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VII. The Times. The firft Flowers about July, 
and the Seed is ripe in fome fmall time alter. 
The fecond w 11 not endure a Winters Blaft beiore 
it Seeds with us *, and therefore feldom Flowering 
before Winter, it fcarcely brings its Seed to perfetti- 
on here. The third Flowers in America in July 
and Auguft. 
VIII. The Qualities. Vervain is hot in the firft 
degree, and dry in the fecond : Aperitive, Abfter- 
five, Anodyn, Diuretick and Vulnerary Pulmo- 
nick, Nephritick, Arthritick, and Alexipharmick. 
IX. The Specification. It is good againft Afthma’s. 
Coughs, Colds, Wheezings, Hoarlenefs, Biting 1 -, 
and Stinging of Serpents, mad Dogs, Hornets, 
Scorpions, and other Venomous Creatures : It pre- 
vails againft the yellow Jaundice, Dropfy, Gout, 
Strangury, ObftruHions oi the Reins and Bladder, 
the Colick, and all ocher inward Pains and Torments 
of the Bowels. It kills Worms in Stomach and Bel- 
ly, prevails againft Tertian and Quartan Agues, all 
lorts ot malign Dlfeafes, and the Plague or Pelti- 
lence it felf It Hops Bleeding whether inward or 
outward, conlolidates and heals Green Wounds 
as alfo old Ulcers and Filtula’s, whether in the 
Mouth, Throat, Secrets, Arms, Thighs, Legs, or 
other parts ol the Body. It abates Ir.ftamations, 
takes away Determines ol the Skin, cleanfes and 
clears the Eye-fight. 
X. The Preparations. You may make thereof, 
r. A Liquid Juice, z. An Ejjence. 3. A De- 
coition in Wine or Water. 4. A Lotion. 5. A 
Pouder. 6. A Baljam. 7. A Cataplafm. 8. A 
DiftiHedWater. 9. A Spirituous Tincture. 10. An 
Acid Tintturc. 1 1 . An Oily Tin&ure. 1 2. A Li- 
quid Juice oj the American. 
The Virtues . 
XI. The Liquid Juice. It is drying, bitter and 
binding, an opener ol Obftru&ions, cleanfing and 
healing: It cures the yellow Jaundice, Drop ly and 
Gout, opens Obttruftions of the Lungs, Liver, 
Spleen, Reins, Mcfentery and Bladder 5 gives eafe 
in the C dick, and all inward Pains and Torments 
whatloever It is good againft the Bitings and 
Stingings ol Vipers, and other Serpents, mad Dogs, 
Hornets, Scorpions, Tarantula , and otner Veno- 
mous Creacures-, prevails againft the Plague or 
Peftilence, and all other malign Difeafes* cures 
Tertian and Quartan Agues, and kills and expels 
Worms out of the Stomach and Belly -, caufes a 
good Color in the Face ; is effe&ual againft the 
Difeafes of the Stomach and Lungs, as Fainting, 
Swooning, Loathing, want of Appetite, Indigefti- 
on. Coughs, Colds, Afthma’s, Wheezing, (horenefs 
of Breath, difficulty of Breathing, and other like 
Difeafes of thofe Parts. Dole 2 Ounces, more or 
lefs. Morning and Night, in White Port or Lisbon 
Wine, or Honied Water. 
XII. The Ejjence. It has all the former Virtues, 
and more effe&ual to all the fame purpofes and 
intentions befides which, it is good againft the 
Dropfy, as alfo againft the Stone, Gravel, Sand 
and Tartarous Mucilage in the Reins and Bladder, 
cleanfing them of all forts of vifeous matter which 
may generate the Stone. It confolidates and heals 
all fimple green Wounds and Ulcers, Fiftula’s, and 
other like Sores in the Mouth, Throat, Secrets, 
Legs, and other parts, they being walhed there- 
with. Applyed with Oil of Rofes and Vinegar , to 
the Forehead and Temples, it eafes their inveterate 
Pains, and is good for fuch as are fallen into a 
Frenzy . Dofe from one Spoonful to two, to be ta- 
ken in the like Vehicle and manner as the former. 
