402 Salmons Herbal. Lib. I. 
a U wet Clottisdipt in the liime, it takes away the 
'.Sharpnefs and Heat thereof and in a little time 
cares it. It is alfo good againft (harp Humors 
Ire .king out in the Head, and prevails againft Scab- 
binds, Scurf!, Morphew, Pimples, Sun-burning, 
Tanning, Yellownefs of the Skin, and other like 
Deformities. 
X. The Effence. It lias all the Virtues of the li- 
quid Juice; belides which, it may be given inward- 
Iv two or three Spoonfuls at a time in a Glafs of 
Wine and Water againft any malign or burning Fe- 
ver. The Whey or Poflet-drink made by turning 
Milk with it, has the fame EfieEh This Effence 
bathed upon the Head, for an extream Head-ach, 
ariling from a hot Caufe, gives Relief, and by con- 
tinuing the Ule thereof for fome time, effe&s the' 
Cure. 
XI. The Ointment. Being anointed upon any 
Part afflifled with vehement Pain, from a violent 
hot Caufe, it eafes it. It alfo allays Inflammations 
in any Part of the Body -, and anointed upon the 
Back-bone, it eafes the Pain, tho’ never fo extream. 
I have applied it to Parts extreamly affe&ed with 
the Gout, and it has given prefent eafe, and in a 
Ihort time after abated the Tumor. 
XII. The Ciitciplafm. Applied to any Ample and 
recent Bruife, it difeufles the Tumor, hinders the 
Afflux of Humors to the Part, and in a little time 
after cures it : alfo applied to any old and running 
lllcer, and bound ro alfo above the Ulcer, it hin- 
ders the Defluxion, clean fes and dries, and in a great 
meafure contributes to its healing. It alfo gives 
prefent Relief in the Gout, being duly .applied 
Morning and Evening for fome confiderable time. 
Applied to the Forehead, it hinders Defluxions up- 
on the Eyes, and eafes the Megrim, and other Pains 
of the Head. 
not fully fo high as the Leaves, which are nothing 
fo (harp in Talte as thofe of Aron or Wake Robin , 
and do always fpring up in the end of Autumn , a- 
biding green all the Winter. After the Husk or 
Flower is pall, and the green Leaves withered and 
gone, which' will be in the Summer, then the Ber- 
ries do appear on the tops of the Stalks, green at 
the firlt, and of a yellowilh red when they are ripe, 
which abide until the Frofts caufe them to wither 
and the green Leaves begin again to appear. 
CHAP. CCCIII. 
Of FRIERS C O W L E, 
OR , 
WAKE ROBIN Hooded. 
I. f ~r A H E Karnes. It is called in Greek , 'Aeiraesv, 
X : in Latin, Arif arum, Arif ar is, and 
Arts : in Englifb , Friers Cow/e, Hooded Aron, or 
Hooded Cue koe point, or Wake Robin. 
II. The Kinds. It is of the Family or Stock of 
the Arons, and is twofold, viz. i. Arif arum lati- 
fqlium. Broad- leav’d Friers Cowle. 2. Arif arum 
longifolium, vel angujhfolium, Long-leav’d or Nar- 
row-leav’d Friers Cowle. Dalechampius upon Pliny 
calls the Latifolium, Calhe alterum genus Plinii but 
'Tragus thinks it to be rather the Arum DiofcorP 
dis, which is indeed a Miitake. 
III. The Defcriptious. The firft, or Broad- 
leav’d, hits a Root which is fomewhat round and 
white, and is encreafed moftly by Ojf-fets. It grows 
in all things like unto the Aron, having divers fair 
green Leaves, whofe middle Rib on the upper fide, 
as alfo fome other of the Veins, are fometimes white, 
and fomewhat thicker and rounder-pointed than thofe 
of Aron. The middle Stalk bearing the Flower 
( which is a crooked or bending Hole at the top, 
with a fmall crooked whitilh Peftle in the middle, 
riling out of it) is fpotted with red Spots, and rifes 
IV. The fecond, or Narrow-leav’d, has a Root 
which is round and white, fmaller than the former, 
and encreajing by Offfets, tho * not in fo plentiful a 
manner . The Leaves of this Plant are very long , 
and 
