Chap. 37?. 
Neurotick, Stomatick, Hepatick, Nephritick, Hy 
fterick, and Arthritick, Emmenagogick, Sudorifick, 
Alexipharmick, and Lithontriptick. 
IX. T he Specification. They are of fpecial ufe to 
cleanfe the Blood , provoke Urine , help the Stran- 
gury, break and expel the Stone, Gravel, Sand, and 
Tartarous Mucilage from the Reins, Ureters, and 
Bladder , kill Worms , expel Poyfon , and provoke 
the Terms in Women : The Garden and Wild are 
equal in virtue. 
X. T he Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
I. ASa/let. 2. A Liquid Juice of the Leaves, Roots, 
and green Hops. 3. An Effence of the fame. 4. An 
Infufton in Wine or Water. 5. A Syrup of the Juice. 
6 . A Decoftion of the Roots. 7. A Touder of the 
Seed. 8. A Spirituous Tinlfure of the flowers or 
Hops. <). An Acid Tinlfure. 10 .An Oily Tint! lire 
of the fame. 11. A Saline Tinlfure. 12. A Spirit 
front the Hops. 13. The Bath. 
The Virtues. 
XI. T be Sallet. The firlt Buds of the Hops being 
laid a while in Sand will make them tenderer , and 
being boiled are ufed to be eaten after the fame man- 
ner as the Buds of Afparagus are, and with as great 
delight to the tafte ; they open the obftruftions oi 
Liver and Spleen, cleanfe the Blood, loofen the Bel- 
ly, expel Gravel and Sand from the Reins, and give 
eafe in the Strangury. 
XII. The Liquid Juice of the tops of Hops. It has 
all the former Virtues, but much more powerful, it 
effeUually cleanfes the Blood, and is a good expe- 
dient for the cure of the French Difeafe, as alfo all 
forts of Scabs, Itch, Pimples, Herpes, Tettars, Ring- 
worms, Morphew, Scurf, fpreading Sores , and all 
forts of difcolorings of the Skin , being taken daily 
Morning and Night, from two Ounces to four, in 
any fit Vehicle; it is found by experience to expel 
Poyfon. 
XIII. The Effence. It has all the Virtues of the 
Liquid Juice, but much more powerful to the Inten- 
tions ; belides which, being taken two or three Hours 
before the coming of the Fit of an Ague, it is faid 
to cure it at fome few times taking; it kills Worms 
in the Body, provokes the Terms, and powerfully 
expels Urine ; dropt into fore and ulcerated Ears , 
cleanfes them from their Corruption , takes away 
their flanking fmell, and heals them ; it purges Cho- 
ler, but more effeUually if given in Whey of Goats 
Milk; if the ufe of it is continued for fome time, 
Spring and Fall, it has been found to cure the Kings-- 
Evil, and the Scurvy. 
XIV. The Infufton of Hops in Wine or Water. It 
cures the Strangury , or fuch as make their Water 
with heat and difficulty , and brings away Stones , 
Sand, Gravel, or Tartarous Mucilage , obftrufiing 
the paffages of the Reins , Ureters, and Bladder ; if 
Decoftion of Hops is ufed in making of Bread, it is 
.faid to make the Dough to rife better, and the Bread 
to be the lighter; it has all the Virtues of the Juice 
and Effence, but not full out fo powerful, and there- 
fore may be given to fix or eight Ounces Morning 
and Night. 
XV. The Decolfion of the Roots. Clufius lays, that 
the Women in Spain ufe it to cure the falling of the 
Hair, caufed by the French Difeafe. Take fair Wa- 
ter a Gallon , Hop Roots cleanfed and bruifed a 
Pound, or more, boil them together totheconfump- 
tion of a third part , or better, ftrain out , and give 
half a Pint of it to drink every Morning fading, let- 
ting the Patient fweat upon it; fome add to the De- 
cofiion Roots of Tarfly and Sfuitchgrafs, with a few 
Raifons of the Sun. 
