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the divided heaves of our firft, or great Garden 
Valerian. The Stalk is hollow, and rifes up to he 
about two Vert high or more , having here and there 
two' f mailer Leaves Jet at a Joint, At the lop 
whereof, zobieh is divided into feme f trailer Branch- 
es, J} and many white Viewers in an L rebel, thick fct 
together, fmewhat larger than thofc of our firfl 
Garden kind, which turn- afterwards into fmall 
fiat Seed, with a little Down at t he Head thereof. 
IX'. The Seventh, or Indian Valerian. Its Root 
is fmall and ftringy, prrijhing every 'tear, with the 
firfl froft. It quickly grows up int o a Sralk ; 
from the firft Leaves which fpring up, which are 
but few, next the Ground, fomething long and 
broad, and fame what like unto the fir It Leaves of 
the Mountain Spicknard, of a pale green color. 
The Stalk is weak and hollow, not JDndir.g up- 
right, but leaning or bending downwards, fet with 
fame Joints, at which (land two long Leaves, like 
to thofc below, but a little nm e .coved on the edges: 
And at the Joints Jhoot forth, afo two Branches 
fometimes, on each fide one -, and fometimes but 
one Branch on one fide, which are divvied, and at 
the lefts do fend foith many Vinners, Jet thick to- 
gether, in an Mabel or lift, each of nth rob is 
fosnewh.it long, an I ends in five divijtom, two of 
/ uppertn if whereof are bt cutler and Jhorter than 
the ref I the other two hanging down as Isabels or 
Lips,' and the fifth Leaf 'which is the great eft, Jl ani- 
ing in the middle: hi J ome Pljnts, this blower 
nibi/Ji in its Bud, is of a deep red or purple, and 
of a pale purple color being open ; whiljt in fame 
others, it is of a Milk white. Each oj them Hand 
in a fmall green Husk, in which after the blower 
is fallen, is a Head which contains the Seed, which 
opening of it felj, Jheds its Seed on the Ground, if 
not ( when it is ripe) carefully tended and gather- 
ed ; which ts J'pongy, rounder, bigger, and blacker 
than any of the other Valerians, and without any 
Down at its end. He whole Plant is utterly with- 
out any Smell, and almoft without any T ajle. 
X. The Places. The full is faid by D iofcondcs 
to grow in Pont ns, and is found growing in the 
wet Grounds of Mountains, and other moilt pla- 
ces, and is a common Herb in our Gardens, asalfo 
the fbcond. The thtrd and fourth, asalfo the fifth, 
are Garden Plants with us, nor do we know any 
other Natural places of their Growth. The fe- 
yemh is faid to come from Mexico in the Wejt- 
lniies s but it was firft fa-ought to us from Italy ; 
and as Baubinus fays, that which bears the Purple 
flowers, grows in that part of Italy called Latium, 
or the Country of the Latinos ; and in a ptace cal- 
ls J Siculus, tor which reafon ibme have called it, 
! hi/eriana Sicula ; but that with' the white Flower 
in the Country of th e Sabines, and is now with us a 
Garden Plant, being Nurlt up by the more Curi- 
ous. The fixth, tho’ growing with us, is a Na- 
tive of Candy. . 
XI. The Times. They all Flower m the Sum- 
mer Months of June and July ; and the Indian 
kind, if it is Planted early, will Flower early, 
and continue Flowering, till the Frofts put a check 
to it. , . 
XII. The Qualities. As the Roots are chiefly 
ufed, fo the green ot frelh Roots, ate faid to be 
temperate in refpe£t of heat or cold -, but being 
dryed, are hot and dry in the firft degree. Aperi- 
tive, Diureticlt, Abfterfive, Vulnerary, Nephri- 
tick, Cardiack, Alexipharmick, and Emmenago- 
b XIII. The Specification. Valerian is good againft 
the Stone, Sand, Gravel and Strangury, Poifon, 
Plague, yellow Jaundice, Wounds, Ulcers, and 
the like. 
| XIV. The Prepart ions. You may make there- 
from, I . A Liquid Juke or Effence of the Herb 
and Root. 2. A DecoSion Simple. 3. ADecotii- 
on Compound. 4. A Poudcr of the Root. f. A 
Bafdnt. 6. A Cataplafm. 7. A Dijlil/ed Water. 
