io 66 Salmon s ‘Herbal. Lib. L 
Green Herb, and is of fingular good ufe to heal 
all Ample Green Wounds, in what part of the 
Body loever, to take away hot and lharp hu- 
mors, dilcufs Contufions, ©V. 
XVIII. T he Spirituous Tin Sure. It is good 
againft Faintings, Swoonings, indigeftion of the 
Stomach, Sicknefs at heart, and other indifpo- 
fitions of the Vifcera , and has all the other 
Virtues of the Liquid Juice or Elfence. Dofe 
2 Drams to 4 in a Glais of Wine, morning 
and night, or at time of the Dcliquium. 
XIX. The Acid Tintfurc. It is an incom- 
parable thing againft the Plague or Peftilence, 
and all Peftilentiai or Infe&ious Difeafes, as 
Mealies, fmall Pox, Calenture, Purples, Spotted 
Fever, and the like, it (Lengthens and fortifies 
the Stomach, refills putridity of the Blood and 
Juices, caufes a good Appetite and ftrong di- 
gs, ftion. Dofe fo many drops as may give a 
Glafs of Wine, or other Vehicle, a pleafing 
Acidity. 
XX. The Oily Tintturc. It is a fingular thing 
to open Oultru&ions and cleanfe the Heins, Ure- 
ters and Bladder, of Email Stones, Gravel, Sand, 
and Tartarous matter lodged in thole parts, to 
give eafe in the Strangury, and help pains 
and weaknefles of the Back, &c. Dole a gut. 
xvi. ad xxx. in any fit Vehicle. 
XXI The Di filled Water , f tuple or dif tiled 
from Wine. It has the Virtues of the Juice, but 
in a much inferior degree, taken inwardly fweet- 
ned with Honey, or Sugar Candy, it is good 
againft Coughs, Colds, Confumptions, and other 
Dileafes of the Lungs. 
XXII. The Spirit. It is Stomatick , Cordial 
and Alexipharmick , good againft Faintings, 
Swoonings, Palpitation of the heart, Sicknefs 
at Stomach, Colick, and other inward pains of 
the Bowels. Dofe from 2 Drams to 4, in a 
Glafs of Wine. 
CHAP. DCXLVII. 
Of SPIKNARD European. 
1. Tpi/E 'Nama. It is called Greek 
1 khaW : in La tine, Nardus Celtic a , Nar- 
dus Spuria , and Pfeudonardus : in Englifh, Cel- 
tic fc, or European Spiknard. 
II. The Kinds. Authors have given us almoft 
half a Score Sorts, of this Plant : we Ihall on- 
ly deferibe thole which are molt common, and 
fuch as are to be had with us -.which are, 1. NdgJ'Q- 
MAW, Nardus Celtic a Diojcoridis , Spica Celtic a, 
Aardum Gallicum Cafalpim , Mountain or Celtick 
Spiknard. 2. N#'fd'©- ofwn ■, Nardus Montana , 
Nardus Celtica Clufij , Spica Celtica Matthioli , 
Nardus Celtica altera. The other Celtick Spiknard. 
2. Nardus Montana Tuber of a, Tuberous Mountain 
Spiknard. 4. Nardus Spuria Narbonenjis , Nar- 
dus Gallica , Nardus Spuria Gallic a, Nardus 
Gangitis (from the Town Ganges near which 
it grows in Prance) Ballard French Spiknard. 
T be Descriptions. 
III. The firft, or Mountain or Celtick Spiknard. 
It creeps upon the Ground under the loofe Leaves 
and Mofs , with finally long , and hard jlendcr Roots , 
( which ought to be fo called rather than Stalks ) in 
which conffts the whole Virtue and Efficacy of the 
Plants and are only ufed (by the beft Apothecaries ) 
in Mithridate , and no part of the Plant clfe. Th?/e 
Roots are covered with many Jhort , fnall, dry 
Leaves like Scales •, and fend forth in divers places 
as they creep and Jpread , here and there , fnall 
blackifh Fibres into the Earth , whereby it is nou- 
rifhed. At the head or heads of which come forth 
feveral fnall buttons , or heads , from whence fpring 
many fnall , narrow , and fomewhat thick green 
leaves , not divided or dented at all , which are 
fmallejl at the bottom and broad towards the end , 
and change yellow in the end of Summer or begin- 
ning of Autumn. From among thefe Leaves rife 
up fometimes more , and fomc times but one fender 
(talk , without any Leaves thereon ', at the Top 
whereof fund many Jmall whitijh Flowers , like un- 
to the f mailer forts of Valerian , every one on a fen- 
der Foot folk , which afterwards yield fnall Seed like 
to them alfo. The whole Plant is fweet and Aro- 
matic a l, more than the Indian Spiknard , hotter al- 
fo, and fharper in Tafle. 
Spiknard Celtick. 
Ibis in its Roots , fibres, Leaves , Stalk , Flowers 
and Smell , differs nothing from that firf defer ibed 
but in its Stalk of Flowers, which in this is branch- 
ed towards the Top , bearing three or four Flowers 
together in a Tuft , at the end of every fmall 
branch. 7 J 
V. The third or Tuberous Mountain Spiknanl 
it! Root u Tuberous at Knobbed both above and 
below, and round about it, with fome fibre! (hooting 
from them, by which it is increafed, and [mils 
very like the Root of the Garden Valerian or Set- 
wall, yet not altogether fo ftrong being green as 
when it is dry. Thu kind of Spiknard or Valerian 
(call it which you w,ll) has its firft Leaves lying 
on the Ground, without any divifion in them at all 
being Jmooth and of a dark green color which G 
abide all the Winter-, but thofe which fpring up 
afterwards upon the Stalk when it rum up to flow- 
er, are cut in on the Edges, like unto the Jagged 
Leaves 0} the great Garden Valerian, and fo the 
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