IB. 2. 
Of the Hiftory of Plants. 
8 59 
; certaine waterifh liquor congealed of thofe gumniie drops. Thus farre Galen. 
The very fame almoft hath Diofcoridcs, but yet alfo fomewhat more : for ouer and befides hee E 
. i faith, that fine of the berries beaten fmall, and made hot in a Pomegranat rinde,w ith oy le of rofes 
i and dropped into the contrarie care, doth eafe the tooth-ache 5 and that the berries make the haire 
blacke. 
Iuy in our time is very feldome vfed, fane that the Ieaues are layd vpon little vlcers made in the F 
I thighes, legs, or other parts of the body, which are called IlTues- for they draw humors and wate- 
i rifhfubftance to thofe parts, and keepe them from hot fwel lings or inflammations, that is to fay, 
1 the Ieaues newly gathered, and not as yet withered or dried. 
ll Some likewife affirme that the berries are effectual! to procure vrine 5 and are giuen vnto thofe G 
it that be troubled with the flone and difeafes ofthe kidneyes. 
The Ieaues laid in (teepe in water for a day and a nights fpace, helpeforeand fmarting wate- pj 
1 rifh eyes, if they be bathed and wafhed with the water wherein they haue beene infufed. 
Chap. ji6. Of rough 'Bind e-weed. 
I SntiLix Peruviana, SalfapariHa. 
Rough Binde-weed of Peru, 
2 Smilax aftera. 
Common tough Binde-weed. 
«() The Vefcription. 
1 A LthoughwehauegreatplentyoftherootsofthisBinde-weedofPeru, which vvevfu- 
ally cally Zarza, or Sarfa Parilla, wherewith diuers griefes and maladies are cured,and 
that thefe roots are very well knowne to all -, yetfuch hath beene the carelefnefle and 
I fmall prouidence of fuch as haue trauelled into the Indies, that hitherto not any haue giuen vs in- 
ftruftion fufficienr, either concerning the Ieaues, flolires, or fruit :oneIy Monardm faith , that it 
! hath long roots deepe thruft into the ground : which is as much as ifa great learned man fhould 
|| tell the Ample, that our common carrion Crow were of a blacke colour. For who is foblinde that 
'! feeth the root it felfe, but can ealily affirme the roots to be very long ? Notwithftanding, there is 
| in the reports of fuch as fay they haue feene the plant it felfe growing, forne contradiftion or con- 
trarietie : fome report that it is a kind of Bind-vveed,and efpecially one of thefe rough Bindweeds' : 
Cccc 2 others. 
