Salmon 's 
iy taking Root again as they lyc , thick fit with 
thick fit Leaves , like unto Purflaqe, but flmallcr 
and Jntaller upwards, of a dark or rujiy green 
color ; from among which rife bare or naked weak 
•Stalks, without arty, or with but few Leaves there- 
on-, at the tops whereof fiand Jmall Tuft s of pur- 
plifh Flowers like the other. 
VIII. The fixth, or True Orpine ol Imperatus 
Its Root is [mail and long, of 4, 6 , or S Inches in 
length, with divers Branches and J. mall Fibres ad- 
joining to it ; at the Head whereof fume Branches of 
green Leaves, which have not JceJeJ, will remain, 
tho' thofe that have flowered and /ceded dye away 
and peri Ih. it is a J ill all Plant and fpreads 1! filj 
upon the Ground, with many. Jmall and long 
trailing Branches, a Foot or more long: whereof 
thofe which will not , flower the fame Tear have\ 
(mailer, and fomewhat longer Leaves on them, 
and thicker fit together: but thofe which will, 
hear Flowers, are fit fparefifiy with out any or- 
der to the tops, and are lefjer in firm, and lejs 
thick and floppy than any of the others before 
and of a fid blemfh green color. At the tops oj 
the Stalks, find thick clujters of white Flow- 
ers of five Leaves apiece, after which come Jmall 
corner'd Heads containing Jmall brownijh Seed- 
IX The Places. The firft- of both forts, both' 
sweater and lefter , are frequently found almoft in 
every County of England, .the greater being gene- 
rally Nurft up in Gardens ; the lefter fort is found 
to grow in the ihady fides of Fields and Woods, 
The fecond was firft brought to us from Padoua, 
and is now planted in many places in our Gardens. 
The third C/ufius found in Spain, as alfo in Hunga- 
ry and upon the Alps. The fourth has been found 
often in feveral places of Germany, as Tragus , 
Camerarius , Clufius and others affirm. The fifth 
was a Native of Italy , and was fent thence by 
Alphonfis Pancius an excellent Herbarift of Terra- 
ria. The fixth came from Imperatus of Naples-, 
from Cortufus and Jofepbus de Cafa bona, of 
whom Clufius fays, that he received the Seed. 
Thefe ate the Native places of thefe five laft, 
but with us in England, they are all Nurft up in 
Times. They do all of them Flower 
thro’ the whole Month of July, and their Seed is 
ripe in Auguft. 
XI The Qualities. They are cold and moift in 
the fecond Degree, as fome fay ; and Vulnerary, 
as being good to heal Wounds and Ulcers, whe- 
ther inward or outward. 
XII. The specification. They are peculiar for 
cooling Inhumations in IVounds and Tumors, and 
eafing their Pain ; They abforb the acidity of Hu- 
mors in the Bloody Flux, ftop fluxes of Blood in 
Wounds; allay Vapors, and cure Excoriations or 
Ulcers in the Stomach, Bowels, Liver, Lungs, 
Reins, Womb, or other inward parts. 
XIII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, i. A Liquid Juice. 2. An Ejfence. , 3 - A 
Detailed or Inflated Oik 4. A Cataplaflm of the 
Leaves. 5. A Dijlt/led Water. 
The Virtues. 
XIV. The Liquid Juice. Ufed with Vinegar 
as a Bath or Wa(h , it takes away Scurf, Mor- 
phs Leprofy, and all other Deformities of the 
Skin J and is good to wafh old filthy Sores, and 
putridUlcers, to cleanfe and heal them. It prevails 
againlt a Quinfey, the Throat being gargled there- 
with feveral times a Day, and. outwardly it being 
‘Herbal. Lib. I. 
bathed therewith double Cloths wet therein, be- 
ing alfo bound thereto. 
XV. The Ejfence. Taken inwardly 1, 2, or 3 
Spoonfuls at a time, it is good to heal any gnaw- 
ing, Excoriation , or Ulcer in the Stomach, In- 
telfines. Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Reins, Ureters, 
Bladder, or Womb, or other inward parts , being 
taken for feveral Days together. It alfo abforbs 
the acrimony and acidity of the Humors, heals other 
Bowels in rhe Bloody Flux, and ftops all the 
Fluxes of Blood in the Body , as alfo the bleeding 
of Wounds outwardly. The Root of thefe Plants, 
is faid aifoto perform the fame things, viz. The 
Ejfence made of the Root : Inwardly taken for 
lome confiderable time, it wafts and confumes 
Scrophulous Tumors, or Swellings of the Throat, 
from the Evil. 
XVI. The Decolled or Inflolated Oik It may be 
made of the green Herb, or Root. Or it may be 
made by beating the Juice and Oil Olive together. 
It cools Inflamations, gives eafe in hot Apoftems, 
as alfo in inflamed Wounds, and is excellent to 
heal Scaldings or burnings with Water, Oil, Lead, 
or Fire, Hfc. Anointed upon Strumous Swellings 
in the Neck and Throat, it is faid to abate them, 
prevent the afflux of Humors, and in a Ihort time 
to cure the fame. 
XVII. The Cataplaflm of the green Leaves or 
Roots. Ap^lyed to any Ample Green Wound in 
Hands, Amis, Legs, or Feet, or other parts of the 
Body, irquickly heals them. Being bound to 
the Throat of One that has a Quinfey, it repels 
theHumok fuddenly puts the Patient out of Peril, 
and in a fhort time cures it; the Throat being 
gargled alfo with the Juice or Ejfence, five or fix 
times a Day. Applyed to Ruptures, it is faid to 
confolidate' them , eipecially if the Patient is 
young. 
XVIII. The Dijlil/ed Water. It has all the 
Virtues of the Liquid Juice 'and Ejfence-, and may 
be given to fix Ounces or more , a little dulcified 
with double refined Sugar. Mixt with an equal 
part of Vinegar, it is laid to be a lingular Cof- 
metick. 
CHAP. DXXXV. 
Of OX EYE. 
I, fTp H E Names. It is called in Arabick , Bi- 
1 bar: in Greek , E iipbai-im: in Latino, 
Buphthalmon , (Sf 0 cuius Bovis: and in Englijb , 
Ox Eye , 
II. The Kinds. Authors give us feveral Kinds 
of this Plant, but thofe which grow with us in 
England, are chiefly thefe following, war. I. 
Bupbtbalmum vu/garc , Buphthalum Matthio/i mille- 
folij foli is ; Oculus Bovis vulgaris , Cachle Dio/cor i- 
iu, Chryflanthemum Cordi, Fuchfij, Gefneri & Tur- 
ner':, The Common or Vulgar Ox-Eye. 2. Buph- 
thalmum alterum CotuU folio Caincranj, U Bauhini 
Buphihalmum Narboneje , Camomil-like Ox Eye. 
3. Buphtbdlmum flore purpurafleente. Ox Eye pur- 
ple Flowered. 4. Bupbtbalmum Africjnum tenui- 
folium Boe/ij, Ox Eye Fennel Leav’d. 
The 
