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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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XII. The Qualiricr. They are all cold and moift tho’ the Skin is tilled with l’imples, Rubies, Scum“,
in the fecond
tick, Alter'ativc, and highly Antifcorbutick.
XIII. The S ccijt‘catian. It cures the Scurvy,- and
prevails again Heat of Urine.
Degree: Aperitive, Diuretick, Stotm- Mo hew, Herpes, Tettats, Ringworms, and other
like takings out. ,
XIX. The Lotion or I‘Vafh. Btjiroug White Wine
Vinegar a quart, juice of Cucumbers a pint, Orricc-
XIV. The Preparation You may have there- Root in fnzjiorvcr arpoutltr, Plawcrrof Sulphur, or
from, I. A liquid Juice of the Fruit. 2. A71 E]; Sulphur in 15717701111”, (feud) an ounce: Cumpbir in
1m: of thcjmt. 3. The green Fruit 4. Portage. fine poudcr hul
s. ALotion or Wafh 6. Adifiillcleatcr . The
Seed. 8. Pickled Cucumhm. 9. Pickled agri- the
Mango filleiDlll
The I’irtuer.
XV. ’17): liquid juice. It is exprell‘ed from the
Cucumber, either ripe, oralmoli ripe, or. unripe, as
they are molt lit to be eaten. It opens, IS cool and
cleaniing, tovokes Urine, and 0 ns the ObfiruEii-
ons of the tell, Lungs, Liver an Reins, and takes
away Inhammations of thofe Parts. It helps Hat,
Sharpnefs and Stalding of Urine. Dofe from r to
3 ounces twicea day. Outwardly applied, it makes
the Skin ftnooth and fair: and being taken for fome
coniiderable time, it petfeiily cures the Scurvy in a
hot Habit of Body.
VI. The Ejeuct. It has all the Virtues of the
former, but not hill out fo cold; for which Rmfon
this may be taken by it Elf, from t to 3 ounces or
more 5 whereas the other ought to be taken mixed
with Ale or White Port Wine. It is an excellent
Stomatick, very much plealiug aud‘gratifying the
Vifcera if inflamed or over-hated. ' x .‘ '
XVIl. The green or unri : Fruit. K It is Edi pa-
red, then [head thin ; 3 er which If is fenfoned
with Pepper, Salt, Vinegar and Oil, an Onion or
two being alfo thin Iliced and and put there-
to. It is gratelirl to the Stomach above all other
Sallets ; it cools the Heat thereof; . as alI‘o the In-
flammation of the Lungs and other! Vifgeta. It
cures the Scurvy in a cold Habit. of-Body, not is
there a greater Antifcorbutick-in the World, and
ma be iieely eaten two or three times a day, and
in ngc quantities too, without any danger or hurt
to the Stomach and Bowels, tho’ fome ignorant Peo-
ple may aliirm the contrary. God andNature has
walenilhed all the hot Regions and Countries of the
l otld with them in a very ample manner; and it
is In Opinion that th are a Igredt means of the
Preievrvation of Life in lthol'e ultry hot Parts of
the Earth, ,and alingular Preventive of Difmfes,
cfpccially of all fuch as proceed from Inflammation,
violent Hat and Fevers, of what kind foever. It
was not without Come Reafon that theChildren of
lfrucl lulled after them in the. Wildernefs: Numb.
It. s. W: "Member (1an they) the Fijh which to:
did eat in Egypt freeb, the Cucumber-grand the
Illelon: ainltbt Leah, and the Onwur, and the Gur-
licr. nd by this it Epws alfo,1hat‘.lfypt was
Vet; well Iiored with em. , . y ,
' VIII. The Patragt. Take the Fruit, cut it in
Pieces, and tho it as Herbs to the Pot, and flew
the fame in a ll Piplrin or Stew-pan) with 2
E1883 of Mutton, (Beef, eel, Lamb, or other
6‘11,) adding in the flowing hne Flower of Oat-
Mwa to give it the Conlilience of Pottagei G:-
"'1; This may be made favo with a little Salt,
and if on to pleafe you may a] 0 add to it the Juice
“fan range, to make it grateiiil, of which cu
may eat from halfa pint to 2 int, or a good or-
“?861' full every Morning to Iiieakfall, as much at
mm“. and the fame again at Su . Eaten'in
.15 manner for the fpace of three eeks together,
Whom Intermillion, it will perfettiy cure all m.
