1098 Salmon s Herbal. Lib. 1 . 
irom. 1. A Liquid Juice of the Herb. -■ ■ an 
Oil or Ointment of the Herb. f. A Cataplafm of 
the Herb. 4. A Decoil ion of the Purple Le lives 
of the blowers in Water. 
'The Virtues. 
Cor ih. Tripolium minus Germanicum , The Imall 
Sea Starwort ol Germany. 4. St ellana Aquatics. 
Water Starwort. 
The Descriptions. 
XVIII. T he Liquid Juice of the Herb. Bathed 
warm, or fomented upon places affected, it a- 
bates InHamations, aflivages Tumors, and eales 
pains in the part, particularly, it is of fpecial ule 
in Buboes and other Swellings of the Groin ; The 
Throat being alio outwardly fomented with it, 
and inwardly Gargled with the fame, it is faid to 
be profitable againft InHamations of thofe parts, 
and the Quinfey. It is alfo good againft the Piles 
or Inflamation of the Fundament, and the falling 
out of the Inteftinum ReHum. 
XIX. The Oil or Ointment of the Green Herb , 
and Hogs Lard. It cools InHamations of the 
Fundament, alfo Inflamation of the Eyes, and the 
bitings of Mad Dogs, as Cratcvas fays. It con- 
fumes Swellings of the Throat, Scrophula s, G o. 
being anointed therewith ^ but for thefe purpofes 
1 ffiould advife to chufe that fifth Species at Seth 
VIII. becaufe of its Signature in the Root (which 
if Crollius is to be believed, is much to be con- 
fid ered.) It is alfo good againlt Bubo’s in the 
Groin, according to Galens Opinion. 
XX. The Cataplafm of the Green Herb. Ap- 
plved it is good for all the purpofes of the Liquid 
Juice, or Oil or Ointment , more efpecialiy if it 
be applyed immediately after the fomentation or 
Untlion. It has not only a digeftive, but a cool- 
ing quality, and is very good to fuppurate Vene- 
rial Bubo's in the Groin, as all Antiquity has affirm- 
ed. It alfo cures or gives eafe in the Piles, and in 
a Ficus in A no , after fomentation or Unction as 
aforefaid being applyed. 
XXI. The Deccttion of the Leaves of the Fur- 
pie flowers in Water. It is good for the Pains 
and Sores in the Groin (applying after it, the Oil, 
Ointment or Cataplafm) and gives relief in a 
Quinfey, abaring and taking away the Inflamation 
and fweiling in thofe parts. Drank it takes away 
the heat and burning of the Stomach, and is faid 
to cure the Epilepfy or Falling Sicknefs in 
Children. The Eyes being bathed therewith, and 
being alfo often in the day time, put into them, 
it abates their Inflamation, cools them and eafes 
their pain. 
III. The firft , or Our Common greater Sea 
Starwort. Its Root is compofed of fever al greater 
Strings, and many f mailer Fibres , which grow deep, 
and flick faji in the Mud of the Marjh Ditches 
where it grows. Jt has many long and fomething 
broad Leaves rifling from the Root next the ground , 
Jmooth, fat, and thick , and of a blewifh green color , 
fomewhat like to the Leaves of Dorias Wound 
Wort, but much lejfer. From among which rifes 
Satrmrt Sea Great. 
CHAP. DCLXV. 
Of STAR - WORT 
Sea and Water. 
I. '"T "'HE Names. It is called in Greek TemW 
L by Diof cor ides : and in La tine, Tripoli um : 
in Engiifh, Sea Starwort. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make fix or more 
kinds hereof, we (hall only Treat of thofe which 
are more Common with us, viz- i. T ripolium 
majus,five vulgar e-, Anthyllis major Cordi -, Amelli 
Species palufirts Column <z ■, The Common greater 
Sea Srarwort. 2. Tripolium vulgar e minus-, An- 
thyllis minor Cordi , The Common lefler Sea Star- 
wort. 3. Tripolium minimum , Anthyllis brevior 
up a Jmooth herby , or fiejhy green Stalk , 2 or 3 
feet high , branched towards the Top into fever al 
f mailer Branches, with fuch like Leaves on them 
as grow below , but lejfer. The flowers which ft and 
at the Tops , are fomewhat larger and greater than 
of the Attick or Italian Star worts, in the former 
Chapter, and almoft of the fame color, having a 
blewifh Purple Border of Leaves (landing about a 
yellow middle Thrum, which after it has done 
flowering , turns into Down, which with the J mail 
Seed it contains , is blown away with the Wind. 
IV. Gerard deferibes it after this manner. Its 
Root is long and Threddy. From whence fpring 
up long and large Leaves fomewhat hollowed or fur- 
rowed, of a Jhining green color, declining to blcw- 
nefs, like the Leaves of Woad. Among which 
rifes up a Stalk tivo Cubits high or more, which 
towards the Top is divided into many fmall branches, 
garnifhed 
