79- Salmon ’ s Herbal Lib. I. 
VII. The Vitalities. It is hor and dry in the 
firft Degree, Ablterfive, Vulnerary, Sudorih’ck, and 
Alexipharmick. 
VIII. The Specification. It is a peculiar thing 
for refilling Poilon , profiigating the Plague or 
Peftilence, and all manner of Malign and Peitilen- 
tial Fevers, and for the curing of fimple Green 
Wounds, old running Sores and Malign putrid 
Ulcers. 
IX. The Preparations. You may have here- 
from, i. A Liquid Juice , or an E (fence. 2. A 
Ponder of the Root. 3. A half am from the whole 
Plant. 4. An Acid TinUiirecf the Root, and whole 
Plant. 
The Virtues. 
X. The Liquid Juice or E fence of the Root 
and whole Plant. It is a potent thing to expel all 
forts of Vegetable Poifons taken into rhe Stomach, 
and to defend the Heart from their Malignity : it 
is alfo a cure for all forts of Malign and Peltilen- 
tial Fevers, being given a Spoonful at a time in 
Canary , made pretty lliarp with Juice of Unions , 
and repeated as need requires: and fo uled it cures 
alfo the Plague it felfi 
XI. The Pouderof the Root. Being given from 
half a Dram to a Dram at a time, in a mixture of 
Wine and Vinegar, of each equal parts, and the 
Patient (being in Bed) laid prefently to Sweat 
thereupon, it is faid to be a Soveraign Remedy for 
thofe that are infe&ed with the Plague, and 'have 
a Sore upon them, by defending rhe Heart and 
Vital Powers from the danger of the Malignity 
and Infection, and expelling the Poifon of the 
Difeafe: it has alfo all the Virtues of the Juice 
or Ejfence. 
XII. The Balfam from the whole Plant. It is a 
lingular good Vulnerary, admirable for the curing 
of VVounds whether recent, or old* as alfo for the 
curing of malign, putrid and Inveterate running 
Sores and Ulcers , more efpecially thofe of the 
Nerves and Tendons. 
XIII. The Acid Tintfure of the Root and whole 
Plant. It may be given to a grateful acidity in any 
proper Vehicle 3, 4, ?, or 6, times a Day againit 
the Purples, Spotted Fever, Calenture and Plague 
it lelf, as alfo in all other Malign Fevers, it refills 
the Poifon and Malignity, and performs the Cure 
to a Wonder. , 
CHAP. DXXIX. 
Of ONIONS. 
I- r S ' OF- names. This Plant is called in Ara- 
.1 tick, Bafil, and Bafjal: in Greek , K A/^vov : 
in Latine, Cxpa, Cape, & Cepe : and in Eng/ijh 
Omon , which feems to be derived from the La- 
une word Urn, becaufe the Root is fingle or bur 
11 . The Kinds. Onions are either Red or 
Hi bite: and of both thefe Kinds, i. The JEt 
Red Onion. 2. I be long Red Onion. :. The 
round. Red Onion , 01 Sweet Spanijb Onion. 4. 
Ibc_fl.it White Onion. ?. Tile long White Onion. 
6 . The round white Omon-, all which White Oniot.s 
are almolt like to. Chalk-Jiones , lying upon the 
Ground when they are ripe and fit to be gathered. 
7. AJcalomca , or Afcalonitis , The Scallion, which 
is thought to be the Gcthyum , or Gethylhs of Thc- 
ophraftus j thele Afcalomtidcs , are laid to be our 
Set Onions, the letter fort of which are called Chibols: 
alithc other Kinds are produced from Seed. The 
Elat Red Onion is thellrongeft of all, fome of them 
are Red throughout, very large and pleafant to tar. 
The Long Red Onion is the Sr. Omers Onion , cont- 
monly called St. Thomas Onion. The Round Red 
Onion , called the Strasburgh Onion , is red only on 
the out fide, and is very lharp and ilrong. All 
tele Variety of On:, ms, have Jjone and the 
fame manner of gtowing above Ground, and 
the fime Form, and therefore One Defcrip- 
tion may ferve for them all, which take as 
follows. 
1 be Defcription. 
TH. Onions have a Root which is [in fome very 
great, in fome very fmall, and are' either, fat 
round, or long, bulbous , or made of many Coats, . 
Peels or Coverings growing one upon another, of 
which the out ermoft is thinnef, and thofe more in- 
ward , gtowing thicker and thicker , according 
Onion Red Great and Round. 
