^8 Salmon s Herbal. Lib. L 
Madera, or Canary Wines, it provokes Urine, helps 
the Strangury, expels Gravel, Sand, Tartarous Mu- 
cilage, eal'es the Colick, and fuppreffes Vapors and 
Fits of the Mother. 
XI. The Efenee. It has all the former Virtues, 
hefides which it potently refills the Scurvy, Droplie, 
Jaundice, and Gout, refills Vomiting, ftrengthens 
the Scomach, caufes a good Appetite and a ltrong 
Digeftion; it admirably corretls Crudities, warms 
the Stomach, and reltores the Tone thereof being 
hurt or weakned. Dofe one, two, or three Spoon- 
fills Morning and Night, (and fometimes at Noon) 
in a Glafs of generous Wine. 
XII. The Infufion or DccoSton. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice and Effence, but much weaker, 
and therefore may be given to hx or eight Ounces 
Morning and Night; but the Infufion is better than 
the Decoflion, becaufe confuting moftly of volatile 
parts, thofe by boiling will evaporate away in a 
great meafure, whereas by a clofe infufion they may 
be all preierved. , , . , . 
XIII. The Syrup. It ought to be made with cla- 
rified Honey, and then it will be as good asEryft- 
mum, or Hcdgc-Mufiard, to warm the Stomach, and 
eafe Coughs, Colds, help Wheezings, Ihortnels of 
Breath, and difficulty of breathing, as alfo to help 
Catarrhs, and to caufe expeftoration of thick tough 
Fl^gm and putrid Humors out ol the Brealt and 
LU X S 1V. The Ro t. It taftes (harp, like unto Radijh 
Roots, and therefore may be ufed in the fame man- 
ner and to the fame purpofes ■, if it is fcraped thin, 
and the fcrapings are put into Wine Vinegar with 
a little Salt, it makes a very good Sawce for Meat : 
The Juice of the Root given in White Wine is excel- 
lent againli the Colick, Strangury, Stone,. etc. it 
gives eafe alfo in all thofe Cafes if exhibited in a 
Clyfter, ©V. . . 
XV. T be Seed bruifed , or infufcd in Wine. It is 
a prefent . Remedy for a vehement pain in the Sto- 
mach, as alfo for die Cclick, Strangury, Stone Gra- 
vel, or uny Tartarous Matter obitruQ:ing theUrma- 
rv milages •, it fuppreffes Vapors, abates Melancho- 
ly, and. cures Hyfterick Fits. Dofe of the Seed from 
half a Dram to a Dram and half, either in fubltance 
(mixed with Honey) or in infufion in Wine. 
XVI. The Catavlafm. Made of the green Leaves, 
or of Leaves and Roor, and applied to old running 
Sores and foul ULcers, whether in the Legs, Arms, 
or other parts, it abates the pain (if any) cleanles 
the Sore or Ulcer, dries them, and induces a fpeedy 
he XVli. The Add Tintture. It is poff.bly one of 
the greateft Medicines in the World againft the Scur- 
vy it reftores the Tone of the Stomach, llrengthens 
it* caufes a good Appetite and Digeftion,. luppreiies 
Vapors, and has all the Virtues of the Liquid Juice 
and Effence above declared * it is alfo Antifebrmck, 
and Alexipharmick, it cures all fores of hor, burn- 
ing, and putrid Fevers, and all fuch as are peitilen- 
tial, and is powerful even againft the Plague it felt ^ 
it refifts Poyfon internally taken, or otherwise given 
by the bitings of mad Dogs, Vipers, or other Ser- 
penes, or other venomous Creatures, being inwardly 
taken, and outwardly applied to the parts wounded, 
bv bathing. Dofe fo many drops as may make a 
Glafs of generous Wine, or other proper Vehicle, 
plea finely acid or fiiarp, and to be repeated three or 
four times a day, or as oft as need requires. 
