Chap; 449. Unglijb Herbs. 
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ter. It comforts and warms a cold Stomach, cau- 
ses a good Appetite and Digeilion, and is one of 
the belt things in the World again!! a vehement 
Cough, an inveterate Catarrh, prevails againl! 
Wheezing, Hoarfnefs, and Shortnefs of Breath, and 
a lingular Remedy again!! Confumptions and Ul- 
cers of the Lungs. I commend it to all Confump- 
tive People, and fuch as are troubled' with Catarrhs, 
Coughs, and Shortnefs of Breath, as a Jewel. 
XVIII. The Louder. It may be given to a Dram 
or more ; it has all the Virtues of the liquid and 
infpiffate Juices, Decoflion and Ptifane. The fine 
Pouder blown thro’ a Quill into the Eyes which 
have a Pin and Web, as they call it, or are trou- 
bled with a Diftillation or Rheum, does cleanfe, 
clear, and heal them. 
XIX. The Spirituous Tincture. It has all the 
Virtues of the liquid and infpiffate Juices ; but it is 
laid to be a Specifick for curing Ulcers of the Sto- 
mach, Lungs, Bowels, Reins, Uteters and Bladder. 
Dofe Morning, Noon and Night, from one Ounce 
to two. If is made of the Extra!! of the Spanijh 
Juice, made with Water and infpiffated again to 
the Thicknefs of new Honey, by digelfing it in a 
gentle Sand Heat, mixt with very good Brandy. 
XX. T})e Acid Tincture. It is more Stomatick 
than the former, and more Ablierfive or Cleanfing -, 
and if the Tinffure is made very flrong, fo as the 
Body of the M enftnmm is full of it, it will be of an 
extraordinary Force to heal internal Ulcers, more 
efpecially if as much pure or clarified Honey is 
mixed with it, till it becomes thick like a Ballam. 
This being often lickt of, does Wonders in curing 
Ulcers of the Lungs, as alfo Ulcers of the Reins 
and Bladder. A Wife Phylician well knows 
what extraordinary Ufes this Medicament will ferve 
for. 
XXI. Kota. The two lall Wild Kinds, tho’they 
may polhbly have the fame Virtues with the True 
Liquorice , of which we have hitherto fpoken ; yet 
they have not been ufed in Phyfick, In Husbandry 
as they increafe much, fo they make Ground rich’ 
and may be made very profitable to the Husband- 
man, becaufe they become an admirable fort of 
Food for Cattel of all forts. 
CHAP. CCCCXLIX. 
Of LIVER-WORT Com- 
mon or Great. 
Called alfo 
Ground LIVER - WORT. 
ITT' HE Names. It is called in Arabiyk, Acer 
X and Alfachel : in Greeks ; i n Latins 
Lichen , hut ion of fome, Hepatic a , and je cor an a ) 
in Englijh , Liver-wort. 
II. The Kinds. There are two principal forts 
thereof, viz. I. Lichen , five Hepatica vulgaris 
Hepatica major. The Greater or Common Liver- 
wort, Great or Common Ground Liver-wort : of 
which in this Chapter. 2. Lichen , five Hepatica 
minor. Small Liver-wort : of which in the follow- 
ing Chapter. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The Common or Great Ground Liver-wort, 
kdt Roots which are vfry fine and J mail , whereby it 
lives, and with which it draios its Nourijhment. It 
grows dole, and fpreads much upon die Ground in 
moilt and fhadowy places, with many fad green 
Leaves, lying, or rather as it were [ticking Hat one 
upon another, very unevenly cut in on the edges, 
and crumpled ^ from among which rife up fmall 
llender Stalks, an Inch or rwo high at the molt, 
bearing fmall Srar like Flowers at the tops. 
Common or Great Ground Liver-ivor:, 
IV. The P laces. It Is often found In moift and 
fhadowy places upon the Surface of the Ground, 
and in moift places near Highways, and other com- 
mon Paths, where the Beams of the Sun feldom 
come, and in places not often frequented by Tra- 
vellers, as alfo on fhadowy and moift places on 
Rocks and Rocky Grounds, &c. 
V. The 'Times. It brings forth its blazing Stars 
and^ Leaves oftentimes in June and July. 
VI. The Vitalities. It is cold and dry in the firft 
Degree, and fomewhat Aftringent or Binding. 
VII. The Specification. It is a peculiar thing 3- 
gainlt the Rickets in Children, to allay Inflammaii- 
ons, cure the Yellow Jaundice, to help the Gonor- 
rhoea in Men, and the Whites in Women. 
VIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, 1. A liquid Juice or EJj'cnce. 2. A Deeofii- 
oq. 3. A Syrup. 4. An Ointment. 5. A Cat a* 
pl.afn . 
The Virtues. 
IX. The Juice or Efjenee. It is lingular good a* 
gainlt the Inflammation or Heat of the Liver, being 
taken from two Spoonfuls to four in clarified Whey 
or Barley Broth : it cures the fharp Fits of Agues, 
,and Tertians which proceed of Choler. I have 
known leveral Children which have been troubled 
with the Rickets, ( which the Vulgar call Liver- 
grown ) to be cured by the conftant taking thereof 
for fome time. It cools the Inflammation of the 
Tongue, as alfo the Yellow Jaundice, which pro- 
ceeds from an Inflammation 'of the Liver. It cools 
.alfo the Heat of the Reins and Bladder, and cures a 
Gonorrhoea in Men, and the Whites in Women : 
and 
