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THE COMPLETE HERBAL

Nettle seed, provokes venery, opens stop- j The seeds of Water-cresses , heat, yet trou-pages of the womb, helps inflammations of I ble the stomach and belly ; ease the painsof the sides and lungs; purgeth the breast: I of the spleen, are very dangerous forboil them (being bruised) in white wine j pregnant women, yet they provoke lust:also. j outwardly applied, they help leprosies, scald

The seeds of Ammi, or Bishop’s-weed, j heads, and the falling off of hair, as alsoheat and dry, help difficulty of urine, and j carbuncles, and cold ulcers in the joints,the pains of the cholic, the bitings of venom-1 Mustard seed, heats, extenuates, andous beasts; they provoke the menses, and j draws moisture from the brain: the headpurge the womb. j being shaved and anointed with Mustard ,

Amis seeds, heat and dry, ease pain, ex- 1 is a good remedy for the lethargy, it helpspel wind, cause a sweet breath, help the ! filthy ulcers, and hard swellings in thedropsy, resist poison, breed milk, and stop j mouth, it helps old aches coming of cold,the Fluor Albus in women, provoke venery, t French Barley , is cooling, nourishing, andand ease the head-ache. j breeds milk

Cardamoms , heat, kill worms, cleanse the j Sorrel seeds, potently resist poison, helpreins, and provoke urine. j fluxes, and such stomachs as loath their

Fennel seed, breaks wind, provokes urine | meat,and the menses, encreases milk in nurses. | Succory seed, cools the heat of the blood,Cummin seed, heat, bind, and dry, stop»extinguishes lust, opens stoppings of theblood, expel wind, ease pain, help the jj liver and bowels, it allays the heat of thebitings of venomous beast: outwardly ap-1 body, and produces a good colour, itplied (viz. in Plaisters) they are of a dis- j strengthens the stomach, liver, and reins,cussing nature. | Poppy seeds, ease pain, provoke sleep.

Carrot seeds, are windy, provoke lust ex-[ Your best way is to make an emulsion of

eeedingly, and encrease seed, provoke urine 1 them with barley water,and the menses, cause speedy delivery to | Mallow seeds, ease pains in the bladder,

women in travail, and bring away the j Chich-pease , are windy, provoke lust, en-

placenta. All these also may be boiled in \ crease milk in nurses, provoke the menses,white wine. [outwardly, they help scabs, itch, and in-

Nigella seeds, boiled in oil, and the fore-1 flammations of the testicles, ulcers, &c.nead anointed with it, ease pains in the f White Saxifrage seeds, provoke urine, ex-head, take away leprosy, itch, scurf, and 1 pel wind, and break the stone. Boil themhelp scald heads: Inwardly taken they I in white wine.

expel worms, they provoke urine, and the | Rue seeds, helps such as cannot holdmenses, help difficulty of breathing. | their water.

Stavesacre , kills lice in the head, I hold it! Lettice seed, cools the blood, restrainsnot fitting to be given inwardly. f venery.

Olibanum mixed with as much Barrow’s | Also Gourds , Citruls , Cucumbers , Melons,Grease (beat the Olibanum first in powder) | Purslain, and Endive seeds, cool the blood,and boiled together, make an ointment | as also the stomach, spleen, and reins, andwhich will kill the lice in children’s heads, j allay the heat of fevers. Use them as youand such as are subject to breed them, will f were taught to do poppy-seeds,never breed them. A Medicine cheap,, | Wormseed, expels wind, kills worms,safe, and sure, which breeds no annoyance. 1 Ash-tree Keys, ease pains in the sides,to the brain. -fhelp the dropsy, relieve men weary with