Salmon .f Herbal. 
Lib. 1. 
Ureters and Bladder. It is a wonderful thing lor 
the Cure of the Scurvy and Rheumatifms_ in a 
cold habit ot' Body : and to refill the Poifon by 
teaion of the bitings of Serpents, Vipers, Rattle- 
Snakes, Stinging of Scorpions, ffc. frf Cdtaphifm 
of the Green Herb being alio applied, to the 
place.) It is good again!! the Jaundice and 
obftru&ions ot the Spleen, Vapors and Hylterick 
tits-, and is an excellent thing tor the Colick, tho' 
never io extreum, and that upon the Spot-, being 
alfo repeated as oft as need requires. 
XXIII. The E fence. It has all the Virtues ot 
thf* Liquid Juice , befides which it is lingular 
again!! Coughs, Colds, and all Obltru&ions ot the 
Womb* Belly-achs, Gripings of the Guts ^ and 
alio kills Worms in Children. Dofe from half 
a Spoonful to two Spoonfuls, in Wine, or other 
tit Vehicle, iweetned with the following Syrup oj 
the fame. 
XXIV. The lnfufion or DccoEhon 0} the Hcrl? 
in Wine. It has all the Virtues of the Juice and 
Efence, but muft be given in larger quantities, 
as from half a quarter of a Pint, to almoft half 
a Pint, Morning and Night, fweetnedwith the 
Syrup of the fame Plant. It increafes Seed (as do 
alfo in a more efpecial manner the Juice and Ejfence ) 
is good again!! Impotency and Frigidity, andlfrong- 
ly provokes Luf!, exciting to Venerial Actions. 
XXV. The Ponder of the Seed. Mixed a Dram 
at a time with Honey or fome proper Syrup, it en- 
creafes Seed, provokes Lut!, and cures Impotency. 
It kills Worms in Children, and has all the other 
Virtues of the Juice, Efence, and lnfufion. Made 
into a Cataplafm with Ox Gall, and applied to the 
Face or other parts, it clears the Skin from Spots, 
Freckles, Tanning, Sun- burning, Yellownefs and 
other difcolorings thereof, and clears it from 
Scurff, Morphew and the like. Mixed or made 
up with Vinegar, it takes away Freckles and other 
Rednefs, happening in the Face or^other parts, as 
alio black and blew Spots, and theTdifcolorings of 
the Small-Pox, relforing the Skin to its color again. 
XXVI. The lnfufion or Dccoflwn of the Seed. 
It has all the Virtues of the Poudcr of the Seed, 
and of the lnfufion or De coll ion in Wine. It is a 
lingular good thing for the Cure of the Scurvy and 
Rheumatifm in a cold Conllitution, with all their 
appendent Symptoms and is very profitable again!! 
the Colick, Gripings of the Guts, and inveterate 
pains of the Stomach. Dofe from a quarter of a 
Pint to half a Pint Morning and Nighc. 
XXVII. The Syrup. It is made with the Juice 
of the Herb, or with its Efence, by mixing an 
equal quantity of Olarified Honey thc/ewith, in a 
G£77//i? Balneo or Sand heat. It cures Allhma’s, 
Coughs, Colds, Wheezing, Hoarfne!s, fhortnels 
of Breath , and other Dillempers of the Breft and 
Lungs, and is profitable again!! the Rickets in 
Children : and taken mixed with the Juice or 
Ljlence, and an equal part of the Diftilled Water , 
it encreafes Seed, as alfo Milk in Nurfes Breads, 
is good again!! Impotency and Frigidity, and pro- 
vokes Luft in both Sexes. Being taken with hall 
a Dram of the Pouder of the Seed at a time, it 
Kills Worms in Children, opens obllruflions of the 
Spleen and Reins and Womb, provokes Urine and 
the Terms, and takes away the ilinking or evil 
Smell of the Arm- Pits, and the ftrong Smell of the 
ref! of the Body. 
