Chap. 682. Enghfh Herbs . 1129 
is a lingular Remedy againft the Scurvy, in a cold 
Habit of Body. 
XI. The Preparations. You may make there' 
from, 1. A Liquid Juice . 2. An Ejjence. 3. A 
Syrup. 4. An Infufion or Decoflion in Wine. 
5. A Ponder of the Flowers and Leaves. 6. An 
Info l at ed or Decoded 0 / 7 . 7. A Cataplafn of the 
Leaves. 8. A Tanfie Pancake. 9. A Dijiillcd 
Water. 10. A Spirituous Tinflure. 1 1. An Acid 
Tinflure. 1 2. An Oily Tinflure. 
The Virtues. 
XII. Tfo Liquid Juice. It potently provokesllrine, 
and cleanfes the Urinary paffages from Sand, Gra- 
vel, Stories, and Tartarous Mucilage, which many 
times affliU Patients with Strangury or Ifchuria 
and a heat and Raiding of Urine. It potently ex- 
pels Wind, and prevails againft the Collick, whe- 
ther in the Stomach or Belly ^ kills Worms in tht| 
Bowels, refills Vapours, provokes the Terms, and 
is profitable againft Fits of the Mother. Dofe 
from 3, to 6 or 8 Spoonfuls in any fit Vehicle, 
Morning and Night : So taken, it gives eafe in the 
Gout, whether in Limbs or Stomach, and carries 
off by Urine, the Morbifick Tartarous matter of 
that Difeafe. 
XIII. The Effence. It has all the Virtues of 
the former and much more powerful to all thofe 
Intentions * befides which, it is of lingular ufe to 
cure the Scurvy, and prevent Milcarriage in Wo- 
men, being bathed warm two or three times a day 
upon the Belly, and lower parts thereof towards 
the Share : Dofe from 3 to 5 Spoonfuls, as be- 
fore direUed . 
XIV. The Syrup. It has the Virtues of Juice 
and Effence, but nothing near fo powerful for thofe 
purpofes j but is of good ufe againft Afthma’s, 
Coughs, Colds, Hoarfenefs, Wheezing, Phthificks, 
Sicknefsat Stomach, and other Dillempers of thofe 
Vilcera. Dofe two Spoonfuls Morning, Noon 
and Night, either alone, or in fome fit Diuretick 
Vehicle. , So taken, it is a very good thing againft 
the Dropfy, Anar (arc a , or Sar cites. 
XV. The Infufion or Decoflion in Wine. They 
are very Stomatick, and if fweetned with the for- 
mer Syrup PeUoral alfo, have all the Virtues of 
thofe former Preparations ^ but as they are weaker, 
mull be given in a larger Dofe, as from a quarter 
of a Pint, to halfa Pint, Morning and Night, 0 V. 
XVI. The Pouder of the Heads of Flowers and 
Leaves. It is Anti-Collick, kills Worms in Chil- 
dren and elder People ^ and is found profitable a - 
gainft theEpilepfy in Young People. Dole from 
half a Dram to a Dram and half, in Ale, Beer, or 
Wine. 
XVII. The Info/ated or Deco fled Oil. It is made 
of the green or frefh Heads of Flowers and Leaves 
well bruifed , and put into choife Oil Olive , &c. It 
reftores Nerves flirunk up by Cramps, Overftrain- 
ing, &c. and gives eafe in pains affiift ing any part, 
whether the Head, Stomach, Belly or Limbs, by 
anointing, Lfc. 
XVIII. The Cataplafm of the Heads and Leaves. 
Applyed to the Belly of Women with Child, it 
prevents Mifcarriage, and caufes then to go out 
their whole time, who are apt to that weaknefs * 
and being applyed, it alfo gives eafe in pains of 
the Gout. 
XIX. The Tanfie Pancake . It is pleafant Food 
being eaten in the Spring, is very Stomatick, 
warms and comforts that Vifcus, and caufes good 
Digeftion, and precipitates ill Humors from the 
fame. 
XX. The Dijiilled Water. Sweetnedwith the 
Syrup, it may be given from two Ounces to a 
quarter of a Pint or more, againft Fainting and 
Swooning Fits, Sicknefs at Hearr, ill Digeftion, &c. 
Outwardly applyed, it cleanfes the Face and Skin, 
making it fmooth, foft, white and pleafant. 
XXI. The Spirituous Tinflure. It has all the 
Virtues of the Juice, Effence, Infufion, and Pou- 
der ; and which as it is more powerful than them 
all, fo it is to be given in a much lefs Dofe, as 
from one Spoonful to two Spoonfuls in the Syrup, 
or in a Glafs of Stomatick or Diuretick Wine, 
morning and night. 
XXII. The Acid Tinflurc. It is wonderfully 
Aperitive, and of admirable ufe againft all Burn- 
ing, Malign and Ptllilenrial Fevers, as alfo againft 
the Plague it fclf. It comforts the Stomach, ftays 
Vomiting, and kills Worms^ and is to be taken in 
all that the Patient drinks, fo many Drops at a 
time, as to give ir a pleafing Acidity. 
XXIII. The Oily Tinflurc. This is much more 
potent in Difeafesof the Urinary parrs than any of 
the former Preparations } and may be given againft 
Sand, Gravel, Stone, or Tartarous Mucilage in 
the Reins, Ureters or Bladder, from 17 to 30 or 
40 Drops, being mixed with a little white Sugar, 
and then with lome proper Diuretick Vehicle! It 
is alfo good againft Afthma’s, and other Difeafes 
of the Lungs, Palfies, Cramps, Convulfions, and 
other like Weakneffesand Diftempers of the Nerves. 
CHAP. DCLXXXII. 
Of TANSIE Wild, 
OR, 
SILVER-WEED. 
I. 'T' HE Names. Tho’ it has no known Greek 
X Name, yet it is thought to be the fame 
which Pliny fib. 26. cap. 13. calls Stephanomelis^ 
and in lib. 27. cap. 9. and lib. 26. cap. 8. Argemo- 
nia , 'Afj auuvd : and others Argemone : in Latine, 
Potent ilia , (ab extimijs viribus quibus pellet: ) 
Argentina ; Tanacetum Sylveftre , velagrcjte Brun- 
felfij •, Argemone altera Gefr.eri Of Tragi • Anfe- 
rina Taber ntmontani ^ and by fome, Agrimonia 
Sylveftris : In Englilh, Wild Tanfie , or Silver- 
weed. 
II. The Kinds. It is Planta Singularis fui ge- 
neris ^ nor do I know any other Author which has 
given us another Species thereof, it being not a kin 
to the Tanfies. 
T he Defcriptions. 
III. Its prime or chief Root runs downward like 
that of Cinkfoil ^ from whence Springs forth weak 
fender creeping Branches , a/moji like Strings 
which creep upon the Ground , taking Root again at 
the joints every where , round about the place where 
it grows , fo that it will quickly overfpread a great 
deal of Ground. From thefe creeping Branches or 
Strings , foot forth fever al winged Leaves , which 
are large , and made of many lejjer ones , fet on both 
fides a middle Rib $ fome f mailer being fet among 
1 E the 
