10^8 Salmon s Herbal. Lib. I 
Sope-wort or Bruife-wrt. 
growing out of every joint by Couples for the 
mofi port, thofe ef pc daily which are ncarejl the 
Roots bowing backwards. The Flowers in the 
Tops of the Stalks , and about the upper moji joints , 
arc many , well fm riling, and fomc times of a 
beautiful red color like a Rojo ■, fometimes of a 
light Purple or White , which grow out of long 
Caps , conjijling of five Leaves in the middle oj 
which are certain little Threds. 
V. The fecond, or Sopewort Double Flower’d. 
The Root is like the former , fpreading it felj 
within the Ground, and rijes up in fever al di- 
fiant places like the Jingle. It has many long 
and fender round Stalks, fcarcely able to fuflain 
the mf elves, or fiand upright, being jull oj joints, 
and ribbed Leaves at them, every one fomething 
like a fmall Gentian or Plantane Lea}. At the 
Tops of the Stalks fiand many Flowers, confifiing 
of two or three rows of Leaves, of a Whitifh or 
Pale P tuple color , and of a Jlrong Jweet fmell, 
fomething like the fmell oj Jafmin or Jejfamy 
Flowers, J landing in long, thick , pale, green 
husks, which fall away without giving any Seed, 
as moji other double flowers which incrcafe by 
the Root do. . 
VI. The third, or Hollow Leav’d Sopewort. 
This Plant ( which is peculiar to our Own Land ) 
has a Root which in its form and manner oj 
running, is very like unto the fir (l defer died, 
but much j mailer . It fends forth divers weak, 
round Jfalks, with fewer joints than in the firft 
kind, find at every one of them One Leaf, fel- 
dom more-, which either encompaJJ'es the Stalk 
at the bottom (as many of them do) or being 
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encompaffcsts before it opens it feif on the oui’- 
f,U, and fometimes it open, not n fell „t all 
[hrfo Leaves are Ribbed Me the former, Jome- 
wha broader and rounder at the ends The 
Stalks have no Branches at all, but from Come 
of the upper joints, and at the Tops , graze three 
or four flowers upon /lender Toosjhlks , in hng 
busks, eonflfitng of five Leaves for the moji 
part fomething broader at the ends than the 
Angle fort, and uneven, which many times break 
the husks tn which they fland, either on the one 
fide or the other and are of a Tale White color 
*' tfP'C'aUy »n the flies. 
\ II Tie Places. The firft grows Wild in 
many low and wet grounds in fevers! puts of 
this Land, and near to Rivers and running Brooks 
in Sunny plates ; but is now brought into Gar- 
dens for the Bower lake, ferving chiefly for & 
decking up of Houfes. The fecond or Double 
flower d was brought ro us from beyond Sea 
and is only Nurlt up in Gardens. The third’ 
is a Native ol England, and has been found 
growing in a little Grove, called the Spiimy 
near Litchborrow in Kotshamlonfhire. * 
yin. The Tunes. They flower in June and 
Ik Ip continue all Augufl , and part of 
September before they are quite fpent. 
c J’f Tbg y are hot and dry in 
the firft degree; Aperitive, Abfterfive, Diuredck 
Emollient and Vulnerary, Stotnatick, Hepatick 
Acuity*'^’ 3nd Laxatlve > from their fcowring 
A They open obftruflions 
of the Reins and Womb, cleanfe the Bowels 
and are good againft Sand, Gravel and Tartar 
m the Rems and Bladder : profitable for the 
healing of Wounds; and is faid by fome to 
be a Cure for the Lues Venerea , or French 
ro x. 
XI. The Preparations. You may make there- 
of, I A Juice or Effence. 2. A Decotfion of 
the Leaves according to Septalius. 3. An Oint- 
ment or Balfam. 4. A Cataplafm. 
The Virtues. 
XII. The Juice or Effence. They provoke U- 
rme, and cleanfe the Urinary patTages from Sand, 
and Gravel, and Tartarous matter, give- eafe in 
the Strangury, loofen, the Belly, and are faid 
to be profitable againft the. Dropfie and the 
foul Difeafe. Dole 2 Spoonfuls or more mixt 
with any proper Vehicle. 
XIII. The Eecotfion of Septalius. Take frefh 
or green Sopewort 2 handfuls : lnfufe for a night 
in a Gallon of Water, the next morning \ boil 
them together, and jiratn out by prejjtng , the 
one half of the Water fweeten with Raifons or 
white Sugar, to be drank as ordinary drink at 
Meals : the other half is to be refervei to be taken 
7 or 8 Ounces at a time every morning faffing wbiljt 
in bed, and gently to fweat upon it. Tofuch as 
are Cholerick, it is to exhibited being made with 
the addition of a handful of Sow-Thiftles or 
Navel-wort, and in Womens cafes with the Jar- 
thet addition of half a handful of bilipendula 
Valet (dixit ille) £7 pro mulieribus ad menftrua 
alba abfumenda. Septalius fays, that one Zapata 
a Spaniard found out the Virtue of this Plant 
fince whofe time it has been written of by 
Etjlachius Ruditts de mortis occulSts & venena- 
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