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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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Chapoilig. Enghfh Herho.
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OfCA'RROTS, Wild.
I. T H E Newer. It is called in Greek smegma
575.9- : In Latin, Pajiinaca tmetfolm Syl-
vejtrie, by Illalthielttr, and others; Pahinaca Er-
wliea, by Pitchliw, Carder, and Tahertnontanttr:
Staphylintt: Sylvejiris, by 'I'ragttr and CaJalptnat .-
Dattcttr agrejlir, by Galen, tn lthro de Altntentts,
( and yet truly it is no Danette: ) Dalton: Vulgar”
8' Ohicinarmn, by-L'ohel and Clitjitu : and in Eng‘
glijh, lVild Carrot ,and Birdr-nejl. .
11. To; Kim. ive thull only del'cribe two Kinds,
his. I. Paliinoca tenuifolia Sylvtjlrir Angltea, The
[:91ng lVild Carrot. '2. Ptjlinaca tenntfolttt Syl‘
vtjlrt's Gertnttniett, The German ‘Vlld Carrot.
n arrot. 13‘, -j:,;;
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III. The Deferiptions.‘ The jirfl of thefe hart!
Root, finall, long, and hard, and thtrqfoi‘e :1nd for
meat, being himewhatjharp and jirong : from this
Root rife up Leaver, in a 'manner altogether like the
Garden kindr, hit! that they are fcvnewhat whiter
and rougher, or more hairy, and h; are the Stalk:
likewife, which hear large fptked tuft: (if white
Platoon, with a deep purple-Loot tn the 771i dle, art
being hollow and low, the outward Stalk: filing 11gb.
er, all which arehz erotcded or controlled together,
(I: make: the whole Unhlejhew, when the Seed i:
ripe, like time a Bird; Neji, her which reth it ha:
been called hyfonie Birds Nell, no! ntttch unlike to
the Flower: in” the Gingidium verum.
IV. The German Wild Carrot ha: a white Root,
which is often a Foot long, fontetitne: 'hngle, andhitne-
lime: divided into two. or three part:, not much 1m-
ltlce in Tajle and Swell to Parjley Reels, but better
m the Mouth for a long time. from thu- Root rife:
”[2 a Stalk half a yard high, as thick as one: little
"’3" at the bottom, being, vjhtnething round, [711!
Flflml)’ trejled or cornered, very hair i, ond‘ftcll of
10’?” I, at which more forth large trejii’d Branches of
“‘"(4'51 Leaver, encotnpalhng the Stalk at bottom, a
I 5 9
foot in length, and divided into fevet‘al Leaver, and
they again into otherfinaller parts, 11er rottgh and
hairy a%, and of a yellawijh green color, from he-
tween which Leave; and Stalk: at the Joints, come
forth other crefled Stalks, and the like Leave: at
. their fointr, [mt loWr, which do very much refetn-
hle our Garden Carrot Leaver, hit! that they are
larger and Wift, if one doe: handle them hord, httt
rough on the [tack and edge, heing gently touched.
Front every one alznoji of thefe fointr, both of the
Stalk and Brancher, arifer a certain long hark, con-
hjling (ffix finall long Leaver, cloje fet together,
which when it o enr, fhew: forth nfntall Taft, or
cltfe Unthle of re. ite flowers, and jitlltt’tlille’: yellow-
ilh, (sz a little freeet -, after which follow: a round-
ilh Seed, two always joined together, and very prick-
ly on the hack fde, the inner fde being jlat,’and
more yellow than Carrot Seed, otherwtfe much like
to it.
V. The Placer. The Hrll grows plentifully in
England by the held lides, andin untilled places,
almof’t every where ; the other grows in like places
in Germany, but with us is fometimes nurfcd up in
Gardcnr, where it grows very well.
VI. The Timex. They flourifh and Hower in fttne
and fuly, and the Seed is ripe in Ange .
VII. The Qualitier. The Seed and out are hot
and dry in the fecond Degree : Aperitive, Ablier-
live, Difcuflrve, Carminative, Diuretick, Sudotitick,
Cephalick, Stomatick, Nephritick, and Hyllerick;
Allierative, Alexipharmick, and Spermatogene-
llc .
VIII. The Specifeation. Both Seed and Root are
Lithontriptiekr, and good againll: the bitings of
Venomous Beafls, Wind, and tiling of the Mo-
er. -
IX. The Preparationr. From Seed and Root,
['mgly, you may have, t. A Ponder. 2. A Deeotli-
on. 3. A Spiritoom- Tinti'are. 4. An [leid Tin-
gttre. ;. An Oily Tlitgltre’. 6. ASaline Tinlltere.
7. A Spirit. 8. Afixed Salt. -
The Virttter.
X. The Ponder of the Root or Seed. 'It expels
Wind, and wlhs Stitches ih the'lide, provokes Urine
and the Terms, and helps to break and expel the
Stone. Dofe one drum in White Wine.
XI. The Detollion ofRoot or'Seed. If it is made
in White Port Wine, it has all the Virtues of the
Ponder, and is peculiarly good agninlf the Dto he,
and fuch whole Bellies are fwoln with Wind. ore
fix or eight ounces, Morning, Noon and Night, it
induces the Terms provokes Lull, and facilitates
the Delivery of Women in Labour. ’
XII. The Spirititom Tindnre. It has the Virtues
of both Pouder and DecoElion, but is a lingular
thing againll the Cholick, and good to help Con-
ceprion. Dofe one fpoonhil, Morning and Night,
in a Glafs ofgenerous Wine. , .
- XIII. 'The Acid Tindure. It 15 good againfi:
Stone'and Gravel in both Reins and Bladder, and
is very powerhil to tehit Vapors and. Hyllerick I‘irs,
as 3112) to cure the bitings and Iimgings of Venom-
ous Creatures : and Ditfeorider faith, it is fo power-
ful, that if it is taken beforehand, their bitings fhall
not hurt. ‘Dofeforry or fixty drops in Wine.
XIV. '17Je Oily Tintlare. It opens ObliruEtions
of the Reins and Urimry Parts, sales P211115, and
cures wedknelles of the Back and Loins, provokes
Urine, and the Comics. Dofe twenty drops. .
XV. The Saline Tindure. Uutwnrdly hathed‘
withal1 it draws forth the Poifon and Maligmty or
Venomous Craitures, takes away Scurf; Morpnew,
and Sun-burnings, as alfo other deformities ngiii:
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