Salmon ’ s Herbal, Lib. 1. 
us two oi theiTi only arc properly called by this 
■Name : the third is called, Camelina and Englijh 
Wormfecd , and under the Title of Worm feed Eng- 
lifh you may meet with it, which is its proper place. 
The two which we (hall handle in this Chapter, 
are, r. ]\yagrum Sativum, Garden Gold of Pleafure, 
and this is laid to be the Myagrum verum Diofcon- 
( i/s. 2. M yagrum fylveftre. , Pfeudomyagrum , Wild 
Gold of Pleafure, or Wild Oily-feed. There is a 
great Contelt in Authors about the Names of thefe 
Plants, which is both troublefome and unprofitable 
to be read •, and therefore,* being of no Ule to us, 
I (hall wholly decline it. 
HI. The Defcriptions. Tire firft, or Garden Gold, 
has a Root which is fmall and long , periling every 
Tear after Seed-time : from this Root rifes up one or 
more upright round Stalks , about two feet high , Jet 
with feveral long and fomewhat narrow Leaves , of a 
itohitfjh green color , and fomething deeply dented a- 
bout the edges , or deeply waved , compajfing them at 
the bottom. . The Stalk or Stalks are fpread from 
f. the middle upwards into feveral Branches, bearing 
at their tops very fmall yellow Flowers j which be- 
ing, fallen , there fucceed in their places fmall fiat 
Seed-Vefftls, containing within them Seed, which, 
whflffYu^ is of a Gold-yellow color, fomewhat 
long in Sim, fmall, and very fat or oily. 
IV. The fecond , or Wild Gold, has a fmall long 
Root , with.fome f ibres or Strings adjoining to it -, 
from whence Springs up but one Stalk , which is round , 
and nearly half a Tard high , and is fet about with 
long and fomewhat narrow Leaves, much refembling 
thofe of Woad , but longer and fmaller pointed, 
broad at the bottom, where they compafs the Stalk 
about, with a point end flicking out on each fide, 
1 hooting forth many Branches from the very bottom 
almoft : at the tops of the Stalk and Branches come 
forth divers whitifh Flowers, very like unto thofe 
of f lax * which being puffed away, fmall round 
Pleads rife up, with a fmall Point at the top, very 
like in Fafhion to the former, and full of fmall yel- 
lowifh Seed ,. like unto that of Crejfes, exceeding 
bitter when it is green or frefh, (as the green Herb 
alfo is ) but when dry, fweet in Tafte, without any 
Acrimony, and very fat and oily. 
V. The Places. The fir ft grows in fome places 
of Italy Wild, but yet both they and we do fow it 
in Gardens for Pleafure, and in Fields for the Seeds 
fake, out of which is prelfed an Oil, which ferves 
the Poor to Eat, and the Rich for Lamps ^ and ferves 
alfo, with flrong Lye of Pot Afhes, to make Soap 
withal -, for which laft Purpofe, in Germany they 
fow many whole Fields therewith. The fecond is 
frequent in Germany , moft ufually in all their flax 
Grounds, which being in Stalk like it, ( tho’ not of 
that life) is accounted a Weed, and caft away, ex- 
cept of fuch as fave the Seed, to give to fmall Birds, 
when it is ripe. This Seed, whilft green, is bitter 
beyond Expreffion ^ but being ripe and dry, it loofes 
its Bitternels, and becomes very fweet and pleafant, 
and is very acceptable to fmall Birds, as Larks, Lin- 
nets, Finches, IS c. to feed on : alfo by Expreffion, 
it yields as fweet an Oil as the former. 
VI. The Times. They flower in the latter end of 
May, and thro’ June and July , and in Aug u ft *, and 
the Seed is ripe in Auguft and September. 
VII. The Qualities. Thefe Plants are hot and dry 
in the third Degree * the Oil is only hot in the firft, 
and rather moilt than dry. The Oil is alfo Difcuf- 
five. Emollient and Emplaftick ^ Anodyn, Arthritick 
and Analeptick. 
VIII. The Specification. It is peculiar to cure the 
Colick, and help the Contraction of the Nerves. 
IX. The Preparations. VouMnay have therefrom, 
i . The Deco hi ion of the Herb and Seed. 3. The Seed 
it felf. 3 . The Oil cf tbe Seed by Expreffion. 
The Virtues. 
X. The Decohlion of the Herb or Seed , or both , in 
Wine or Water. Sweetned with Honey, it is good 
for thofe who are troubled with the Cough, Short- 
nefs of Breath, Wheezing, Difficulty of Breathing, 
the Pleurify or hard Scirrhus Swellings of the Liver. 
It lenities the Roughnefs orHoarfenels of the Throat 
and Voice, making it clear and eafy. The DecoCti- 
on in Water is good for Women to fit in, whole 
Wombs are hard or fwoln, and to bring down their 
Courfes when ftopt ^ as alfo to wafh their Heads 
with, who are troubled with Scurff, DandrifE, Mor- 
phew or dry Scabs. 
XI. The Seed it felf. If it is bruifed and taken 
in an Egg, it flops Vomiting, and encreafes Seed : 
fo alfo the Pouder of the Herb. If the Seed is ufed 
in Bread, it makes it fweet and pleafant, and gives 
it a good Relifh. 
XII. The Oil of the Seed by Expreffion. Ufed in 
Clyflers, it loofens the Belly, and is good againfl 
the Colick : taken in by the Mouth, it is very fat, 
and not very eafy of Digeftion, (being eaten as Oil 
Olive) except by Rufticks, and fuch as are accu- 
flomed to it. It yields a grofs Nourifhment, re- 
ftores in Confumptions, and quickly makes fat and 
fiefhy. It is good againfl Coughs, Hoarfenefs, Short- 
nefs of Breath, and Pleurifies or Stitches in the Side, 
being given fiom one or two Ounces, to four, fix or 
eight. It breeds Flefh and encreafes Seed •, and is 
of great Ufe to anoint the Face or Hands, or any 0- 
ther Part of the Body, to cleanfe the Skin, and to 
take away Sun-burnings, Morphew, Freckles, Spots, 
Scars, or any other Defcedation of the Skin. It is 
good alfo againfl Burnings with Fire, or Scalding 
with Water, and caufes an Extenfion or Relaxation 
of thofe Nerves or Sinews which are hard, con- 
trailed, or fhrunk up. 
chap, cccxxv. 
Of G O O S E-F O O T, 
0 R, 
A R A C H Wild, Broad-leav’d. 
I. / ~T' H E Names. It is called in Greek, $*&»*%** 
X irtM vx&'tvtyvb.hMi x} Xw&r*f : in Latin , Atri- 
plex fy he ft ns latifolia, Pes Anferis Ofanferinus, 
Chcnopodium Gerardi PS Taber namontani ■, and in 
Englijh, Broad-leaved Wild Arach , or Goof e-foot. 
II. The Kinds. Gerard makes two forts of this 
Plant, viz. 1. Pes anferinus vulgaris. The common 
Goofe-foot. 2. Pcs anferinus laciniatior. The more 
jagged or divided Goofe-foot. 
III. The Defcriptions. The firft , or Common 
Goofe-foot, has a pretty long Root , divided into fe- 
veral Arms or Branches , befides a great many fmall 
f ibres or Strings ■, from whence rifes up a Stalk , a 
Cubit high or more, fomewhat chamfered , and branch- 
ed out on every fide. The Leaves are broad, fmooth, 
fharp-pointed and fhining, having feveral deep Cuts 
about the edges, not much unlike to a Goofe-foot : 
at the tops of the Branches are long Spikes of Flow- 
ers, 
