Chap. 425. [Englijh Herbs „ 
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XVI, The Infufion of the heaves in Wine. Ic 
has alL the Virtues of' the Pouder of Seeds and 
Leaves, but not full out fo effeQual as the Pouder 
in Subftance, and may be given from three Ounces 
to fix, every Night going to Bed, and every Morn- 
ing fatting. Clnjiiis fays, that in Spain they ule 
the Infufion or Decoction thereof to cure all forts of 
Itch and Scabs in whomfoever, but he advifes, that 
there lliould be Caution ufed in giving it. This is 
certain, that in all the Difeafes afore-named, for 
which thefe Plants may be proper, it will be yet 
more effeflual, that the Pouder of Leaves or Seed 
be given in the Infufion now lpoken of. 
XVII. The Spirituous T inOure of the dried 
Leaves or Seed. This Preparation has all the Vir- 
tues of the former, and is much better to be given 
than they, becaufe it is given in a fmaller Dofe, and 
in fome other proper Vehicle more pleafant, as in 
Angelica , or Penny-Royal, or Mint-Waters, or in 
Red Port Wine , or fome other proper Allringent 
Wine. It {Lengthens the Womb, and all thofe 
Parts belonging to Generation, powerfully refills 
Vapors, and if prudently given, cures Hylterick Fits, 
tho’ vehement and of long (landing. But in many 
Cafes, in the Exhibition of Medicaments, the Judg- 
ment of a Learned and Experienced Phyfician ought 
to be taken along with them : for fuch a one, by 
his difereet and prudent Adminiftration, (hall do 
Wonders with that Medicament, with which an 
unlearned and unskilful Man can do nothing at all. 
There is a great Matter in the true Dofeof aMedi- 
cine, according to Age, Strength, Temperature, Sex, 
and Stubbornnefs of the Difeafe. There is fome- 
thing in the Choice of the Preparation to the in- 
tended Purpofe. There is more yet to be obferved 
as to the right time of Adminiftring ; and a great 
deal as to the Continuance of it, or Alteration of 
the fame, as tire Stomach, or Nature and State of 
the Difeafe is found to change or alter, Cfc. 
LEAD-WORT, fee Scar-Wort, Chap. 
LAV-ENDER-SEA, fee Limonade, Chap. 
CHAP. CCCCXXV. 
Of LAUREL Dwarf or Ground. 
1 . ’ T ' H E Warns. It is called in Greek, Xziau- 
Jl Mpn : in Latine, Cbamsiapbne ■, Chams- 
daphne Vera Diofcoridls, Laureola, Laurus Alexan- 
drine altera Matthioli Laurus A/exandrina Colum- 
ns, Lugduncnfis, Tabernsmontani, Clufj, Cf Bau- 
hifii ; Rufco ajfinis altera Csfalpini : in Englifi, 
Ground or Dwarf Laurel. 
II. The Kinds. It is a lingular Plant of the 
Kind, tho’ fome would make it to be a fecond fort 
of Laurel of Alexandria , which I can no ways be- 
lieve it to be. 
III. The Description. It has hard Root, and 
very fibrous ; from whence rifes up one Stem or Stalk , 
and fine limes two or more, which feem to be center- 
ed with Leaves fet thereon, one above another, on 
both files thereof, the lower being larger than the 
upper, which Leaves are long and narrow, alfo Jharp 
pointed, very like to a Common Bay Leaf, having 
many Ribs therein of a deep green Color on the up- 
per fide, and paler underneath, full of Ribs or Veins 
alfo, not much unlike to Horfe-tongue, faving that 
they are without any fecond lmall Leaf or Tongue, 
fuch as Horfe-tongue has, but as hard in handling! 
This has Flowers, and red Berries in the middle of 
the Leaf, ( and upon fo (hort a Stalk, that it feems 
to have hone) growing outer' the middle Rib; but 
thefe grow on the under fide for the molt part, 
which may make it to be thought a Species of the 
Laurus A/exandrina, but indeed is not. 
Dwarf or Ground Laurel. 
IV. The Places. It grows naturally on fevetal 
Hills in Italy, which lor its Rarity was brought into 
their Gardens ; and by the means of John Tradef- 
canr, it was brought into our Country and Climate 
where it ffourifbes very well. 
V. The Times. It flowers in June, and the Ber* 
ties are ripe in September, in its native Country - 
but here in England its Fruit comes not to Perie- 
£tion. 
VI. The Vitalities. It is hot and dry in the end 
of the fecond Degree -, Aperitive, Vulnerary and 
Diuretick. 
VII. The Specification. It eafes the Belly-ach, 
powerfully provokes Urine and the Courfes, and is 
good againft Heart-burnings. 
\ III. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, r. A Decolhcn or Infufion of Herb and Roots, 
in liine. 2. A Pouder oj the Herb and Roots. 3, 
A Bath or Euviigation. 
The Virtues. 
IX. The Infufion or DecoSion of Herb or Roots in 
Wine. It powerfully provokes Urine and the Terms 
in Women, cleanles the Womb of Fceculencies, and 
the Reins and Bladder of Sand or Gravel, Mucila- 
ginous or Tartarous Matter, and gives Eafe in the 
Strangury. Diofcorides lays it haltens and facili- 
tates the Birth of Women in Labor : and it is of 
lingular Ufe to dry up theMoifture of old running 
Sores and Ulcers, tho’ rebellious and inveterate, it 
cleanfes them, and induces a fpeedy Healing, and 
this by wafhing the Sores or Ulcers herewith twice 
a Day. Dole from three Ounces to fix twice a 
Day, vie. Morning and Evening. The Head being 
alfo bathed herewith, it is faid to eale the Pain 
thereof 
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