3 1 2 Salmon s nerbal. Lib. I 
be rubbed off with ones Finders, being white under- 
neath and of a [wee tiff: Tafia, like unto our Earth 
Nuts, and is often eaten by the Natives : it lives 
and continues after Seedtime , footing forth afrejh 
every year. In its manner of growing , it is very 
like to our Common Garden P.irily, but leffer in 
every part , having Leaves made and cut into fuch 
like Divisions , but leffer , and fome thing thicker. 
The Stalk i* like, but Shorter than in our Common 
Parfly, bearing fuch like Tufts or U/nbles of white 
Flowers after which follows f mailer Seed than that 
of Parllv, but blacker. 
VIII. 'Not a. There is another Species of this 
Candy Parfly, but it differs nothing from that laid 
deferibed, but in the color of its Root, which is 
reddifh on the out fide, and not black as the former •, 
This Flowers and Seeds alio earlier than the others, 
and its Root is as fit to be eaten. The Country 
People in Candy call it Agnopaftica, i. e. Paftinaca 
Sylveftris, but it has no likenefs to, or refemblance 
of a Parfnep. 
IX. The Places. The Names of fome of thefe 
fhow whence they full came } but they all of them 
grow in our Gardens in England, where they thrive 
admirably well. They delight to grow in moift 
and watery Grounds , near Fountains and Springs 
and other moift places: and Fuch ft us fays, that 
Parfly is found growing of it felf in many Fenny 
Grounds in Germany. 
X. The Times, ft may be Sown in the Spring, 
but it comes {lowly up * and in its growing may be 
often cut and crop’d : if it Sows it felt, yet it 
brings forth its Stalk bur in its fecond Year, after 
which, it Flowers in June or July, and the Seed 
is ripe in July and Auguft , after which the 
Root?(except in the Candy Kind) dies away and 
perifhes. 
XI. 'T he Qualities. The Leaves and Roots of 
Parfly are hot and dry in the fecond Degree, bur 
the Seed in the third Degree. It is Aperitive, Ab- 
fterfive, Attractive, Carminative, Digeftive, Dif- 
cuffive, Diuretick, Cephalick, Neurotick, Stoma- 
tick, Nephritick, Hyllerick, Emmenagogick, Alexi- 
pharmick, Analeptick, and Spermatogenetick. 
XII. The Specification. It is peculiar again!! 
the Cholick in the Stomach and Bowels, expells 
Wind, opens obftru&ions of the Liver, Spleen, 
Reins and Womb, gives eafe in the Srangury } 
provokes Urine, is laid to break and expel the 
Stone, Gravel, Sand and Tartarous Slime } is pro- 
fitable again!! the Jaundice, Dropfy, and Falling 
Sicknefs, provokes the Terms in Women, faci- 
litates the Birth, and refills and expels Poifon. 
XIIL T he Preparations. Of this Plant the Leaves, 
Roots, and Seed are all ufed : the Leaves are weak- 
ell : the Roots are next in flrength : and then the Seed 
which is the llrongeft of all. Thefe following forms 
may be made of the whole, viz. A Liquid. Juice, 
of Leaves or Roots, i. An Effence of the fame. 
3. A Decottion of the Roots. 4. An Infufion of the 
Seed. 5. A Ponder of the Seed. 6. A Compound 
Decottion from Tragus. 7. An Oil of the Leaves, 
Roots or Seed by Deco ft ion. 8. A Cataplafm of all 
the three. 9. A Difi tiled Water of the whole 
Plant. 10. A Spirituous Tintture of the Seed. 1 1 . 
An Acid Tintture of the fame. 12. An Oily 
Tintture thereof. 1 3. A Chymical Oil of the Seed. 
14. Potefatcs or Powers of the Seed. 1$. An 
Elixir of the fame. 
The Virtues. 