8. A Spirituous TinSure of the Root. 9. An Acid 
TinSure of the fame. Where note, that the firft 
Garden kind is molt ufed ; and fome lay that the 
Idler kind is ftrongeft, and molt efficacious. 
'The Virtues. 
XV. The Liquid Juice or Effence. They warm 
and comfort the Stomach and Bowels, provoke 
Urine, and are profitable againft the Strangury ; 
are good againft Pleuritick pains, and pains of the 
Hypochonders ; refill Poifon, and provoke the 
Terms in Women. Dofe 2, 4, or 6 Spoonfuls, 
taken Morning and Night in a Glafs of Generous 
Wine: It kills Worms in the Stomach and Belly. 
XVI. The Simple Decolhon. Ic provokes Urine 
plentifully, helps Cbftruflions of the Stomach and 
lungs ; is good againft the Stinging or Bitings of 
Poifonous or Venomous Creatures, as alio the 
Malignity of any Peftilential Difeafe, yea, of the 
Plague it felf. Matthiolus fays, that the Decocti- 
on of the Root of the Lejjer Valerian , is more 
potent in refilling Poifons, or Intentions of the 
Phgue, than the greater. In cafes of Poifon and 
Inte&ion, it is bett made in Wine. This is gene- 
rally called in England, the Poor Man's Remedy, 
after taking a great Cold to drink it, and Sweat- 
ing after it ; as alfo to difpel Wind, and eafe the 
Choi ick : dropt into the Eyes, it clears the Eye-fight. 
XVII. The DecoSion Compound. Take Roots of 
Valerian 8 Ounces, Raifons ficned 6 Ounces, Li- 
quorice bntifed or J craped, 1 Ounces, An feeds 
bruifed one Ounce , Wine two Quarts ; boil till a 
Pint is confined, fir am out and keep it for ufe. 
It is good againft Afthma’s, Coughs, Cold, diffi- 
culty of Breathing, Hoarfenefs, Wheezings, and 
other Difttmpeis of the Lungs, opening the Paf- 
fages, and caufing an Expectoration of the Morbi- 
fick matter. 
XVni. The Fender of the Root. Galen fays, 
that it is like to A Urdus, or Spicknard in quality, 
and for all the fame purpofes, but much weaker-, 
yet it provokes Urine more plentifully 'ban either 
the Indian or Syrian bKardus ; and therein is like 
unto the Cellick Nardus. Pliny fays, that the 
Pouder given in Drink, or in the former Simple 
DecoSion in Wine, does help all ObltruQions of 
the Stomach and Lungs, or of any other part; as 
alfo pains of the Pleura, Hypochonders and the 
like ; and it is given in the Colick and Stone, or 
Strangury, or ObltruSions of the Terms ; againft 
the Plague, and all forts of Peftilential Fevers, 
Poifon, and the Stinging or Bitings of Venomous 
Creatures ; and has all die Virtues of the Juice , 
Ejjence, and Simple DecoSion aforegoing. Dofe 
to one Dram in Wine, or fome proper Vehicle. 
XIX- The Balfam. Ic is good to cure green 
Wounds, as alfo old Ulcers, the Sores being firlt 
walhed either in the aforenamed Simple DecoSion, 
or the Spirituous TinSure following. It alfo 
cures Fittula’s, it Pander of Tobacco Leaves be 
mixed with it. 
XX. I he Cataplafm. It is made of the Green 
Herb with the Root, by beating in a Mortar. Be- 
ing applyed to the Head, ic eafes the Head-ach, 
and the vehement Shooting therein -, ltops Catarrhs 
and Rheums, or thin Deflexions of Humors. Itis 
good to heal Cuts, Wounds or Sores, as alio fimple 
Contu- 
