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Botanologia
Author
Salmon, William, 1644-1713. Other Author(s): Dawks, Ichabod, 1661-1730, Rhodes, Henry, Taylor, John, bookseller.
Date Added
10 January 2014
Language
English
Publish Date
1710
Publisher
London : Printed by I. Dawks for H. Rhodes ... and J. Taylor ...
Source
Botanologia
Alternate Title
the English Herbal, or, History of Plants : containing ... : Adorned with Exquisite Icons or Figures, of the most Considerable Species, Representing to the Life, the True Forms of Those Several Plants : the Whole in Alphabetical Order
Topic
Botany > Pre-Linnean works. Botany, Medical > Early works to 1800. Plants > Dictionaries > Early works to 1800.
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Chap; 321.. Ewan. ” f
both Choler and Flegrn, but it purges Flegm more
manifeth than Choler. It wonderfully helps the
ObliruEtions of the Liver and Spleen, and therefore
is excellent againIl the Dropiie and Yellow Jaun-
dice, and [lubhorn Ag‘uts, which come from plenty
' of Evil Humors You may Iieep 6, 7, 8, or 9, of
the Leaves in Wine for one Dofe, according as the
Age and Strength of the Patient may be, and repeat
it twice or thrice a Week. . ,
XII. The Info-hon. Made of the Leaves in Maid
0r Whey, with the Addition of fome Spikenard to
Corre& it, it performs all that the Wine doth, and
is very efioflual for, thofe that are aiHiEled with a
Sciatim, and other like Pains of the Joints.
XIII. The Decollion. Made in Whe , Mead, or
Wine, of the Leaves, adding alfo a litt e Mace, Cin-
namon, or Spikenard, by Boilin‘g, which ought not
to be much, bemufe then the irtue will be loll;
it mightily prevails againil Quotidian, Tertian and
Quartan Agues, and performs all that the Wine, or
Infiriion can do: this ma be given every other day,
anointing alfo the Back one and Soles of the Peer
with the following Oil. Now here is to be noted,
that in making this DecoElion, the Liquor in which
the Leaves are ut, ought hill to boil, that they
may not remain ong in the DecoElion, hecaufe of
Ioiin their Virtue, as aforefaid.
V. The Extrall. Made of the Roots, being
Green, and beaten into a Mafs, and the Juice Extra-
Eled with Wine, till the'whole Virtue is drawn
forth, and then evaporated to the due thicknefs of
an Emma; Being thus made, it will keep all the
Year, and is more Erfe than the iimple Ponder of
the R00: -, and may be given from xv. grains to
halfa dram. But Schrodtr has an 11101]sz Ea?-
trail, which is called alfo Coagulwn Afari, thus
. made. B: Take Root: and have: of AjEzrwn, ex-
:raB ojIrong Tinllurc with Spirit of Wine ”timed,
whicbjilttr through brown Paper, to which add the
fatal So]! of the Alba, made by elixiviarion, and
talcinnl again, own to melting; digej) a while, then
ah rat? the S irir, till the Extra? [returner of the
: flint-6‘ of oney. Daft from 1'. fcruple to iij.fcru-
In.
gents, and mad Dogs, King’s EviLAAIihma’s, Quar-
tans, Worms in Children, and in any of the Cafes
which the Ponder of the Roots, pr Wine, In-
fulion or 'DecoElion of the Leaves, are intended
for. . .
XV. TbLEJmu. It is a good Emetick and Ca-
ithartlicltl, but werks not fo ihongly Upwards as the
rm e
50:11:, or DecoEtions ; and after it has done work-
in , it commonly provokes Sweat owerfully ex-
peIling the Relicks of the Difeaie t t way, bole
from j. dram to ij. or it]. in Wine or Mead,
- as the Patient is in Age and Strength.
XVI Tb: El:t?uary.vYou may fee the Prepara-
tion of it in our London Drffeertqry, 1172.4. rap. 22.
[(8. 9s. Irma be given r
evacuate by. omit all forts of humors fromvthe
Stomach, and Parts adjacent : ’trslfo gentle that
Aged People, and Women with Child may Iifely
take it; give it in Mead or Wine.