XV 111. The Spirituous TtnSure. It is Cephalick, 
Neurotick, Stomatick, Cardiack, and Hyfterick ; it 
warms and comforts the Head, Brain, Nerves, and 
Stomach, cheats the Heart, revives the Spirits, and 
is powerful againft fainting and fwoonmg Fits, Con- 
vulfions, Pulfies, Vertigo, Lethargy, Carus, Coma, 
Epilepiie, Hyfterick Paflion, and other Dileafes of 
like kind aftefting any of thofe parts; it caufeS a 
good Appetite and Digeftion, gives prefent eaie in 
the Colick, and alleviates pains of the Stomach and 
gripings of the Guts arifing from cold, crude, and 
undigelted Humors. Dole from half a Spoonful to 
a Spoonful, or more, two or three times a day, in a 
Glafs of generous Wine. 
XIX. The Oily TinSure. It has all the \ irtues 
of the Juice, Eifence, Infufion, and Tinflures, and 
may be given from eight drops to twenty drops, or 
more, being firft dropped into and mixed with \\ hire 
Sugar, and then mixed with a Glafs of Wine, or 
other proper Vehicle ; it is a potent thing againft the 
Stone, Gravel, Sand, or Tartarous Matter obftrua- 
ing the Reins or Urinary paffages, it gives eafe in 
the Colick and Strangury, and is a prefent Remedy 
againft the Pleurifie, Stitches in the Side, and other 
like pains of the Thorax and Stomach; it cures 
Cramps by anointing therewith, and is of excellent 
ufe againft Convulfion Fits in Elder . Perfons, as alfo 
againft Vapors, and obftrufilions of the Womb; it 
provokes the Terms, and facilitates the Birth of Wo- 
men in Labor, bringing away the Afterbirth or dead 
Child; it gives prefent eafe in after pains anointed 
upon the lower parts of the Belly, and taken inward- 
ly in a Glafs of Canary; it prevails againft the Pal- 
fie taken daily in Wine, bathing the Back Bone 
therewith, together with the parts affe&ed, and.con- 
tinuing the uie thereof for fome confiderable time; 
it alfo gives eafe in the Gout. 
XX. The Saline TinSure. It feems to be a Spe-* 
cifick againft Arthrittck pains, proceeding either 
from a hot or cold caufe; it is good againlt Spots, 
Marks, Tanning, Sunburning, black and blewnefs, 
and other difcolorings of the Skin, it removes yel- 
lownefs of the Scarf Skin, Freckles, Lentils, Scurf, 
Morphew, and other like deformities of the Cutts, 
but it mud be made pretty ftrong, and applied two 
or three times a day, and buffered to dry on, for by 
that means the’ fuliginous matter will be drawn 
forth, and the Skin will peel off in manner of Scurf, 
leaving a fine, young, tender, pure, clear Skin un- 
derneath. , VT 
XXI. The spirit. It is truly Cordial, Neurotick, 
Cephalick, and Hyfterick, it revives the Spirits, 
chears the Heart, and refrefhes the whole Univerfal 
Man • it is good againft Convulfions in Children and 
Elder People, prevails againft Palfies, Apoplexies, 
Lethargies, Epilepfies, and Pleurifies, giving in thole 
Difeafes prefent relief; it is fingular againft Vapors 
and Fits of the Mother, and wonderfully refills and 
reftores out of Fainting and Swooning Fits ; it is 
ftrongly Aperitive, and removes the oblltuflions ol 
the Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Reins, and Womb, diffol- 
ving the congelation of Humors caufing the fame. 
Dofe from one Dram to two or three Drams in 
Wine, or any other fit Vehicle. 
XXII. The Same. Jt is made of the Leaves fhrei 
finally or of the Root /craped, or of their Juice ex- 
pro fed, adding t proportional quantity of White Su- 
gar, Wine Vinegar, and Salt. Being thus compound- 
ed it is eaten in the Spring Time with Meat, as 
Mutton, Lamb, Beef Veal, BV. either boiled or 
roafted ; it corrects Crudities, expels Wind, ftrength- 
ens the Stomach, creates a good Appetite, and cau- 
fes a good Digeftion. 
JACINTH Englijh, See Haresbells Englijh Ch. 335- 
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