Salmon’/ 'Herbal* 
Lib. L 
called, Coronopus Sylveftris ^ becaufe it is alfo 
found Wild in feveral Countries: Our common 
Bucks-horn Plantain. 2. Coronopus InfuU Pro - 
chyt* Column*-, Coronopus Sylveftris hirfutio Bau- 
hini. , Prickly Bucks-horn Plantain. 
The Descriptions* 
HJ> T he Jirfi , or Our Common Bucks-horn 
Plantain. Its Root is fingle , long , and J mailt 
with feveral Fibres adjoining thereto. If it is 
Sown or Planted from Seed , it rifes tip at 
firft with fmall , long, narrow , hairy, dark , 
Leaves , almoft like Grafs, without any divifion 
or gafh in them -, but thofe which fucceed are 
gajht in , on both J ides of the Leaves , into three 
or four gajhes , and pointed at the ends , re- 
fembling the Snaggs of a Bucks Horn, 
whence it took its Name. And being well grown , 
Leaves ly round about the Root upon the 
Buckfhorn Vlantain. 
Ground , 2/7 order 9 one by another $ thereby re - 
fembling the form of a Star , therefore 
called Herba Stella. F/w» among which rife 
up feveral Hairy Stalks , about an Hand 
breadth high , bearing every one of them a 
fmall , long , fpiky Head , wry like unto thofe 
of the Common Plantain , having fuel j like 
Bloomings and Seed after them . T he Smell and 
Tafle thereof is very much , or altogether , the 
fame with that of the Common and Ribwort 
Kind. 
IV. T he fecond , or Prickly Bucks- horn Plan- 
tain, This differs but little from the former but 
that its Leaves are fome thing larger , broader and 
thicker , and snore hairy or rough. And the 
dents or jaggs of the Leaves are more fharp 
and prickly. The Stalks and Heads are like- 
wife more rough and hairy . Thefe are the chief 
differences , in all other things , it is like to the 
former. 
V. The Places. The firft ufually grows in dry 
Tandy Grounds, in Barren Plains and UntilPd 
places, in many parts of England as in Tuttle 
Fields , near Wejhninjier • at Waltham Abby, not far 
from London, as alfo upon Black-Heath near South- 
ward and many other like places. In Italy, &c. 
they are wont to Plant it in their Gardens , as a 
Sallet Herb, becaufe they commonly eat it in Sal - 
lets. The fecond Grows on Rocks in the Ifland 
Prochyta as Columna fays : I have had it from Eye 
Witneffes, who told me, that they had feen it 
grow upon fome of the Mountains in Wales, and 
fome other like Places in England. 
VI. The Times. They both Flower in May, 
June , and July , their Seed ripening in the 
mean Seafon: and their Leaves abide frelh and 
green in a manner all the Winter. 
VII. The Qualities, Specification , Preparations , 
and Vertices of Bucks-horn Plantain , are the very 
fame with thofe of the Common broad Leav'd Plan- 
tun , (in Chap. 565. Se 3 . 11. ad 2J.) to which I 
refer you. 
VIII. Obferv. 1. The Juice or Effence of this 
Plant, Is laid to be a peculiar remedy againft the 
Bitings of Vipers, or other Venomous Beafts, bv 
drinking of it either alone, or in a Glafs o'f 
Generous Wine , a Cataplafm of the Green Herb 
being alfo laid upon the Wound or place bit- 
ten. It Hops alio all bleedings and eruptions 
of Blood , whether at Mouth or Nofe , whether 
by Urine or Stool , cures the Dyfentery or 
Bloody Flux, and other Fuxes of the Bowels, 
and is profitable as Paul us JEgineta, Lib. 7! 
fays, againft the Colick. Given inwardly from 
4 to 8 Spoonfuls at a time in Sryptick Red 
Wine, 3 Hours before the com mg of an .Ague,, 
it cures it , more efpecidly if the Leaves of 
the Plant be laid to the lides, and fo the Fit 
will fuddenly vanifli , as if it had been done 
by Witchcraft. 
IX. Obferv. 1. The Tecottion in Wine. It 
has the Virtues of the Juice or Effence-, be* 
Tides which, if it is long drank, it cures the 
Strangury, and is profitable for fuch as are 
troubled with Sand, Gravel, Stones, or Tar- 
tarous Matter in the Reins, abating the heat 
and Infiamation of the Reins , Ureters or other 
ajdacent parts, and ftrengthening them. And 
given Morning and Evening for fome Days 
together, it helps all forts of Sore Eyes, 
caufed from a Defluxion of hot , fharp , and 
Salt Rheums, by cooling the parts, abating the 
acrimony of the humor, and] ftopping'the Fluxion. 
X. Obferv. 3. The Root, whether in Ponder, 
(which may be given from 2 Scruples to 2 
Drams, in any fit Vehicle Morning and Night) 
or the Decottion in Wine , or lnfufion in Spirit 
of Wine, have all the Virtues of the Juice, 
bffence and Dccotfion, afbrefpecified faving 
that the Root is thought to be more potent 
than the Herb or Leaves, and to be a more 
fpecifick Remedy for the Colick. 
XI. Obferv. 4. The Cataplafm of Leaves and 
Roots with Bay Salt. Apply ed to both Wrifts, 
and Bound on pretty hard (yet not too hard 
neither) cures Agues admirably*, it prefently 
flops the Courfo of the Firs j and foon after 
fo profligates the Ague , as to compleat a Cure. 
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