Chap. 659. Englijh Herbs. 
Gardens, The fourth and fifth, grow with us on- 
ly in Gardens. 
IX. The Times. They all flower in the Sum- 
mer Months, in June and July ^ and their Seed 
is ripe in the Months following. 
X. The Qualities. They are all hot and dry 
in the fourth degree j Vehemently Attra&ive, heat- 
ing and burning, and ftrong Emeticks and Cathar- 
ticks, like the others. 
XI. The Specification. They are good for the 
Cure ofDropfies, Gouts, Sciatica, Rheumatifms, 
Kings-Evil, Leprofie, Leuce, Jaundice, and other 
like inveterate and defperate Difeafes. 
XII. The Trepanations. The Milky Juice is 
the ftrongeft worker the Seeds and Leaves are 
next to them* and the Roots of molt of them 
have the fame Operation, but not fo violent. The 
Myrtle Spurge has the fame efletbs but is weaker, 
and Vomits not fo much. Now from all thefe 
you may have, viz. 1 . The Milk or Liquid Juice. 
2. A Decoction. 3. The Grains or Seed. 4. A 
Touder of the outward Bark of the Root. $. An 
Oil by Infolation or Deco A ion. 6 . The Corretfion. 
7. A D filled Water. 
'The Virtues. 
XIII. The Milk or Liquid Juice. It purges 
with great violence both by Vomit and Srool, 
Pituitous and Watery Humors, as alfo Choler and 
Melancholy from the Stomach , Bowels , and 
Joints*, Evacuates the Humidities in Dropfies, and 
takes away the Tartarous matter which breeds 
the Stone in Reins or Bladder, Gout, Rheuma- 
tifms, Sciatica, or Kings-Evil * but it Emaciates 
and Waftes the Body, and if often ufed, is apt to 
induce a Confumption. Three or four Drops of 
the Milk taken frefh, is often put into a Fig, and 
mixt with its Pulp, and fo ufed by ftrong Coun- 
try People to purge them. The Milk put into 
Hollow-teeth with a bit of Lint, (fo as it touch 
none of the others) eafes the Tooth-ach both 
effe&ually and fpeedily. The Milk laid upon a- 
ny hairy place, takes away the hairs*, but it 
ought not to lye long at a time, and the places 
afterwards ought to be prefently anointed with 
Oil of Rofes or Nightfhade. It alfo takes 
away Callous or hard Skin, Knots, Warts, Corns 
and the like, being cautioufly apply ed, they be- 
ing firft pared near to the quick. 
XIV. The De coll ion in Fat Broth. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice, but a£ls with much more 
gentlenefs, and ought to be given in Email Dofe ^ 
firft, as in one or two Ounces, and fo gradual- 
ly encreafed, as you find the Body is able to 
bear it. 
XV. The Grains or Seeds. You may give them 
from a to 20, according to Age and Strength, 
they work roughly and with a great force, and 
are good againlt all the Difeafes the Milk or Juice 
is good againtt- 
XVI. The Touder of the Outward Bark of the 
Root: (or of the Leaves.) They ought to be 
Jirli Jieeped a day and night in White Wine Vine- 
gar to abate their Acrimony , then dryed , and after- 
wards reduced to Touder. Half a Dram of it taken 
in Wine or Honied Water, purges all watery hu- 
mors downwards, as alfo Choler and Melancholy, 
and is very profitable to be given to fuch as have 
the Dropfy, Gout, Rheumatifm, Sciatica, Kings- 
Evil, Leprofy, Jaundice, Stone, Gravel, &c. And 
applyed in Green Wounds and Recent Ulcers it 
cleanfes and heals them. 
X\ 11 . The Oil by Infolation or Dccottion. Ic is 
made of the Milk, or of the Herb, Roots, or 
Seed beaten in a Mortar and boiled in Oil of Bit- 
ter Almonds to Crifpnefs, &c. repeating the lame 
l or 5 times. It cleanfes the Skin of all its de- 
formities, as Freckles, Lentils, Tanning, Sun-burn- 
ing, Dilcolortng, iellownefs, Scurff, Morphew 
and other like defeedations, being anointed there- 
with. 
XVIII. T he CorreSion. All thefe Spurges are 
heating and Exulcerate the Skin, if but oiuward 
Iy applyed : and taken inwardly. Operate Vehe- 
mently and fometimes excoriate the parts without 
great care and caution he taken. Mefues fays 
they are offenfive to the Heart, Stomach and 
Ltver, that they break the Veins, and ftrip the 
Guts of their Mucus, and heat the whole Body 
” m ,“, h many times they caufe Fevers. 
The nrlt ill qualities are taken away (fays he) 
by adding fuch things as ftrengthen the Stomach 
Heart and Liver. Their fecond and third ill 
qualities are taken away by adding tilings which 
have a glutinous quality, as Gum Tragacamh, 
Mucilage of Heawort Seeds and Purllane The 
fourth ill quality is taken away , by adding cold 
and moift things, as juices of Endive, Nightlhade 
Purflane, Sowrhiftles, or Mucilage of Quince’ 
Seeds made with Vinegar, Bfc. 
XIX. T he Diftllei Water. It cleanfes the face 
and Skin from alt manner of deformities 
being daily applyed, more efpeciaiy if ‘an 
Eighth part of the Liquid Juice be added to it 
as the inveteracy of the affeft may require. ’ 
CHAP. DCLIX. 
Of S P U R G E Marfh. 
I. ’~T'HE Karnes. It is called by the Arabians 
X Scebran , and Pthias: in Greek luVm. 
mbs: in Latine : T itbymalus paluflris , Pityufa pa- 
luflris : and in Englilh, Marfh Spurge , or Marfh 
Efula. 
II. The Kinds. There are I. Efula major , E- 
fula major Germanica , Pityufa paluflris major 
Great Marfh Spurge, or Greater Efula, which 
fome will have to be Rulandus his Efula of 
which he made his Extra 3 \ whether the Greater 
Efula , or the Leffer Efula , be the Efula of Ru- 
landus is very doubtful ; nor can I find any Au- 
thor which can truly or certainly determine it 
they are both of them very ftrong and potent 
Medicaments, and therefore in my opinion may 
indifferently be made ufe of : however that which 
any one by Experience has found to be beft he 
may ftick to. 2. uim; rj mm v, Pep/is ■ Pityufa 
purpurea paluflris ; Pephon Dalechampij ; Peplis 
maritime folio obtufo Bauhmi , Peplium Crfalpmi • 
Small Marlh Spurge, or fmall Purple Marih 
Spurge. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft, or Great Marfh Spurge, or Greater 
Efula. Its Root is of a blackifh color on the 01a- 
fide 
