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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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groan, they mute Be om-o it, from whence came the
maze Scnp‘Jria. The Letves are fmill and narrow,
almoll like to the Leaves of Flax. The Flowers are
limll, and of an llerbycolo‘r, growing among the
Leaves ; it keeps Green to Winter, 'or till the Froity
Iiymthercomcs, the hatdlhipof which it never out
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XI The Seventh, or Ballard Flaxweed, ha: 4 Root
tvhieh ir White, divided inlofevenzl Branther, and
live: long, every Tear fending up many Stalkr, which
are hard, pale, green and firmed; growing to he a
raw high or more; and upon thefe, without any order,
grow many hard, narrow, long Leave: like thth of
Flax -, a; 1'17! of a very tart, but a terwordrqf a i
hitterifh To] is. The tops of the Smlks are branch-
ed out into feveral-Footflalks, which arty little
white Flowers, conlilling of five fmall leaves a-
piece, lying Star falhion, with fome threads in the
midll. Thefe being pail away, a fmgle live cor-
nered Seed comes forth, containinga white Pith,
in a hard Film 'or Skin.
XII. The Eighth, or Purple Flaxweed, ha: a Root
which it jinn]! and three y, [157%ng f?” 1731? well
part every Tear, andfpringing again of m- awful;-
"ls', If i! irjiifferecl tofhed ilr Seed, extept the ard-
nef: of the'lVinler kill: it. From this Root rifeu
'Everal fmnll, thick, siting, and fomewhat narrowi
eaves, of :1 whitiih green Color; among which rife
up- divers Stalks of a Cuhit height,befetwith long
narrow Lmves, like unto thofe of our Common
Flaxweed at Sell. IV. aforegoing ; Thefe Stalks to
Wards the Tops are replenilhed With many fmall
OWers of :1 PurpleuColor, growing together one
a 0W: another, fpike fafhion, which are [hull and
romewhar fweet, whilll: they are hem, and formed
mHCh like unto our Full or Common Flaxweed, with
want that crooked Spur behind? Sometimes they
are of a fad Purple, near unto a Violet Color, and
fometimes of a Paler blew Color, having ayel-
low fpot in the middle, or gaping place. The Flow-
ers being pail fmall, hard, round heads come forth,
in which are contained fmnll, fill, and greyiih Seed.
XIII; The Placer. The hill grows ahnoll every
where thro’ the whole Kingdom, both by the Way
lides, as in Meadows, and alib by Hedge tides, and
upon the [ides of Banks and borders of Fields. The
feventh grows on Mountaino'us plucesin Germany;
and it has been found growing Wild in England, on‘
the lide of a Chalky Hill, in an Inclofure, on the
right hand of the Way as you go from Draxford to
Poppie Hill in Hompjhire; all the tell are only nurll
up with us in Gardens.
XIV. The Timer. They all Hower in the Summer
Months from Illa)! to Augidi, and the Seed is ripe
foon ter. The eighth, tho? it often fows it felf,
yet by tml‘on a hard frolly Winter may kill the Seed,
it ought to be fown anew every Spring.
XV. The leitier. They are hit and dry in the
Econd Degree; Aperitive, Ahjierfve, and Diure-
tick, Hepatiek, Splenetick, and Ne brook, Cathar-
tiek, Emnenagogttk, Sudorijek, a”, Alexiphermich.
XVI. TheSperijication. They are peculiaragainll
the Strangury, Droplie, Jaundice, and Poyfon.
XVII, The Preparationr. You may have there-
from, I. A faiee, 2. An Ejence, 3. An Infujion
or Decogion in Wine. 4. A Ponder of the Seed. 5. A
difiilled Water from the whole Plant. Of all theie
ktndsgthe hril is the molt efi‘eh‘tual, and molt ufed.
The Virtaer.
XVIII. The Li aid fuiee. Given to three or
four fpoonfuls Nforning, Noon, and Night in a
Glafsof' White Lirbon or Port Wine, it gives eafe
in the Smnguty, powerfully provokes Urine when
it is [lapped by Sand, Gravel or Tartarous matter,
,and turtles of? by Filling the Water in Droplies. It
ell'eElually provokes the Terms in Women, and
drives forth the Dead Child and After-birth. Put
into Foul Ulcers, whether they be Cancerous or Fi-
llulous, with Tents r'owled therein, or the parts
wafhed therewith, or it being in'eEted into them,
clmnl‘es them throughly from the ottom, and in a
lhort time hells them up lifely. It alfo cleanfes the
Skin wonderfully from all forts of filthinefs and de-
formities,as S ors,Mdrks, Freckles, Lentils,Yellow-
nels, mwnine s,Wheals, pimples Smbs,Scurfs, Mor-
ph’ew, Leprolie, and other the like Delbedations.
XIX; The Elfente. It has all the Virtues of the
Liquid Juice, helides Which, it wnihes and clemfes
the Reins‘ and Urerory parts from Stones, .Gruvel,
33nd,: and Tartarous Mueilage heaped up in thofe
parts; and taken from two to tour Spooniuls
in White Lirbon or Port Wine, it moves the Belly
downwards, and prevails both againll the Droplie
and Yellow Jaundice. Dro 't into the Eyes, It is a
certain remedy againll all eat, lnflamanons, and
Rednefs therein. It opens obllruflronsof the Liver
and Spleen, . purifies theBlood, and 13 good againll
Hy ochondriack Melancholy. . ‘
iix. 'Ihe Ida-hon, or Decodion m ”fine. It has
all the Virtues of the Juice and Ell'ence, but Weaker
in Operation, and therefore mull be given in larger
Dofes, as to fix, feven or eight Ounces. It expel-9
Poyfon, and is good agninft the Bitings of Mad
Do 5, Serpents, or other venemous Bails.
)%XI. The Ponder if the Seed. Given to 91;?
Dram with the Liquid Juice, oxraenge. crying-
on or DecoElion as aforeihid, and continued 0’ e‘
a gaping mouth, but they are much fmaller, and
veral days together, it is held to be: iingula:n 12;;