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Salmon V Herbal. Lib. L 
VI. The Times. Gerard fays that it Flowers lor | 
the moll part in April or May , and the Seed is 
lipe in Auguft, but that it is rare or feldom to be 
feen ; and that Petrus Place nuns has wrote, that 
it brings forth no Seed at all. Porkinfon fays, 
that it Flowers but leldom, but when it does, it is 
in July. 
VII. The Qualities. It is , ( viz. the Root) hot 
and dry in the third Degree. Aperitive, Digeftive, 
Abfterfive, Attraftive, Carminative, Cofmetick, 
Diuretick, Cephalick, Neurotick, Stomatick, 
Petloral, Hepatick, Splenetick, Nephritick, Hyfte- 
rick, Ptannick, and Alexipharmick. 
VIII. T be Specification. It is prevalent againft 
the Strangury, and ftoppage of Urine by Stone, 
Gravel , Sand, or Tartarous Humors lodged in the 
Urinary parts : it is good againft Afthma’s, Coughs, 
Phthifis and other Difeafesof the Lungs; open Ob- 
ftruftions of Liver, Spleen and W omb, and provokes 
the Terms in Women. It cures the Scurvy, Drop- 
fy, Gout, and Quartan Agues, kills Worms in Chil- 
dren : and outwardly applyed eafes pains of the 
Gout, Sciatica^ Liver, Spleen, and Reins, being 
applyed upon the parts affeSed. 
IX. T be Preparations. You may have there- 
from, r. A Same. 2. A Liquid Juice. 3. 
An Ejjence. 4. An In j 11 /ion 5. A Loboch. 6. 
A Cataplajm. 7. A Dijlilled Water. 8. A 
Spirit. 
The Virtnes. 
X. T he Same. It is made of the Root feraped 
very thin, and eaten with Salt and Vinegar, either 
alone with Meat, or mixt with other Salleting. Tho' 
fome Perfons cannot away with it, yet it is grateful 
to many Stomachs, and by ftrengthning the Vifcera, 
it caufes a good Appetite and Digeftio.n, prevents 
breeding of Wind, and eafes Gripings in the Bow- 
els , being a peculiar Enemy to the Scurvy. 
XI. 7 he Liquid Juice of the Root. Being 
given in Drink, it is held to be very effectual for 
the cure of the Scurvy -, and fo given, it kills alfo 
Worms in Children ; A Cataplafm of the Root being 
alfo laid upon the Belly. 
XII. The EJfence of the Root. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice , befides which, it gives eafe 
in the Strangury , and eafes pains in the Reins, 
Ureters and Bladder; is profitable againft the 
Stone, provokes Urine, and expels Sand, Gravel, 
and Tartarous Matter from the Urinary parts. It 
is a good Remedy in ftrong Bodies againft Afth- 
ma’s, Coughs, Colds, Phthifis , and other like 
Difeafes. It provokes the Terms in Women ; and 
being given fome Hours before the coming of the 
fit of a Quartan Ague, it alters its Courfe, and 
many times cures it. Given alfo to a Woman in 
Childbed , it brings away the After-Birth , and 
caufes due Cleanfing. Dofe from one Spoonful 
to two, or more in Wine , or fome other proper 
Vehicle. 
XIII. The lnfufion in Wine. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice and EJfence, but muft be given 
in a larger quantity, as from 2 to 4 or 6 Spoonfuls, 
Morning, Noon, and Night. It is good againft 
the Colick, Strangury, pain, heat, and difficulty 
of making Water. 
XIV. The Loboch. It is made of the Juice with 
the addition of Vinegar and Honey, and then boil- 
ing them to a due Confiltency. It has all the Vir- 
tues of Juice, EJfence, and lnfufion, but is pecu- 
liarly good againft Afthmas , Coughs , Colds , 
1 Phthifis, Hoarfnefs, Wheezing, (hortnefsof Breath, 
want of Appetite, & c. 
X\ : . The Cataplafm. It is made with the Root 
feraped fine and thin, &e. Applyed to any place 
pained, or grieved with the Gout, Sciatica, fwel- 
lings and pains of the Pleura, Liver, or Spleen, it 
gives wonderful eafe and Relief. The Leaves 
boiled foft in Wine and a little Oil Olive added to 
them, and fo made into a Cataplafm, and applyed 
to the Regions of the Liver and Spleen, it mollifies 
the hard Swellings, thereof, and rakes away the 
pain : and applyed to the bottom of the Belly, 
it gives help and relief in the Strangury. 
XVI. The Dijlilled Water from the Roots, ctJ 
alfo from the Herb. It is profitable for all the 
purpofes aforefaid, being dulcified with fine white 
Sugar, and taken inwardly from a quarter of a 
Pint to half a Pint, Morning and Night. The 
Water Dropt into the Eyes , is Laid to clear the 
Sight : and if two parts of it be mixt with one 
part of the Juice or EJfence , and the Face or 
Skin be walht therewith, and fuffered to dry on, 
it will (if ufed for fome confiderable time) clear 
the fame from Spots, Tannings, Sunburnings, Pim- 
ples , Scurff, Morphew , and other Defilements 
thereof. 
XVII. The Spirit of Horfe Radijb Roots. It is 
made altogether as the Spirits of Creffes, Scurvy- 
Grafs, &c. And taken in the fame manner as they 
are taken, it cures the Scurvy abfolutely in a cold 
habit of Body : caules a good Appetite and Digefti- 
on , warms , comforts , and Itrengthens the Sto- 
mach ; invigorates and depurates the Blood and 
Limpha, and caufes a due Circulation of the fame 
through all the Veflels, and every part of the Bo- 
dy. It is profitable againft Rheumatifms, the 
Gout, Dropfy , Jaundice, and all obltruftions of 
the Vifcera. Dofe 20 or 30 Drops or more in Ale, 
Beer, or Wine, 2, 3, or 4 times a Day. 
CHAP. DLXXXVII. 
Of R A G - W O R T. 
O R, 
JAMES - WORT. 
I. H E Names. It was unknown to the 
X Greeks : the Latincs call it Jacob tea , and 
Herba Jacobi , FI os Jacobi & Jacobin : in Englijh , 
Rag-wort , and James-mrt : thought by fome to be 
a Species of Groundfel. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make near a dozen 
Kinds of this Plant; but the five following are the 
molt ufualwith us, viz. i. Jacob tea vulgar u major ^ 
Jacob eta Senetio Lobelij ; Flos vel Herba Jacobi 
Majors * , vel Jacob xa communis Our Common 
Rag-wort. i. Jacob £a vulgar a minor •, Flos Jacobi 
minor ; Our Leffier Rag-wort. 7. Jacob £a Marina , 
Cineraria vulgaris , Cineraria Dodonjn ; Artbemifia. 
Marina Alfnni , Our common Sea Rag-wort. 4. 
Jacobea marina altera , feu minor ; Cineraria Lobe - 
l/j ; Cineraria altera , The lefler Sea Rag-wort. 5. 
Jacobata Maritima latifolia Bauhini Cineraria lati- 
folia Bauhin'f Broad Leav’d Sea Rag-wort. 
The 
