The Virtues . 
X. The Liquid Juice. It is an Antidote againlt 
a cold Scurvy, prevails againfl: an incipient Leuco - 
phlegmatia, is good againlt Paintings, Weaknefs 
of the Stomach, want of Appetite and Digeltion •, 
Stranguria , or Stoppage of Urine, thro 5 Stones, 
Gravel, Sand or Tartarous matter oblhubting the 
Urinary Pa (Pages. Dofe one or two Spoonfuls in a 
Glafs of White Lisbon , cr other Diuretick Wine 
Morning and Night. 
XI. The Effence. It has all the iflrtues of the 
Juice, but more potent, warming and comforting 
the Stomach and Vilcera* it difeuffes and expels 
Wind, gives eafe in the Cholick, is profitable 
againlt Conviilfions and Palfies, refills Vomiting, 
caufes Appetite, and admirably provokes the Perms 
in Women. Dofe one or two Spoonfuls in Wine 
as aibrefaid. 
XII. The DecoJion in Wine. It has all the Vir- 
tues of the Juice and Effence, but much weaker, 
and therefore may be given to half a Pint at a time, 
fweetned with Syrup of Clovegilliflovocrs , Violets , 
or AT/ fly Mallows. It heals inward Wounds, and 
being ‘drunk conffantly at Phyfical Hours, it difpo- 
fes old running Sores and Ulcers to heal-, more ef- 
pecially if they be outwardly walked therewith, 
being firlt fweetned with a little Honey. 
XIII. The DiJiilled Water. It is fometimes ufed 
as a Cofmetick to Beau title the Face and Skin, and 
to take away the Defcedations thereof j which it 
does more effectually, if either Sal Prunella , or 
Saccharum Saturn (half an Ounce of either of 
them to a Pint of the Water) be diffolved therein. 
Inwardly taken, it has the Virtues of the Juice and 
Effence, but in a far weaker degree however it 
is profitable in ObltruCtions of the Reins and Blad- 
der, if it be taken 3 or 4 Ounces at a time, fweet- 
ned with Syrup of Marjh Mallows. 
XIV. The Spirituous Tintlure. It comforts and 
warms the Stomach, ftrengthens it, and caufes a 
good Digeltion : And after due purging off' the 
Morbifick matter, it is very profitable againft the 
Palfie, Colick, Gout, Dropfy and Scurvy, resto- 
ring after an excellent manner, the depraved Tone 
of the Vifcera. Dofe one or two Spoonfuls at a 
time in a Glafs of Wine, or well fweetned with 
Syrupus de Althaa ; and this, Morning, Noon, 
and Night. 
XV. The Acid Tin Jure. It is Antifebritick, 
Antipeftilential, and Antifcorbutick * it cools all 
preternatural Heats, expels Poilon, and is fingularly 
Alexipharmick, refilling not only Vegetable Poi- 
lons, as thofe of Henbane, Monks-hood, Night- 
Ihade, Wolfsbane, &c. but alfo Animal Poilons, 
as thofe of the Bitiugs of Serpents, as Vipers, 
Rattle-Snakes, Mad Dogs, Cfc. and the Sringings 
of Hornets, Scorpions, & c. Dofe fo much as to 
give the Vehicle (which ought in this cafe to be 
Lome fort of Alexipharmick Wine) a pretty fharp 
acid tafte, fo as it may be tolerably drunk. 
XVI. The Oily Tin Jure. It is profitably given 
againlt the Strangury, Stone, Gravel, Sand, and 
Tartarous matter in the Reins, Ureters and Blad- 
der } it takes away the heat and Raiding of the 
Urine, gives eafe in the pains of the Back, and 
itrengthens it =, is good againlt the Colick, and of 
lingular ufe in inward Convulfions, as alfo in Pal- 
fies, being taken from 1 2, to 30 or 40 drops (accord- 
ing to Age and Circumltances) in any appropriate 
Liquor, Morning and Evening. Anointed with 
•alio outwardly any pained., cold, weak, or benum- 
med part, it gives eafe to the lame, and in a (hort 
time reltores and ftrengthens it. 
XVII. 2 he Bal/am. Take Chio Turpentine 4 
Ounces, Balfam of Peru a Ounces, Bees Wax one 
Ounce ; melt and mix them well together-, then add 
of the former Oily Tintlure an Ounce and half , 
mix andjhr them till the Mafs is cold. Applyed 
to any weak part it ftrengthens it, and eafes pains 
proceeding from a cold Caufe: It alfo cures Ample 
green Wounds, many times at once drefting : Alfo 
old running Sores, putrid and rotten Ulcers, hoc. 
itcleanfes, incarnates, and healsthem up in afliorc 
time. Inwardly nke a Dram or morear atime it 
cures the Bloody flux, and Ulcers of the Inteftin’es; 
Hops the whites in Women, and a Gonorrhoea in 
Men, after due cleanling with other proper Me- 
dicines. ■ 
XVIII. The S, diet. It is commonly mixed with 
cold Herbs, as Lcttice % Vurflane , to temper their 
Coldnefs, and make them more agreeable to the 
Stomach and Bowels, and withal it gives them a 
more grateful or pleafant Flavor, and makes them 
more Stomatick. 
XIX. Not a. Authors I mult confefshave faid 
little or nothing of this Herb ^ but finding by its 
Grateful Smell and Tulte, that there mult be forae- 
thing more than ordinary in it, I was relolvedto 
make fome Trials of it in the Practice of Phyfick, 
and accordingly at feveral times, have made all 
the Preparations of it before named ^ which after 
lome Years ufing of them, have found them benefi- 
cial for curing, helping, or giving relief in all or 
molt of the Dileafes aforementioned ; fo that what- 
ever I have here laid of it, is truly from my own 
Experience. 
CHAP DCLXXXVI. 
Of T E A S L E Carden and Wild. 
t T 1 U E Names. It is called in Arabick Chir, 
,rr?r- ta: in Greek ’ In Latine 
auo Dipjacus : and Labrum Veneris from the 
Greek n< it is alfo called, Carduus 
Veneris: inEnglifli, Teafle. 
II. T/w Winds. Authors make many forts of 
this Plant, wefhall only take notice of two which 
are common with us, viz. i . Dipfacus fatbits - 
Dipfacus Fullonum , Carduus Fullonum , (which is 
thought to be Gallidragon Xenocratis Plinio J Our 
Sf 1 ™ ” Manured Teafle. 2. Dipjacus Sylvefiris , 
1 he W lid 1 eafle. Some add a third, viz. Virgl 
Baftons, Shepherds Rod, which we think is no 
Species ot this Plant, and therefore have treated 
ot it in another place. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft, or Our Garden or Manured Teafle 
Its Root is white, long, and fmewbat great at the 
Head, with feveral long Strings and fmall Fibres 
adjoining to it, which dies every Tear after the 
Heads are ripe. The lower Leaves for the fell 
lear are very large and long, formed Something 
like to Lett ice, of a pale green Color ; more gentle 
or not jo hard as thofe which arc fet on the Stalks 
but dented about the edges ; and the middle Rib on 
the bafk or under fide thereof, is fet very thick with 
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