VII. The Saline Tinllure. It is ExtraEled fi'orn
the green, or frefh gathered, Roots and Herbs. This
works more by Urine and Sweet, and is gentler
than many of the other Preparations. Dofe-rrom .
dram to ij. drains; itearries off the Morbiiic
Matter of man inveterate Difeafes, as the Drop-
iiE, Jaundice, out,.Sciatica, King’s Evil, Agnes,
Cachexies, Green-fickneis, A o lexies, Lethargles,
Megrims, Sutfeitsjfc. by al the ways, as Vomit,
Stool, um and sweat Tirol-lead wafhed or Ba-
'thedvtherewith, comfort: the Brain and Nerves,
t may be given againil the Bitings ot‘Ser- .
nice, or the former Ponders, Wine, Infu- '
omi.dramstorv. to . .
drr tree ing un r the upper era]? of the Earth, '
. 4.7
which are difiifetl'ed with taking Cold, and-Iireng-
thens a weak Memory.
XVIII. The Oil by Infalution. The Herb and Roots
well bruifed, and put into a fuiiicient uantity of
011, with the addition ofj. ounce ofLa danmn, to
every pound of Oil; and infolated for two Months
In a hot Sun, then preifed forth -, (for want of a hot
Sun, a Sand heat may do better, which will be con-
tinually Night and Day the fame.) This Oil warm,
being anointed upon a 1
to the Hi .as alfo upon the Soles of the Feet, in
on the accefs of an Ague, it prevents the cold and
ihaking Fit, and thereby cures thoIE: who have been
long aHiiEied with Quotidians, Tertians or QuarA
tans ; it is good alfo againIl Cramps, and other dif-
alfec‘tions or' the SineWs, and an old Cough.
XIX. De Catapla m. The Leaves bruifed, and
applied as a Cataplafm, to the Forehead and Tem-
p es, cafes the Head-ach, and caufes Sleep: and ap-
plied to the Eyes, it takes away their Inllamma:
tron. ' ,
XX. The juice. The common ufe of this Herb
is, to take the Juice of 5, 6, or ELeaves (according
to the Age and Strength of the atient )‘and to mix
it with a Iinall draught of Ale, Mead or Wine, and
fo drink it to caufe Vomiting. It works very Iii-ong-
l , cures Surfeits, and has all the Virtues of the
Izouder of the Root, Wine, Inhriion, DecoEiion, Ex-
traEl, or EITence. Mixed with a little Tutia pre-
pared, and dro t into the‘Eyes, it clears the Eye-light,
and helps the imnefs and Mills, which are often
before them. . > ,
XXI. The anZ’r-iir, Made of the Flowers, with
refined Sugar or Honey. This being eaten is found
by Experience to [hengthenrvery much the Audito-
ry Nerves, and to help diiIiculty' of Hearing, Daf-
nefs, and a bad Memory. Dofe from j. dram to iv.
drams, in the Morning Failing. ,- .
XXII. Nata. That molt of the Preparations of
this Plant are not to be iven to Women with Child,
for that through their iolence, they aufe Millar-
riage. V '
CH A P. xxxrv’.“
0f Wild AsARABAcCA.
I. , HE Norm. It is called in Greek, "Aug:
than: in Latin, Afarina, Afarwn Sylvcr
[Ire : in Englih, Bojiard or IVrld Afarahacu. s.
. II. The Kind:. It is the fecond Species mention‘
ed in Cha . '33. Sell“. 2. (foregoing, and a fingular
Herb of t 6 fort. ' .
III. The Deferi tion. It ha: Roar: long and [lane
on not voting deep down, having afornewhatjharp
Infle, and a [in]: bmrr mrhal; from whenre f rng
forth Leaver, ulnaji like to our Garden Afara Ices,
hm'fonllmbat rounder, and rougher than they, fight-
lv and unevenly indented. about the edger, growing
upon long handy harry Foot-,Iialkr, yet is it but a
low Plant, and ”raping, a: it were, upon the Ground.
Th: Flower: grow near unto.the Ground, [1&5 WW
thaft quarnrnornil, but rnncb Idler, and MG! TI]-
Iow, a: well the border of the Lawn, w the rum
in the middle; but Gerard fayr, they‘ve 0f a MW)!
at Du Colour, and not uniltafafl! ”1 Srnell. , :17)“
Plant ulius think: to he is mg!) All)“ 53‘
cunda, hat‘Pa‘rkinfon fxyrgho: by rtafcn cf ”,4;ng
the Back, from the Neck '
a Warm ed, it provokes Sweating , and being up- '
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