ii 6^ Salmon/ ‘Herbal Lib. 1. 
ved in it, and Lapis Tulin, or Calimnans in fine 
Ponder, be mixed therewith, it becomes a good 
Ophthalmick-Wafli for Bleared, Sore, and running 
Eyes. Bur if the Dijhlleil Water be mixed with 
Levigated Louder of Amber , or Catechu , and fo 
drank, ir Hops the overflowing of the Terms, and 
Whites in Women. 
XVII. The Spirituous Tincture. It has the Vir- 
tues of the Juice , Effe/tce and Ponder, is more 
Cordial, adds Life or Aftivity to the Spirits; 
warms and comforts the Stomach, Bowels, Womb 
and Blood; (Lengthens the Vifccru, refills Poifon, 
and the InfeElion and Malignity of Peftilential Dif- 
eafes; fortifies the Heart, and is good againltCon- 
vulfions, fainting and fwooningFiis, Vapors, fits 
of the Mother, OV. Dofe from yo to too Drops, 
in a Glafs of Mull’d Sack, or lome other gene- 
rous Wine. 
CHAP. DCCII. 
O/TOUCH-WOOD: 
o R, 
TREE-MUSH ROOM E. 
I. '-jp H E Names. It is called in Greek ’A'j ?/. 
j. emu ( ab iryutf I, Populus nigra ,) because |n 
AJu, Greece , and tiiofe Southern Countries, it 
was gathered molt from the Tree, or the Wood 
thereof; tho’ it was alfo found on Oak-Trees , the 
Ilex , Olive, and other Trees. It is alfo called 
MvjtnW, vel [cvxn 7 vJ'nti fungojus ; becaufe of its 
fungous iubftance or property : In Latine fungus 
lgniurim ; fungi Arborum ; fungi Arborei ; in 
Englilh Touch-Wood, or Tree-Mujhroonte. 
II. The Kinds. It is I. fungus arborum durus, 
fungus arboretu durior, fungus igniarius durior, 
The harder Touch - Wood. 2. f ungus igniarius 
ntolljor, fungus arborum mollior. The fofter, or 
more Spongy Touch-Wood. 
Touch- Wood : 
O R , 
Tree - Muihroome. 
The Defcripticns. 
III. The firft, or harder Touchwood. Ir is a 
kind, of Muihroome, which grows harder than 
other Mulhrooms, and is of a dry fungous fub- 
ftance on the infide , which way be cut thin into 
fliccs , or into bits , or broken into fever al pieces, 
having a hard or woody Cruft on the out fide. It is 
of differing Forms and Colors , fome being great and 
flat at the Head , and fmaller and rounder under- 
neath , of a brownijh yellow color , which Lobel com- 
pares to Agrick. 
IV. The fecond, oijfofter, or more Spongy 
Touch-wood. It very much refembles Auricula 
Judse, or Jews Ear, and iocs in continuance of 
time , grow almofi to the Subftance of fnft Woof 
but more porous , fofter , and gentler than the for- 
mer ■, and more skinny j being for the moft part half 
circuled , or half round , whofe upper part is fome- 
what plain , and fometimes a little hollow , but the 
lower part is as it were , plaited or purft together. 
In Jhort , it does not much differ from the former , 
but in its more Joft , fpongy and ply able prop ty. 
V. The Places. They grow upon the old bodies 
of Trees, and other old Wood •, as on the Oaf 
Ilex , Olive, Poplar , and many other kinds of Trees 
when they grow Aged, Difeafed, or begin to 
decay. 
VI. The Times. They may be gathered at any 
time after they are come to their Magnitude, and 
hardnefsor conliltency. 
VII. The Qualities. They are Deleterious or 
Poifonous as Authors fay, and therefore never gi- 
veu inwardly. 
VIII. And as to their Specification and Virtues , 
we have nothing to declare ; as not knowing 
aDy thing of them either by our own Experience, 
or by relation from others. 
IX. The Preparations. Of them there is made, 
1. Tents to enlarge narrow Orifices in Apoftems 
when broken , or opened by Incifion. 2. Touch- 
wood, which is ufed in place of Tinder. 
X+The making of Tents. The outward Skin 
being taken oft', the Fungus is to be boiled in a 
Lixivium of Wood Afhes, then taken forth and 
preifed very dry ^ after which, it is to be well 
leaked in a ftrong Mucilage of Gum Tragacanth , 
or Gum Arabick fealding hot, for 12 Hours or 
more ; then the Gum to be fqueezed out, and to 
be preifed hard together in a wooden Prefs, letting 
it lye therein till it is dry, and fo it is to be laid 
up and kept for ufe. This you may fhape into 
Tents of what Form and Magnitude you pleafe, 
which are ufed to widen the hole of a Tumor, 
Apoftem, or Ulcer after it is broken, or to keep it 
wide and open after Incifion, the better to let out 
the putrid or corrupt matter : And this it does by 
reafon of its fwelling, being moiftned with the 
Sanies or Humidities of the Sore to which it is ap- 
plyed . 
XI. The making of Touch-wood. It is done two 
ways, The fir ft way is, after the outward Skin is 
pared off, to boil it exceeding well once or twice, 
in a pretry ftrong Lixivium of Pot-Afhes, or Wood 
or Nettle - Allies, letting them dry at leifure-, 
which being cut or broken into pieces, will take 
Fire from the Steel and Flint like Tinder. 
XII. The fecond way. Take Pot - Allies or 
Wood - Alhes eight or nine Pounds, make there- 
of a ftrong Lixivium or Lye in Water, in which 
diflolve a Pound of pure Salt Petre ~, in this 
Liquor boil the prepared Fungus , till all, or moft 
of 
