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‘■The Theater of ‘Plants. 
Chap. 93. 677 
x. 3. Hcderatenefltu & montana, 
C ornmon and thountainc Alehocfe. 
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being (horter, and growing fomewhat more upright: the 
leaves alfo arc lomewhat fmaller, and the flowers ofa paler 
1 blew colour. . 
3. Hedera terreflris mart ana. Mountamc Alehoofe. 
/ As the lad Alehoofe was fmaller then theordinary lort is, 
[ fo this is larger in all the parts thereof,as branches,leaves and 
y flowers, the leaves alfo being more rough and hairy, and 
the flowers ofa ‘deeper purple colour. 
4. Hedera terreftrU faxatilit Lobclij. 
Stone Alehoofe. 
The Stone Alehoofe creepech alio and fpreadeth with his I 
(lender weake branches, all about upon the ground, with 
fuch like round leaves, fetat thejoynrsby couples, as in the 
former, but larger, and more unevenly dented or rather 
waved at the edges : the flowers that (land at the j'oynts 
with the leaves,are larger and longer,and ofa paler purplilh 
colour then the former. 
The 'place. 
The common kind is found under the hedges,and fides of 
fields and ditches, under houfe fides,and in (hadowed lanes, 
1 and other wafte grounds in every part of the Land almoft : 
; the fecond is found at the fecte of old trees in iome coun- 
i tries of Germany : the third is found to grow on hills and 
; mountaines: the lafl in N.vbane, and Prov nee in France, and 
in forne places of Sammerfet/hire, as hotel quoted it among 
his papers which came to my hands. 
The Time , 
They flower fomewhat early, and abide fo a great while, 
the leaves keeping their verdure unto the Winter.and fome- ' 
times abiding if it be r.ot too vehement and fharpe. 
The Names . 
It is thoughtto be the Chamacijfos of THafcori- 
des although there be fome doubt in the Text, by the tranl- 
pofition of a letter, andthe refcmblance, both which are ea- 
fily reconciled,and this plant by the opinion of the mof! ju¬ 
dicious is accounted the true and right £hameciffo: of Diafco- 
rides,no other being found that can come fo nearc it in face 
and propertie, befidcs the nearenefle of the name,for the Latines Hedera humilis is the fame vvich Chamccijfas.znd 
Hedera terreflrie is not farre from it. Some call tiGorematcrra, becaufe it fpreadeth and is like a Garland upon 
the ground. All writers generally call it Hedera terreftrit, yet Cor din in hi. liiitory of Plants calleth it C harms 
clema, zniHrunfelfim miltaking it, made it his fourth Elatine. Luodunenfis out of the (/taponitkes calleth icMa. 
lacacijfos, idcfi.moUii hedera, which mod propel ly agreeth unto this, and fome alfo call it Hedera plamiatica, but 
for what caufe I know not. Label calleth the hit Afarina ant Hederitlajaxattlie, and Afarina ftcrilie Saver a, and 
Narbanenfis agri. Hie Arabian Serapio putteth it under C»jf»fthelvie, and calleth it Cacot. The Italians Hedera 
terreftre , the French Lierre terrehire, the Germans Gmdelreb, or Grandereb, that is harm repens, the Dutch Onder- 
Imue and wee in Enalifb according to the fevcrall countries appellations, Gill creepe by the ground, Catsfootc, 
Haytnaifles.and Alchoofemoft generally, or Tunnehoafe, becaufe the countrcy people ufc it much in their Ale 
and ground Ivieas frequently although Label j'udgeth thc-Hedcra helix, or barren Ivie, more properly to deferve 
that name as you (hall heare by and by. 
The Verities., ■■ 
Ground It ; ie is quicke,fharpe,an.d bitter in tafie, and thereby is found to be hot and dry, it openeth alfo, clen- 
fethaiidrarefictli. It is a lingular good wound herbe for all inward wounds, as alfo for exulccrated Lungs or 
other parts, either by it felfe or with other the like herbes boyled together, and befides being drunke by them 
that have any griping paines of windre or chollericke humours in the flomacke- fplecne or belly, doth cafe them 
in a fluort fpace : it likewife helpeth the yellow Iaundies by opening the obltrudlion of the Gall, Liver and 
Splcene, itexpellethvenomeor poifon, and the Plague alfo : irprovoketh Vrine and womens courfes, andflay- 
eth1 them not as fome have thought, but the decoftion ofthe herbe in wine being drunke for fome time together 
by them that have the Sciatica or BippeGoute, asalfotheGouteinthehands,'knces, orfecrc, helpethto dif- 
folve and difperfe the peccant humours, and to procure eafe : the fame decoftion is excellent good to gargle any 
fore throate or mouth, putting thereto fome Honey and a little burnt Allome,as alfo to walh the fores and Vl¬ 
cers of the privy parts in man or woman; it fpeedily healeth greene wounds being bound thereto : and the juice 
boyled with a little honey and Vardigreffe doth wonderfully clenfe fiftulaes, and hollow Vlcers, and (fayeth the 
malignitie, of fpreading or eating Cancers and Vlcers: it helpeth alfo the it h. fcabbes, wheales, and other erup¬ 
tions or exulcerations in the skinne in any part ofthe body: the juice of Celandine, field Ipaifies and ground Ivie 
clarified, anda li tie fine Sugar dilfolved therein, dropped into the eyes is a foveraigne remedy for all the paines, 
redne(le,and watering ofthe eyes, the pinne, and webbejskinnesorfilmes growing over the fight, or whaefoe-- 
ver might offend them: the fame helpeth befcfts as well as men ; the juice dropped into the eares dorii wonder¬ 
fully helpe the noyfe and fingingof them, and helpeth their hearing that is decayed. The country people doe 
muchufeir,andtunne it up witluheirdrinke.notonely for the efpeciall good vermes therein, byeforthat it will 
nclpealfotocleare their drinke ; and (omedoeaffirmethatanhandfull put into drinke that is thicker, will deare 
it in a night,yea in a fe'w houres fay they,and mak{ it more fit to be drunke. 
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