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Salmons Herbal. Lib: 1. 
X. The Dccottion of Roots or Leaves , in Wine 
or Water, drank every Morning fitting to a 
Pint more or lefs, expels Flegmatick and Chole- 
rick Humors out cf the Stomach and Bowels-, 
opens the Obftru&ions of Liver, Spleen, Gall, 
Reins and Womb; and is profitable againft the 
yellow Jaundice, heat of the Reins, fharpnels and 
Raiding of Urine : It prevails alio againft the Ca- 
chexia, or evil Difpofition of the Body, Dropfies, 
Weaknefs by long Sicknets, and inveterate or 
lingering and long continued Agues ; Peftilential 
Fevers, Fainting, Swooning, and other Pufiions of 
the Heart. 
XI. The Juice or Effence have all the former 
Virtues, and befides being outwardly applyed, 
abate Infiamations in any part, chiefly in the Eyes; 
are profitable againft Anthonies Fire, Wheals, 
Pimples, or other Breakings out ; Peftilential 
Sores, being mixed with Wine Vinegar and fo ap- 
plyed. Dofe a quarter of a Pint, more or lei's 
Morning and Night, either alone, or mixt with 
any fit Vehicle. 
XII. The Difiilled Water. All the former Vir- 
tues are aferibed to ir, but in a much meaner or 
lower Degree. It is good for fore Eyes, being red 
or inflamed ; and for Nurfes lore Breafts, which 
are hard and pained thro’ abundance of Milk. 
XIII. The Wild Succory , as it is more bitter, fo 
it is more Opening and Abfterfive, and alfo a 
greater ftrengthener of the Stomach, Liver, and 
other Bowels. 
CHAP. DCLXXIV. 
Of SUCCORY Baftard. 
I. HE Karnes. It is called in Greek, K i%twv 
jL v'oQgv: in Latine, Cichorium Kothum , and 
Cichorium Sylvefire floribus luteis ; Pfeudo Cicho- 
ria : and in English, Bajlard Succory. 
II. The Kinds. Out of the great Number 
which Authors have prefented us with, wejhall 
only give you the feven following, viz. i. Cicho- 
rium Luteum Gerardi & Tabernsmqntani ; pra- 
tenfe luteum ; Hieracium pratenfe afperum Gcfne- 
ri - Intubus Sy he (iris five Cichorium Sylvefire flore 
luteo Tbalij ; Cichoria Tertia fiore luteo Tragi ; 
LaUuriola altera Ctefalpini , Rough yellow, or 
Baftard Succory. 2. Cichorium pratenfe luteum , 
Hedypnois dittum -, Cichorium pratenfe luteum 
Lxvius Baubini Lobelij ; Hedypnois Plinij ; 
Aphaca Theophrafii ; Endivia Sylvcjiris Cafal pi- 
nt ; Tens Leonis Cichorizcta Gerardi ; Smooth 
Yellow or Baftard Succory o 3. Cichorium dulce 
Keapolitanum ; Sonchus latifolius leviter hirfutus 
Baubini ; Cichorium Sylvefire afperum «faixefr» foe, 
Cichorium Dulce ; Sweet Yellow, or Baftard Suc- 
cory of Naples. 4. Cichorium Montanum ajpe- 
rum ; Hieracium nonum , vcl Hieracium Intuba- 
ceurn afperum Tabernamontani , Hieracium afperum 
Gerardi , Our Rough Mountain Succory. 5. Ci- 
chorium tomentofum fatidum ; ftronger ill Rented 
hoary Succory. 6. Cichorium Verrucarium Mat- 
thioli ; Zacyntha Clufij & Mat thick ; Verrucaria 
Seridis fpecies Gefneri ; Chondrilla Verrucuria 
foljis Intubaceis viri dibits ; Chondrilla fpecies Ca- 
filpini , Wart Succory. 7. Hypocbtns Porcellia , 
Cichorium Porcinum ; Hieracium minus dent is Leonis 
fubajpero Baubini ; Swines Succory. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft, or Rough Yellow, or Baftard 
Succory. Its Root ts bard, rough, and ufelefs. 
It 1 m longer ani rougher Leaves than thofe of the 
jonner Wild Succory ; in one fort with few or no 
Luts at all ; in others like unto it, with deep Cu's 
and. Dm, pons. The Stalks rife up to be 5 or 4 
loot high, rough and crcUed, divided into feveral 
Branches, with J. mailer Leaves on them and lefs 
jagged i bearing [mail yellow flowers tike unto an 
Hawkweed, at the end of every one ; which when 
they are ripe turn into Down with a Jmall long yel- 
lowifl) Seed fa fined thereto, and are both carried 
away with the Wind. 
IV. The fecorid, or fmooth Yellow, or Baftard 
Succory. Its Root ,s long, pretty thick, taper, 
with feveral fibres, ani full of a bitter Milk. 
It hat long and large Leaves as fmoorh Succory 
but of a whiter green Color, cut in on the edges 
but not fo much nor fo deep at the former. The 
Stalks r fe not up fo high, nor are fo much branch- 
ed, and the Leaves on them are lefs cut in and 
towards the, ops little or nothing at all. The green 
Heads which fiand at the tops of the Branches are 
greater, and the Blowers which fpring out of them 
are larger and more double , fomething like thofe of 
Dandelion, of a yellow Color , which turn into 
Down and the Seed therewith are blown awav 
with the Wind. y 
V. The third or Sweet Yellow, or Baftard 
Succory of Naples. It s Root is long andblackifb on 
ani W,,,tc mi,h ' n ! > f“ U of a f wee t 
Milk (without any Bitternefs at all) as is alfo the 
reft of the Riant, that it will grow hard like a 
loum ,f „ be not rubbed away, but fuffered to 
tibiae for fome [mall time. This in the form and. 
Owifions Of the .Leaves, is very hke unto the 
ujua Wild Succory, yet not fo deeply gajht, but 
thicker in Jeehng , covered with a fine [oft hai- 
r '" e f s i rnl rough at all, and of a dark green Color. 
1 he Stalk rifes up to be two feet or more high 
round, firm, ani ahitijh, becaufe of the hoarinefs 
thereon •, fometimes breaking out into Branches 
towards the topy fet with Jhortcr, fomewhat broader 
and more divided Leaves than below, clofing the 
Stalks at the bottoms ; having at their tops green 
Hairy Heads or Husks, and gold yellow flowers in 
long hairy Husks, like unto the Hawkweeds ■ 
which growing greater when they are ripe con- 
tain within them fmall long brownifh Seed ’ with 
a fine white Down on them, both which are carried 
away with the Wind. 
VI. The fourth, or our Rough Mountain Suc- 
cory. Its Root confifls of many long Strings, which 
fends forth feveral long narrow Leaves next the 
Ground, very fharply denied about the edges, but 
pot divided or cut in at all, and rough alfo allirver 
from among which, rifes up a Stalk branched forth 
with fitch like Leaves fet thereon, and divers large 
double yellow flowers at the tops, very like to 
thofe of Dandelion, which turn into Down as the 
refi , and blown aioay with the Wind. 
VII. The fifth, or itrong ill Rented hoary Suc- 
cory. It has a pretty long thick Root, which 
fends forth feveral weak , round, hairy or hoary 
Stalks * about two feet high or more, having divers 
large long hairy or hoary Leaves next the Ground 
deeply gajht in on both fides, not much unlike Suc- 
cory Leaves , parted into many Branches, with lef- 
Jer Leaves thereon than thofe below, and lefjer 
cut in alfo : at the tops of which Branches, fiani 
many 
