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Show “yo22 Guwar.26, Lbeatrum Botanicum. The Theater of Plants. T rise 9, ; aes Se eae Sena eee fame powder of Mafticke isvery good eyes, as alfo for fluxes and Laskes of the belly, and being mixed with the conferve mixed with old The : body the in for the running of the reines, and for other loofenefle of humors and weakeneffe Diarrbodon Abbatis or Avomaticum vofarum isa very good cordiall againft faintings, fwownings mouth, throate, or other parts, both to Roles is muchufed in gargles and lotions to wath fores eyther in the heating, itis ufed alfo in clen(e and heale them, and flay the fluxes of hamors falling upon them hindering their.eAromaticum Refarum doth Abbatu and glilters both to coole andclenfe. Thecordiall powders called Diarrhodon eee a is comfort and ftrengthen the heart and ftomacke, ‘ebetie an brea. eae ee seth cry up t leit and and to conlume very good for thofe that have flippery bowels to {trengthen and confirme them, all occafions about the ficke and oct and flipperinefle. Red cheWater is well ewe and of familiar nfe in weake and of better nfethen Damaske Rofe water, being cooling and cordiall, refrething and quicknirg the {mell unto at the nofe,or eli¢ by the faint {pirits,eyther fed in meates or brothes,to wath the temples ortoit againft the red{weere vapours thereof out of a perfuming pot, or caft ona hot firefhovell, is alfo of much ufeagainft paine and head alfo neffe and inflammations in the eyes to bathe them therewith, and the temples ofthe difquietneffe in ache,and ache therein : Vinegar of Rofes isof much ufe alfo for the fame purpofesof paine and ufed to {mell unto, or the be thekead, asalfo to procure reft and fleepe, if fome thereof and Rofewater together Rofe cake cut fit for the purnofe and temples moiftned therewith, but more ufually to moiften a peece of a red {cede, ftrewed on that pofe,and heated betweenea double fou'ded clorh witha little beaten Nutmeg and P oppy of Rofes is much fide fhall lye next the forehead and temples, and fo bound thereto forall night. The oyntmentmixed with fome ufed againlt heate and inflammations in the head to annoint the forehead and temples and being coole and heale to reines,and Populeon to procure ret, asalfoit is ufed for the heateof the Liver,of the backe and ufedby it felfe,to pufhes whealesand other red pimples rifing in the face or other parts.Oyle of Rofesisnot only coole any hot {wellings or inflammationsand to binde and ftay fluxes of humors unto fores, but is put alfo into many other compofitions both oyntments andplaifters that are cooling and binding, and reftraining the flux of binding, and humors. The dryed leaves of the red Rofes areufed both inwardly and outwardly both cooling, rofarum, cach of cordial for with them are made both Aromaticum rofarnm Diarrhodon Abbatis and Saccharum ftayftomacke the outwardlyto applyed whofe properties are before declared : Rofe leaves'and Mints heated and eth caflings and flrengthneth a weake {tomacke very much, and applied as an Epitheme or fomentationto ofthea region ofthe Liver and Heart doth much cooleand temper the diftemperatnte in them, as alfoin ftead or reft to faften on the Role cake tothe head and tempks to quiet the overhorfpirits, which will fuffer no fleepe ficke patient. Of the Damaske Rofes are not made fo many medicines or compofitions, for befide the Conferve and Preferve, the Syrupe and Honyof thofe Rofes (each whereofis called Solative)che water and thediftilled oyle or fpiric which ferveth more for outward perfumes then inward Phyficke, as the dryed leaves to fillfweete baggesand the like,! knownot anyother ufe made of them, and yet there is by many times much more of them {pentand ufed then of red Rofes, fo much hath pleaftre outftripped neceflary ule. The Syrupe of Damask Rofes is _-1033 Bie UF tae ns i a ae experience of many to kill and drive being dryed and madeinto powderand fume ofit drunke,is found by long forth the Wortnes of the belly. RET osork rs eae, ty ine ftomacke, helpeth digeftion, flayeth and tremblings ofthe heatt, it Qrengthneth alfoborh them and a weake is called Sugar of cating, and isa very good prefervative in the time of infe@ion, The dry Conferve which The Syrnpeof dryed Rofes is a very good Cordiall to ftrengthenthe heart and {pirits, as alfo to ftay defluxions, blocdin Agues the Liver and red Rofes ftrengthnetha relaxed ftomacke given to cating, coolethan overheated Laskes and fluxes. Hony of