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Salmon V Herbal. Lib. I. 
Spirit. 1 7 
An Elixir. 
Wine. 
An Oil Dijlillei. 18. Powers. 19. 
20. A fixed and volatile Salt. 21. A 
The Virtues. 
XI. The Liquid Juice. Mixed with Honey and 
taken it kills Worms in the Belly, and helps Atth- 
1TUV Coughs, Colds, Wheezing, lhortnefe of breath, 
and other DiHempers of the Lungs, caufed by a ple- 
nitude of Humors. Dofe from one Spoonful to 
three. Morning and Night. 
XII. The Effence. It has all the Virtues of the 
Juice, befides which it is excellent agatnft the Fal- 
ling-Sicknefs , Agues, Catarrhs, or dtftilhmons of 
Rheum upon the Lungs, and othe 
and cherilhes the native-heat, and color of the Bo- 
dy (sic. and is a powerful Remedy againlt the Co- 
lick Strangury, obftiuaion of the Terms in Women, 
Roy fon, thebitings of mad Dogs, Serpents arc} 
other venomous Creatures; it cuts tough hlegm, 
and caules expeftoration. Dofe two or three Spoon} 
f'uls in the Dill tiled Water, or fome other propel 
' L Xlih The VecoSion in Wine or Water. It has all 
the Virtues of the Juice and Elfence , but nothing 
ne ir fo poweiful, and therefore may be given Morn- 
ing Noon, and Night to fix or eight Ounces, fweet 
ned with new Honey; if Rue and Honey is boiled 
with it, and fo drunk, it Hops Catarrhs upon the 
Lungs and has the other Virtues of the Juice and 
Elfence; if the Decoftion, Juice, or Effence, is 1 mix- 
ed with Oxymel it purges grofs Humors by Stool 
and kills Worms in Children; if any of thefe three 
Preparations are mixed with pulp ol bigs and hal 
wire it lool'ens the Belly, and works downwards 
alio- if either of them are mixed with juice ol 
G Aden Crcfs and Blew Elowcrde/uce Roots, or pon- 
der of the laid Hovierdclucc Roots, in a fit proporti- 
on, this mixture will purge the Bowels yet mote 
forcible, carry olf the caules of the Colick, cure the 
Yellow Jaundice, Dropfie, obltructions of Liver, 
Spleen, and Womb, and reftoie the true color of the 
Skin, this more efpeciully if it is taken twice or 
thrice a Week, as the Body can bear it. 
XIV The Lohoch or Syrup. Take of the clarified 
Juice two Pounds, of choice Honey four Pounds , mix 
„ n I I, oil to the confidence of a Rob or f utddony . It 
has the Virtues of the Juice, Effence, and Decottion, 
and may be taken three, lour, five, or fix times a 
day or more, as the nature and reafon of the Dil- 
eafe requires; it caufes an admirable exploration 
of the morbifick matter out of the Bronchia of the 
Lungs • take a little of it at a time with a fmall lit- 
tle Spoon, and let it diftill down the Throat gradu- 
jl *XV The Ponder. It is made of the Leaves, 
Heads and Flowers ; ttrewed upon green Wounds 
it presently heals them, upon old running Ulcers 
it cleanfes, dries, and heals them alfo; applied with 
pouder of Cumin Seed , Salt, and Honey, it is good 
againlt the bitings of Vipers, Rattle-Snakes, mad 
Dogs and other venomous Creatures; given inward- 
ly to one Dram, or Dram and half, it gives eafe in 
the Colick, provokes the Terms, and opens the ob- 
Itruftions of the Urinary parts ; it caufes to break 
Wind, and prevails againlt the cold fits of Agues. 
XVI. The Pills- Take Hylfop in pouder, Male 
Peony Roots in pouder , of each two Drams , Cajlore- 
-urn in pouder one Dram, Horehound in pouder, AJa 
fetid, 1 of each half a Dram, Cryftals of Luna in pou- 
der a Scruple, with Rob of Hyffop (made per fe with- 
out Honey Jq. s. mix, and make a mafs of Pills, for 
[even L\fcs, to be given every Night at Bed time: 
This is laid to be a fpecifick and effeflual Remedy 
againlt the Falling-Sicknefs, to be repeated every 
New and Full Moon fo long till the Cure is corn- 
pleated : Thefe Pills cure allb a vehement Headach, 
tho’ of very long Handing, and are prevalent againlt 
a Vertigo. 
