as are Short-winded, 
or are Afthmatick, Bechick, or are troubled with 
Hypochondriack Melancholy, Heavinefs, Grief or 
Sadnefs of the Spirits. It is good for fuch as have 
the Vertigo, or Pains or Aches from Stuffings of 
Humors, or from a cold .and moilt Caufe. 
XVII. The CataplaJ'm. Being made of the green 
bruifed Herb, and applied to the Crown of the Head, ( 
it eafes all Pains thereof, as Lamer arius fays, co- 
ming from a cold Caufe : it is alfo profitable for 
fuch as have a Giddinefs or Swiming in the Head. 
Applied to the AVrifts, with fome Salt mixt with it, 
two hours before the cooling of the Fit of an Ague, 
the Patient withal drinking at the fame time half a 
pint or more of the aforementioned Decoffion in 
Wine, it cures the fame, being four or five times 
ufed. 
XVIII. The diflilled Water. Authors lay, that 
it is good to take away Freckles and other Defor- 
mities in the Face and Skin. This I know, that if 
to every quart thereof you put one ounce of Sal 
Nitre or of Sal Tartar /, mixing, dilfolving and fil- 
tering it thro’ brown Paper ; you will then have an 
excellent Cofmetick to clear the Skin of Tanning, 
Sun-burning, Yellownefs, Freckles, Lentils, Pim- 
ples, Scurff, Morphew, and other like Defoedations 
of the Cutis. 
XIX. The Spirituous Tinffurc. It expels AVind, 
and is powerful againft the Colick, whether in Sto- 
mach or Bowels : it warms a cold Stomach, com- 
forts and ftrengthens it , revives the Spirits, chears 
the Heart, fortifies the Womb, and makes it vigo- 
rous and fit for Conception. Dofe half a fpoonful 
or more in a Glafs of White Lisbon , Morning and 
Night, or two or three times a day. 
XX. The Acid Tinffure. It is good againft 
Naufeating, and ftops A'omiting, ftrengthening the 
Stomach after an admirable manner. It is prevalent 
againft the Cachexia, and the Green-ficknefs in Vir- 
gins, makes a good Stomach and a ftrong Digeftion, 
opens the Obftruffions of the AVomb and provokes 
the Terms, and rectifies the Defeffs of the Inltru- 
ments of Generation, occafioned thro’ AVeakneft. 
Dofe fo many drops as to give the Vehicle a plea- 
fan t Acidity, and that three or four times a day or 
more. 
XXI. The Oily Tinffure. It is good againft all 
cold and moift Dileales of the Head, Brain and 
Nerves, as Head-achs, the Megrim, Vertigo, Apo- 
plexy, Epileply, Convulfions, Pally, Rheumatick 
Pains, Colicks, and other like Diftempers of thole 
Parts. It is inwardly to be taken Morning and E- 
vening from twelve drops to twenty four or thirty, 
dropping it firft into Sugar, and mixing them welt 
together •, then mixing them with a Glafs of AVine, 
and fo drinking it oft'-, it powerfully opens Obftru- 
Uions of the Womb, Reins, Ureters and Bladder, 
prevails againft the Strangury, and expels Gravel, 
Sand and tartarous Matter from the Urinary Parts. 
Outwardly againft Pains and Aches, Convulfions and 
Palfies, it is to be well anointed upon the Parts af- 
fected Morning and Night. 
XXII. The Saline Tinffure. Tho’ it provokes 
Urine and opens ObftruCtions of Reins and Ureters, 
yet it is moltly ufed againft Pains of the Gout, ex- 
ternal AfFeCts and Defoedations of the Skin, fuch as 
we have enumerated at SeCt. 18. aforegoing ^ for 
which Purpofes the Parts affeCted are firft to be 
bathed with warm AA'ater, to open the Pores of the 
Skin ^ then being wiped dry with a Cloth, this Sa- 
line TinCture is to be laid on, bathing the Parts well 
with it twice or thrice a day, and letting it dry 
on. 
XXIII. The Spirit. It is highly Cordial, good 
againft fainting and fwooning Fits, refills the Power 
of malign Fevers, and the Poyfon of the Plague it 
felf. Given in a little Poffet-drink, it drives out the 
Meafles and Small-Pox powerfully, and fo fecures 
the Life of the Patient. It is Angular alfo againft 
Convulfions. 
XXIV. The diflilled Oil from the whole Plant 
dryed. It has all the Virtues of the liquid Juice, 
( Elfence, TinCfures and Spirit, but is much more 
powerful 
