53 6 
Salmon s Herbal . Lib, 1. 
XXV. T/v Spirituous Tindure. It is Cordial 
and Hyfcerick, it provokes the Terms, refills Poyfon, 
Warms and comforts the Stomach, flops Fluxes, and 
gives eafie in the Colick, and gripings of the Guts; 
as it expels Wind, fo it refills Vapors; and being 
tiveetned well with Honey, is an extraordinary reilo- 
lative in Confumptions. Dole half a Spoonful 
Morning, Noon, and Night, in any convenient Ve- 
hicle. 
XXVI. The Oily TinBure. It provokes the Terms 
as powerfully as any of the former Preparations, 
gives eafe to pains in the Back, and opens oblfrtif.fi-" 
Oils of the Reins and Bladder ; it is good againft pain 
and ficknefs of Stomach , and any external pain of 
the Nerves in any part of the Body -, it is a fingular 
thing againft the Palfie, being inwardly taken, and 
outwardly applied to the parts aftefled, being alfo 
bathed along down the Back Bone Mornings and 
Evenings; anointed upon hurts or punftures of the 
Nerves, it eafes the pain and cures them ; it gives 
eafe alio in Hitches and pains of the Side, and in 
the Colick, as alfo in pains of the Gout, proceeding 
from what crufe foever. Dofe from ten drops to 
twenty, or more, dropping them firft into Sugar, and 
then mixing the Sugar with -a Glafs of White Port 
Wine, and lb drinking it Morning and Night as long 
as need requires. 
XXVII. The Sdme TinBure. It is good againft 
the Itch, and all forts of itching of the Body, pre- 
vails againft Ringworms, Tettars, Herpes, Scurf, 
Morphew, Pimples, Scabs, and all other breakings^ 
out of the Body; it is alfo faid to clear the Skin of 
Yellownefs, Rednefs, Tanning, Sunburning, Frec- 
kles, Lentils, and the like, in what place foever they 
happen in, by walhing the parts aft'efted therewith 
Morning and Evening, and letting it dry in. 
XXVIII. 'The Decdlion Compound. Take frejh 
11 . .rebound two Ounces , Roots of Agrimony , of Bug- 
lofs , and of Elecampane , oj each half an Ounce , Lig- 
num Aloes , Rhubarb , of each three Drams , choice 
While Tort Wine three Pints, or two fpitarts, boil co- 
vered till half be con famed, then J 1 rain out, and dul- 
cify it with White Sugar. It is an excellent Medi- 
cine to open obftruQions of the Lungs, Liver, Spleen, 
Gall, and Womb. Dofe two Ounces every Morning 
fulling, as much at Two after Noon, and the like at 
Bed time, lor fourteen or twenty days together, for 
the Cure of the Yellow Jaundice. 
CHAP. CCCLXXV. 
Of HO REHOUND Black. 
L'T' H E Karnes. It is called in Greek arajnmm- 
X ray, Plinij Lib. 27. Cap. 8. in Larine Prafi- 
um, vel Marrubium Nigrum, and in Englijh Black 
Horehound. 
II. The Kinds. It is the fecond of the Generick 
Kinds, and comprehends thefe following Species, 
viz. 1. Marrubium Nigrum Latifolium Baubini, 
Marrubium Hifpanicum Tabernamontani C Gerardi, 
Marrubium Nigrum Hifpanicum Parkinfoni , Mar- 
rubium Hifpanicum odore Stacbadis Lobelij , Octma- 
ftrum Valentinum Clufij , (becaufe fo called at Valen- 
cia in Spain ) Black Horehound , and Spanilh Hore- 
hound. 2. Marrubium Nigrum Longifolium Baubi- 
ni, Sideritis Monfpelienfium , & Parietaria Monfpe- 
Ucnftum Cordi Cl Lugduncnfis, Herba Venti & Ron- 
ddetij aliorum. Long Leav’d Black Horehound, and 
Black French Horehound. This Lobe! queltions 
whether it be not the Qthonna Diofcoriiis , lather 
than the Flos Africanus, which wears that Title. 
III. The Defcriptions. It has a Root which is 
{mall, and without any, long Fibres or Strings, and 
fends up fquare hairy Stalks, about a Foot high ; the 
Leaves grow on the Stalks by pairs or couples at 
the Joints , which are fomewhat long , and round 
pointed, thinner, and fuller of Veins than the Wild 
Black Horehound, like unto the middle fort of Ba/il, 
as Clujius fays, but longer, and of no feent at all, as 
Chtftus fays, but Label fays it has the fmell of Stce- 
chas, or Caffidony ; the Flowers grow at the tops of 
the Stalks in prickly Husks, in Wharls or Rundles, 
of a white color, as Clujius fays, but of a purplifh 
color according to Label-, after which comes black 
Seed , like the other Kinds , and growing in like 
prickly Husks. 
• IV. The fecond, or Long Leav’d Black Horehound. 
It has a thick Root, which fpreads it felf with many 
blackijh Strings, by which it takes hold and fixes it 
felf inthe Earth , andkeepsit felf alive from Tear to 
Tear , J. hooting out frejh Stalks every Spring ; thefe 
Stalks are fquare, and rough , riling up a Foot and 
half, or two Feet, and fpreading themfelves into di- 
vers Branches , fet with two long and fomewhat 
broad Leaves at every Joint, longer and broader than 
Sage Leaves , and longer pointed , dented about the 
edges, and of a fad overworn green color, which in 
the Winter time remaining withered on the Branches, 
without falling off, are to be feen full of holes, as 
if they had been eaten with Worms , all the Ribs 
and Veins abiding as they grew, till Froft comes and 
caufes their Stalks to fall away ; the Flowers are of 
3 purplifh color, greater than any of the Horehounds, 
and more gaping; after which, ( being pall away ) 
comes the Seed in hard prickly Husks, like unto 
Horehound: This Plant has no fmell, good or bad, 
to be found in it, but ;s as it were fmell-lefs. 
V. Nota. Thefe two Plants fome Authors will 
have to be no Horehounds, but yet for their likenefs 
fake they are referred by others to this Stock, nor 
can 