XXVIII. TJje Oil or Ointment. They are Anodyn 
and Difcuffive, good to difeufs Tumors, and eafe 
Pains arifing from cold and moifture, or a Flux of 
Cold Humors to any part. They give eafe in the 
Gout and Sciatica, and are profitable to be ufed 
in the Cure of the Palfy, Cramps, Convulfrons, 
and the like. 
XXIX. The Cataplafm. It may be made oj the 
Green Herb, or of the Herb mixed with the Poudei 
of the Seed. Applied to Wounds made by the 
bitings of Mad Dogs, or of Serpents, as the Viper. 
Rattle-Snake, Cfc. or flinging of Scorpions, itpre 
fently draws out the Poifon or Venom , and pre 
ferves the Patient from danger. Applied to the 
Skin, it clears it of any deformity, and takes away 
Scurff, Morphew, and other difcolorings thereof. 
XXX. The Cofmetick. Take of the Liquid 
Juice or Ejfcnce 8 Ounces -, of Bulls Gall made 
pure and fine , 6 Ounces •, the bejl White Wine 
Vinegar 4 Ounces , mix them. It is good again!! 
Pimples, Pulfules, and other breakings out, asallb 
Freckles, Lentils, Scurff, Morphew , Tanning , 
Sun-burning , Yellownefs , Tettars, Ringworms, 
and other deformities of the Skin, it being laid on 
Morning, Noon, and Night, after the Face has 
been tvafht clean with Warm Water. 
XXXI. The Difiilled Water from the whole 
Plant. It has the Virtues of the Juice, Ejfence , 
and lnfufion y but ip a much lower or meaner de- 
gree : and therefore may he ufed as a Vehicle to 
convey the other Medicines down into the Body- 
in. It is Cordial and Stomatick and wirhall G6T- 
metick, and therefore may be ufed again!! mol! of 
the Vices and deformities of rheSkin. 
XXXII. The Spirit drawn from the Herb or 
Seed. It is made in all rej polls as you make Spirit 
of Scurvy-Grafs, or Spirit of Crcjjes. It is a po- 
tent Medicine again!! the Scurvy in a Cold habit 
of Body, Dropfy, Jaundice, Rheumatifm, Colick, 
Gripings of the Guts, Pleurify, Stone, Gravel, 
Oblfruftion of the Reins and Worrib, and other 
internal parts. It jeUifies and ilrengthens the 
Stomach , Stops Vomiting, and caules a good Ap- 
petite and Digeflion. Dofe 50 Drops or more in 
a Glafs of Ale, Beer, or Wine. 
CHAP. DXCJX. 
Of ROCKET Water and Sea. 
I. np H E Karnes. Ir is called in Greek, "Ev&u'.r 
JL V'Ax.tuJ'm : in La tine, Eruca Paluflris : and 
in Englijh, Water or Marfh Rocket. 
II. 1 be Kinds. I. Of the Water Rocket, called 
in Greek, *£v(uij.ov ' 4 wJ'&r. \nLatine, Eruca Aquati- 
ca: there is but one Species, which is here de- 
clared. II. Of the Sea Rocket there is, 2. 
StfAttVff/sf’ : Eruca Marina Anglic a Lobelij, Angui- 
larce, Camararij, Columns, W Lugdunenfis -, and is 
called by Scrapio , Kakile -, in Englijh, Sea Rocket. 
3. Eruca Maritima Eloridiana Of Italic a-, Ameri- 
can, and Italian Sea Rocker. 
The Descriptions. 
III. The firfi, or Water Rocket. It has a Jong 
/lender Root , full of Fibres, fet as it were at 
Joints. Its feaves and Stalks ly as it were upon 
the Ground, creeping on the fame, with long Branch- 
es , of long Winged Leaves, almoft like to Sium 
Impatiens, but not Jo much dented upon the edges * 
having but two or three dents for the moft part , 
and yellowif ') Flowers at the tops , with J lender 
Pods following them. 
IV. The Jecond, or F.nglifh Sea Rocket. It has 
a long flender Root with fome few Fibres adjoining 
to 
