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Salmon ’ s Herbal, Lib. i 
ioree of its Abfterfive quality , even thole Crults 
Which grow upon Ulcers, by negleU or ill looking 
after. 
XXL The Ointment. It is made of the Leaves 
and Flowers , by boiling or Infuflng in Oil of Hyperi- 
con , adding after Exprejfion , Turpentine a quarter 
part •, Wax, Frankince.rtf e , of each an eighth part •, 
Louder of Tobacco a tenth part. It has all the 
Virtues of the Liniment cleanfes putrid Sores, 
old Ulcers, and running Fiftula’s powerfully , and 
heals fimple Green Wounds , after an admirable 
manner. 
XXII. The Cataplafmof the Leaves and Flow- 
ers. Being applied to filthy putrid Sores, rot- 
ten Ulcers and running Fiftuia’s, it JAbfterges 
them wonderfully, and difpofes them to incar- 
nation or healing. . 
CHAP. DLXXVI. 
Of POPPY Spading. 
I. HP di E Names. It has no Greek Name 
_L that we know of : but is called in La- 
tine , Papaver Spumcum : in Englifh , Spat ling 
Poppy , or Frothy Poppy , becaufe oftentimes 
about the Joints a certain frothy kind of Sub- 
ftance is feen. 
II. The Kinds. Whether it is of the Kinds 
of Poppies or no, I will not determin. It is 
a lingular Plant of the Kind , and ought rather 
to be accounted a Kind of Lychnis , (as molt 
Herbarifis think it to be:) It is called by 
fome Ben , or Behen album ( differencing it 
from the Valeriana rubra Dodonuei , W muf- 
cipula Lobelij , each of which is called 
Ben , .or Behen rubrum: ) tho* neither of 
them is the true Behen album , or rubrum 
of the Arabians : Bauhinus calls it, Lych- 
nis Sylvefiris qu£ Ben vel Behen album vu/go , 
which is all that can be fa id of it as relating 
to its Speices. 
T be Description* 
111 . Its Roots is white , and fpreads it felf 
abroad in the Earth abiding many Tears. It ;s 
a fmall low Herb , having divers weak tender 
Stalks , full of Joints , about half a Yard or 
two Feet in height or length , they ufually lying up- 
on the ground * on which grow many pale 
whitifh green Leaves , two always fet together 
one again]} another at the Joints : having many 
times upon the Leaves , but more often about 
the Joints of the Stalks, a certain white frothy 
Sub(}ance , like unto that which is called Cuckow 
Spittle. At the tops of the Stalks grow 7nany 
Flowers together , every one on a pretty long 
Foot Stalk , hanging down their Heads , which are 
white, compofed of Jive fmall white Leaves a 
piece with a deep notch in the middle of each 
one of them, making the Flower to feem to conflfi 
of more 'than five Leaves h they all fianding in a 
large Hofe or Holfter firiped, the flower Jcarcely 
appearing above it ; wherein afterwards >is con- 
tained Black Seed. 
P '°ppy Spading 
IV. The Places. It grows generally through- 
out England in many places and taifeas, and 
Hedgfides; by fome it is much valuSl, utid there- 
fore planted alfo in Gardens. 
V. The ’Times. It flowers almoft from the 
beginning of June till the end of July and 
fometimes later; and the feed ripens in the 
mean feafon. And as the Root abides all the 
IVinter, fo alfo do fome of the Leaves keep 
green all that Seafon. 
VI. T be Qualities. It is hot and dry in the 
fecond degree. Aperitive Abfterfive, Cephalick, 
Cathartick and Emetick. 
VII. The Specification. Ir is peculiar for the 
cure of the Epilepfy or Falling ficknefs , and o- 
ther cold and moift difeafes of the Brain. 
VIII. The Trepanations. The Ponder of the 
Seed is only in ufe. 
The Virtues. 
IX. It may be given from a dram to two 
drams, in Mead or Honied water : it caufes vo. 
miting , and purges downwards Pituitous or 
flegmy humors, and is .efpecially good for the 
Cure of the Falling Sicknefs, and other Cold 
and moift difeafes of Head and Brain. 
POTATO-Canada , fee Hartichoke Jerufalem, 
Chap. 340. 
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