Chip. 6 9 4* Englijh Herbs. 
eafe in the Strangury, provokes Urine, helps to 
break gritty S-ones, and to expel them. It pre- 
vails powerfully againft the french Pax, induces 
the Cure of Fiftula’s, is profitable againft the 
Plague, and all Pellilential Dileafes, and Cures 
Quotidian and Tertian Agues. 
XI. The Poudcrof the Seed ■ Given to a Dram 
or Dram and half, Morning and Evening, in white 
Port, or Lisbon, or Sherry Wines, either raw or 
Mull’d, it gives eafe in the Srrangury, provokes 
Urine, and is profitable againft Gravel', Stone and 
Tartarous Mucilage, whether in the Reins or Blad- 
der. 
XII. The Ponder of the Root. It may be given 
from ore Dram to two in Mull’d Sack, Morning 
and Night, againft the Plague or Pdtilence, and 
all forts of malign and Peitilential Difeafes ^ and 
fo taken alio for fome time, it is faid to induce 
the Cure of Fiftula’s in any part of the Body. 
XIII. The DiJlilledWater. Baptifta Sard ns com- 
mends it (being drank) againft the Trench Pox, to 
open Obftru&ions of Liver and Spleen, cleanfe the 
Blood, and to core Quotidian and Tertian Agues. 
If thefe are the Virtues of the Dift tiled Water , I 
am fure the Juice or EJJence aforementioned, will 
perform the fame things much more powerfully. 
CHAP. DCXCIV. 
Of THISTLE HartichoaJ^lilfe. 
I, *Tp H E Names. It is faid to be the 2m4®- 
J. Diofcoridis 5 in Latine Scolymus , Car duns 
Cin are us, Cardura Cynareus aculeatus : in Enelifti 
The H irtichoakJike 1 hiflle. 
II. The Rinds. It is Singular is fui generis a 
true Thiftle like Plant, its Leaves being armed with 
Prickles as inoft ocher Thiftles are. 
St 
The Defcription. 
/Jjh A / ^oot is great, fo it Spreads much, and 
JP ings forth out of the bant, with fevcral large 
hard narrow Leaves, which as they are varioufhi 
and irregularly indented and gafit In on the f del 
■> a l e n lh jy f very corner of thofe dajhes , armed 
h fttff and Jlaarp prickles, as other Thiftles ge- 
"Vjd ,“. n - The f e r ^ abere they dole upon 
the Stalk encompafs the fame, and are of a dirk 
green color. It fends up Sometimes but one Sulk 
and Sometimes two or more , at the top of which Stall 
comes forth a Thiltl e-like fcaly prickly Head lelh-r 
than thofe of the Chardo 4 , Thich Ire ke f, ,! be 
eaten, whtch ,s alfo armed with fiiff Jbarp prickles 
rrm, he middle of this Head confi {ojfififfj, 
Lnmfon Thrum, or heap of Threads, which offer 
f Z e u W t d T P “ f a ,beSeei remain, in 
the heads being fiat , and like other Thiftle-^/ 
enveloped in Down. > 
IV. The Places. It grows wild in many South- 
ern Countries, as about Montpelier in Prance but 
“ft 1 £.. onl J r t0 befound in our Gardens’ 
V. the Times. It Flowers in the end of Sum- 
mCT, and the Seed is ripe in about 4 or 5 Weeks 
VI. The Qualities. It is hot and dry in the firft 
De &f’> e , mive ’ Aft ™gmtand Diuretick. 
VU. The Spec, feat, on. It has the general pro- 
perty of molt other Thiftles, vis. to remedy P t he 
whnl lnS R S f 0r of , the Arm f its ’ “d indeed of the 
Drfnl k k r eX ? d (tron § and linking 
Urine, thereby cieanfing the Reins and Bladder of 
and mucilaginous Recrementslodg’d in thofe 
VIII. The Preparations. The Deeoffion of the 
Loots or Heads, or both in Water or Wine is, hat • 
which h chefy ufei Medically. 
The Virtues, 
Thiftle Hartichoak-like. 
IX. The Decaff, on aforementioned. Made with 
Water or Wine, or half Water half Wine, being 
taken Morning and Evening to half a Pint oimore 
fweetned with double refin’d Sugar, provokes 
Urine after a fingular manner; and by the Urina- 
ry pallages carries off all the foetid or Sinking 
Kecremeiits ol the Blood and Humors, which caufc 
the Arm-Pits and whole Body to have an ill Smell- 
and withal cleanfes the Reinsand Bladder of Gra- 
parG nd ’ 3nd Tartarous matter Iod S e(J in thofe 
CHAP. DCXCV. 
Of THROUGH - WAX: 
o g, 
Through - Leaf. 
I. Names. Since no Creek nor Antienr 
X Latin Authors have wrote of this Plant 
we can give you no Names from them. Our mo- 
dern Authors do generally call it, Perfo/iata, and 
Perfoliatum : In Englilh , Through - Leaf , and 
Through-Wax. Jft. The 
