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Salmons Herbal. 
Lib. I. 
gree, Aperitive, Abfterfive, Carminative, Digeltive, 
Difeuflive, Diuretick, Incifive, Vulnerary, Cepha- 
lick , Neurotick, Stomatick, Splenetick, Nephri- 
tick, Hyfteiick, Emmenagogick, Sudorifick, Alexi- 
pharmtck , Analeptick and Spermatogenetick. 
XII. The Specification . It prevails againft Con- 
vulfions, Spafms, Poifon, the Bitings of Serpents, 
or other Venomous Creatures , Coughs , Colds, 
Swellings in the Throat , Jaundice , Colick , 
ObftructionS of the Terms, Rickets in Children, 
Palfie, Tfc. s 
XIII. T be Preparations. You may have there- 
from, I. A Liquid. Juice . 2. An E (fence. 3. A 
Decottion or Infufion in Wine. 4. A Pouder. 5. 
An Errhine. 6. A half am , Ointment , or Oil. 
7. An Elettuary. 8. A Difiilled Water. 9. A 
Spirituous Tintture. 10. An Acid Tmllure. 11. 
An Oily Tintture. 12 . A Spirit, it.. A Di (til- 
led OH. 14. Potefiates or Powers. 15. A Cata- 
plafm. 
The Virtues* 
XVII. The Pouder. It is made of the dried 
Herb when m Homer. It has all the Virtues of 
the Juice , Effence and DecoUion , but afls rot 
with that Celerity. Dole Morning and Night 
trom half a Dram to a Dram in Wine. Mixed 
with a little Honey and Turpentine, and applied 
t0 vmi aI1 T, U1 n CIS ; di S e ‘ lsa " d deanfes Them. 
XVill The Errhine. It is thus made Take 
Pouder 0} lops of Pennyroyal when in f lower an 
Ounce-, Afarabacca Leaves in fide Pouder-, Ref nous 
Scammony ,n fine Pouder , of each half an Ounce - 
mix them. Snufft up the Noftrils Medicinally 
it attraifts Humors both thick and thin out of' 
the Head, and clears it efieaually, by which 
means it is profitable againft the Megrim, Head- 
er 11 ’ Lethargy, Catus, Sleepinefs, Dullnefs, 
Dtowfineft, Apoplexy, Epileply, Vertigo, Con- 
vulfions, Palfies, and other Difeafes of the Head 
Brain and Nerves, proceeding fhom cold and’ 
mouture. And if it is taken inwardly twice < 
Week in the Morning Falling, from a Scruple to a 
Dram, or more according to Age and Strength., 
it carries off the Morbifick caufe of all the afore 
named Difeafes, and fo the more effeftually contri- 
buces to their Cure. 
XIV. The Liquid Juice. It powerfully dig-efts, 
opens, and provokes the Terms in Women, expels 
the Birth, Dead Child and After-Birth^ it Hops 
Vomiting , eafes the pain and gnawing of the Sto- 
mach ^ is profitable againft Convulfions, refills Poi- 
fon, and cures fuch as are bitten or ftung by Ser- 
pents, Mad-Dogs, Scorpions, or other Venomous 
Creatures. Dole 2, 3 or 4, Spoonfuls at a time, 
Morning, Noon, and Night, in a Glafs of Wine, 
or other fit Vehicle. 
XV. The Effence. It has all the Virtues of the 
Liquid Juice exalted: is good againft Afthma’s, 
Coughs, Colds, Wheezing, Hoarfenefs, and moft 
other Difeafes of the Lungs, cauling an eafy ex- 
pectoration (if taken with Honey) it refills Melan- 
choly and caufes Cheerful nefs : and drunk with 
the Juice of Sivile Oranges , Limons , or choife 
Vinegar , It is good againft Fainting, and Swoon- 
ing Fits, Vapors, and fuch like. It helps the 
Rickets in Children, is good againft the Leprofy, 
opens the obftruCtions of the Liver, Pancreas and 
Mefentery, and eafes the pain of the Spleen. Be- 
ing drank in choife ftrong Wine, it gives eafe in 
the Colick, and eafes After-pains of Women ly- 
ing in. Conftantly taken for fome time, it leflens 
the Fatnefs and Corpulency of the Body, making 
the Patient Leaner : yet at the fame time, it much 
encreafes Seed in both Sexes, and ftrongly provokes 
Lutt. Dofe 2 or 3 Spoonfuls at a time in a Glafs 
of Wine, Morning and Night. 
