Chap. 574, ‘Engfojh Herbs . 
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_/z//£r, add thereto , Syn//? 0/ //;<?' Juke of Corn 
Poppy Pioneers Vitriolated 8 Ounces: mix and keep 
them for Ufe. It is excellent in all thin and ffiarp 
defluxions of Rheum upon the Lungs and Afpera 
Arteria : It caufes Reft and Sleep, cures Coughs, 
Hoarfnefs, and Wheezings,' eafes the Phthifick * is 
good againft Pleurifies, pains and flitches in the 
Sides * eafes all forts of Dolors and Griefs, abates 
Inflamations , provokes Sweating , and flops the 
Bloody Flux , as alfo the Terms and Whites in 
Women. Dofe 2 Ounces alone, or with fome other 
proper Vehicle. 
XXII. Syrupus dcPapavere erratic 0, fiveRubro , 
Syrup of Corn Poppies. Take Corn Poppy P/ovoers 
2 Pounds * warm Spring Water 4 Pounds : deep or 
injufe , and the next Day f rain it - repeat the Inf u- 
fion with new P lowers * fra in again , and with its 
equal weight of Sugar, boil it into a Syrup in Bal ■ 
neo. It is excellent to cool and abate the heat of 
Fevers, eafes all forts of Pains , caufes Reft and 
Sleep , abates the violence of Pleurifies, Colicks, 
violent pains of the Stone, and flops all forts of 
Fluxes of the Belly, as Diarrhoea, Dyfenteria, Li- 
enteria, Hepatick Fluxes, as alfo the Terms and 
Whites in Women. Dofe from one Spoonful to 
2 or 3, either alone, or in fome proper Vehicle. 
XXIII. Syrupus Hemoptoicus , feu Diacodium 
Liquidum Papaveris erratici , another Syrup of 
Corn Poppies. Take Heads and Seeds of the Wild 
or Corn Poppy Number 20. Juice of Spanifh Liquo- 
rice an Ounce * bruife the Heads and Seed , and jtcep 
them in Rain Water 8 Pints, for 4 Hours -, and then 
dijfolve in it the Spanifi Juice * boil gently in Bal- 
7 tco to 6 Pints : Jtrain leifurely thro ’ a Plannel Bag , 
end with white Sugar 1 2 Pound make a Syrup . It 
gives eafe in Pains, and caufes Reft and Sleep * it 
Hops Vomiting, helps in the Colick * is good againft 
a Loofnefs and all other Fluxes of the Belly, as 
alfo Fluxes of Humors to any part* prevails againft 
Afthma’s, Coughs, Colds, Phthificks, fpittingand 
piffing Blood, gives eafe in the Stone, Gravel and 
Strangury , as alfo in the Gout , and all other 
Pains wherefoever. Dofe from half an Ounce to 
an Ounce, Ounce and half or more, as occafion 
requires. 
The Baftard Wild POPPY. 
XXVIII. The Liquid Juke. Dropt into the 
tyes, it takes away Milts, Clouds, and Films 
which hinder the Sight, alfo Inflamations and Hear’ 
and cutes the Difeafe of the Eye called Argema 
(from which the Herb took its Name) which is the 
H.izv in the Eye : the Malady, when i t happens on the 
black or the Eye, it appears white; and contrari- 
wife, when it falls on the white of the Eye, it ap- 
pears blackilh , or of another color. Bathed alfo 
on Warts it confumes them. 
XXIX. The Etfence of the Leaves and. Roots. 
Gwen to 2 Drams or more in Ale, Beer or Wine 
it is good againft the Griping of the Guts. Taken 
in Sherry, Canary, or other ftroug Wine, it pow- 
erfully expels Poilon: it opens obltrucfions of the 
Spleen, and eafes the pains thereof : and is good a- 
gainft the bitings or flinging of Serpents, Mad-Dogs 
Hornets, Scorpions, or other Venomdbs Creatures. 
The Effence inwardly taken , and a Cataplafm of 
the Leaves being outwardly applyed : and taken 
in Red Port W£ine , is good againft the Bloody 
Flux. 
XXX. The Infufton in Water or Wine. It pre- 
vails powerfully againft the Griping of the Guts 
a Diarrhea , or Loofenefs, and other Fluxes of the 
Bowels : and is laid to give eafe in the pains of the 
Hypochonders. 
XXXI. The Decoflion in Wine. Bathed upon 
places black and blew, or otherwife difcolored by 
Blows, Falls, &c. whether on the Face,Eyes,or other 
parts, it quickly reftores them to their reftitude. 
Ir is good againft the Bloody Flux : and is a pre- 
fent Remedy againft the flinging or biting of any 
Creature. 
XXXII. The Ointment , made with Oil, Wax 
and Turpentine. It heals any Ample Green Wound 
running Sore, or old Ulcer ; and being applyed to 
Joints pained with the Gout, it eafes the pain 
in a little time cures the Difeafe. It is good alio 
agatnft Cramps, Convullions, and other lik'd' Di- 
feafes of the Nerves. 
XXXIII. The Cataplafm of Leaves and Heads. 
It heals Cankers, old Ulcers, running Fiftula’s: 
confumes and takes away Warts* cures recent Con- 
tufions, as alfo difcolorings of the Skin. And 
being made with Wine Vinegar, it cures the Quin- 
ley being applyed to the Throat * and eafes the 
Gout , and takes it away being applyed to the 
place agrieved. 
XXIV. T he Qualities. It is hot and dry in the 
third Degree, Abfterfive, Anodyn, Vulnerary, Ar- 
thritick and Alexipharmick. 
XXV. The Specification. It prevails againft 
dimnefs of Sight, Bloody Flux, the Poyfon of 
Venomous Bealls, obftructions of the Spleen, 
Quinfey, Belly-.ach, Gout, Cramps, Convullions 
and the like: Tt is faid to cure Warts alfo, 
Green Wounds , old Sores , running Ulcers and 
Fiftula’s. 
XXVI. The Preparations. You have therefrom, 
1. The Green Leaves. 2. A Juice. 5. An Effence. 
4. An Infufion in Water. 5. A Decottion in M^ge. 
4 . An Ointment. 7. A Cataplafm. W 
The Virtues. ^ 
XXVII. TheCreenLeaves. Being oftentimes in 
a Day, and for feveral Days together, rubbed upon 
Warts, they Confume them, and "take them away : 
the fame they do to Corns , more efpecially, if 
they being frefti gathered, are alfo bound thereto, 
Morning and Night. 
CHAP. DLXXV. 
Of POPPY Horned. 
I- 'T’ U E Nantes. It is called in the Arahick • 
.1 Almacharam : in Greek , Mmw Yaea-rnn : jn 
Latine , Papaver Corniculatum tj 1 Carmttum ( a Ji- 
liquarum effigie Corniculorum mode lnflexa, becaufe 
the Rods are crooked like a Cornep or Horn.) Pliny 
and others fay , it was alfo called Parttlion , i. e. 
Marinum ; and of fome Papaver Sylvejtre-, in 
Enghjh it is called the Horned Poppy . ' 
II. The Kinds. Of the Horned Poppv we make 
two Principal Kinds, viz. I. Papaver 
Corniculatum verum , The true Horned Poppy. 
II. Mimuy Kiee-vn! FoQoii, Papaver Cornkulatum nothum 
The Baftard Horned Poppy. 
III. The particular Kinds. Of the I. Species 
there are thefe three following, viz. i. Papaver 
Cornicu - 
