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that the firmer ; ta yellow like them , ttfler 
zchich comes the Seed, which is alfo fontewhat 
larger. Tbit Plant is more tender that! the o- 
ihcrs , and requires fome care to prr/erve it in 
Winter , mere than tbofe do. 
VI. The fourth , or Small fweet Southern- 
wood. Its Root is woody , made of many little 
flings, and fpreads like the others. It Jlmts up 
zoith many Jmall woody Branches , rifing feldom 
above half a yard high , but very thickly Jpread- 
ing into ether [mailer J prigs , Jet full of J. mall 
Leaves, fomewhat longer, greater, and greener 
than the Common. The Tops of the Stalks are 
replcnifhci with many J mall round heads , which 
yield j. mall yellow greemfh flowers. The whole 
'Plant, as well Leaves as flowers and the Sprigs , 
give a very good and pleqfant fmell , more than 
the others do, but a little inclining to the Worm- 
wool /cent. 
VII. The Places. TbeopbraJIus fays, that 
Southernwood delights to grow in Places open 
to the Sun. Dtofcorides lays, it grows in Ca- 
Jtadoria and Galatia in Afta, and in Hierapolis 
3 City of Syria. Pliny commends that molt 
which grows in Galatia and Sicily. They are 
all of them Planted in Gardens with us, and 
the firfl: grows almolt in all Gardens every where. 
The fecond grows in Germany, from whence it 
was brought to us. The thi'rd grows in Italy, 
and other warm and Southern Countries. The 
iourth is only found in the Gardens of Exaft 
and Curious Herbarills. 
VIII The -Times. They moll of them flower in 
July and Augujl, and lometimes in September. 
Vv.ien they flower late they feldom bear Seed; 
and 'he Seed of the third is leldom feen. 
IX. The Qualities. Southernwood is hot and 
dry in the end of the third degree It is Aperi- 
tive, Attra&ive, Ablterfive, Difcuffive, Carmina- 
tive, Anodyne, Diuretick, and RarefaQive ; Ce- 
phalick, Neurotick, Cardiack, Hyfterick, Nephri- 
tick, and Alexipharmick. 
X. The Specification. It cures Cramps and 
Convulfions, is good again!! the Strangury, If- 
curia, Scone and Gravel, provokes the Terms, 
is an Antidote againlt Deadly Poifon, the bi- 
ting ot Serpents and other Venomous creatures: 
Cures Agues, Kills Worms in Children, cafes 
the Spleen , is good again!! Fits , heals Ul- 
cers in. the Privities, and draws Splinters and 
Thorns out of the Flelh. 
XI. The Preparations. You may make there- 
from, 1 A Liquid Juice. 2. An EJJence. st. 
A Decodion or lnfufion of the Leaves, Tops and 
flowers. 4. A Pouder of the Herb. 5. APoudcr 
of the S-r.l, or Seed Bruifed. 6. An Oil by Info- 
lotion or Decodion. 7. A Balfam. 8. A Cataplafm. 
a. The AJhes. 10. A Dilii/led Water. 11. A 
Spirit. 12. A Difiilled Oil. 13. A Spirituous 
TinQure. 14. An Acid TinUure. IJ. An Oily 
Tindure. 
The Virtues. 
XII. The Liquid Juice. It is a counter-poifon, 
ox Antidote againlt all deadly poifon, the bitings 
of Serpents, of the Pbalangium ox other Veno- 
mous Creatures; provokes Urine, and the Terms 
in Women, facilitates the Birth, and brings away 
the Afterbirth. Dofe one or two Spoonfuls in a 
Glafs of Wine. 
Herbal . Lib, 1 
XIII. The EJJence. It is good againlt Convul- 
fions, obftruEtions of the Terms, Strangury, Sand, 
Gravel and Tartarous matter in the Reins, Ureters 
and Bladder ; and taken to 2 Spoonfuls or more in 
a Glafs of Vinegar, or Brandy, fometime before 
the coming of the fit of an Ague, it is laid to 
cure it. It has indeed all the Virtues of the 
Liquid Juice, but more potent, and withal more 
pleafant to take. It reftifies the Crudity of the 
Stomach, is good again!! Surfeits, ObltruUions 
of the Liver and Spleen, and Kills Worms in 
the Bodies of human kind. 
XI V. The Decodion or lnfufion of Leaves , 
Lops, and flowers in Wine or Water. They have 
all the Virtues of rhe Liquid Juice, and Effence, 
but m-ay be given in a much larger dofe, as from 
a quarter of a Pint to half a Pint, morning, 
noon, and right. The Plant is a lingular good 
Wound Herb, and therefore thefe preparations 
may be of exceeding good ufe in curing Ample 
Wounds, and other ill conditioned Sores, not 
eafie to be healed. 
XV. The Ponder of the Herb. It is often gi- 
ven to a half Dram to Kill Worms in Children : 
and taken in Wine it is a counter-poifon, and 
profitable againll the Stinging of Scorpions, and 
bittings of Spiders, Mad Dogs, or other Veno- 
mous Creatures. 
XVI. The Pouder of the Seed. Infufed in 
warm water and drank, it is faid to help fuch 
as are Butllen, and are troubled with Cramps, 
Convulfions, Sciatica, and Strangury, or difficulty 
of making Water, and provokes the Terms in 
Women. The fame pouder taken in Wine has 
the Virtues of the Juice and Efl’ence, and is an 
Antidote again!! Poifon, gives eafe in the Co- 
lick, and other pains of the Stomach and Belly, 
and Kills Worms in Children. Dofe from half 
a Dram to a Dram in any proper Vehicle, morn- 
ing and night. 
XVII. The Oil by htfolation or Decodion. A- 
nointed on the Back-Bone, before the coming of 
Ague fits, it is faid to take them away, and 
allays the Inflamations of the Eyes being mixed 
with the Pulp of a Roafted Quince and applyed : 
anointed alio upon other Parts pained from a 
cold and moil! caufe, it eafes the Pain, and 
llrengthens the part : and is faid to Kill Lice alfo 
in the Head. 
XVIII. The Ba/fam. It is Abllerfive, Anodyn, 
drying, healing, and therefore good for the. cu- 
ring of Ample Green Wounds, and old running 
Sores, and putrid Ulcers, more efpecially if a 
little pouder of Scammony be mixed with it 
and applyed, beAdes which, it llrengthens the 
parts, and hinders deHuxions of humors upon 
the fame. 
XIX. The Cataplafm. Made by boiling the 
Herb with Early Flower , it is good againl! 
Pimples, Pulhes or Wheals, which appear or rife 
in the face, or other parts of the Body. Made 
of the Bruifed Herb and applyed, it draws forth 
Splinters and Thorns out of the Heffi. The 
Pouder of the Herb, or its Tops and Seed made 
into a Cataplafm with Pulp of Quinces and 
Crumbs of White Bread, and applyed to Irfla- 
mations in any part, it cools, allays, and eafes 
the Pain. 
XX. The AJhes. They dry, and heal old 
Ulcers which are without Infiamation, although 
they be fharp and bite much; they alfo heal 
Sores and Ulcers in the private parts of Man 
or Woman : mixed with Old Oil Olive, and a 
little Chymical Oil of Savin, and anointed upon a 
Bald 
