Chap. 657. TLngUJh Herbs. 108^ 
of America , in a fmall quantity, as a Purge in 
many Difeafes, which they held as a fecret of 
Worth, becaufe by its purging the Body well, 
they found it a great Remedy. 
XIII- The Decottion of the Seed in Cock Broth. 
It is good for all the purpofes of the hull’d Seed 
before related, the Dofe of which is to be regula- 
ted according to the number of the Seeds. 
XIV. The ExpreJJed Oil of the Seed. Duran- 
tes fays, put into Clylters, it opens obftru&ions 
of the Bowels, expels Wind, eafes the Colick, 
and helps Fits of the Mother. Monardus fays, 
the Oil of the Indian Seed, is found by daily Ex- 
perience to Cure all difeafes proceeding from 
Cold Caufes, dilfolve Tumors or Swellings, dif- 
culfes Wind, eafes the Colick and Mother, if the 
places grieved be anointed therewith, and fome 
few drops of it be taken in fat Chicken Broth. 
It wonderfully helps the Cramp , and Convul- 
fion of the Nerves, and fhrunk up Sinews, being 
anointed upon the places: It eales the Spleen, o- 
pens its obftruflions, and takes away the hardnels 
of the Belly by anointing the Sides and Belly 
therewith; it alfo helps Scabs and running Sores 
of the head, and cleanfes the Skin from all man- 
ner of Spots, Blemilhes, Scurlf, Morphew, and 
other Deformities thereof A Drop two, or three, 
given to Children troubled with the Worms, in 
Milk or Fat Broth, it kills and expels them. 
And Dropt into the Ears, it cures deafnefs and 
takes away the Pain, Noife, or Ringing therein. 
XV. The Cataplafm of the Green Leaves. Ap- 
plied of themfelves, or Beaten up with Barly 
Meal or Flower, it cools and allays Inflamations 
and Swellings of the Eyes; and applyed to Wo- 
mens Swoln and hard Breafts after lying in, it 
foftens them, abates the Tumor or Swelling, 
and dilfolves the Coagulated Milk, making it to 
run, or be drawn freely. 
CHAP. DCLVII. 
O/SPURGE Olive, 
O R, 
ME ZEREON. 
I. '^T'HE Names. The Arabians call it Meze- 
J_ recn, or Mefereon : the Greeks 0uf ukojo. 
in Latine, ThymeUa, ( quafiTithymeUa , ex Tithy- 
malo & Olca dedutfa) Chamahea, and Mezereon : 
in Englifh, Spurge Olive, and Mezereon. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make many Species of 
this Plant ; we (hall only Treat of the four fol- 
lowing, viz. 1. Mezereon, Chamjelea, Germa- 
?uca. Corner arij Lf Dodoncei ; Daphnoides Fuchflj ■ 
Daphnoides nofir um vulgare Gefneri ; Laureola 
feemina Lugdunenfis ; Piper Montanum Anguil- 
laree ; Lauras Pufilla , L? Mefereon Germantcum 
Lobelij : Our Mezereon, Dwarf Bay, or Dwarf 
Olive. 2. Mezereon verum Arabum , Cham delea- 
ver a, Cham.de a tricoccos , Widdow Waile. 3. 
ThymeUa , Mezereon alfo by the Arabians, for 
they promifcuoufly call this Species by this Name, 
w'fth the CbameUte of all Kinds, Spurge Olive or 
Spurge Flax. The Berries of this, as alfo of the 
firft kind, are called by the Greeks : mkw wifi®-, 
and in Latine, Coe cum Cnidium , which tho’ they 
are Berries of differing Species, yet are much of 
j °ne and the fame nature, and have the fame Ca- 
thartick qualities. 4. Chana/ta alpina inciana Lo- 
be li ] ; ChamaUa altera G i Itahca Chtfii , Mountain 
Spurge Olive. 
The Defcriptiofis. 
III. The firlf, or Our Mezereon, Dwarf Bay, 
or Dwarf Olive, called alfo Flowering Spurge 
Olive. Its Root fpreads out into many ramifica- 
tions and long tough branches , which are covered 
with a yellow Bark. It rifes up with a thick woody 
Stem two or three Feet high, and fometimes higher , 
according to the goodnefs of the Ground : of the 
thicknefs ( ij they be old) of a Childs or Louth s 
JVrifl , at the Ground , which rifing up, fpreads 
it felfi out into many tough flexible or Limber 
Branches , covered with a tough gray if!) Bark or 
Rinde , befet with fmall long Leaves , fome thing like 
Sparge Olive or Mezereon. 
unto Privet Leaves , but f mailer , paler, thicker 
and fatter , and rounder pointed. The- flowers 
appear before the Leaves, oftentimes in January 
and February, clufiering together about the Stalks 
at certain difiances, which are fmall, conflfimg of 
jour Leaves, very many growing together, and 
breaking out of the Branches ( as it were ) by them- 
felves, of a whitifh color tending to Purple, and 
of a fragrant pleafant fweet fmell. After the 
flowers are pafi come the Berries, which are at 
firft green, but being ripe , of a fhining red color, 
which if they ft and too long upon the Branches be- 
come of a blackifh red, of a very hot and burning 
tade, inflaming the Mouth and Throat with danger 
of Choaking. 
IV. The fecond, or Widdow Wail. Its Root 
6 Y 2 fpreads 
jjtf wjt 
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