powerful than it, in fupprefiing Vapors and Hylte- 
rick Fits, alfo Vomitings, Sicknefs at Heart, 
and other Difeafes of the Stomach, ; and ex- 
ceeds all the other Preparations, in curing Ca- 
lentures , burning Fevers, the Plague,., and all 
Forts of Malign and Peftilential Fevers, for which 
it is a kind of Specifick. Dofe fo many Drops as 
to make tha Vehicle it is given in gratefully 
Acid, and to be repeated as often as need lhall 
require. 
XXVIII. 'The Oily Tindure. It is a powerful 
Antiparalytick, Neurotick, Hyfterick, and Ne- 
£ hritick ; outwardly it is good againft the Palfie, 
amenels, Numbnefs, and Trembling, being anoint- 
ed very well all along the Back Bone Morn- 
ing and Night, taking fome few Drops of it 
alfo inwardly, and anointing withall the parts 
affefted. It facilitates the Birth, and power- 
fully provokes the Terms in Women. And is 
a lingular Medicament againlt the Stone, Gra- 
vel, Sand, Tartarous Mucilage in the Reins and 
Bladder , Strangury , fcalding and heat of Urine, 
in all which Cafes it gives prefent relief. Dofe 
from one Dram to three Drams in any j 
per Vehicle. 
XXIX. Not a. The firfl Kind is molt tiled, but 
Lobe/ fays, the fourth and fifth forts are more 
effe&ual to all the Purpoles and Intentions, 
than the firfl: Kind: And if my Obfervation 
may fignifie any thing , I am of Opinion , that 
the third Kind is not inferior in goodnefs to any of 
them all. 
NENUPHAR, fee Water Lilly, Chap. 442. 
NESPITE, fee Calamint , Chap. 104. 
CHAP. DXVIII. 
Of the N E T T L E. 
I. ' I ' H E Name. It is called in Arabic!:, Hu- 
X mure, Of Angiara : Serapio calls it tta- 
tnure Uraitb: in Creek , ( quia tad a afpera 
(St injucunda eft : J alfo KW/n, (quod vellicet & pun- 
get :) in Latine , Urtica, ab Urendo, quod pruri- 
tum puftulafque igni fimiles excitet : and in Eiig/i/h , 
Nett/e, and Stinging Nettle. 
II. The Kinds. There are faid to be four Kinds 
of Nettles, viz. 1. Urtica Uortenfis, Uriica Ro- 
mana, Urtica Italica, Urtica prima Diofeoridis, Ur- 
tica Legitima Clufij , Urtica Mas, vcl Mafcula , 
The Garden or Roman Nettle. 1. Urtica Sy/veftris 
major, Urtica major, Urtica Urens, Urtica Fcemina , 
our great common flinging Wild Nettle. 3. Ur- 
tica media Sy/veftris -, Urtica urens vulgaris altera 
Tragi', Urtica O/ygophyl/us (« paucitate foliorutnj 
our middle fort of flinging Wild Nettle. 4. Ur- 
tica minor Sy/veftris, Urtica minor, Urtica Exigua 
Csfalpini -, Urtica urens minima , Urtica tertia 
Lugaunenfis, Matthioli (St Tragi , Urtica Cania, 
■tael Cantna Plinij-, our lefler or final! flinging 
Nettle. 
III. The firft, or Garden or Roman Nettle. Its 
Root is yellowijh , and fpreads under Ground with 
many long Fibres or firings, whereby it takes faft 
hold, yet perijhes every Tear, requiring to be new 
Sowd every Spring. It fprings up with one or 
more great Stalks, which fpreai than], 'elves out in' 
Nettle Garden. 
to many round hairy Branches, rather leaning down 
thanftanding perfed/y upright, fometimes rifmg to 
be jour or five Feet long, fpr ending out into f eve- 
rat Ramifications : whereon at the Joints, are two 
Leaves fet together, very rough: and tho it has 
no Jharp Prickles , yet it has a hairy Down thereon 
which will fling the Skin egrcgioufiy, ij but touch'd 
therewith, and raife it full of Blifters, as if it 
was burnt with Fire : and dented round the edges 
fomeahat deeply. At feveral places of the Branches 
come forth fmall Stalks of reddifh and yellowijh Flow- 
ers ■> ma de of threads which fall away , without bear - 
mg any thing elfe : but at the Joints with the 
Leaves m other Places, from the middle of the 
Branches upward, come forth final!, round rough 
green, prickly pellets bigger than Peafe, in which 
are contained feveral flat, fmooth, fiippery glitter- 
ing or finning Seed, much like to Line or Flax Seed 
but rounder and f mailer. 
viru\r?i or 9 reat . common flinging 
Wild Nettle. The Root of this perijhes' not like 
the jo? mer , but continues all the Winter, with 
fome green Leaves upon it, if the Seafon be not too 
extream : It is pale and yellow , and fpreads it felf 
running very deep into the Earth, with long firings 
and fmall Fibres, from this Root /boots forth one, 
5 P 3 arid 
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