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6 Salmon ’ s Herbal. Lib. I. 
t j be very good tor luth os have a Rupture, or are 
Burthen ; it is good againft Coughs, Colds, Hoarle- 
nefs Wheeling, Ihortnefs ot Breath, or any diifccul- 
tv of Breathing, being made into a Syrup with hlo- 
riev, and fo taken; it is good againft the Yellow 
Taundice, expels Wind, and is available againtt all 
Xdiie.ites proceeding of Cold, . whether inward or 
outward, and as Galen fays, it is moll eftettual 
where there is any need to attenuate or make thin 
thick Flegm, or grois and tartarous Humors- it 
cleanfes filthy running Sores, and putrid Ulcers, car 
. tying off the peccant Humors, and freeing the parts 
affeUed from any Difafes aiding them ; dropt in- 
to the Eves it takes away inflammation and redneis, 
and clears them from Films growing on them. 
XXI The Infufion of the Herb or Root. It has the 
former Virtues, butmuch weaker, and may be given 
Morning and Night for the fame putpofes from four 
Ounces to eight, fweetnedwith Sugar or Honey ; it 
is a vetv good thing for thofe forts of Agues which 
come by obltmaions of Humors, or putrifaUion ot 
the Blood. _ , . T .,. Ti * 
XXII. The Trccffion of the Root in Wine or Wa- 
ll has all the Virtues of the Juice and ElTence, 
but much lefs effe£bial,and may be given from three 
Ounces to fix Morning and Night, being uled Di- 
eteticallv for lbme time, in the Cure ot old tunning 
Sores, putrid Ulcers, and inveterate or rebellious F 1- 
llula’s, (fo. It is mote powerful tor the Cute ot 
Agues chan the Infufion of the Herb , tho lefipow- 
ei tul than the Effence-, it heals all Wofinds which 
are frefh, by wafhingthem therewith, and this more 
eiDecially, ”il it is made with Wine j it is good alio 
to walh therewith all forts of foul, putrid ot rotten 
Ulcers yea, tho’ they be hollow, or Filtulous, run- 
ning, and fretting, or Cancrous, for it mightily 
cleanfes and dries, and heals alfo; and taken in- 
wardly for fome time, it very much prevails a 
gainft the Kings-EvU, fpeedilyand certainly healing 
thofe Ulcers up. , „ , 
XXIil. The PouJer of the Root. It has all the 
Virtues of Juice, Effence, andDecoftion, but ope- 
rates not with that celerity or fpeed which they do ; 
it may be given from half a Dram to a Dram every 
Morning tatting, and every Night at Bed time, in 
fome convenient Vehicle, and to be continued for 
fome confiderable time, as the realon of the thing 
ot occafion may require-, if it is taken, with a finull 
addition of Myrrh, or Rue, or Pepper, it is the 
more powerful againft the Stinging ot Scorpions, ot 
Bitings of Serpents or Mad Dogs, the Wound being 
kept open with Vinegar and Salt Water, and drell, 
with the application of Gar/ici, which draws the 
Venom or Poyfon out the moll powerfully ot all Ve- 
getables: Outwardly applied to foul, putrid, or 
rotten Sores and Ulcers, it powerfully deterges, or 
cleanfes, and dries them, caufing them ipeedily to 
hell- Mixt with Honey, and taken in the Morning 
filling and at the ufual Medical Hours, it opens 
ObftruiVions of the Lungs, and cauies eafie expecto- 
ration of thick tough Flegm, and other graft Hu- 
mors-, it provokes the Terms, and expels the Dead 
Child and Afterbirth, anil is indeed a lingular thing 
for killing Worms hi the Belly and Stomach. 
XXIV. The PelJjry. It is made of the folid Root, 
either green or dry. ’ Being put up into the Womb, 
and kept there, it induces a flux of the Terms, by 
opening the Mouth of the Womb-, it alfo attrafls 
in the Birth, and brings away the Child, whether 
aliie or Dead, and alfo cleats the Womb of the At- 
ter xxv. The DifiiHei Water of Herb and Root. It 
has the Virtues of the Infufion ot Decoftion, but not 
fo efficacious or powerful: Authors fay, that being 
drank , it has Iwen often proved to cure in a won- 
derful manner all forts of Agues generated of the 
putrifaffion of the Blood and Humors, to kill Worms 
in the Belly , and to cleanfe the Skin from all lotts 
of Spots, Freckles, Morphew, and other Defceda- 
tions whatfoevet , it being often, viz. five or fix 
times a day bathed therewith. 
