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Chap. 742 . ‘Englijh Beds. 1 2 7 5 
V. The third, or fmaU Stone-Break Woodroof. 
Its Root is white and thready : It is a very Jmall 
Riant, growing upright, with Square, rough, rujh- 
like Bunches, Spreading it felf out ' n, ° ™ a "? 
f mall Divisions, almoft like unto an Horfe-Tail, 
full of Joints , with two Leaves, and Sometimes 
more at a Joint, Somewhat long and narrow like 
unto Line or Flax, but rough. At the tops of the 
Branches come forth many f mall white Flowers. Jet 
in Spikes, and 4 or 5 Ji ending upon a jhort Foot- 
[talk together , which ftand in rough Husks, in 
which is contained the Seed, which is black and 
The Places. The firft is found growing Wild 
in the Woods in Germany -, but both firft and fecond 
are Planted and Nurft up with us in Gardens. 1 he 
third Cluftus fays grows about Salamanttca i n Spain 
but P arkinfon fays he found it on the right hand 
of Bradford- Bridge, at the lower end of Grays-Inn 
hone near London , by the Water Couife which 
pafles along there ; and lor that reafon, may pof- 
fibly be found in many other pans ol this Kingdom 
hel \{L The Times. The two- fitft Flower about 
May and their Seed ripens in the mean Seafon, 
while they ate in Flower, or prefently alter. The 
third Flowers in the end of Summer, the Seed 
ripening in fome fmall time following. 
Vlil T he Qualities. Woodroof is temperate in 
rel'pect of heat or cold, drynefs or moiliure and 
is very like in Qualities to our Ladtes-Bedftraw. 
They are Aperitive, Abfterfive and Vulnerary, Car- 
diack and Hepatick, cheating the Heart, and ma- 
king it merry. The Break-Stone Woodroof is tem- 
perate aifo, hot and dry in the firft degree Aperi- 
tive, Abfterfive, opens Obftruftions of the Bowels, 
is Diuretick and Nephritick. 
IX The Specification. The Woodroof. s chear 
the Heart, refill Melancholy, make a Man light- 
fom and pleafant, and induce the Curing of Wounds. 
T he Breaidhne opens ObftruQions of the Urinary 
Paflages, provokes Urine powerfully, and gives 
eafe in the Strangury, and is an excellent thing tor 
that Difeafe in the Throat called a ^injie. 
X. The Preparations. From the Woodroof you 
may have, i. A Liquid Juice. 2. Anlnjufion or 
Decoition in Wine. 3. ACataplafm. 4. A Diji ti- 
led Water. From the Break-Stone you have, 
1 A Liquid Juice. 2. A Decoition in Water or 
Wine where Note, that of the Woodroojs , the 
tirft is only or chiefly ufed. 
The Virtues. 
laid to difcufs hard Tumors, and to heal Simple 
green Wounds in any parr. . 
XIV. The Diflillcd Water of Woodroof. It is 
effectual for all the purpofes aforefaid, and may 
be given alone, ( Dulcified with Syrup of Citrons , 
either of Juice or Peels) from 4 Ounces to 8 ^ or 
it may be ufed as a Vehicle for other things. 
XV. The Liquid Juice of Break-Stone. Given 
from an Ounce to 3 Ounces, in White Port Wine, 
ormixtwith Parfley or Hydropiper Water, it po- 
tently opens all Obftruflions of the Urinary paf- 
fages, expels Sand, Gravel, Stones, andTartarous 
Mucilage out of the Reins and Bladder. And be- 
ing ufed vehemently hot , it helps fuch as are 
troubled with the Quinfie, the Throat being gargled 
therewith, and outwardly Bathed very hot upon 
the afflifted parts ^ Stuphs alfo wet therein being 
applyed very hot thereto. 
XVI. The Decoilion of Break-Stone in Wine. 
It has all the Virtues of the Juice, but by reafon 
it is not full out fo lfrong, it muft be taken in a 
larger Dofe, as from a quarter of a Pin», to half a 
Pint, againlt Difeafes of the Urinary parts. And 
Quin fie s muff be often Gargarifed therewith, as 
hot as can well be endured. 
XI. The Liquid Juice ojk Woodroof. If it he 
Clarified, it may be given from 1 Spoonful to 2 or 
3 at a time, againft Hypochondriack Melancholy, 
and Paffions of the Heart, for it very much chears 
the Heart and revives both Vital and Animal 
Spirits, making the Patient merry. It ftrengthens 
die Stomach, and redifies its depraved. Tone j 
caufes Appetite, and is good againlt Naufeoufnefs 
•and Vomiting. It is both a Prefervative and Cu- 
rative of the Plague, and is good againft all kinds 
of Malign and Peftilential Difeafes. 
XII. The Infufwn or Decothon of Woodroof in 
ll’, tie They have all the former Virtues, but not 
altogether lb powerful, but admirably open Ob- 
ftruttions of Liver, Spleen and Mefentery ■, pre- 
ferving the Vital and Animal Spirits irom Intetti- 
on and the power of any Contagious Difeafe. 
XIII. The Cataplafitt of Woodroof. It is made 
at the green Herb bruifed. Being applyed, it is 
CHAP. DCCXLII. 
O/WOLFS-BANE Deadly. 
I.r-p HE Names. The Arabians call it Chanach 
1 Adip, or Adtb, (i.e. Stranglatorem Lupit) 
in Greek 'Ak ouins : in Latin Aconitum, Luparia •, 
as alfo LycoUonon, and Cynotlonon, (becaufe it 
kills both Woolves and Dogs:) in EngUlh Woolfs- 
Bane. , _ r 
II. The Kinds. Authors make many forts ot 
this Plant, we fliall treat only of the Principal, 
fuch as we Plant and Nurfe up in our Gardens, 
viz. 1. Aconitum Hymeale -• The Winter Woolis- 
bane. 2. Aconitum Hymeale fiore pallido : Pale 
Flower’d Winter Woolfs-bane. 3. Aconitum lute- 
urn ponticum prtecox 1 The earlier whitilh Woolfs- 
bane. 4. Aconitum florc albtio feminism Ponti- 
cum, Aconitum primum florc albido Gefneri : Late 
Flowering Woolfs-bane. 5 * Aconitum Lycouonum 
fore Delphinij majus Silefiacum Clufij Aconitum 
fore Delphinij Camerarij •, Aconitum Ctrulcum 
aliud Gefneri Aconitum Caruleum hirjutum, fiore 
Confclid£ regalis Bauhini : The greater Woolfs- 
bane with Larks heel Flowers. 6. Aconitum fiore 
Delphinij minus , Dodonfii & Lobelij Aconitum 
LycoUonum C£ruleum majus Dalechawpij •, Aconi- 
tum quantum Jilatthioli \ Aconitum C£i ulcum gin- 
. 1 „ r f 7 . Tlnshirti • flnpl 
l U7H quin m , — , “ 
brum fiore confolid£ regalis Bauhini : The finer 
Leav’d, or letter Woolfs-bane, with Larks heel 
Flowers. 
T be Defcriptions. 
III. The Firft, or Winter Woolfs-bane. Its Root 
is Tuberous, fo like both for Jhapc and color unto 
Anemone Roots, that they may caftly deceive One 
not well vers’d in them \ but that this Is browner and 
Smoother without , and yellow within , if it is cut or 
broken. This little Plant thrufts up divers Leaves 
oftentimes in the deep of Winter in January, if 
the weather is any thing mild, but mft commonly 
after the deep and long Profit, bearing up many 
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