Chap. 588. TLngHJb Herbs . g - -- 
The Virtues. 
Branches ere {lender, bending, and fourfquare, ha- 
ving fcver.il fmall Leaves fee thereon, very like to 
rhofe 'of the Ordinary Garden Hyffop , but a little 
(horter and broader, and of a pale green color, of a 
very bitter unpleafant tafte ; from about the middle 
of thefe Branches, at the joints of the Leaves, up to 
the tops of them, come forth the Flowers every one 
at a place, Handing upon very (hort footffalks, which 
are fomewhat long and hollow, ending in four 
Leaves, two of the lowed Handing out, as it were 
Lips, and the other two above, (horter by the half, 
of a whitilh yellow color, tending to a black blew, 
and fometimes more blewilh or purple; after which 
come (mall round Heads, in which is contained fmall 
Seed. 
IV. Kota. Camerarius fays that (not fat from 
Geneva) he has found another Kind of this Plant, 
viz. Gratiola f'lore luteo , Hedge Hyffop with a yel- 
low Flower, but not differing from the former in 
any other particular. 
V. The Places. It delights to grow in moift, 
watery, and Marlh Grounds, if you would have it 
to live and flourifh, it grows naturally in many pla- 
ces of and near Padua plentifully, but with 
us it is only nurfed up in Gardens. 
VI. The Times. Ir Flowers in June and July. 
and its Seed is ripe not long after, but it feldom 
gives ripe Seed in England. 
VII. The Vitalities. It is hot and dry probably 
in the third degree, Incifive, Attraftive, Abfferfive, 
Aperitive, Traumatick, Hepatick, Splenetick, Ar- 
thritick, and Cathartick. 
VIII. T he Specification. It is a good Antifebri- 
tick, and peculiar for the curing of the Dropfie, 
Scurvy, and Gout, kill Worms, and heal all limple 
green Wounds, running Sores, and putrid Ulcers. 
IX. The Preparations. You may have therefrom, 
1. A Liquid Juice of the Herb 2. An EJJence. 3. 
A Dccof/ion in Water or Wine. 4. A Ponder. 5. 
* An Extrahl. 6. A Balfam or Ointment, 
X. The Liquid Juice. It works very Itrongly 
and churlifhly both upwards and downwards, ex- 
pelling much vifeous and grofs Flegm, alfo Choler, 
and w,atety Humors, for which realon it is profita- 
ble for fuch as are troubled with a Sarcitcs , or 
Dropfie Anajarca , as alfo the Afcitcs or Tympanites 
in beginning, and for fuch as are affefled with the 
Gout or Sciatica ; it cures both Tertian and Quar- 
tan Agues, and kills Worms in the Belly, whether 
in Old or Young, but by reafon of its churiilhnefs 
it ought to be correfted with Anifeeds, Cara n ays. 
Cloves, Cinnamon, Lie. Dofe half a Spoonful, in- 
creafing it according to Age and Strength gradually 
to two, three, or four Spoonfuls; it may be given 
mixed with Poffet-drink, Sack-Whey, or Mutton 
Broth, (fie. 
XI. The EJJence. It has all the Virtues of the 
former, but nothing near fo churlilh, but ought to 
be correbled with Powers of Angelica, Pennyroyal, 
Anifeeds, Caraways, Lie. it cures Quotidian and 
Tertian Agues, opens obffruQions of Liver and 
Spleen, reliffs putrifafilion, kills Worms, and eva- 
cuates peccant Humors; the Dofe is the fame with 
the Liquid Juice, and to be given in the fame 
manner. 
XII. The pecoOion or Infufion in Water or Wine. 
It has all the Virtues of the Juice and Effence, but 
is to be given in a greater quantity, it cleanfes the 
Stomach and other Vifcera, opening their obffrufli- 
011s, it alfo induces old running Sores and filthy Ul- 
cers to a fpeedy healing, it works both upwards 
and downwards, but much move gently than either 
Juice or Effence. 
XIII. The Pouder. It has all the Virtues of Li- 
quid Juice, Effence, or Decoflion, but operates not 
fo fpeedily, it kills Worms effeUu'ally in Old or 
Young, and prevails wonderfully againlf the Scurvy 
and Jaundice, as alfo obffruflions of the Womb, but 
it ought to^be correfled with Camphir, Pouder of 
Anifeeds, Lie. Dofe fiom a Scruple to a Dram, or 
more, according to the Age of the Patient, Strength, 
and other Circumffances ; outwardly ftiewed upon 
old running Sores, or putrid Ulcers, it cleanfes and 
dries them, and induces their fpeedy healing; it al- 
fo admirably confolidates green Wounds, Lie. 
XIV. The Extralf. It may be made into Pills 
with Pouders of Anifeed, or Cinnamon ; Camerarius 
commends it not only to be available againff the 
Dropfie, but againff all forts of Agues, and fo much 
the more if a little of the Infpiffate Juice of Cala- 
mint be added ; it has all the Virtues of Juice, Ef- 
fence, Decoflion, and Pouder, but works with much 
more fafery and gentlenefs. Dofe fiom a Scruple 
to a Dram in any fit Vehicle, 
XV. The Balfam or Ointment. It is excellent 
good againff the Gout or Sciatica being applied to 
the parts affeUed, it alfo digelts green Wounds, or 
malign Ulcers, cleanfes, dries, and heals them in a 
very fhort time, but this more efpecially if the pou- 
der of Tobacco, be mixed with the fame. 
CHAP, CCCLXXXIX. 
Of H Y S S O P Hedge Baftard. 
I.'T' H E Names. This can have no Greek Name, 
X any more than the former, in Latine it is 
B b b b 2 , called 
