Chap. 743, TLngUJb Herbs, 
has divers fra ooth green Leaves, upon very long 
foot Stalks, but not altogether fo large, or of fo 
fad a green color, much more finely cut in and di- 
vided, in many jags or parts than the former. The 
Stalk alfo rifes not up fo high, and bears Jome 
fmaller and finer Leaves thereon, which ends in a 
J, mall J ftke or head, of almoft as large Flowers, 
with a fhort fpur or heel behind as the other has ■, 
but of a fairer blewifh purple color , and more live- 
ly, as well on the out fide as in fide. The Cods and 
Seed are alfo like the former. 
IX. The Places. They all grow Wild in Ger- 
many, Italy, and other Countries, in Woods and 
fhady places : but with us they are only Nurft up 
in Gardens. 
X. The Times. The two firft forts bring forth 
their Flowers with their green Leaves, commonly 
in January, for which they are only efteemed. 
The others Flower later, as in /Hay and June, and 
the Seed is ripe commonly in the following Months. 
The Roots of the two firft may be Set in any oi 
the Summer Months, and almoft in any place, for 
they are hardy Plants, and will thrive almoft any 
where. 
XI. The Qualities. They are all hot and dry 
in the extremity of the fourth degree, burning and 
deleterious, or deadly, and therefore are not to be 
given inwardly. The Heads of Arrows being dipt 
into the Juice thereof fo Empoyfons them, that 
they kill all Living things who are Wounded 
therewith. 
XII. The Specification. Woolfs-bane is profi- 
table to kill Lice and Vermin in Childrens Heads, 
and to cleanfe them from Scurf, c. to confume 
dead Flefh in Ulcers and Sores j and to clear 
the Eye-fight from any Haw, Pin and Web, Cloud 
or Film, &c. which may obfufcate the Sight. 
XIII. T he Preparations. You may have there- 
from, 1 . A Pouder of the Roots and whole Plant. 
2. A De coition of the fame. 3. A DiftilledWater 
from the whole Plant. 
The Virtues . 
CHAP. DCCXLIII. 
O/WOOLFS-BANE Antidote i 
0 R, 
DOKONICVM. 
I. r K ~ X HE Names. The Arabians call it (as is 
J- fuppofed) Doronigi or Durungi , (whence 
the Name Doronicum is l’uppofed to be derived, 
becaufe it is not to be found in any of the Anci- 
ent Greek or Latine Writers:) Our Modern Au- 
thors call it in Latine Doronicum : and we in Englilh 
Woolfs-bane Antidote , Wholfom Woolfs-bane and 
Doronicum. 
II. 'lhe Kinds. Authors have made eleven or 
twelve Species hereof, many of which may not in 
fome Ages be leen by us : we (hall therefore take 
notice only of 4 or 5; forts, which are either Nurft 
up in our Gardens, or grow Wild in our Country, 
or the Roots of which are Sold in the Druggifis- 
Shops. 1. Doronicum Vulgar e, Doronicum Roma- 
num •, by all Writers, our common Woolfs-bane 
Antidote or Doronicum : I call it ours, becaufe it 
js common as well in our Gardens in England, as 
in the Gardens of other Countries. 2. Doronicum 
minus Clufij aliorumque - Doronicum P l ant aginis fo- 
lio Bauhini : The lefler Woolfs-bane Antidote, or 
Doronicum. 3. Doronicum brachiata radice pc net 
Cj Lobelij 5 Doronicum aufiriacum fecundum Clufij : 
The Scorpion Rooted Doronicum, or Woolfs-bane 
Antidote. 4. Doronicum Germanicum Clufij * 
Alifma feu Damafonium Matthioli Lf Diofcoridis -, 
Caltha Alpina Gefneri - Nardus Celtica altera 
Pen<e, Looelij, Rondeletij •, Ptarmica montana Lug- 
dun enfis •, Doronicum Pannonicum, Ef Doronicum 
fextiem Clufij : German, or our Englifh Woolfs- 
bane Antidote. 5 . Doronicum ojficinarum -, Radices 
Doronici •, Radices Mecbini ■, Doronicum antiquorum 
Pence: Doronicum of the Shops. 6 . Doronicum 
Ar ahum genuinum : The true Arabian Doronicum. 
XIV. The Pouder. Either alone, or made into 
an Ointment with Hogs Lard, and applyed to 
Childrens Heads troubled with Lice, Scurf, Mor- 
E hew, Dandriff, running Sores, Efc. it kills the 
ice, and cures the Head of the other Maladies. 
XV. The De cofi ton of Roots, Leaves, Seed in 
Water. It is good for all the purpofes aforeftid. 
Both De cod ion and Pouder are ufed, as v Galen 
lays, in foul Sores and putrid Ulcers, to confume 
the dead Flefh, and cleanfe them but they are 
not to be applyed to Sores in the Mouth or Pri- 
vities, which are too tender Parts for any fuch vio- 
lent Medicaments. 
XVI. The Diliilled Water. Being dropt into 
the Eyes, it is good to take away the Inflamati- 
ou, as alfo Specks, Spots, Haws, Clouds, Films, 
&c. which may grow in them, or trouble the Eye- 
fight. 
XVII. Nota. If any onefhould by accident be 
Poifoned, by taking inwardly Woolfs-bane, he 
ought immediately to 1'ev.k for Cure, the method 
of which, we have laid down in the Cure of 
Poifon by Helmet-Flower or Monks-Hood which 
(to avoid Tautology or vain Repetition) be pleafed 
to have Recourfe to Chap. CCCLIII. Se£L XVI. 
aforegoing of this Work, where it is plainly ex- 
preffed. 
T be Dcfcriptions. 
III. The firft, or our common Woolfs-bane An- 
tidote, or Doronicum * (fo called ours , becaufe it 
has been longefl known unto us, and kept in our 
Gardens.) Its Roots are Tuberous, fmall, thick and 
fhort, creeping or lying under the upper crufi of 
the Earth, with divers fmall Fibres fhooting from 
them down into the Ground, and encreafing divers 
fuch like tuberous Roots round about it, which are 
tender and not hard, fome what whitifh, with fome 
Joints therein , and greenifh on the upper fide next 
to the upper face of the Ground. Some would 
make thefe Roots to refemble a Dead Scorpion, be- 
caufe of the Joints, which are like Scales thereon: 
The former part next the Leaves , being thick, to 
be the Body, and the other parts being fmall to be 
the Tail, which is fomething fweet in Tafle, and 
a little bitter, and a little aufiere clamminefs with- 
al. from this Root Jpring up divers Leaves , each 
Jlanding by it felf upon a long foot Stalk , which 
are fome what round, greater than the Roman Sow- 
bread Leaves, foft and gentle in handling , fome- 
thing hairy, and of a frefh green color. From a ■ 
mong which rifes up feveral green roundifh Stalks, 
about a Tard high or more, parted at the Top, fome- 
times into one or two Branches , every one carrying 
a large Flower, fomewhat like the Corn Mangold, 
but much larger , having many narrow long yellow 
Leaves , 
