Chap. 648. Ungltjb Herbs. 
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and are carried away with the Wind , like unto the 
kinds ofTbiflles. Johnfon in Gerard Jays, that this 
Plant here defcribcdisthe Conyza major Matthioii, 
Tragi, and others. 
V. The Places. It grows plentifully about 
Mompelier in France , and in many other Countries. 
It delights in rough and Craggy places, and in a 
lean and dry Soil, where there is no moifture. And 
Gerard fays, that it grows in divers parts of the 
Weft of England. 
Quantity, fo as the Patient may fit in it in a Bath- 
ing Tub, or otherwise put into a Veffel in a Clofe 
Stool, fo as the Patient may receive the hot Va- 
pors thereof, up into the Womb, it is Paid to in- 
duce the Courfes, when ftopt or flow but poorly 
as alfo to provoke, haften and facilitate the Birth! 
Taken inwardly it is faid to be profitable againft 
Ruptures. 
VI. The Times. It flowers with us, about the 
end of July , or beginning of Augufi. Gerard fays, 
it fprings up in April, flowers in June, and per- 
fects its Seed in Augufi. 
VII. The Qualities. It is Temperate in refpeft 
to heat or cold, and dry in the firft degree * Aftrin- 
gent or Binding, Peftoral, Nephritick, and Alexi- 
pharmick. 
VIII. The Specification. It is a remedy for 
Afthma’s, Coughs, Cojds, Inflamations of the Eyes, 
fwelling of Womens Breafts, ftops Fluxes of the 
Bowels, and as Pliny fays, helps to break the 
Stone. 
IX. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from, 1. The Green Root. 2. A Decoflion of the 
Root. 3. A Pouder of the Root. 4. A Cataplafm 
of the Green Leaves. 5. A Bath. 
The Virtues . 
X. The Green Root. Authors fay, that being 
bound, or hanged to, (I fuppofe they mean the 
Thighs) it brings away the Birth, and facilitates the 
Delivery. This Root for its fweet fmell is often- 
times put among Cloths, to give them a kind of 
perfumed fcent. 
XI. The Decoftion of the Root in White Wine. It 
opens obftruftions of the Veflels (as Paulus JEgi- 
neta fays) provokes Urine and the Courfes, is good 
againft Convulfions, and for fuch as are inwardly 
bruifedby falling from an high place. It is good 
alfo againft Afthmas, Coughs, Colds, fhortnefsof 
Breath, and other diftempers of the Breft and 
Lungs. Bathed upon Womens Breafts which are 
fwelfd, and pained, it gives eafe and difculfes the 
Tumor. It is good againft pains of the Pleura 
and fides, opens Obftruftions of the Spleen, and 
breaks the Stone (as Pliny fays) expelling Gra- 
vel, Sand and Tartarous Mucilage out of the 
Urinary parts, and fo gives eafe in a Dyfuria and 
Stranguria. Dropt into the Eyes it cools the In- 
flamation and ftops the flux of Rheum into them. 
It may be given to half a Pint Morning and Night, 
very well fweetned with Honey. It is alfo Alexi- 
pharmick, refilts Poifon, and is good againft the 
bittings of Serpents and Mad Dogs, and other Ve- 
nomous Creatures. 
XII. The Pouder of the Root. It has the Vir- 
tues of the former Decoftion, and may be given 
to a Dram morning and night, againft Violent Ca- 
tarrhs, and to break and expel the Stone whether 
in the Reins or Bladder. 
XIII. The Cataplafm of the Green Leaves. Ap- 
plied to the place of the Head pained, it eafes the 
Head-ach. It alfo ftops a flux of humors flowing 
to any Part, and ftrengthens weak Joints. 
XIV. The Bath made of the Roots and Leaves in 
Water. Drank to half a Pint, it ftops Catarrhs $ 
applied as a fomentation it ftops a flux of Rheum 
to the Part, Cools Inflamations, and CuresAnthonies, 
Fire, being Bathed therewith, and Cloths wet there- 
in being alfo apply ed to the fame. Made in great 
CHAP. DCXLIX. 
Of S P I D E R - w O R T. 
I HE fifties. It is called Greek, $axa.yyi.v, 
X tn.rJ.yym : in Latine , Phalangium & 
Phalangites : and in Englilh, Spiderwort. 
II. 'I he Kinds. There are feveral forts of this plant, 
as, 1. Phalangium Alobrogicum , Phalangium anti- 
quorum, The Savoy Spiderwort. 2. Phalangium 
majus Ita/icum album , The Greater Italian Spider- 
wort. 3. Phalangium non ramofum Vulgarc, Un- 
branched Spiderwort : Cordus calls it Li/iago. 4. 
Phalangium ramofum , Branched Spiderwort. s. 
Phalangium Virginittnum , Phalangium Ephemerum 
Virginianum Johannk Tradefcanii , The Virginian 
Spiderwort, The foon fading Spiderwort, and 
Tradefcants Spiderwort, becaufe Tradefcant firft 
brought it into our Englifh Gardens. It has been 
thought by fome to be the Silk-Grafs which grows 
there. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft or Savoy Spiderwort. Its root 
confifls of many white , round , thick , brittle firings, 
joining together at the head , but are nothing fo long 
Spiderwort Savoy. 
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