XVI. The Decotfion , or Infufion in Wine. It has 
all the Virtues of the Juice and Effence , but no- 
thing near fo powerful. It warms the coldnefs 
of the Stomach and Womb, and other Vifcera, 
helps againft the Swelling and Hardnefs of the 
Womb -, cleanfes foul Sores and Ulcers, and mixt 
with Honey caufes them to Digeft. It is good againft 
black and blew Eyes, and difcolorings of the Skin, 
being outwardly applyed. If a little Sal Prunella 
be diffolved in it, and it be held in the Mouth, 
it eafes the Tooth-ach. It is good againft Faint- 
ings, Swoonings, and Hyfterick-Fits, and pro- 
vokes Urine ftrongly. Ufed as a Gargarifm with 
Honey, it cures Sores, Cankers, and Ulcers of 
the Mouth and Throat. Drank pretty plentifully 
jt is good againft the Strangury, Dropfy, and 
Jaundice, helps to quicken and clear the Eye- 
fight, is profitable againft the Falling-Sicknefs , 
and eafes all forts of pains of the Head. Dofe 6, 
or 8 Ounces, Morning, Noon, and Night. 
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with three times ns weight of Honey: adding with- 
all Pouder of Birth- wort Roots, an equal quantity 
to the Scammony. It is given inwardly from one 
Dram to three; and has all rhe Vertues of the 
Juice Effence and Errhine before enumerated - 
Applyed to old running Sores, Fiftula’s, and pu- 
trid Ulcers it caufes Digeftion, eafes the pain 
prevents their eating and fpreading farther ‘and 
very much induces their healing. There is ni bet- 
ter Remedy againft lubed Heels, than to apply the 
Dp; Pouder of the Errhine firit, and then om it a 
Plaifter of this EleSuary. 
XX. The Balfam , Ointment , or Oil, made bv 
Infdatwn or Boilmg. Applyed to fuch as ,re 
troubled with the Gout, they quickly eafe the pain : 
warm the parts, and take away cold griefs of the 
Joints; They gently draw, digeft alfo, cleafife, and 
heal old running Sores, and putrid Ulcers 
XXI The Difi tiled Water. It has the Virtues 
oi the Juice, Effence, and DecoUton, but in a much 
Inferior Degree. Mixed with Honey, it is a good 
Ophthalmick, for Blood-lhot, Watering and Sore 
EVes: and fo ufed as a Gargle, it heals Sores and 
Ulcers in the Mouth and Throat: otherwife it 
may ferve as a Vehicle for conveying the Juice 
or Effence, or other Preparations of the Plant 
down into the Stomach. 
XXII. The Spirituous Tmllure. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice and Effence, being given 
Morning and Evening, from i Dram to 2, or 2 
in a Glafs of Wine, or lome other convenient 
Liquid. It eafes the Gnawing of the Stomach 
and cures inward Convulfions of the Bowels. Out- 
wardly bathed upon the Head, it eafes the Head- 
ach: and bathed upon other parts, it ptefently 
eafes their pain, and alfo reftores the parts troubled 
with the Cramp. Taken for fourty Days or more 
together, in Juice or Water of Black Cherries it 
cures the Falling-licknefs, and is alfo profitable 
againft the Vertigo, Lethargy, Cams, and other 
like dull Difeafes of the Head and Brain. 
XXIII. The Acid Tmllure. It admirably re- 
ftores the Tone of the Stomach being hurt; Ttops 
Vomiting; deftroys Putridity, and allays the heat 
of Fevers. It cuts thick and tough Flegrn , and 
caules it to be ealily expeflorated. It is a lingu- 
lar Diuretick, and therefore profitable againft the 
Strangury, Sand, Gravel, Stone, 0: Tartarous 
Mucilage in the Reins, Ureters and Bladder. It 
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