Chap. 6|y. ‘Englijh Herb j 
they grow, the more cut and Jagged they arc 
lo6y 
The Stalk and Viewers are very like the Stalk with 
Garden Valerian (or as Gerard fays 
flowers of the ... _ 
rbc /7 of the Wild Valerian , m fhape and color , 
growing in an Umbel or 'Tuft :) they are of a dark 
or deep red color , «;W a greater fore of them thruft 
together ; /be Seer/ alfo not being unlike to that of 
the Valerian . 
VI. The fourth, or Ballard French Spiknard. 
This Plant grows in l arm, (in all its parts almoft) 
like to the, tiue Indian Spiknard . It has a few 
fmall hard fibres, which thruft thcmfelves into the 
Ground, from which, fpring forth fever al hairy 
round fpiky heads or beards, of the bignefs of ones 
finger, and of an hand bredth high, of a pale brown 
color, which arc not pointed at the Tops, but Hat 
or blunt, through each of thefe heads, 'even from 
the loweft part next the Root ; which fhoot forth di- 
vers long, rough, green Rufhes, fcarcely a 'foot 
French Baftard Spiknard. 
high, many of them grotb'mg clofe one to antoher, 
fo that they make the form or Jhcw as it were but 
of one Plant, which are likemife faid to be altogether 
without fmell, except thofe hairy fpiky heads or 
Beards, which being larger than the Indian kind, 
do fmell fomelhing like to the Mofs growing upon 
Oak Trees, or that other which grows upon the 
Ground. Thefe heads being half way in the 
Ground, do fend forth each of them in the middle 
of thofe Rigid liujhes, a tall fender and fmooth 
Stalk, rifng about a Cubit higher than the Rufhes * 
from the middle whereof up to their Tops, on each 
fide, come forth many fmall. Green Cods, pointed 
at the ends, flan ling in Cups, like to thofe of 
Cranes Bill. The while form hereof does fo nearly re- 
femble the true Indian Spiknard, as Pena, and o- 
tbers have obferved, that among a number of bundles 
of Indian Spiknard, they have found Pome 
Y ’be parts of Fibres, Heads, Rufhes, and Troves 
difinllly to befeen, as this is here defer 'bed- re’ '■ 
French kind, hj 
tialtard Species of the Indian. 
VII. The Places. The three firll ar<- foil n 1 m- 
on the Celtick Mountains and Alps at ii(b j., i 
fiTiu m Fe ™ and °' h ? s %■ The fourth is found 
in Molly and nroift places facing the South and 
Mediterranean Sea, and not far from a linall Vil- 
!h g Vil C j’ ld Ga ”& c - Gerard fit s that 
of %w a ”/ d fe 'i? n r d g - r0W in 3 Fie,d in the North 
°L M* '■ C ? Ued ' Crag-clofe, and ar the foot of 
the Mountain btgleborowTels, which is the he 'heft 
Mountain in b.ngland. But chat the third is Nu I 
up in Gardens with us. 
'Hl\ The ll T,' al1 fl°url(h flower 
in the Summer Months, viz. in June, July ant 
ftugufi, fome earlier and feme later h an others 
The Leaves begin to Wither in September, at which 
and dry in die fecond degreef DTculrn'^ Vivit 
Tnd Alr p ha™’ic^ Ur0tiCk ’ 0rdiack ’ ^I’tuitk, 
X. Tie Specification. It is good againfl Win i 
Gripings in the Bowels, Colick, Fainring, Swoon-’ 
mg, Convulfions Strangury, Obflruftions of the 
Spleen, Reins and Bladder, Bitings of Venomous 
Be $ s > Pettilennal Difeafes, and expels poifon. 
XI. I he Preparations. You may make there- 
from, r • An Infufion or TecoSion in Wine o' 
A Ponder. 5. An Inflated or Decoded Oik • 
A Spirituous Tinllure. 5. An Acid TinSure. V 
"t 1 *'’ 7. A Diftil/ed Oil. 8 . A Di- 
filled Water. 
The Virtues. 
XII. The Infufion or Dccottion in Wine. It 
Itops fluxes of the Bowels, but provokes Urine- 
is Stomatick,^ and good againlt loathing of Food' 
or Naufeoufnefs, gnawings in the Stomach (ick- 
nefs at heart, and Wind oppreffing the Bowels. 
The Decoction in Water ufed as a Bath, is good 
againlt Fits of the Mother and weaknelles of the 
Womb, drying up humors in thofe parts. The 
r ix? n or T'ecotlion in Wine with a quarter part 
ot Wormwood, is a molt excellent Stomaock 
profitable againlt the Colick, want of Appetite,’ 
ill Digeltion, Vomiting, &e. Dofe a quarter of 
3 vili’n™ 1 ’ morning, noon, and night. 
XIII. The Poudcr. It may be given from a 
Scruple to a Dram, mixe with Hony, or any 0- 
ther convenient Vehicle, and has all cite Virtues 
of the Infufion or DecoQion. It is a finguhr in- 
gredient m Mithridate, thac chiefly made of the 
nr It Species; for tho’ the Indian Spiknard is al- 
ways mten de d there, yet when thac cannot be had 
this firit kind always fupplys its place. It is laid 
to be good tor luch as are Liver-grown ot have 
the Rickets, and alfo fbr the yellow Jaundice 
Bloody llux, and the Hinging or biting of anJ 
Venomous Creatures, as alfo to expel poifon be- 
ing inwardly taken. Snufc up the Noltrils i’t ex- 
cellently purges the Head and Brain. 
XIV. The Infolat ed or Decoded Oil It is 
warming, Anodyn, and comfortable to the Ner- 
vous parts : It thins thick and congealed humors, 
digelts thole which are crude and moderately 
altnnges and Itrengthens the parts which are loole. 
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