Chap. 371. 
Herb, 
s. 
four yellowifh green Leaves, with fome Threads in 
them. 
VII. The Places. Thele Plants grow about Hedges 
among Brambles and Briers., and in the borders of 
Fields and Vineyards in low and fertile Grounds in ' 
Germany and the Low Countries , but the three tirlt 
of them grow with us only in Gardens j die fourth 
is found in its times of flour ilhing among Bufhes in 
feveral parts of England , as about Cbijlehurjl in Kent, 
elpecially in a Wood formerly belonging to one Pits, 
and at the farther end of Cray Heath on the Left 
Hand under a Hedge among Briers and Brambles, 
which is its proper feat. 
VIII. The Times. The three firft, as alfo the 
fourth , may be accounted Vernal Plants , for they 
rife not out of the Ground till the Spring comes in, 
and are gone likewife before it is pall, remaining 
under Ground all the reft of the Year, yet the leffer 
abides longer above Ground than the greater; the 
fourth Flowers in April, the other three Flower in 
March, and their Seed is ripe in April, and the 
Leaves and Stalks are gone in May, nothing remain- 
ing fave only the Roots, fo fmall a time do they con- 
tinue. 
IX. The Vitalities. Hollow Root is hot in the fe- 
cond degree and dry in the third. Aperitive, Ablter- 
five, Aftringent, and Diuretick, Peftoral, Heparick 
Arthritick, and Alexipharmick. 
X. Their Specification , ¥ reparations ani Virtues 
are the fame with thofe of Pumterry in Chap. 304. 
S« 7 . 11. ad 24. to which for the particulars you are 
referred, there being little or no difference in their 
operations and effe&s ; but with theip you may take 
thefe following Notes. 
XI. Kota. 1. The Ponder of the Roots. Given to 
a Dram or more in Wine, or any Alexipharmick Ve- 
hicle, it is very effeblual againft Poyfon, the bitings 
of Mad Dogs, and of venomous Serpents, as alfo 
againft the Plague or Peftilence , the Patient being 
laid down to fwe2t upon the fame ; it alfo provokes 
Urine, and helps againft the Jaundice, and being 
ftrewed upon putrid and running Ulcers it cleanfes 
dries up, and heals the lame. 
XII. Kota. 2. The Pouder of the Seed. Drunk 
from one to two Drams in Red Port Wine , or in 
our Aqua Bezoartica , it Hops Vomiting , flops all 
forts of Lasks or Fluxes of the Belly, and ltrength- 
ens all the Vifcera. 
XIII. Kota. 3. The Dccodion of the Roots in 
Wine. It is good againft Tumors in the Throat and 
the long continued fwellings of the Almonds it pre- 
vails againft ftrumous produftions, and the pain of 
the Jaws with an afflux of Hurpors. 
XIV. Kota. 4. The Oil or Ointment of the Roots. 
Anointed on the Fundament it is good againft the 
fwelling and pain of the Hsmorrhoids, or Piles, dif- 
cuffingjhe one and eafing the other; it difcufles al- 
fo fcrbphulous Tumors of the Throat. 
5 2 9 
[ is called in Latine Selimtm Segetale-, Goodier cal e-^ 
it fir &'Sium Terrefire, afterwards it was called Apr 
um Sij f 'olijs ,■ and from the compofare of the Leaves 
Shim odoratum Tragi ; Gerard called it Slum Sege- 
tum, and Siam Agrorum, but at length the firft Ra- 
tine Name Selinum Segetale obtained above the reft 
from whence it is Named in Eng/ijh Corn Parity ! 
but the Country People call it Honeaont. 
II. The Kinds. It is accounted among the Um- 
belliferous Plants, for fucli it is, and is certainly one 
of the Stock of Selina, or Apia , for which reafon it 
was called Apium Sij t'olijs, but with us Corn Par tly 
as aforefaid. 
Hone ruort 
CHAP. CCCLXXI. 
O/HONEWORT, 
O R, 
Corn P A R S L Y. 
Names. It' is an Eng/i/h Plant, and has 
no known Greek Name belonging to it, but 
III. The Defcription. It htu a Root which is fmall ’ 
long , ani white , which pcrijhes every Tear after it 
has Seeded, and rifes again of its own Sowing ; it is 
a fmall low Herb, having feveral long winged Leaves 
lying on the Ground , many being fet one againft 
another, finely dented about the edges, with one 
Angle Leaf at the end, which are each of them long- 
er than Burnet Leaves , and pointed at the ends, 
from among which rife up feveral round Stalks, half 
a Yard high , with the like, but lefler Leaves on 
them, branching forth likewife from the Joints, and 
all of them bearing fmall Umbles of white Flowers 
which turn into fmall blackifh Seed, lefs than Parjly 
Seed , but as hot and (harp in rafte as it. Gerard 
has a more ample Defcription of this Plant , which 
take in the following Words. 
IV. Gerard’s Defcription. The Root is fmall, ani 
whitijh, with many Threads adjoining to it, hut not 
fo big as Parfly Roots-, the Herb comes up at firft 
from Seed, like Parjly, with two fmall, long, nar- 
row Leaves, the next which lpring up are two fmall 
round Leaves, fmooth, but nick’d about the edges, 
and fo for two or three couples of Leaves of the 
next growth there are luch round'Leaves, growing 
on a middle Rib by couples, and one round one al- 
fo at the top or end of the Wing ; afterwards, as 
more Leaves fpring up , fo the falhion of them alfo 
V y y change. 