XVI. The Syrup of the Juice. It has all the Vir- 
tues of Juice, Effence, and intulion, bur mult iv gi- 
ven in three times a larger quantitv, becaufj rite 
Medicament is fo much clogged with Sugar ; it cun ; 
fuch as 1 have the Yellow Jaundice, eales the 1 k.idach 
which comes of heat, attemperares the calidiry of 
Stomach and Liver, and is very profitably given in 
long and hot Agues, arifing from inflame. I Stool 
and Choler ; it lootens the Belly, mid efrcUu, Jiy 
cures the Scurvy, Dropfie, Gout, and Kings-Kvil. 
XVII. The Touder of the Seed. Bein'' given to 
the quantity of a Dram in theMoriiine hliin,", and 
laft at Night going ro Bed, it kills Worms iiiVhil- 
dren, or elder People, provokes Urine powerfully, 
and brings down Womens Courts. 
XVIII. The Spirituous Tinlfure of Hep ,-. It is not 
inferior to any Diet-Drink which can be given to 
fucli as labour under the Scurvy, Gout, Dropfie, Pox, 
and Kings-Evil ; it Angularly purifies the Blood after 
a Salivation, but it is belt to be given to fuch as are 
of a cold and moift habit of Body, fat and corpulent 
and not to fuch as are thin, hollow, and feeni ro be 
emaciated or coiifumed; it may be given from a 
Dram to two Drams, or more, in Ale, Beer, Wine 
or other proper Vehicle. 
XIX. The AeidTinffure of Hops. It has the Vir- 
tues of the Spirituous Tintfure, bur much more fir 
to be given to fuch as are of hot, habits oi Body, be- 
caufe it cools and refrefhes; it exterminates ,1 1 ma- 
lignity of the Pox, Plague, or Poyfon, and is fingu- 
Iarly good againft the Sitings ot Mad Dogs. Vipers 
and other venomous Serpents, ifc. it er.idic-at s tile 
Scurvy, Gout, and Kings-Evil, and after an admirable 
manner cures Agues and Fevers, and kills Worms in 
Old or Young. 
XX. The Oily Tinlfure of Hops. As a Topick it 
gives eafe in the Gout and Sciatica, and cafes all 
pains ot the Joints and Limbs coining of cold and 
moifture; it is an excellent thing againfl the Palfie 
being anointed upon the Back Bone, and upon the 
parts affefted, giving it inwardly alfo at the lame 
time; you may give from ten to twemy, or thirty 
drops tor a dofe, being dropt into White Sugar, and 
then mixed with a Glafs of White Wine and lo ta- 
ken it gives eafe in the Strangury, provoke, Urine 
and the Terms, and effectually cures the Colick, and 
cleanfes the Reins, Ureters and Bladder from finall 
Stones, Gravel, Sand, and Tartarous Matter lodg 
therein ; if the Dofe is doubled or trehbled, 
ven two hours before the Fit of an Ague, it a 
ly cures it at three or four times taking, 
XXI. The Saline Tinlfure of Hops. It cures hy 
bathing therewith Scurf Morphew. Leprulic. Tot- 
rars, Ringworms, Herpes, and other like hreakiues 
our, and dears the Skin of Tainting, Sunbuminq 
black and blew Spots, Yellowncfs, and other like 
difcolorings thereof 
XXII. The Spirit of Hops. Ir is truly Cordial 
cheats the Heart, and refrelhts the Animal and Vital 
Spirits; it is good in Fainting and Swooning Fits 
reprefles Vapors, and other Hyfleritk Ditalcs and 
alter a Angular manner prevails againft finvulfions 
whether in Old or Young, and is hcipiul ag unit Pj- 
ralytick Diftempers. 
XXIII. lie Hath. It is made of the Hops l v 
boiling ill fair Water; if Women lit in ir, and con', 
tinue the ulu of it for fome time, it brings down the 
Terms tho’ long ftopt, piovoke. Urine, eats pah. s 
of the Joints and Limbs, as alio the txciuihic uvrturcs 
of the Strangury, and takes away the lvvelling and 
hardnefs ot die Womb. 
