Chap. 59}- 'Englijh ‘Herbs. p 3 . 
cures Spitting of Blood, Vomiting of Blood, Pif- 
fing of Blood, and other inward Bleedings, and 
after due cleanfing, heals Ulcers of the Bowels. 
XII. T he LecoQion in Red Sryptick Wine. It 
has all the Virtues of the 'Juice aforegoing, but 
much weaker, and therefore ought to be ufed in 
larger quantities, as from a quarter to half a Pint 
Morning Noon and Nighr, a little fweetned with 
double Refined Sugar. Sweetned with Honey, and 
ufed as a Gargarijm, it is an excellent thing to 
cure Infiamations, Sores, and Ulcers in the Ah 
monds, Throar, Mouth, Tongue and Gums fife 
being ufed 3, 4, or 5 times a Day. And to ufed 
alto as a Wafii for running Sores, or as an InieUion 
lor hollow Ulcers and Filtula’s, it cleanfes, incar- 
nates, and caufesa fpeedy healing. It is an excel- 
lent thing alfo for an Injeaion in a Virulent Gonor- 
rhea, Univerfals being premifed, and cure the Viru- 
lent running in Women. 
XIII. The Ponder of the Leaves and Seed. Be- 
ing taken inwardly to a Dram in Red Wine, it (tops 
all Fluxes of the Bowels, even the Bloody Flux 
and all other inward Fluxes of Blood : and out- 
wardly applyed to any old running Sore or Ulcer 
it very much drys up rhe Humor, (tops the Fluxion’ 
and induces a Ipeedy healing. 
Burr-Reed, or Sedge. 
1. 
CHAP. DXCIII. 
Of REED - BURR; 
O R, 
SEDGE. 
T H E Karnes. It is called in Arabick, 
Saf arher amort : in Greek, Sz*i j*W : (fa- 
fciola : quod ex co fafeit fierent.) Alfo 
Xiphidion , Gladiolus , enjiculus , ( becaufe it is 
Sword like, and double edged : ) fome think it to 
be BiTtfuf, Butomos Tbeopbrafti, qua eft Herb a 
pa/ujirts, acutam habeas aciem fecanfque : in 
Latine, Sparganium, and Xiphidion -, which is 
the Platanaria Dodonai O' Thalij ; becaufe the 
Burrs of it are like to thofe of the Plane Tree : 
But Lonicerus calls it Carex , which to me feems 
the more proper Name: in Englijh, Burr-Reed 
Sheer-Graft, Sword-Graft, Burr-weed, Sedge’ 
which lalt, is the proper Englijh Name. ’ 
II. The Kinds. There are feveral forts of ir 
the three following are chief, viz. 1. Carex 
Ratnofa, Sparganium Ramofum , Platanaria Vo- 
donei £7 Thalij-, Butomos Tbeophrajii Rue! Ho & 
Anguilara , Xiphidion Diofcoridis, Our Sedge or 
Burr-Reed Branched. 2. Carex non Ramofum 
Sparganium majus non Ramofum ; Sparganium al- 
ter um Lobelij-, Platanaria altera Voioneei, Sedge 
or Burr-Reed not Branched. 3. Sparganium mauts 
Ramofum Virginianum , The great Branched Burr- 
Reed of Virginia. 
T be Defer tpl. 
tons. 
III. The fir ft , or Our Sedge, or Burr-Reed 
Branched. Itt Root is Bujhy , confining of a great 
number 0} Strings and f mall Fibres. It has larger 
broader and rougher Leaves than thofe of the Cats- 
Tail dr Reed-Mace, yet a little or in fome fmall 
meajure three Square at it were, like them and 
Sharp both on the edges and at the points, ’prom 
among which rifes up a rough round Stalk, 2 or 3 
f et high, with the like, but leffer Leaves on them 
dividing or branching it felf towards the top into 
feveral parts, bearing on them feveral fmall green 
Burrs, which are not rough at the firft , but grow- 
ing ripe , are hard and prickly, fomewbat refembl- 
ing the rough Burrs of the Platanus , or Plane 
Tree, with a Leaf at each Joint up to the top. 
IV. The Second, or Sedge, or Burr Reed not 
Branched. The Root of this is in all re/peils like 
to that of the former. It grows up alfo in like 
manner , but with Leaves fomewbat broader than 
thofe, and a fingle lower Stalk not Branched at all- 
but bearing the like Balls or Burrs, yet Something 
Softer, and not Jo prickly, with a Leaf at every one 
of them like wife. 
V. The third, or Great Branched Sedge, or Burr 
Reed of Virginia. Its Root is fomewbat knobby at 
the Head, with feveral fibres or Strings thereat. 
Ir has only 2 or 3 very long and fomewbat broad 
pale green Leaves rifing from the Root, and in the 
?nidjt of them a Jirong round Stalky without anv 
leaves thereon h but Branching it felf forth near 
the lop into many round and Jomcwhat prickly 
Burrs of the bignefs of a Wall-Nut, without any 
Jhew oj flowers appearing thereon. 
} I- Tie Placfs. They ufually grow in Marlhes, 
Watery Ditches, Ponds, and in Rivers Salt and 
Frefh Waters, or by their (ides : the two firft in 
feveral parts of this Land : The third in Virginia 
Maryland, Nem-England, Neie-Tork , Carolina and’ 
other parts of Florida. The two firft grow plen- 
tifully 
