Chap, 666 . "Englifh Herbs. 1099 
Tbs Virtues. 
garnifhed with many flowers like Camomil, yellow 
in the middle , aAd Jet about , or bordered with 
J mall blewifb Leaves , as in Camomil Flowers , 
which turn into a whitifh rough Down , that flies 
away with the Wind. 
V. The fecond, or Common lefler Sea Star- 
wort. This is in all things like unto the former 
greater , but much lefler and lower , in its Root , 
Leaf, Stalk , and Flower ■, and in its Original or 
Aative Places , has been obferved not to exceed the 
greatnefs of the fmall Conyza, or Fleabane. 
VI. The third, or fmall Sea Starwort of Ger- 
many. T hii is alfo very like unto the lafl , but 
yet lefs than it, having a Jhorter Stalk , and nar- 
rower Leaves : The flower is alfo fmall , and of a 
more Purplifh color. 
VII. The fourth, or Water Starwort. It has a 
long Fibrous Root , which fends forth fever al weak , 
flender , flexible Stalks , bending too and fro , 
Water , full of joints , from the bottoms to the 
Tops , having two fmall fine Leaves , aim off like 
\nafe of Fennel ( whence fome have call'd it Water 
Fennel J at every one of them: and at Top 
of each Branch a fmall white Flower , con fifing of 
eight Leaves , wb/Vb tofo/z laid open are in form of 
a Star , whence the Name . Gerard yi/r, /> /;oj- 
wory fmall Grajfy Stems like Tbreds , coming from 
the bottom of the Water , /o upper face of the 
fame , upon which grow fmall double flowers of a 
greenifh Herby color. This Johnfon z/z Gerard «?/’// 
have to be a Water Chickweed , having fays he long 
narrow Leaves at every joint , <z/z<( half a dozen or 
more lying clofe together at the Top of the Water , 
zzz fafhion of a Star. 
VIII. T/;<? Places. The two firft grow in the 
Ditches of the Salt Water Marfhes near the Sea 
Coafls , in many parts of this Land : and the Firft 
is fcarcely to be mifs'd in any Salt Marfh, if you 
look well for it. The fecond Lobe l fays grows 
near the Mouth of the River Padus or Po in Italy. 
Gerard fays, thefe Herbs grow plentifully along 
the Englifh Coafls in many Places^ as by the Fort 
againft Gravefcnd ; in the lfle of Sheppy in ieveral 
parts 5 in a Marfh under the Town Walls of 
Harwich * in the Marfh by Lee in EJfex ■, in a 
Marfh between the lfle of Sheppy and Sandwich , 
efpecially where the Tide or Water Ebbs and 
Flows: and being brought into Gardens , they 
flourifh a long time, but grow very great and 
rank, changing their greater Roots into Strings. 
The fourth grows in rhe very Water it felf in 
Watery Ditches, and fhallow Rills or running 
Springs, and in other moift and plafhy places. 
IX. The Times. They flower in the Summer 
Months, viz. in May, June , and July, for the 
tnoft part. 
X. The Qualities. Sea Starwort or Tripolium 
is as Galen fays, hot in the third degree : it is al- 
fo drying in the fame degree, and as Diof corides 
fays, it is hot in Tafte and fweet in Smell : and 
that it purges the Belly, which yet Label denys: 
but is truly Alexipharmick, for which reafon it is 
put into Antidotes againft Poifon. 
XI. The Specification. It is lingular good to 
heal frefh green Wounds, as alfo to cleanfe and 
heal Old Sores and Ulcers, to Cure inward bruifes 
and hurts, and to refift Poifon. 
XII. The Preparations. You may have there- 
from. 1 . A Liquid Juice of the Herb and Root. 
2. A Pouder of the Root. 3. An Ointment or 
half am. 4. A Cataplafm of the Leaves. 
XIII. The Liquid Juice of Herb and Root. In- 
jected into Green Wounds or hollow Sores and 
Ulcers, it cleanfes, drys, and heals them, and 
mixed with Floney or Sugar,, and fofwallowed, it 
is good to heal any inward Wound, Ulcer, or 
Bruife, to help againft Coughs, Colds, and Hoarfe- 
nefs, and other Diftempers of the Breft and 
Lungs. 
XIV. The Pouder of the Root. Taken to two 
Drams in any proper, Vehicle it provokes Urine, 
and is good to cleanfe the Reins, Ureters, and 
Bladder of any Slimy or Tartarous matter lodg’d 
in them. It refills poifon, and therefore is put in- 
to Antidotes for the fame purpofe. Diofcorides 
fays it purges, but Pena and Lobe l deny it^ yet 
it is certain it expels watery humors from the 
Bowels, correds Wind, and gives eafe in the 
Griping of the Guts, by difeharging an Acri- 
monious Water from the fame , efpecially in 
Dropfies. 
XV. The Ointment or Balfam. They have the 
Virtues of the Liquid Juice, in healing fimple 
Green Wounds and Ulcers, and eafe pain pro- 
ceeding of cold in the Nervous parts, being ap- 
plyed and bound on upon the fame. 
XVI. The Cataplafm of the Green Herb. The 
Leaves being only bruifed and bound to the place, 
heal Green Wounds after a lingular manner, 
which Authors fay, has been confirmed by Ex- 
perience. 
CHAP. DCLXVI. 
O/STAVESACRE: 
0 R, 
LOUSE - WORT. 
I. / T V H E Names. It is called by the Arabians, 
X Alberas Habebras, Muibazagi, Muibe - 
zegi • Muthuzagi, and Mibbezegi : in Greek, 
dyeia, but by Galen, ’Ar«?/V ayeU : in Latine, 
St aphis agria. Pedicular is, Peduncularis , and Pi- 
tuitaria ( flic ditfa, a viribus quas habet pediculos 
enecando, & Pituitam educcndo : ) and in Englifh, 
Stavefacre, and Loufe-wort. 
II. The Kinds. It is a fingular Plant fui gene- 
ris, which at this day, is called by the Natural 
Greeks, or more properly vQi&v.oKKev, i.e. 
Granum Pedicularium and thereupon Cordus on 
Diofcorides calls it Pthiroco&onon : Pliny lib. 26. 
cap. 15. calls it Uva Taminia •, but lib. 23. cap. 1. 
he fays it is corruptly fo called. 
The Defer iptions . 
III. Its Root is long and Woody, perifbing every 
year, after it has born Seed. It rifes up with a 
Jhort, but flrong blackijh green Stalk, fpreading it 
felf forth divers ways : on which do grow 
great large Leaves , cut at the edges into five or 
7 A 2 feven 
