Chap. 4^6. JingliJI) 'Herbs, 6^i 
and fometbing woody , with feveral Strings and Fibres* 
adjoining to it. From this Root fpring forth feveral: 
fmall and fomething narrow Leaves, lying^rpori the! 
Ground, hoary or woolly all over, yet more hairy, 
white underneath thah above': the Stalks rile up a-' 
bove half a Foot or more high, fet with fuch like! 
Leaves thereon unto the tops, where (lands one' 
great brown Head apiece, compafled about with 
many' woolly or hoary white Leaves, reprefenting 
the hairy Foot of a Lion, Hate, or Dove, or fuch! 
like Creature, from whence came the Name. Outof 
this Head comes forth many fhott Threads, which 
make the Flowers feem to have Holes therein, in 
which lies afterwards fmall browhiffi Seed, wrap- 
ped up in fo much Down, that it is hardly to be; 
found or feen. 
V. The fecond , or Lefler Lions-foot, or Moun- 
tain Cudweed. The Root is fmall , long , a little 
woodyy with J'eyeral Strings or Fibres adjoining to it. 
It riles up with one Stalk for the molt part, with 
leveral Leaves thereon, fomewhat longer, but not 
broader than the former : at the tops whereof Hand 
divers woolly Leaves, and in the middle of them, 
three or fojar or more Heads of Flowers, like unto 
'-/i c tv oj j, riuv UllLv 
the other Small Cudweeds , confifting of Thrums, of 
a pale yellow Color, with feme black Hairs among 
them ; after which follows the Down, as alfo the 
Seed like the other. 
Lions-Leaf. 
VI. Lions-Leaf, Lions-leafed Turnep, or Black 
Turnep. T he Root of this Slant is tuberous, fomc- 
n 10 ".Tutnep, °r Sow-Bread, or Great 
Ground-Nut, being of a b/ackifh grey Color , with fe- 
veral fmall Bunches or Knobs on the fides ■ from 
whence fpring up feveral large and long Leaves, 
much divided or cut into divers parts, ( like unto 
Uleworts or Poppies, as Ftiof corides fays, or more 
( tike unto Pfowy Leaves, as Pena andLoie/fay, but 
we hnd they are more jagged or cut in) of a dark 
yellowilh green Color, as it grows with us, but of 
a darker yellow Color in thofe places where it is a 
Native, coming nearly unto the Color of* Lion’s 
Skm or Hair ; frorri-wfience it’is (iippofed came thi 
Name of Lions-Leaf more ijian from the Form. 
From among theft Leaves fpring up a ftraked Stalk 
lpotted with pale purpliih Lines and Snakes divi- 
ded into many Branches, fet it 'the Joints with 
frailer Leaves,- and lefler cut in : oil the tops of 
vynich (land feveral (mall Flowers, made Or five 
a m s apiece ’ 01 a dark or trownifli yelfow Color 
red like an Anemone on the outfide f and therefore 
called by fome ’Anpw, as Dicfcorides lays, and vel- 
low on the infide : after which come fmall Pods 
thicker and fhorter than thole of Hollow-Root or 
Radix Cava , in which is contained fmall round 
Seed. 
VII. Gerard thus deferibes it. The Root is great 
rounitfh like a Turnep, and black without : From 
wmch fpring forth broad Leaves, like unto Cole- 
worts or rat her like unto Peony, cut and divided 
into feveral great Gafhes. The Stalk is two Feet 
•> tbfckt an & full of Juice , dividing it fc If into 
divers Branches or Wings ; in the tops whereof there 
JLind red Flowers, which being paffed away, red Cods 
come in their places, in which lies the Seed, like urt- 
to Tares or Wild Chiches. 
VIII. The Places. The firft has been found grow- 
ing on the Alps of Germany, and on Mount Beldus 
m Italy. The fecond on divers Mounrains in Ger- 
many and Italy alfo. The Lions-Leaf is a Native 
oi Syria , G/ecia , Candta, Naples, Sec. but they are 
all of them nurfed up with us in Gardens. 
IX. The Times. The two firft flower in fitly 
and fometimes in AuguJ}. The la ft in Winter-time 
in Candy, as Bellomus fays ; but with us very late. 
X. 'The Qualities, Specification , Preparations and 
Virtues of Lwns-Fobt or Mountain Cudweed, are the 
lame with thole of our Common Cudweed, which we 
have expiefledat large in Cap. 180 . Sell. 8 ad if 
aforegoing. Partinfon fays, that the Tafte hereof 
being aitringenr and drying, with fome Bitternefs 
m -V 1 ,r>™ dots that it is very available a- 
gainlt all Fluxes oi Blood or Humors ; as alfo very 
efteflual for all Sores, either green Wounds or old 
Ulcers^ and conducible for whatfoever Cures the 
other Cudweeds may be applied to. 
XI. A DecoBion in a Lixivium of Pot Afhes. Ir 
cleanfes the Hair from Nits and Lice : and being 
made not too ftrongj it is good againft Scurff, Mor- 
phew, Leuca, Leprofy, Yellownefs, and other -De- 
formities of the Skin. 
, VecoBion in Wine. Being drunken, it 
kills Worms, and expels them ; and is prevalent 
againlt the Bitings and Stinging of Serpents, and o- 
ther V enomous Creatures. 
XIII. The Fume of the Herb. Being taken as 
tobacco, m a Tobacco-pipe, it is good againft the 
Cough of the Lungs, cleanfes the Thorax of pitui- 
tous Matter, and eafes vehement Pains of the Head. 
Of Lions-Leaf. 
,n- X /ri T,K hdt ' and dr y !n the 
AlexiphaS Abfterfire ’ Dj S eftire , Vulnerary and 
XV. The Specification. It cleanfes old and filthy 
Ulcers ; is profitable againft the Sciatica, and is ari 
.Antidote againft Poyfon, the Bitings of Serpents 
and other Venomous Creatures. 
XVI. The Preparation^. You may make there- 
«• A ll J 2 Juice or E (fence of the Root. 2. 
1 ^ CC j l0n °f r be fame in Wine , 3. A Ponder of 
the older and greater Roots. 4. A Clytier, <T. A. 
Cataplafm of the Root. 
The 
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