Chap. 626. Tinglijh Herbs. 102:5 
pare ufed Externally againft delcedations of the 
Skin, as Freckles, Pimples, Tanning, Sunburning, 
Scurff, &c. . 
XXIV. The Di [filled Water from the whole 
Plant. It is ufed for the more nice Stomachs for 
all the purpofes for which the Juice, Effence, In- 
lufion and Tin&ures are ufed, being fweetned with 
Sugar : It is alfo ufed by Ladies £0 take away 
Freckles, ScurfF, Morphew, Tanning, Sunburnings, 
and other Deformities of Skin or Face, and to 
make it more fmoorh and clear. 
XXV. The Spirit. It is Cordial and a refifter 
of Poifon, good againft Fainting and Swooning 
Fits, Convulfions of the Nerves, Cramps, Num- 
bednels, Paralytick Difeafes, and other we iknefles 
of the Body : it expells Wind, and gives prefent 
eafe in the Colick. Dole from half a Spoonful to 
a Spoonful in a glafs of Wine upon occafion. 
Scabious Field Common. 
CHAP DCXXVI. 
Of SCABIOUS, 
OR, 
SCAB-WORT. 
I. ’~T'HE Karnes. This was a Plant unknown 
X to the Greeks, but Matthiolus in his Epi- 
tome calls the teller Species of it 4 »'e?> which is 
as much as to fay Scab-wort-, in Latiue it is 
called Scabio/a, and in Englilh Scabious or Scab- 
wort. 
II. T be Kinds. Authors have multiplied the 
Species to a great number; but we fhall take 
notice only of fuch as are to be found growing 
Wild in England, or in our Gardens, viz. I . Sca- 
bio/a Vulgaris pratenfis, Scabio/a communis, vel, 
Officinarum , our Common Field Scabious, i. Sca- 
bio/a minor campeftris, Scabio/a media, (by fome) 
Columbaria Lobe/ij ; Scabio/a quinta Clujii, our leffer 
Field Scabious. 3. Scabio/a major jegetum-, Sca- 
bio/a Campeftris feu /egetum Label: j, alfo major 
Satorum Vulgatior, Our Common Corn Scabious. 
4. Scabio/a Ovilla Voders / -, Scabio/a montana om- 
nium minima Lobe/ij, Our, fmallelt Sheeps Sca- 
bious. ;. Scabio/a Ovilla major ; Scabio/a media 
Dodomti ; Scabio/a Ovilla birfuta, The Greater 
or Middle, or hairy Sheeps Scabious. 6 . Scabio/a 
minor horten/is Vulgaris ; Scabio/a /lore albo ge- 
mino ; Our Common fmall Garden Scabious. 
7. Scabio/a media. The middle fort of Scabious. 
8. Scabio/a j lore albo. White Flowered Scabious. 
9. Scabio/a rubra Auftriaca, Red Scabious of 
Auftria. 10. Scabio/a rubra exotica, /cu bidica 
Exotick or Indian red Flowered Scabious. ’ 
The Dcfcriptions. 
III. The firft or Our Common Field Scabious, 
It has a Root which is great, white and thick, 
growing down deep into the Earth , and abides many 
years. It grows up with many hairy, /oft, whi- 
ti/h , green leaves, fome of which arc either net 
at all Jagged, or divided on the Edges, or ve- 
ry little ; others are much Rent and Torn on the 
fides, and have Threads in them, which upon the 
breaking may be plainly lecn , and are not in fever al 
of the other kinds : jrom among which rife up, one 
or more, round , hairy, green Stalks 0 or 4 feet 
high, with fuch like hairy green leaves on them, 
but more deeply and finely divided , branched forth 
a little. At the Tops of which, which are Naked 
and bare of leaves for a good /pace, Ji and round 
heads of [ lowers, of a Tale blewijh color, man), 
Jet together in a head, or knob , the out envoi} of 
winch are larger than thofe inward , with mam 
l breads alfo tn jh e middle, fomething fiat at 
the l op and not fo round or Globe like , as are the 
heads oj Jome other forts. 
Scabious Field leffer. 
IV. The 
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