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fibres adjoining to it. It rifes up with many dark 
round green Stalks , about a Foot or more high, on 
which arc fet divers tong Leaves , divided into many 
parts, each of which is longer, thicker and greener 
than the former Small Wild Rue, but not of fo 
firong or virulent a Smell end Tafte, yet fomewhat 
flrong , and a little Jharp and bitter. At the tops of 
the Stalks grow many Flowers, confifting of five 
white Leaves, larger than in any of the other forts 
of Rue. In the middle whereof rifes up a green 
triangular Head, compared about with many yellow 
Threads : in the Cells of which is contained fmall 
brownijh cornered Seed. 
XI. The Places. The firft: three grow only in 
Gardens. The fourth and fifth are Wild Plants, 
and grow upon the Mountains of Spain and Italy. 
The ftxth grows in Syria, from whence it has been 
brought into our Northern Climates, as alfo about 
the Hedges near to Conjlantinople, as Bel/onius lays, 
in his Qbfervations, Lib. 3. Chap. But allthefe 
three Wild Kinds grow with us only in Gardens, 
where they are Planted and Nurft up with much 
care. 
XII. The Times. The two firft Flower with us 
in July and Augufl, but in hot Countries earlier. 
The third, as alfo the 3 Wild forts, fcarcely ever 
hear good Seed here. 
XIII. The Qualities. The Garden Rue is hot and 
dry in the end of the third Degree, and the Wild 
Rue’s are hot and dry in the fourth Degree. They 
are all of them of Thin and Subtil Parts; Aperitive 
vehemently Attra&ive, Cofmetick, Carminative’ 
Digeftive,Difcufiive, Diuretick, Cephalick, Neuro- 
tick, Splenetick, Nephritick, Hyfterick, Ptarmick, 
Emmenagogick , Sudorifick and Alexipharmick’. 
The Wild Kinds atefo vehemently hot that they may 
be accounted almoft amongft the Number of Pyrs- 
ticks, being apt to raife Blitters, Wheals and other 
Accidents, for which reafon they ate feldom ufed 
in Meat or Medicine: Their violence is indeed 
fcarcely tolerable, except for outward Griefs and Ap- 
plications, for the Eptlepfy, Palfie, Gout , Sciatica 
Rheumatifm , and the like , in all which Difeafes 
they are more Powerful than the Garden Kinds : 
and if they (hould be taken inwardly by Women 
with Child, they would deftroy the Birth 
for which reafon efpecially they ought to be 
avoided. 
XIV. T he Specification. The Garden Kinds pro- 
voke Urine and the Courfes, bring away the Birth 
and After-Birth, are Antidotes againft Plague and 
Poifon, deftroy the Seed, and caule Barrennefs 
are good againft Pains and Stitches of the Sides’ 
the Pleurify , Peripneumony ; and the moll vehe- 
ment Cholick. They Expel Wind, and are good 
againft Vapors, Hyfterick Fits, Epilepfy , kill 
Worms in the Stomach and Belly and drive them 
forth, cure Agues, and are profitable againft the 
Gout, and other pains of the Joints. 
XV. The Preparations. You may make there- 
from, 1. A Liquid Juice. 2. An E (fence. 3. A 
DecoSion or lnfufwn in Wine. 4. A Pouder of the 
Leaves. 5. A Pouder of the Seed. 6. An Electu- 
ary. 7. A Counter Poifon. 8. jl Cofmetick. 9. 
A Co/lyrium. 10. An Errhine. 11. A Bath. 12. 
An Oil by Decoliion or Inflation . 1 3. An Oint- 
ment. 14. A Cataplafm. 15. A Pickle. 16. A 
DiJ} tiled Water. 17. A Spirituous Tinlfure. 18. 
An Acid Tmilure. 19. An Oily Tinlfure. 20. A 
Saline Tinlfure- 21. A Spirit. 22. An Oil Di- 
filled. 23. The Potejiates or Powers. 24. An 
Elixir. 
