2 Salmon* j Herbal. Lib. I. 
Rhedm in the Eyes, and Inflamations of thole 
parts, asalfo makes a good Gargle for lore Mouths 
and Throats, cleanfing and healing them in a very 
little time. 
XX VII. The Seed. If green it is bruifed, and 
Infufed in Vinegar, or being dry, it is made into 
Pouder, and fo Infufed, it will clean ie the Skin 
from Freckles, Tanning, Sunburning, Scu> ft, Mor- 
phew, and all other defilements theieof, being well 
bathed therewith. And being made into Pouder 
(more efpecially the Seed of the Alt baa or Marjh- 
Mallow) and given to a Dram, or a Dram and halt 
at a time, it gives eale in the Stone, Gravel and 
Strangury, and provokes Urire, and this more 
efpecially if it be feveral times repeated ^ where 
note, that it is bell to be given in Parfley , or 
Arfmart , or Onion Water , or l'ome other proper 
Diuretick. 
CHAP. CCCCLXVL 
Of MALLOW Marfli. 
1. 'Tp H E Names. It is called in Arabtck , 
JL Chit ini , Chateni , and Ro/a Zameni , and 
by Serapio , in one place Alfam : in Greek , 'AxQaU, 
Althau /, Tj ’icier*©-, Ibifcus • 'ici«©-, Hibifcus •, 
ifi ’ECjV*©-, Ebifcus : in La tine , Althxa , Malva 
Marina , Arijlalthaa (from the excellency of its 
effefls : _) of fome O/z/r Judaicum , the _ 7 «?a'r Pot- 
Herb : and by fome Authors, Biftnalva , and Malva- 
vjeus (as it were from Malva and Ibifcus :) in 
Englijh , Marfh-Mallow. 
II. T/v Kinds. Authors make many forts of 
this Plant : but we (hall ddcribe only thefe five 
varieties following, i. Althxa vulgaris , £//~- 
inalva ; Malva Palufiris Cor At \ Malva ag refits 
genus Gefneri .* Malvavifcus Angular £ } Jilt baa 
Ibifcus Lobehj , Our Common Marjh Mallow. 
2. Althxa palufiris Cytini l lore , Water Mallow, 
q. Alt ha a femper virens Bryonin folio % Altb£a fru- 
tefeens Bryonia Polio Bauhini , Evergreen Marfh 
Mallow. 4. Altbaa lute a , Ahhxa fioribus luteis 
/ .obeli] • Althxa Peregina Gefneri s in hortis Altbaa 
Tbeophrafii ■, Althxa fioribus luteis palufiris Pent , 
yellow Marfh Mallow. ■>. Alth.ta rofea peregrina , 
tW Americana , Role Marfli Mallow of America. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft , or Common Marfh-Mallow , 
J; has a Root which is long , Spreading it [elf in- 
to manifold parts from one head , 0/ //;«? bignefs 
of a Thumb or finger , twy pliant , tough and 
bending like Liquorice, of 0 wlaitifh yellow color 
on the out fide , OToro white within , full of a 
vf cous or flimy Juice , which being laid in 
Water , wi// /o thicken it , if it. were Geliy. 
From this Root fpring forth feveral foft hoary 
white Stalks, riling to be three or four Foot high, 
i - reading forth many Branches, the Leaves of which 
are foft and hoary of woolly, fomewhat lelfer than 
MARSH-MALLOW. 
l hofe of the Common Malloio , but .longer pointed 
cut for the molt part into fome few Divifions, but 
not deep, the Flowers are many, but fmaller than 
thofe of the Vulgar Mallow , and white, or tending 
to a blufh color * after which come fuch like round 
cafes and Seed, as in the Mallow firft deferibed. 
WATER - M A L LOW. 
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