XVII. The Lotion or Garganfm. Take Hyffop four 
good handfuls. White or Red Port Wine three Pints, 
Sal Nitre an Ounce, mix, and boil for a quarter of 
an hour, then Jlratn off the clear. It is a lingular 
good thing againlt the Quinfie, or any forenefs of 
Throat or Mouth, it abates the inflamation of the 
Throat, and dilcuffes the fwelling thereof, being of- 
ten gargled therewith ; it takes away inflamations 
in other parts of the Body, as alfo black and blew 
fpots and marks, which are occafiored by Falls, 
Blows, or Bruifes-, if Wine Vinegar is uied to make 
the Lotion with inltead of the Wine, it will eafe the 
Toothach, and the fumes thereof being received thro’ 
a Funnel into the Ears eafes their pains, and abates 
an inflamation if any is prefent, and alfo takes away 
their finging noile. 
XVIII. The Oil by DecoSion or Jnfolaticn. Being 
anointed upon the Herd it is faid to kill Lice aiid 
Nits therein, and take away the itching; taken in- 
wardly to one or two Ounces mixed with Honey it 
opens obltruUions of Stomach and Lungs, and caufes 
the pituitous matter to pafs off thro’ the Guts; an- 
ointed upon any part fwollen and pained thro’ cold, 
it eafes the pain and difeuffes the dwelling. 
XIX. The Ba/fam or Ointment. Being applied 
they quickly heal any fimple green Wound in the 
Hand, or other parts of the Body ; applied alfo to 
old running Sores and foul Ulcers they cleanfe, dry, 
and heal them quickly, more cfpecially if the Pou- 
der of the Herb afore named be alfo ttrewed upon 
the fame ; the Balfam applied upon any part pain’d 
with the Gout gives eaie in the pain, and by conti- 
nuing the application in a fhort time cures it. 
XX. The Cataplafm. Made of the green Herb 
by bruifing, adding alfo thereto Sugar and Salt, with 
a few Crumbs of White Bread, and applied, it is 
admirable to difeufs any recent fimple Contufion, or 
heal any fimple green Wound, in what part of the 
Body foever. 
XXL The Diftilled Water. It has the Virtues of 
the Juice, Effence, and Decoction, fweetened With 
Sugar or Honey, and fo taken from two Ounces to 
four Ounces, but it is moltly ufed as a Vehicle to 
convey the other Preparations down in; outwardly 
ufed fweetened-witli Honey it is of good ufetocure 
fore and running Eyes. 
XXII. The Spirituous Tinllure. It is Ccphalick, 
Neurotick, Stomatick, and Petloral, it is good 
again!! Wind in the Stomach, gives eafe in the Co- 
lick and gripings of the Guts, and fweetened with 
Honey it eafes the vehemeney of the Cough , and 
caufes expectoration; it is good againlt Vapors from 
the Womb, Fits of the Mother, and the Falling- 
Sicknefs. Dole one Spoonful in the Morning fall- 
ing, another an Hour before Dinner, and the like at 
Night going to Bed, in the Diftilled Water. 
XXIII. The Acid Tinllure. It is good againlt the 
Plague, all forts of malign and peftilential Difeafes, 
it refills Poyfon, and is efficacious againlt the bitings 
of mad Dogs, Vipers, and all other kinds of venom- 
ous Creatures; it cleanfes the Stomach, llrengthens 
it, and caufes a good Appetite and Digeftion, fup- 
preffes Vapors, and refills Hylterick Fits; it power- 
fully opens obftruftions, and attenuates thick and 
gtois Humors which clog and fluff the Vifcera, cau- 
fing the fame to be carried off by Stool and Urine. 
Dofe fo many drops as to make the Vehicle plea- 
fantly lharp. 
XXIV. The Oily Tinllure. It opens the obitru- 
flions of the Urinary parts, as alfo of the Womb, 
provokes Urine and the Terms, expels Wind pow- 
erfully. 