;CQOf 131: ram? and copper or red Faces, red
537111112193 ofes, (tho as red as ted‘Rofes)
an ounce, beam! with four blather!
Almonds; full-t ofcigbtjbwrtLimonr,e;ghthba pier
cut thro’ the middle : put all the]? into a fining oulllc
qufr,jhukc them Iogctber very lrangly, .171th it in
the Sun or an equivalent Sand :4! for 1 2 or 14 (1.1 r.
This does not only hel red and fiery Faces, but a fo
takes away Pimples, ubies, Freckles, Lentils yelu
low Spots, Scurii, Morphew, Herpes, Tettats, mg-
worms, Tanning, Sun-burning, and all otherDefor-
mities of the hate and Skin. The Face or Skin
ought hill to be walhed pure and clean with fair
warm Water, to open the Pores thereof, and then
to be dried with a Cloth ; and then as foon as that
is done, this Walh is to be ufed and laid on, and
fo to he fuffered to dry in of it felf, without wia
ping away. It is to be ufed Morning and Night,
and alwa s durin the whole time of eating the a-t
bove re cribed am e.
i X . The dijlillcd a’urrr. It is good to cool the
hot Diliemper of the Liver and Blood, to quench
thitli, cool the Hat ofI-‘evers, and take away the
Drynefs and Roughnefs of the Tongue. It is good
againit the Hm: of the Reins, as alfo the Shatpnefs,
Smlding and Stoppage of Urine. Outwardly ufed,
it cools Inflammatrons, helps Blood-[homnd Rede
nel's of the Eyes, clears, cools andpfmooths the Skin,-
and is good againli molt Deformities thereof; being
often illpplied thereto.
X . The Sad made into an Emulfim with the
difiillcd Water. It wonderfully cools the Hat of
the Re‘ and takes away the Sodding and Sharp:
nefs of ' e, and that Pain which is muted by
the Application of Cambaride: in Epigmjiickr, or
Blilitm -plallcts, which ibmetimes, by their lying
on too ong, caui‘e pifhng of Blood, and almol the
greateli Extremity , theft: ill Accidents this Medi‘
cine fuddenly and ealily cures, Uc.
XXII. Pickled Cucumbcn. There are various
ways of pickling Cucumbers, which we have taught
in our Daron Jlltditum lib. 2. cap. 19. ((7.14, 1;.
and other ways in fome other of our ookss but-
this following is hell. Take a thouiimd Englijh Cw
cumhcrr, wipe them v clean with a dry Cloth;
and lay them in a Stone or or Jar, with Farmland
Dill, and Cloves of Garliczl, lay upon lay : on
which t boiling hot this Pickle. Take the ell
WhiteWine Vinegarfour Gallons, 1321: Brine (made
folirong as it ma hear an Egg) fix quarts, choice
Brandy or Sugar pirits three quarts; white Pcpper‘
bruifed three ounces 5 Clover (lit, Mutt, of each
half an ounce: having Iiood a day, Ilop them elofa
up 3 and they will be fit to eat in about 2 Weeks
time. . After three Weeks or a Month draw oi? or
demnt the Pickle, which boil, foam and put to the
Cucumbcrr again, and f0 kee them for ufe. This
is the ufual Method. But xperience has told me,
1. That there is no need of drawing Oh", and boil:
ing the Pickle at all for the Brandy or Sugar 8 i:
rits area Iiiih'cient l’tefervative ofit. a. That a
hrli adding of the Brandy or Spirits ought to be af1
ter the boilingof the Pickle, when you atejuf’t a
going to put it u on the Cucumbers. Thefe pickled
Cucumhm- excel ently (trengthen the Stomach; Ie‘
fill the Scurvy, and caufe a good Appetite-
xxnt. Puma Cucumber; up" i : Mango fat
jhiou. Take Cucumhm which are pretty large, b“
fuch as are very hard and green ; Wipe them clean,
(lit the“? onone hde, and alto out :1 theSeedsand
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