Tbeatrum 'Botamcitm 
444 Chap. 14. 
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4. 
S . Polygonum mn.rir.um 
The greater Sea Knotgrafle. 
The greater Sea Knotgrafle,runneth out into many and much 
larger branches then the firll, lying on the ground, yet full of 
joynts, fet very clofe together, with leaves thereon, tomewhat 
like the common kinckbut thicker, lomewhat fhorter and broa¬ 
der, and of a darke greene colour above,and whiter underneath: 
the flowers (land at the joynts in the fame manner,having fmall 
white skinnes that cover the joynts, which in Ionic alfo are of 
a white, and in others ofa purplifli colour; after which com- 
meth fmall feede.enclofed in whitifh (hining skinnes; the tafle 
of the whole plant and every partthereofis attringent,but fotne- 
what fait withalt: the rootc is lomewhat great, thicke, blacks, 
long, and lomewhat wooddy. 
6 , Polygonum marinum minus. 
The lelfer Sea Knotgrafle. 
This lefler kind hath longer (lalkes then the lad,covered with 
areddilh barke, and more divided into (mailer branches,having 
fewer joynts on the greater (lalkes, but the branches are thicke, 
fet with fmaller leaves then the former, and are lomewhat fat 
and thicke, long and narrow like thecommonkinie: the flow¬ 
ers are fmall and whitilh, and thefeede is not much unlike the 
La ft, the 1 oote is fomewhat long blacke and wooddy,with a few 
fibres fet thereat. 
The Place, 
The firft two forts grow every where, and in every Country 
almoft, both by the footewaies in fields,and on the Tides of high- 
wayes that are greene, for m iome it overfpreadeth them, and 
by the Tides of old walls. The third grovveth upon the higher 
grounds, and upon hils and mountaines. The fourth in che fame 
places alfo,among the ftones in the rougher parts. The two laft 
grow by the Sea fide in divers places. 
T he T ime. 
They fpring up late in the Spi ing, and abide all the Sommer 
until I Winter,when all their branches perifh. 
The Names, 
Tt is called in Greeke -V cv PolygonumtfuodmultUgenttbw crcfcit, which name is ufuall to it in Latine,yet it 
is alfo called Scminalii.Sanguimlii^Sanguinaria and Projerpinaca of the feverall properties it hath to flanch blood, 
or to ci cepe on the ground : in che Apothecaries {hops in Italy and many other pla cs Corrigiola J and Centinodia , 
for the feverall refpeA unto the qualities to correft the heate of the ftomacke and body, or for the joynts and 
knots that every branch hath. The Arabians call it Bajia trahagi , the Italians Poligono , Corregiola , and Tome 
Lemrrta PaJferinA. The Spaniards Corrida. The trcr.che Renovee, Corrigiole , and of the rValloones Marjolcne 
deCure. The Germane^ PPeggraJfe, and EPegdrit. The 'Dutchmen weghgras oft day font knoop. In Snghfb Knot- 
grafle.and Swines grafle, and in the North Country of divers, Birds tongue, from one of the Italian names.The 
firfi: three forts are ufnally of al authors called Polygonum mat or mafculum, for they are al alike,differing only that 
the one is bigger or ieffer then another (for the Polygonumfumina ox fem-.nsum differeth in forme very much from 
this, and fhall be entreated of among the Sheregraffes, or Horfetailes, as being likeft unto them, al¬ 
though not rough:) Tome alfo call the firfi; vulqare or mayM for diftinations fake from the lecond and third ,which 
are both called minus • yet the third is thought by r Bat*hinw in his Pinax, both to be the Polygonum mafculum 
fr utic ofum of Thaliw , in the deferiptionof ' Harcyniafyfaa, (which Camerarius hath fet forth and joyned it to his 
Hortus MedicM,) and alfo the Sedum minimum arbor efeens vermiculatumoi Lobel, for he feemeth doubtfull unto 
which Thaliw his Polygonum lhould be referred. The fourth Bauhinw calleth Polygonum Saxatile , and no other 
before him that J know hath made mention of it. The fifehis called Tolygonum marinum by Label in his Ob- 
fervations, and Polygonum marinum maximum in his Adverfaria,* nd of Lugdunenfis polygonum marinumprimttm 
Talechampij, as he"calleth the laft Polygonum marinum alterum Dalechampij • which Bauhinw calleth Polygonum 
maritinmm angufl fohum ,calling the former Latifolium. 
TheVertues. 
The common forts of KnotgrafTe are cooling drying,and binding, in To much that the Juice of them is moft ef- 
fechull to ft ay any bleeding at the mouth, Leingdrunke in fteeled or red wine, and the bleeding at the nofe to 
bcapplved to the forehead and temples, or to be fquirtedupintothenofirils ; it is alfo no leife effectual! to 
coole and temper the heat of blood, or of the ftomacke, and to ftay any flux of the blood or humours, either of 
the belly, as all laskcs or bloody fluxes that come by chollericke and fharpe humours, or ihe abundant flowing of 
womens courfes,or the running of the reines alfo,the j’uice given before the fit of an ague,be it tertian or quartane 
doth come, is faid to expell it and drive it away, it is alio fingular good to provoke urine when it is flopped, as 
al fo when it paffeth away by droppes. and with ps ine, which is called the Strangury,as alfo the heate and fharp- 
nefle therein - and to expell powerfully by the urine, thegravellor theftoneinthe reines or bladder, to take a 
dramme of the powder of the herbe in wine for many daies together ; which effe&s as Diofcorides doth affirme, 
fo Galen feemeth nor to dcny,hut onely faith that ‘ Diofcorides hath not fufficiently exprefled himfelfe in the man¬ 
ner of the difeafe and how it lliould be given : being boyled in wine and drunke, it is profitable to thofe that are 
flung or bitten by venemous creatures, and the fame is very effeduall to ftay all defluxions of rhcumaticke hu¬ 
mours upon the ftomacke, and killech likewife the wormes in the belly or ftomacke, and quietech ail the inward 
5.6. Polygonum ir.iinnummajui&minus. 
The greater and Idler Sea KnotgraUe. 
