464 Salmon j- 
thry pofliblv not the halt ot' what are known and 
vet in this Chapter we have Named and Delciibea 
Two Hundred Twenty Six. 
Herbal- Lib. L 
rough, and dark green Leaves , lharper pointed, and 
fomewhat longer and narrower than the next ^ at the 
tops ol’the Stalks grow feveral fmall white Flowers, 
in rough brown Husks, wherein, after they are paft, 
is contained a white , hard , round, ftony, fhining 
Seed, greater than that of the following, and almolt 
like unto Pearls. 
CHAP. CCCXXVIII. 
Of G ROMELthe Greater. 
I’-T'HE Karnes. It is called in Arabick KM, 
1 Cult, Colt, and Calub, in Creek 
i. e. Lapidem Semen obduritiem , in Latin Lithofper- 
mitm, Milium Solis, alfo Gramm Solis , but Se- 
rapio fays, Horn the Authority of Aben Julio, that 
it fhould be called Milium So/er, from the form ot 
the Seed, being fmall, as Milium, and the Moun- 
tain Sober, upon which it grew; it is the Corgom- 
um JEginoebos , & Her odea P/inij-, in Englijh it is 
called Gromel, alfo Pear-Plant, and Lit cb wale. 
II. T be Kinds. It is twofold, viz. greater, ot 
which we lhall Treat in this Chapter , and leffer , 
of which in the next. 
III. T he greater Kind. Of this there are two 
lingular Species, viz. 1. Lithojpermim majus crc- 
ttum. vel majus Legitimum , Lithofpermum Horten- 
fe Great Garden Gromel, or Great upright Gromel. 
Saxifrage tenia Brunfeljij , Milium Solis Sativum 
Tragi , vel Legitimum Clufij , Lithofpermum alterum 
Pruticoftim Johannis Thalij. 2. Lithofpermum ma- 
jus repens, Lithofpermum majus vulgare. The Great- 
er creeping Gromel, or Greater common Gromel. 
IV. The Defcriptions. The firli , or Great up- 
right Garden Gromel, has a Root which is long and 
hard or fometbing Woody, with divers Branches and 
fibres thereat, which. perifbes not, a/tho’ the Stalks 
die away and per fin every Pear-, from this Root rife 
up feveral uptight, Render, woody, hairy, brown, 
add crefted Stalks, very little, or not branched at 
all on which do grow, without order, long, hard, 
V. The fecond , or Greater creeping Gromel. It 
has a Root like the aforegoing , abiding all the Win- 
ter, and Jhooting forth Stalks frefh in the Spring , 
which Stalks grow up Render, hard, and hairy, trail- 
ing, and taking Root in the Ground as they lye there- 
on , being alio divided or parted into many other 
fmaller Branches, with Rich like hairy, dark, green 
Leaves , but Ihorter and broader than the former ; 
at the Joints with the Leaves come forth very fmall 
blew Flowers, and after them fuch like hard, round- 
ilh, ftony Seed, but fmaller, and not fully fo white 
and Ihining. 
VI. T he Places. The firft grows with us in Gar- 
dens only , but Wild in fome places of Italy , and 
prance next to it ; the fecond grows Wild in many 
laces of England, in barren or untilled places , and 
y the Way fides. 
VII. The Times. They Flower from the begin- 
ning or middle of June until September , the Seed 
ripening in the mean while. 
VIII. The Qualities. They are hot and dry in the 
fecond Degree, Incifive, Diuretick, Abfterfive, and 
Nephritick. 
IX. The Specification. They are peculiar in cu- 
ring the Strangury, provoking of Urine, and in break- 
ing and expelling the Stone. 
X. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
1. A Liquid Juice of the Herb. 2. An Ejfence of 
the Herb. l. A Decochon of the Seed. 4. A Pon- 
der of the Seed. ;. A Compofitum of the Seed. 
The Virtues. 
XI. The Liquid Juice of the Herb. It provokes 
Urine, helps the Strangury, and is good againft the 
Stone 
