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beasts; taken in a tobacco-pipe, it helps jit is to poison; it is an admirable remedycoughs of the lungs, and vehement head- j against wounds and gunshot, wounds madeaches. j with poisoned weapons, it draws out splin-

Cruciata . Crosswort: (there is a kind i ters, broken bones, &c. The dose from halfof Gentian called also by this name, which j a dram to a dram.

I pass by) is drying and binding, exceed- \ Dipsacus , sativ. sylv. Teazles, gardening good for inward or outward wounds, j and wild, the leaves bruised and applied toeither inwardly taken, or outwardly ap- j the temples, allay the heat in fevers, qualifyplied: and an excellent remedy for such \ the rage in frenzies; the juice dropped intoas are bursten. \ the ears, kills worms in them, dropped into

Crassula. Orpine. Very good : out- ? the eyes, clears the sight, helps redness andwardly used with vinegar, it clears the skin; \ pimples in the face, being anointed with it.inwardly taken, it helps gnawings of the \ Ebulus. Dwarf Elder, or Walwort. Hotstomach and bowels, ulcers in the lungs, \ and dry in the third degree; waste hardbloody-flux, and quinsy in the throat, for \ swellings, being applied in form of awhich last disease it is inferior to none, j poultice; the hair of the head anointed withtake not too much of it at a time, because I the juice of it turns it black ; the leavesof its coolness. j being applied to the place, help inflamma-

Crithamus, tf-c. Sampire. Hot and dry ,\ tions, burnings, scaldings, the bitings ofhelps difficulty of urine, the yellow jaun- j mad dogs; mingled with bulls suet is a pre-dice, provokes the menses, helps digestion, j sent remedy for the gout; inwardly taken,opens stoppings of the liver and spleen. \ is a singular purge for the dropsy and gout.Galen. j Echium. Viper’s-bugloss, Viper’s-herb,

C-ucumis Asininus. Wild Cucumbers. See j Snake bugloss, Wal-bugloss, Wild-bugloss,Elaterium. \ several counties give it these several names:

Cyamis major , minor. Blue bottle, great \ It is a singular remedy being eaten, for theand small, a fine cooling herb, helps, \ biting of venomous beasts: continuallybruises, wounds, broken veins; the juice \ eatingof it makes the body invincible againstdropped into the eye, helps the inflamma- j the poison of serpents, toads, spiders, &c.lions thereof. \ however it be administered ; it comforts the

Cygnoglossam. Hound’s-Tongue, cold and j heart, expels sadness and melancholy. Thedry: applied to the fundament helps the I rich may make the flowers into a conserve,hemorrhoids, heals wounds and ulcers, and ; and the herb into a syrup, the poor mayis a present remedy against the bitings of I keep it dry; both may keep it as a jewel,dogs, burnings and scaldings. \ Empetron , Calctfragra , Herniaria , §c.

Cypresms , Chamce typarissus. Cypress- \ Rupture-wort, or Burst-wort. The English tree. The leaves are hot and binding, help \ name tells you it is good against ruptures,ruptures, and Polypus or flesh growing on * and so such as are bursten shall find it, ifthe nose. \ they please to make trial of it, either in-

Chatrue cyparissus. Is Lavender Cotton. 1 wardly taken, or outwardly applied to theResists poison, and kills worms. j place, or both. Also the Latin names hold

Disetamnus Cretensis. Dictamny, or Dit- \ it forth to be good against the stone, whichtany of Greet, hot and dry, brings away j whoso tries shall find true,dead children, hastens delivery, brings away j Enula Campana. Elicampane. Provokesthe placenta, the verv smell of it drives \ urine. See the root.

away venomous oeasts, so deadly an enemy \ Epithimum. Dodder of Time, to which