The Virtues. 
I ^ 7 u,ce ‘ Be 'ng often taken to 
halt a Spoonful or more, in fome potable Liquor 
or made up into a Uuch with Honey, it delfrovs 
the Seed, and caufes Barrennefs; but it gives eafe 
andGripingsoftheGurs, and expels 
Wind, haling all inward pains and torments of 
the Bowels and other Vifcera. It eafes pains and 
flitches in the Sides, helps the Pleurify, and Inftama- 
tion of the Lungs, and given to a Spoonful fbr fome 
rew times 2 or 3 Hours before the coming of an Ague 
ht, it is faid to cure it; it is good againft Windi- 
ngs of the Womb, reprefles Vapors, and is preva- 
lent agamft Fits of the Mother. It kills Worms in 
the Belly drank with Honied Water. And dropt 
warm into the Ears, it eafes their pain. Drank in 
Parjly H ater, it gives eaie in the Strangury, Stone, 
and ltoppage of Urine. 
XVTI. The EJfence. It has all the Vertues of the 
Liquid Juice , and is much more powerful to the 
purpofes intended. It is faid alio to prevail againft 
the Plague and all Peftilential Malignity, to cute 
the Epilepfy, Vertigo, .Lethargy, and Megrim from a 
cold Caufe. And is profitable againft Coughs, 
Colds Hoarfnefs, Wheezing, Althma, and hatd- 
nels ot the Spleen, opening obftruaions of Lungs 
Liver, Spleen, and Mefentery. DoTe from half a 
SP vvm} whole Spoonful in any proper Liquor. 
AVU1. 1 he Decoaion and lnfufion in Wine. . Thev 
nave ajl the Virtues of the Juice and E (fence but 
m a lefs degree, and therefore may be taken Morn- 
ing and Evening , to a quarter of a Pint at a 
time. 
XIX. The Pouder of the Leaves. It has all thev 
Virtues of the Juice and EJfence, but operates not 
lo ipeedily, becaufe Nature mult firft Digelt it and 
draw forth its Virtue in the Stomach : you mav 
give it from a Scruple or 20 Grains, to a Dram or 
Sy ^ rainsraixt either wich Honey or fome proper 
XX. The Pouder of the Seed. Being given 
to a Dram.or more in aGials of Wine, it isan An- 
ttdote or Counter Poifon, and prevails againft all 
lorts of Poifon, whether inwardly or outwardly 
received, and is good againft the pernicious Confe* 
quences of dangerous Medicines ; but this, as alfo 
the Pouder of the Leaves, confumes and deftrovs 
the Seed, and caufes Barrennefs being often and 
long taken. 
XXI. The EleUuary. Take Ponder of the 
Leaves and Seeds of Rue, of each 2 Ounces ; Car- 
damoms, Cubebs, Cloves, Nutmegs, Winters Cinna- 
mon, of each in fine Pouder , 2 Drams ; Virginia 
Snake Root , Contrayerva, Zedoaty, Saffron , Cocht- 
nele, Thebean Opium, of each in fine Pouder 1 
Dram-, Clarified Honey 16 Ounces-, mix, and make 
anEleHuary. It is a lingular good thing againft 
the Plague and Pefttlence, and all Malign and Pefti- 
lential Diftempers; having the Virtues of the 
Juice, EJfence, and Ponders. Dofe from a Dram 
“3 ° r 3 Drams, Morning and Evening-, drinking 
a Glafs of Wine after it. & 
. XXH. Tic It was Invented 
by Muhndates King of Pont us, and is thus made 
Take 20 Leaves of Rue ; 2 Wall-Nuts ; 2 Figgs ■ a 
Scruple of Saif, beat all together in a Mortar f a 
Mafs. This is the quantity to be taken at a time 
every Morning Fatting , and was the Antidote oj 
Count er-Porf on of King Mitbridates, by which he 
fecured himlelf that Day from any Poifon, as alfo 
any Infectious Diftemper, and from the Plague it felfi 
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