XIV. The Liquid Juice of the Leaves or Roots. 
It is comfortable to the Stomach, eafes the Stran- 
gury, and powerfully provokes Urine and Womens 
Courfes: expels Wind whether in the Stomach or 
Bowels, and does a little open the Body, making 
the Belly Soluble. It is a lingular Aperitive, and 
opens ObftruClions of Lungs, Liver, Spleen, Reins 
and Womb} and therefore is mixt with Solutives 
or things which move the Belly downwards. The 
Root is one of the five opening Roots ; and there- 
fore the Juice thereof muff he profitable againft all 
Difeafes proceeding from ObflruClion. Dofe 4 or 
6 Spoonfuls Morning, Nooon, and Night, either 
alone , or mixt with a Glafs of White Port, or 
Lisbon Wine. 
xv - Effence of the fame. It has all the 
V irtues of the Liquid Juke, and more powerful 
to the Intentions: befides which, itisfaid to break 
the Stone whether in Reins or Bladder, as alfo' to 
expel Stones, Gravel, Sand or Tartarous Matter 
from the Reins and Bladder. It eafes the pain of 
the Stomach, refills and expels Poifon. and is 
good againft the Bitings of Mad Dogs, Serpents 
or other Venemons Creatures : It helps fuch as 
have been hurt by taking of Litharge-, fiiDpreffes 
Vapors in Women, which ofFend the Head and Eyes 
and is profitable againft the Dropfy and Yellow 
Jaundice. Dofe 2 or 3 Spoonfuls or more, Morn- 
ing and Evening in a Glals of Wine. 
XVI. T he Decoflion of the Root. It is a power- 
ful Aperitive, and opens all Obftruaions of the Vif- 
cera, having all the Virtues of the Juke and 
Effence : but as it is a much weaker Preparation 
io tt mult be given m a much larger Dofe, with a 
continuandp, as from 4 to 8 or 10 Ounces Morn- 
ing and Night. 
XVII. The Louder of the Seed. It may be 
given from a Dram to 2 Drams Morning and 
N ght againft the Stone, Gravel, Sand, and Glu- 
tinous Slime in the Urinary parts, and is very 
effectual to expel the fame; and alfo to provoke 
Urine and the Terms in Women: to give eafe in 
the Cholick, Gripings of the Guts, and After- 
pains of Women in Child-Bed : It eafes pains in 
the Stomack and Bowels, proceeding from Wind 
and has all the Virtues of the Juice , Effence and’ 
Decottion. 
XVIII. The Infufion of the Seed. It eafes the 
Gripings of Infants, and may be given againft all 
the Difeafes for which the ltecoliion is given : 
Dole Morning , and Evening , from 6 Ounces 
to 8, a little dulcified with double Refined 
Sugar. 
XIX. The Compound Oecothon of Tragus. Take 
Seeds of Parfly, Anife , Carratvaies, Eennel, of each 
an Ounce : of the Roots of Parfly, of Saxifrage, of 
Carratvaies , of Burnet , of each an Ounce and ha f- 
let the Roots be viajhed. and chopt fmalfand the Seeds 
bruifed: let them infufe ahiight or two in 2 Quarts 
of White Port Wine: after which, gently boil altoge- 
ther in an Earthen Veffel dofe cover’d with an 
Alembick head, till about a third part is availed - 
then jlra'm out, and let tt Jlani to fettle. This 
opens ObftruUions of the Liver, Spleen, Reins 
and Womb, prevails againft the Falling-Sicknefs 
and forces away the Morbifick Matter of the’ 
Jaundice and Dropfy by Urine, curing thole Dif- 
eafes in a fhort rime. Dole 4 Ounces at a time 
firft and laft Morning and Night. 
XX. The Decoded Oil oj Leaves, Roots, or 
Seed. It is Anodyn, or an eafer of Pain, difeufles 
recent Tumors, alleviates pains of the Gout, and 
takes away black and blew Marks, coming by 
means of Bruifes, Falls, and the like. Anointed 
upon Womens Breafts, which are Swelled, Pain- 
ful and hard with their Milk, it abates the Tumor, 
Difaifles the Humor, and eafes thepain thereof. 
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