XXVI. The Spirituous Tinflure of the Root : It 
is profitable againft the Yellow Jaundice, ftrengthens 
and fortifies the Stomach , prevails againft the Co- 
lick, and other grievous and vehement pains of the 
Stomach and Belly ; it warms, comforts, and ftrength- 
ens a cold and moift Liver, occafioned by long Sick- 
nefs, or bad Diet, and is of good ufe for fueh who 
are in a pining Confumption ; the Hemorrhoids ot 
Piles being bathed herewith it comforts the part , 
gives eafe in the pain, and difeuffes the Tumor or 
Swelling ; it is good againft Cramps and Ccnvulfi- 
ons, being often bathed upon the part affetled, and 
prevails againft Fainting and Swooning Fits , being 
inwardly given in any fit Vehicle from one Diam to 
three, at time of the Paroxyfm. 
XXVII. The Acid T Mure. It is one of the 
greateft Stomaticks in Rentm Nature , for it opens 
the ObftruUions of the Stomach, incides and dif- 
folves Flegm, and all forts of thick, tough, vifeous 
and tartarous Humors adhering to the Tunicles there- 
of, cleanfes it of all its Faculencies, warms and 
comforts it, reftores its Tone, being hurt or depra- 
ved, and after a lingular manner caufes a good Ap- 
petite and a ftrong Digeltion, and being conftantly 
taken, it is one of the moft abfolute Cures that is 
for the Rickets in Children ; it cutes Afthma’s, cau- 
fing a free refpiration or breathing, and takes away 
Hoarfenefs, Wheefings, &e. Dofe is fo many drops 
as to make the Vehicle pleafantly fhatp, and it is 
to be given in all that the Patient drinks, whether 
Ale, Beer, or Wine, and that while they ufe it they 
ought to drink nothing without it. 
XXVIII. The Oily TinUure. Inwardly taken from 
ten drops to twenty or thirty, firft dropt into Sugar, 
and then mixt with any fit Vehicle, it is of excellent 
ufe againft the Colick , and pains in the Stomach , 
proceeding from Wind ; it opens ObftruUions of the 
Reins and Ureters, and expels fmall Stones , Gra- 
vel, Sand, and other Tartarous Subftances, which 
caufe the Strangury .- It is a Angular thing againft 
the Palfy and convulfions of the Vifceta, being in- 
wardly taken as aforefaid, and morning and night 
anointed well upon the parts affeUed, as alfo along 
down the Back Bone: It is good alfo againft numb- 
nefs of Limbs, Trembling of any of the parts of 
the Body, weaknefs of the Joints , and the Gout it 
felf proceeding from a cold Caufe. 
XXIX. The Saline TinUure. Being bathed upon 
the place, it is good againft the bitings and flinging 
of Venomous creatures, for it attracts the Poyfon out 
of the Part : it eafes the pain of the Gout after a 
fingulat manner ; opens the Pores of the Skin, dif- 
cuftes contufions, being applied very hot, by way 
of Fomentation, and cleanies the face, hands and 
other parts from fpots, freckles, Tanning, Sun burn- 
ing, yellownels , black and bluenefs occafioned by 
Blows, as alfo feutf, morphew, and other like de- 
feedations of the Cutis and Cuticu/a. 
XXX. The Ointment or Balfam. It is an extra- 
ordinary Vulnerary, healing fimple Wounds at once 
or twice Drefling. It alfo heals Wounds and Pun- 
tFures of the Nerves and Tendons. It is likewife 
an excellent thing againft all running Sores, old and 
inveterate Ulcers, putrid ot malign Fiftula's, for in 
the one it potently digefts, cleanfes, incarnates if 
need be, dries and admirably heals -, and in the other 
it takes away the Callous, He. and in both ftrength- 
ens the part , being much weakened through the 
length or continuance of the Difeafe. 
