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auiTTveak, and is faid to be ptofiuble againft 
Tremblings, Palfies, and the like. 
XV. The Spirituous Tintlure. it hag the Vir- 
tiles of the Ini'ufion and Deco&ion, isgood againlt 
malign Fevers, and the Poifon and lntea.on of 
the Plague or Pcftiience, and all Peftilenrial Di- 
li- mpers ; it comforts the Head, Brain, Nerves 
nd all the Vijcsra. chiefly the Stomach and 
i-iearr, warms, digelts. Hops thin dittilUtrons of 
Rheum, eafes pains proceeding from cold, as al- 
jo the Colick, and is profitable againft Palfies, Con- 
vullions. Cramps, t 2c. Dole from one to two 
Drams in a Glafs of generous Wine. 
XVI. The AadTintfurc. It is a patent thing 
ag m ll all forts of hot Burning Fevers, and more 
excellent than the former againft all lorts of ma- 
lign Fevers;' the Plague, and all kinds ofPeftiien- 
t.Tl Difeafes, becauie befides the deftioymg the Pu- 
tridity it takes oft (as it were upon the fpot) the 
preternatural heat, and reftores the Sick to their 
natural remner. Dofefo many drops as to make 
,he \ chicle pleafanr, and to be repeated as often as 
the Patient drinks. . 
XVII. The Oily TinOure. It is a good againlt 
the Colick and Gripings of the Guts, Pain and 
weaknels in the Back and Reins, the Strangury, 
thj Stone, Gravel, Sand and Iaitarous matter in 
the Bladder, and other Urinary parts. It comforts 
all the lower Vfccra, and is ol fingular good ertect, 
againft Tremblings, Palfies, pains and weakness 
or the Nerves and external parts proceeding from 
Colds, over-ftraining of the Limbs, or any other 
exrernal hurt, or detiuxions of Cold humors from 
other parrs ; It is good to diffolve Nodes, and other 
hard dwellings, and is profitable againlt Difeafes 
of the Spleen, Reins and B adder. Dole gut. xx. 
ad xl. or more dropt into Sugar, and then mixt 
with any convenient Vehicle. 
XVIII. The Diftfflei Oil. It is antiparalytick 
almolt in the laft degree, and a potent medica- 
ment againft trembling of any part, weakneffes of 
the Nerves and Tendons, Cramps, Convulfions, 
and other like Difeafes of the Neurotick parts, 
as the Stomach, Bowels, Mefentery, i 1c. giving 
eafe in the Colick, and other inward pains, Fits 
of the Mother, Fainting, Swooning, t 2 c. almolt 
in a moment. Inwardly it may be taken morning 
and night from vj. to xij. or xx. drops, in any fit 
Vehicle. Toalt tome white Bread very hard and 
then ponder it; drop this Oil upon it, mix them 
well together, and then with the Vehicle you in- 
tend to give it in, and fo let the Patient drink 
it. Outwardly anoint it upon the Back Bone, and 
the other Parts affeUed twice a day. 
XIX. The DiJii/ledWater. Let the Grofs Pou- 
' del- a Pound of it, be digefted in White Lisbon 
Wine a Gallon, for 6 or 7 days, and then diftilled 
in Balneo. The Water hereof is of fingular good 
ule for Palfies, Tremblings, Convulfions, Weak- 
neffes, and all cold indifpoiition of the Members, 
ufed both inwardly and outwardly. It comforts 
the Head, Brain, Nerves, Stomach, Heart, and 0- 
ther Vifccra^ flops Catarrhs, eafes pains from 
a cold caufe’; and helps alfo in all fuddain paflions 
of the heart, and gives eafe in the Colick, 2 or 3 
Spoonfuls thereof being taken upon the occafion. 
‘Where Note: That the trench BaJlardSpibnard 
is never ufed , as being a Plant tuhicb has little or 
no Virtues obferved to be in it . 
Salmon s ‘Herbal, Lib. L 
CHAP. DCXLVIII. 
Of SPIKNARD Plowmans. 
I. t ~jr s HE Names. It is called in Greek, B 
JL Baccharis -, or as fome will have it ria.KKa.ej-i 
vel Tldfyjf/ui^ Paccharis or Pancharis (trom its 
excellent lmell :) in Latine, Baccharis -, and in Eng- 
lilh. Plowmans Spiknard , and Bacchar. 
II. The Kinds. Pliny fays that in his time it 
was called Nardus Rujiica , but as he fays, and fo 
we alfo fay, it was an error in them which did fo 
call it : but its general Name is Baccharis , and 
Baccharis Monfpelienflum (altho 5 it alfo grows in 
England : ) Conyza major altera DodonH -, Conyza 
jnajcr Matthioli Lugdunenfe , Conyza major vulga- 
ris Bauhini , (in his Pinax) in Englifh, Bacchar and 
Plowmans Spiknard. Parkin/on tells us of two 
forts of this Plant, viz. This treated of in this 
Chapter, and a Syrian kind -, but the latter being 
unknown in our Climates, we lTiall lay no more of 
it in this work. Tho 5 Cuftom has prevailed upon 
us, to call it Spiknard , yet it is no fuch thing, 
nor in the lealt akin, or has it any relation to that 
Plant. 
The Dejcriptiotis. 
III. Its Root conflfts of many Strings and Fibres , 
buffing Jomewhat thick , not running deep into the 
Ground , but fo taking hold of the upper Face of the 
Earth , that it may eaflly be pull'd up with ones 
hand , the fmell whereof is fome what like to Avens, 
but the Scent is lefs flrong when growing in Gar- 
dens , than growing Wild -, like as Avens when made 
a Garden Plant , and fever al other fweet Herbs , 
which are of thin and fubtil parts. It fprings up 
with divers fome what long and large Leaves , full of 
Veins , lying upon the Ground , which make it feem 
as if it were Crumpled-, foft and gentle in handling, 
and of an overworn green color, feeming to be Wooly. 
From among which, (in the Summer time ) rifes up 
a flrong Jliff Stalk, three or four Feet high. Jet with 
divers fuch like Leaves , but fmaller up to the Top - 
where it is divided into many Branches , at the ends 
whereof comes forth fever a l flowers, three or four, 
for the mojl part , at the end of every feveral branch 
and every one on a fmall F'ootflalk. Which flowers 
conflfls wholly of fmall Threads or Thrums, flanding 
clofe and round , and never laid open like other flow- 
ers, which con fill of Leaves : They are of a dead or 
purplifh yellow color , appearing out ofgreenifh Scaly 
heads , which Thrums turn into a Whitifh Down. At 
the bottom whereof is the Seed, fmall and chaffy, which 
together with the Down, is carried away with the 
Wind, and rifes or fprings up in feveral places of the 
Garden where it is once Planted, and bears Seed. 
IV. Gerard deferibes it after this manner. Its 
Root is thick , grofs and fat , fpreading about in the 
Earth , full of Strings -, the fragrant fmell that this 
Plant yields may well be compared to the favor of 
Cinnamon, or Helenium, being a Plant known un- 
to very many or mofl forts of People, in mojl parts 
of England. It has many blackifh rough Leave s fome - 
thing bigger than Primrefe Leaves-, among zvhich 
rifes up a Stalk two Cubits high , bearing at the Top 
little Chaffy or Scaly flowers in fmall Bunches , of a 
dark yellowijh or purple color , which turn into Down 
and 