XIII. The Deceit ton oj ihe whole Herb in Wine 
or Water. It has all the Virtues of the Juice and 
Ejjence , but as it is weaker, fb it muft be given in 
much larger quantities, as from a quarter to half 
a Pint, Iweetned wirh fine Sugar. 
XIV. The Lotion. Take a Pint of either Juice 
or Ejjence , three quarters of a Pint of the Tecotli- 
on • Honey 4 Ounces j mix and dijfolve. It cures 
Wounds and Ulcers both extern: 1 and internal, 
whether in the Stomach, Guts, orMefenrery* flops 
Bleeding, and outwardly by walfnng therewith, 
heals fimple green Wounds, old Ulcers, Fiftula’s^r. 
in Mouth, Throat, Secrets, Arms, Legs, ific. it 
cleanfes, drys, and quickly heals them. 
XV. The Pouder of the Herb and Plotters. It 
has the Virtues of the Juice and EfTence, and may 
be given Morning and Night from half a Diam to 
a Dram and halt, in any proper Syrup, or other fit 
Vehicle, which the Parient belt likes. Outwardly 
ftrewed upon old putrid Ulcers, it cleanles and drys 
them, and induces their healing. 
XVI. The Baljam. It is a lingular Vulnerary, 
heals fimple green Wounds almolt upon the lpor* 
and cleanfes old running Sores, Ulcers and Fiftula’s, 
and in a Ihort time after cures them. Applyed al- 
io to the Gout, it gives eafe in the fame. 
XVII. The Cataplafm. Made of the bruifed 
green Leaves with fome Vinegar, it eafes Pains in 
my parr, admirably cleanfes the Skin, taking away 
M or phew, Scurf’ Pimples, Freckles, and other 
like Deformities theteof! 
X. VIII. The Lift tiled Water. Dropt into the 
Eyes, it cleanfes them from M.fts, Clouds, Films, 
or other things which obfufeate the Sight, and ve- 
ry much ftrengthens the Optick Nerves -, but it is 
much more effectual for this purpofe, if it is mixt 
with an equal quantity or more, of the Juice or 
Ejjence aforegoing. The faid Water, (but efpeci- 
ally mixed with the Juice or Ejjence) is an excel- 
lent Abfterfive, to cleanfe and free the Skin from 
moft deformities afFe&ing the fame. It heals green 
Wounds, cleanfes and drys old running Sues, Ul- 
cers, Fiftula’s, (Jc. 
XIX. The Spirituous Tinffure. It has the Vir- 
tues ot the Juice and Ejjence , arid gives eale in ihe 
Piles, they being bathed therewith. Dole one 
Spoonful in a Glafs ot Wine. 
XX. The Acid Tinfture. It is given in the 
Plague or Peftilence, as alfo in all malign and 
pelfilential Fevers : Dofe fo many Drops as to give 
the Vehicle a pleafing Acidity, to be often repeat- 
ed in the Day. 
XXI. The OilyTintture. It is good againft the 
Stone and Gravel in Rems and Bladder, rhe Stran- 
gury, and all Obttru&ions, Pains and Difeafes in 
thole parts. Dofe from 1 5 to 25 Drops, dropt in- 
to white Sugar, and taken in a Decoition of Par fly 
Roots. 
XXII. The Juice of the American Vervain. 
Monardi/s fays, that it goes far beyond either of 
the former : He fays, that a certain Noble Woman 
in the Weft Indies , having ufed divers Phyfiiians 
in vain, an Indian Pbyfitian , very skilful in Herbs, 
gave her rhe Juice oj this Vervain to drink, with 
fome Sugar mixed therewith, (to abate fome of its 
bitternefs) by the ufe of which, Ihe voided in a 
few days, a thick long Worm, being hairy, about 
a Foot long, and forked at the Tail, after which, 
file grew well. The fame Noble Woman, com- 
mended the fame to another Woman in Peru, who 
had not been well of a long time, who having ta- 
ken it in the fame manner for feveral days, at 
length voided many fmall and long Worms, and 
among the reft, one very long, like unto a long 
white Girdle, after which (he became well. And 
this 
