Salmon ^ Herbal. Lib. L 
were black. Infilled in White Port Wine, the ln- 
fufion provokes Urine powerfully, is good againft 
the Strangury, and prevails againft the Dropfy, 
Jaundice, Scurvy, Gout, as alfo againft Sand, Gra- 
vel , and Tartarous Mucilage in the Reins and 
Bladder. 
XXXIX. The Spirituous Tintfure. Taken 6 o 
or 80 Drops at a time in a Glafs of Wine, it gives 
immediate eafe in the Colick i it powerfully pro- 
vokes the Terms in Women, facilitates the Birth, 
and expels the After-birth, as alfo the Dead Child. 
It prevails againft inward Conv.uftions ; and out- 
wardly Bathed along the Back-Bone, as alfo upon 
the parts affefted, it is very beneficial againft the 
Palfy, reftoring the feeling, eafing the pains if any 
be, and adding ftrength to the Nerves, Mufcles, 
Tendons, and parts affefted. Drank in Wine, 
fometimes 30 or 40 Drops at a time, efpecially 
falling, it is laid to be good againft a ftinking 
Breath, although of long continuance : and mixed 
with a little VVine, and held in the Mouth, it 
gives prefent eafe in the Tooth-Ach. 
XL. T he Acid Tintfure. It has all the Virtues 
of the Spirituous Tintfure , but much more Sto- 
matick-, it deanles the Ventricle, powerfully 
opens all obftruflions of the Vifcera, Hops Vomit- 
ing, takes away Naufeoufnefs, caufes a good Ap- 
petite, and a ftrongDigeftion-, and therefore is very 
good for fuch as are falling into, or are indeed in 
a deep Confumption, becaufe it not only opens all 
forts of Obllruftions as aforefaid, but it caufes a 
good Chylous Juice to be generated for thenourilh- 
ing of all the wafted and conlumed parts of the 
fiefhy Subftance. 
XLI. The Oily Tintfure. It is a moll excellent 
Diuretick, Lithontriptick, and Anti paraly tick. In 
the Strangury, Gravel, Stone, Palfie, inward Con- 
vulfions, Cramps, ftoppage of* the Terms in Wo 
men, &c. It may be given from 15 to 90 Drops 
in Decotfion 0/ Penny-royal , or of Parjly , or in 
White Port , or Lisbon Wine , or any other fit Vehi- 
cle. It brings 3way both Birth and After-Birth, 
and admirably eafes After-Pains, bathed upon the 
Back-Bone and parts affefled in a Palfie, as alfo in 
Cramps, it gives fingular relief. 
XLII. Kota. Guinny Pepper is fo fiery hot, 
and of fo (harp and biting Tafte, that it will burn 
and inflame the Mouth and Throat fo extreamly, 
that it is fcarcely to be endured : if any one (hould 
chance to eat a Cod of it raw, it would hazard 
their choaking: yea, being outwardly applyed 
(frefh bruifed) to the Skin, in any place of the 
Body, it would raife Blifters and exulcerate it, in 
the fame manner as if it had been Burnt with 
Fire , or Scalded with Water. The reducing 
the Cods (when dry) into Pouder, ought to be 
done with care, the Eyes being cloathed, and the 
Noftrils being flopped : for |the Atoms of the 
Pouder by flying up to thofe Parts, (if they can 
come at them) will fo peirce and attrafl, that they 
will induce a great Flux of Rheum or Humors by 
thofe parts, and caufe fuch Vehement Sneezings as 
may do the party concerned much Mifchief : and 
if they fhould prefs into the Throat , they will 
caufe fuch fierce Sneezings, Coughings, and Vomi- 
tings with all, and with that Vehemency as to caufe 
Convulfions, not only of the Stomach and Bowels, 
but Univerfally of the whole Body. 
CHAP. DLVIi. 
Of PEPPER--WALL. 
I- ' | ' 11 E Karnes. It is called in Arabiek, Hal- 
* febram , Htmiracbabara , and Ti/afon-, in 
Greek, ’A d'm, iTJ'is -rf'mr: in Latine ; Illecebra mi. 
nor Lobelij ; Aizoon acre Cordi ; Aizoon minus fer- 
vidi guftus Tbalij ; Sedum minus caujiicum, Clufij ; 
Gramen Tertium Phnij Anguilarii : Dally hn jc- 
cundum vel tertium Columns-, Sempervivum mini- 
mum Lobelij ; but Columns thinks it not fit to be 
called an Aizoon, or Sedum, becaufe they are all 
extreamly Cold; whereas this is very hot, even in 
the fourth Degree, and to this Opinion I adhere 
knowing it to be no Species of the Sedum s,, but a 
Plant of another Kind. In Englijh it is called, 
Wall-Pepper, alfo Little Stone-Crop , Pricket and’ 
Wall Moufe-Tail. ^ ’ 
II. The Kinds. Authors make two Species of 
this Plant, viz. r. Illecebra minor, five Sedunt 
Tertium Diofcoridls , to which all the Names in 
the former Seaion belong. Our Common Wall 
Pepper. 2. Illecebra tnjipida, Aizoon minus 'Tbalij 
Cf J ermicularis infpida, Aizoon minimum Cordi 
Infipid, or Taftelefs Wall-Pepper. 
The Def trip ions. 
III. The firji, or Our Common Wall-Pepper. 
U has a Root which is Creeping and fibrous, much 
like to thofe of the Stone Crops. This Root fends 
forth many Stalks, which as they lye upon the Earth, 
take Root again, and fpread far. It is a fir. all 
Plant, and grows much like to fome of the Stone 
Crops, with very many and fender Stalks, bejet 
round with fmall round Leaves growing very thick or 
clofe together. At the tops thereof grow fmall pale 
yellow flowers , in fmall Tufts. ' The Tajle of the 
Plant is very hot and Sharp upon the Tongue 
which chief y diftinguijhes it from the Sedum’/ 
or Stone Crops; tho' it is alfo diliinguified 
by its form , being fmall and thick fet with round 
Leaves. 
IV. Gerard deferibes it thus. Its Root is no- 
thing but Strings. It is a low and little Herb 
whofe Stalks are fender and Jhort. The Leaves 
about the Stalks Jland very thick-, being fmall 
in growth , full Bodied , Jharp pointed, and full 
of Juice. The flowers JI and at the top , and 
are very fmall, of color yellow, and of a Jharp 
biting 1 a fie. 1 
V. The fecond, or Infipid, or Taftlefs Wall 
Pepper. This has a Root only made of fibres 
and is tu fmall a Plant as the la A, growing alt o° ei- 
ther like it m Leaf, Stalk, and flowers, which are 
yellowifh hkewife • but it is chiefly diftingitilhed 
from the former by the Tafte ; which in this is' no- 
thing biting, but utterly infipid or without Tafte. 
VI. The Places. The firft grows almoft every 
where in dry and ftony places, and in Chinks and 
Crannies ol old Walls, and on the tops of Houfes. 
It is always green, and therefore was ranked by 
former Authors among the Scmpervives , or Houfe- 
Leeks. The fecond grows alfo in the like Places 
on Mud or Stone Walls, or among Rubbilh. or in 
Tandy or gravelly. Places, and oftentimes on the 
fides of old Tiled Houfes, and Pent-Houfes Sfe 
VII. The 
