Chap, 530, UngUJb Herbs i 
ehoife Batter, Sugar, and a little Salt, and fo eaten 
with Bread, Morning Falling, and at Night going 
to Bed, fo much at a time, as to make a Meal 
thereof, for 2 , 3 , or 4 Days running, it never 
fails of curing the moll exrream Cold, eal'es the 
Cough, caufes eafy expectoration , rakes away 
Althma’s, Hoarfnefs, Wheezings, and Ihortnefs of 
Breath, and reftores the Voice to fuch who had al- 
molt loll it, or could fcarcely fpeak fo as to be un- 
derllood. 
XX. T be Yonder of the Seed. It ftrongly pro- 
vokes Urine, gives eafe in the Strangury, cleanfes 
the Reins, Ur.eters and Bladder, of Sand, Gravel, 
or Tartarpus Matter; provokes the Terms in Wo- 
men, facilitates the Birth , and brings away the 
After-Birth. And being conftantly taken for fome 
time, it very much increafes Seed, provokes Lull, 
and heightens the pleafure of Coition, Dofe from 
half a Dram to a Dram, at Bed time in a Glals of 
Wine, or other fit Vehicle. 
XXI. The Cataplafm of row Onions. It it made 
by beating the Onions with Green Rue, and a Inti 
Salt, and brought to a amfiftency with Orobus 
Meal , or loader of Elecampane Roots. Apply-., 
upon the Bitings of a Mad Dog, Viper, Rattle- 
snake, or other Serpent, or Hinging of any Ve 
nomous Creature, whileft the Wound is recent, i. 
powerfully draws forth the Venom orPoifon, and 
l'ecures the Life of the Patient from danger. I 
gives alfo prefent eafe in the moll extream pains of 
the Gout, draws it out of the Stomach, it it is down 
upwards, and in a Ihort timeafter cures the Difeafe. 
XXII. T he Cataplafm of Roajled or Baked Oni- 
ons. It is thus made. Take of the Pulp ; parts ; 
Rue 3 parts ; Pulp of Figs and Mithridate 2 
parts ; Salt I part ; beat all well together for a 
Cataplafm. Applyed very hot, and repeated every 
fix Hours, as tong as need requires, it will ripen 
and break any Apoftem, and fuppurate Peftilential 
Bubo’s, and other Tumors of the like nature ; it 
is alfo good for the Biting of a Mad-Dog, being 
prefently laid thereto; it is profitable againft Kibes 
and other putrid Sores of the Legs and Feet, 
which are hard to heal: and being applyed to the 
Piles or Hemorrhoids, it eafes the Pain, difeufles 
the Tumor, if not broken, and cleanfes and heals 
them if Ulcerated. Take a great Onion , make it 
hollow in the middle , and fill it with Mithridate or 
'Treacle of Andromachus ; clofe up the hole , and 
Roajl it throughly in the Embers : then taking away 
the outwardmofi Skins , let them be beaten together 
to a Cataplafm. This Applyed to any Plague Sores, 
or putrid Apoftems, it brings them to fuppuration, 
draws forth the Poifon or Malignity, cleanfes them, 
and induces their healing. 
XXIII. The Difti/led Water of Onions. It is 
one of the nobleft Nephtiticks and Diureticks in the 
World, fuperior to Par fly Water , Hidropiper Wa- 
ter, or any other Vegetable Water of that kind; 
nor does it feem interior to the DecoClion of Hops, 
or Infitfion of Lignum Nephriticum. It provokes 
Urine powerfully, gives eafe in the Strangury, and 
cleanfes the Reins and Bladder of Sand , Gravel 
and Tartarous Mucilage. Dofe from 4 to 8 Ounces, 
either alone, or mixt with a little white Fort 
Wine. If it is given with the Ponder of the Seed, 
it will be yet much mote efteUual. 
XXIV. The Spirit. It is exceeding Volatile, 
fharp and piercing, and a noble Antifcorbutick, 
Nephritick, and Arthritick, in a cold habit of 
Body: if ought not to be given to hot Conftituti- 
ons, for in thofe, it may put all into a Flame, 
and kindle fuch a Fire, as may not eafily be ex- 
tinguilhed. It is a good Stomatick, creates an Ap- 
petite, and caufes a good Digelfion ; expels Wind 
out of the Stomach and Bowels, and gives eafe in 
the Colick : and is a very profitable thing for fuch 
as are inclinable to a Dropfie, or are newly cured 
of one, becaufe it warms and comforts the Blood, 
and ftrengthens its Tone or Crafis. Dofe from 
t Drain to 2, in any proper Vehicle. 
XXV. A eta. Authors fay, that if an Onion be 
fliced, and dipped in the Juice of Sorrel , and 
given to be eaten by one that is fick of a Tertian 
Ague, that it will take away the F'it, at once or 
twice fo taking it. 
ONION-SEA, fee Squil, Chap. 
Garden and Wild, fee Aracli, Chap. 2;, 26, 
OPF.N-ARSE, fee Medlar, Lib. II. 
ORCHANET, yccAlkanet, Chap. 8. 
ORCHIS, fee Cullions, Chap. 1 84. 
Dogs-Stones, Chap. 22 6. 
Fennv-Stones, Clap. 251. 
Fly-Stones, Chap. 530. 
Fools-Stones, Chap. 297, 
Fox-Stones, Chap. 298. 
Goats-Stones, Chap. 4 2 r. 
Handed Orchis, Chap. 531. 
CHAP. DXXX. 
Of ORCHIS FLIES; 
0 R, 
F L I^E - FLOWER; 
0 s, 
FLIES - STONES. 
I. T - ' H E Names. It is called in Greek, 
X v O r/Jf : in Latine, Orchis Mufca* 
ria , 'Tejiiculus Mujfcarius : in Enghjh , Flies-Orchis~ 
or F lies-Stones. 
II. The Kinds. Thefe are Species of Fox- 
Stones , in Chap. 298. aforegoing, of which we 
gave you nine feveral Kinds : The reft which are 
wanting there, we (hall fupply you withall here 
in this Chapter , which are the following nine 
Varieties. 1, Orchis Serapias bifolia , vel trifolia 
minor Clufii & Thalij , The leffer Twa Blade, of 
three Leav’d white Buttet-Fly Orchis. 2. Orchis 
Sphegodes altera, vel fecunda Lobelij , The Wafp 
Orchis. 3. Orchis minor culicem exprime ns-, Cu/i- 
ces minores TnphylU Lobelij-, The leffer Gnat 
Flower. 4. Orchis Sphegodes, five Teliicu/us Vul- 
pinus primus Lobelij , The greater Gnat Flower, j. 
Orchis Melitticu , five apifera Lobelij ; The Honey 
Bee Flower. 6 . Orchis Myodes minor , vel Myodes 
prime Lobelij, The leffer Fly Flower. 7. Orchis 
Myodes minima. Orchis Serapias lertius Dodomei, 
The leaft Fly-Flower. 8. Orchis Myodes luteaNar- 
bonenfis Lobelij , The great Fly Flo , el of Narbone, 
9. Orchis Myodes anguftifolia Bauhim, iP minor Ta- 
bern.montani , The narrow leav’d FI j Flower. 
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