Chap. 453. ‘Englifb Herbs. 6 5 1 
menr. This was experimented on a Captain, who 
was Shot in two places with Bullets, the one thro’ 
his Bteft, the other thro’ his Thigh, who was per- 
featy cured of both Wounds without any Scar, on- 
ly by applying them as aforefaid, after he could not 
be cured by other Medicines. It alfo cleanfes and 
heals all foul Ulcers and Sores wherefoever, and a- 
bates their Inflammations, they being alfo walhed 
with the diltilled Water. 
XVII. T be Cataplafm. It is made of the green 
Herb, being beaten in a Mortar. It is good to flop 
the Bleeding in green Wounds, and to conglutinate 
the Lips of fimple Wounds and heal them, being 
applied. Ufed to the Inflammations of Wounds or 
Ulcers, it abates the Inflammation, and eales the 
Pain. 
XVIII. The diflilled Water. It is a prefent Re- 
medy for Hurts and Blows on the Eyes, as alfo for 
Blindnefs, provided the Cryftalline Humor is not let 
out, or the Sight it felf pefilhed. This Experiment 
was found true upon a Boy, whofe Eye by Chance 
was prickt, who was reftored to his Sight thereby. 
There was alfo another who was hurt in the Eye by 
a Dart, and was cured by applying this Water only 
to the fame. This Cure has been performed by this 
Water upon feveral Petfons, by one who kept it as 
a Secret for a long time. It is of good Ule to clear 
the Eyes from Duff, external things fallen into them 
as alfo from Mills, Clouds, Inflammations, Blood- 
fhot, and other Dillempers which obfufeate the 
Sight. It abates Inflammations in any Part, being 
bathed therewith, laying over the fame a green Leaf 
or two. This Water ufed as a Gargle very warm 
and alfo fometimes drunk, cures the Quinfy in the’ 
Throat, and is helpful againlt Tumors and Ulcers 
of the Kmgs-Evil. The laid Water applied warm 
is faidto takeaway all Spots and Marks, Bifcolor- 
ings and Scars in the Skin, caufed by the Small- Pox 
Meafles, or the like. ’ 
XIX. The Acid hnchire. Given conltantly in 
iomc proper Vehicle, fo much at a time as to make 
it gratefully fharp, it will abate and exterminate 
the Humors which caufe the Kings-Evil : it is pro- 
bable againlt the Scurvy in all its Appearances : it 
prevails againlt all forts of hot, burning, malign and 
pe ti ential Fevers, yea, and cures the Plague or 
Peltuence it felf. It powerfully quenches Thirft 
opens Obitruchons of the Vifcera, ftrengthens the 
Stomach, and caufes a good Appetite and Dige- 
Solidagink Sarafemce aha fpecies Tragi ; Purple 
| ’P“ ed Loofe-itrife. a. Lyfimachia fpicata cxrulea , 
Lyjmachta flare cxruleo Clufij , Lyfmachia aendea 
hortenfs Lobehj ; Pfeudolyfimachium Cxrulcum TV?*. 
doniei & Ludgunenfs ; Blew fpiked Loofe-ltrife. 
Purple fpikgcl Lovfe-flrife. 
The Defcriptions. 
CHAP. CCCCLIII. 
Of LOOSE-STRIFE Spiked, 
0 R. 
WILLOW-HERB with fpiked 
Heads of Flowers. 
I-'J'ffE Karnes. 
It is called in Greek Avcuuu- 
*©- : in Latine , Lyfimachia fpicata- 
and m JWM Spiked Loofe-fnfe'ot Willow-Herb, 
01 Tocfefhfle with fpiked Heads of Flowers. 
u. the Kinds. There are two forts of this 
riant, viz. r. Lyfimachia fpicata purpurea , Lvl ?- 
macha altera Mattbicli , Lyfmachia Plimana Labe- 
T h jW*.™ purpurea Communis major Clufi ■ 
Pfeuaolyfmachium purpupeim alterum Dodonji ■ 
III. T he fir n, or Purple fpiked Loofe-itrife, h.u 
a Root which creeps under Ground like unto the Yel- 
low, but k greater than it , andfo are the Heads of 
Leaves, when they firfi appear out of the Ground 
and. are more brown than thofe of the Yellow It’ 
grows up with many woody fquare Stalks, full of 
Joints, about three Feet high or more ; at everv 
one whereof ftand two long Leaves, not altogether 
fo great and large as thofe of the Common Fellow 
but lnorter, narrower, and of a deeper green Color’ 
and fome brownifh : the Stalks are-fpread out into 
many long Branches or Stems of fpiked Flowers 
halt a foot long or longer, growing in Bundles one 
above another, out of limit Husks, very like unto 
the lpiked Heads of Lavender ; each of which 
flowers have five round pointed Leaves, of a Pur- 
ple Violet Color, or fomewhat enclining to Rednefs ■ 
m which Husks ftand fmall round Heads, after the 
flowers are fallen, in which is contained fmall 
Seed. 
IV. Thefecond, or Blew fpiked Loofe-itrife Its 
Root creeps not as the firft does , but floats forth ma- 
ny Sprouts round about it , by which it doc's much en- 
creaje. This Plant grows fomewhat lower than 
the former with fome Branches in like manner at 
the tops of the fquare Stalks, and with dark green 
and narrower Leaves, fet by Couples at the Joints 
towards the tops, but with three or four at a Joint 
iower, fomewhat more deeply fnipr or dented about 
the edges. The Flowers grow in the fame manner 
as the former do, in long fpiked Heads, fet round 
about with blew Flowers, of four Leaves apiece 
which turn into fmall flat Heads, with brownifh 
beed therein. Oooo’ V. The 
