Chap. 7^. 
X. The Times. They all Flower early for the 
moft parr, vie. in May, and their Seed is Ripe in 
fome fhort time after. 
XI. Nora. Coriuft/s of Padua, and Mat thiol us, 
calls that which is Sold in the Shops, Pardalian- 
ches , and refer it to the Poifonouus Aconites , de- 
faming and railing againft it, as a Poifon not fit 
to be ufed inwardly in Mans Body ; and that thofe 
Phyfitians who put ic into Cordial Medicines, as 
EleH. de gemmis , Elefl. ex Aromatibus , Diamof- 
chum Dulce , and other Cordial Compofitions , do ve- 
ry ill, and have little refpeff to the Life or Health 
of Man * becaufe they both upon Tryal found it 
to be true, and that being mixed with Flefh and 
given to Dogs, it killed them : to which it is an- 
swered, that many things which will kill Fowls, 
Dogs, and other Bealls, may notwithftanding be 
fafely given to Mankind : And many things which 
are wholfom to Man, and are often ufed without 
Scruple, or the leaft danger, will yet quickly kill 
other Creatures. So Aloes and Bitter Almonds, 
given toT)unghil Fowls, or to Foxes, will quickly 
kill them ^ and the Chameleon Thiftle, will kill 
Dogs and Swine, whilll all thefe things being gi- 
ven to Man, are not only innocent, and abfolute- 
ly free from any deleterious or deadly quality, but 
are even Antidotes againft Poifon, and Soveraign 
Cordials-, and the Root of the Chamaleon being 
Drank in Wine, is good againft the Poifonous Bi- 
tings of Vipers, and other Venemous Creatures. 
But on the contrary, fome other Phyfitians fay 
and affirm, that this Doronicum of the Shops, is a 
perfeftly innocent thing , and without the leaft 
danger in it. Gefner fays, that he had taken 
much of it, and oftentimes a good quantity, even 
to 2 Drams in Pouder, that he might find the O- 
peration of rt, yet found no harm thereby j and 
that he had given it to others, without any dan- 
ger or hurt. And Pena and Label report, that 
John de Erode, did Eat many Roots thereof with- 
out any danger , or Senfe of ill thereby 5 and 
therefore they advife others, not to abdicate the 
ufe of this Plant to Mankind. Dofonxus was once 
of the fame mind with Cortufus and Matthiolus, 
but afterwards he found his Error, and reclaimed 
it. By what has been laid on this matter, I think 
it is manifeft, that the dangerous Qualities faid 
to be in this Plant, are raifed only from Ignorance 
of Fafr, Scruples and Suppofitions, and not from 
any real Grounds 4 forafmuch as Experience has 
fufficiently proved the contrary. 
XII. The Qualities. Doronicum of the Shops, 
is hot and dry in the end of the fecond Degree j 
Cardiack, Sudorifick, and Alexipharmick. 
XIII. The Specification. It is a peculiar Anti- 
dote againft the Poifon of Woolfs-bane, and Hel- 
met-flower orMonks-hood : It alfo refills the Poi- 
fon caufed by the Bitings of venomous Creatures, 
opens Gbftruflions of the Lungs, and flops the 
Defluxions of Humors into the Throat and Eyes, 
eafing their pain, and taking away the Inflamation 
of the Parts. 
XIV. The Preparations. Our Difcourfe now, 
and prefently of the Virtues, has chiefly refpefl to 
' the fifth Species aforegoing-, tho’ fome Authors 
think that the fame may be faid and applyed to 
all the other Kinds, feeing that they are all in 
Form, and places of growing one fo like to ano- 
ther -, and poflibly if Tryal be made, would per- 
form the fame Effefls. You may have therefrom, 
when frefii Gather’d, i. A Juice from the Roots 
and Leaves. 2. A Decollion of the Root. 3. A 
Pouder of the Root. 4. A Decollion of the Englifh 
or German Woolfs-bane Antidote, (at Sefl. 6.) 5;. 
A Pouder of the Root and Herb of the fame Plant. 
XV. The Liquid Juiee of the Rooti and Leaves. 
It is faid to be found good to be pm into Eyes 
which are hot, red, and inflamed, to take away 
their prickings and eafe their pain. 
XVI. The Decollion of the Root in Wine or Wa- 
ter. It is an excellent Cordial, refills and Cures 
the Poifon of Aconitum, Monks-hood, and other 
poifonous Plants j as alfo the poifonous Bitings of 
V ipers, Mad Dogs, and other venomous Creatures ^ 
it cleanfes the Brelt and Lungs of thick tough 
Humors, Hops the Cough, and gives cafe in Pleu- 
ritick Pains and Stitches in the Sides, Head-achs, 
Vertigo’s, &c. Dofe halfa Pintat at a time Morn- 
ing and Evening, a little Dulcified with, Sugar. 
XVII. The Pouder of the Root. It has all the 
Virtues of the Decoblion, and may be given Morn- 
ing and Night, from 2 Scruples to 2 Drams, made 
up into an Elefluary with fome proper Syrup, or 
Conferve; or mixed in Syrup of Citron Peels, or 
of Juice of Citrons, and fo given in a Glafs of 
Canary, Sherry, or Madera Wines, C fc. 
XV III. The Decollion of the Englifh or German 
Woolfs-bane Antidote in Wine. It provokes the 
Terms in Women, eafes the Pains and Difeafes of 
the Womb, is effebfual againft Poifon, especially 
the Poifon of the Fiih called Lupus Marinus , as 
alfo the venomous Biting of Shrew Mice and 
Toads. It refills the mighty Potency of Opium , in 
fuch as have taken too much of it: and is given 
with good fuccefs to thofe who have a Bloody- 
Flux, or any other Pains, or Gripings in the Sto- 
mach or other Bowels, by reafon of Tharp Humors 
offending them. It is profitable againft Convulfi- 
ons, Cramps, Weakneffes, and other pains and 
difaffeQions of the Nerves, Tendons, and Joints: 
and if it is given with the fine Pouder of Carrot 
Seed, or, rather of Daucus Seed it potently expels 
Gravel, fmall Stones, and Tartarous Slime, from the 
Reins, Ureters and Bladder. It is applyed alfo 
outwardly to eafe Inflamations, and take away the 
pains of old running Sores, putrid and eating Ulcers, 
and the like. 
XIX. The Pouder of the Root of the fame Plant. 
It may be given Morning and Night, from a Dram 
to two Drams, mixt with fome proper Syrup, and 
then to be fwallowed down with fome of the for- 
mer Deco£lion ^ or with a Glafs of Canary, Sherry, 
or fome other like generous Wine, for all the pur- 
pofes and intentions the aforefaid Decollion is ap- 
propriated to. It is ufed alfo as an Errhine,or rather 
a Sternutatory, by which way it cleanfes the Head 
and Brain of cold and moift Recrements* which 
caufe Dullnefs, Drowfinefs, and other ill habits of 
thofe Parts. 
CHAP. DCCXLIV. 
Of WORMWOOD Common. 
1 . Name: 
X Afjnthium by the Greeks ’ATL • 
It is called by the Arabians 
by the Greeks ’ATfi : and 
in Latin Abfinthium : and in Englifh Wormwood. 
Diof corides calls it BafoWepr, d profunda amor are 
from its exceeding Bitrernefs. 
II. The Kinds. Authors make a great many 
Kinds of this Plant-, we lhali take Notice of four 
feveral forts, viz. 1. Abfinthium vulgar e, Abfin- 
thium 