comforter the heart and tefifteth pucrefattion and infeétion, and helpeth to ftay ‘Cuat ay. z EA) ee See Cuar. XXVIICapparity Capers. Theophraffus being but one fort was He Caper tree or bufh that was knowne to Diofcorides and that are and are not Hare: which knowne,both ts otherfor fome ce beenefin hath chere but thorny, and with the Capers another plant, w hich for > ioraffinitie fake I thinke meete tojoyne together, of leguminofa, Beane Capers, not intending f (ome likeneffe beareth alfo the name of Capparss fabago be. fhould . to joyne it to the pulfes as fome¢ mightthinkeit sella 1. Capparis fpinofafolio rorunde, Roundleafed pene aa acease Ales $e ihe neo Mame This Caper fendethforth divers long weake trayling wooddy {ta nes roun jog at one a, ate as footitalke, which with crookedthorneslike hookesor as the Bramble,at cacn Se te) ete beeg eal i oppofite one unto another, from whence {pringeth alfo a {mall round hea eet ap efeae is the bud fromthe flower before it open (and is that {mall round Caper whic ae i. a sara ae th ag i gees in kept are falt, great which being chen gathered and pickled up with table as a ‘e * pee andare taken out of the falt afterwards and kept in Vinegar to be fpent at the Me e peer ‘ed open confi{teth of foure white {weete {mellingleaves, with foure other greene Sraeat g' a ftand,having many yellowith threads and longftile or peltletin che middle, which ee poPee the fruit, and is long and round like unto an Olive or Acorne when it is ripe Mees y ee oe eg us,and are the long Capers which are ufed )wherein are conteined divers se hee ane the kernells of Grapes : the rooteis great, white; long and Scopehr y etd Me aeucitueassd ee ae ning and {preading muchin the ground, fo charit will quickely fea whole field in 6 makeit barren, and is fomewhatfharpe and bitter « the ftalkes perifh in Winter every yeare, See carveed leaves, afrefhin the Spring. 2. Capparis [pinofafolio acute, Thorny Capers wit! pointed leav he Bains an Eee) in any This other Caper differeth from the former neither in the thorny growing nor i: the . fufficient to other thing then in the leaves, which with the roundnefle are pointed at theends, and this is chornes 4 Pear ! : know it by. 3. Capparis non fpinofa fretin majore. Egyptian Capers wit out tl rare ‘ahaa Sa The Egyptian Caper differeth nor muchin the manner of growing from the former, i = Capparis fpino/a felio rotundo gp achlo. 1. 2. but thatthe {talkes grow, Ne wadials; 5. ¢akbar aoe oe. Thortty Capers withroundand pointedleaves. both fimple and compound and made with Agoricke: the fimple folutive Syrupe is a familiar {afe and gentle eafic medicine, purging choller taken from one ounce or two untothree or foufe, yet this is remarkable and wonderfull herein, that the diftilled water of this Syrupe {hould notably bindethe belly : the Syrupe of Rofes with Agaricke is more ftrong and effe@uall in working then the fimple Syrupe,for one ounce thereof by it felfe will open the body more then of the other, and worketh as much on flegme as choller the compound Syrupe is more forceable inworking on melancholickehumors, and availeable again{t the Lepry, Irch, Tetters, &c, and the Fienchdifeafe alfo. Hony of Rofes folutive is made of the fame infufion that the Syrupe is made of, and therefore worketh the fame effect in opening and purging, but becanfe the hony is neither fo familiar to many or convenientto hot and aguifh bodies,it is oftener givento flegmnaticke thencollericke perfons,and is more afed in Glifters then potionsas the Syrupe made with Sugar is, The Conferve and Preferved leaves of thefe Rofes are operative to the fame effect in gently opening the belly. The fimple water of the Damaske Rofes is of fo much ufe for fumes to fweeten all things as alfo to put into meats and broths, 8c, that ic hath left almoft no ufe for any PhyGicall purpofe, yet it hath beere well obferved by Coffew in his commentary upon A4é/ues,that tenne ounces of Damaske Rofe water drunke in the morning doth openand purge the belly, the dryed leaves of the Damaske Rofes ferve molt to make {weete powders, andtofill {weet bagges or the like, yet the fame Costeusin the fame place fheweth that thedryed leaves powdered and drunk in the whey of Goats milke worketh to the (ache effect in puting.The Muske Rofes both fingle and double doe purge more forceable then the Damaske, and the fingle is held tobe ftronger chen the double, for alchough none ofthe Grecke writers have made any mention thereof,yet Mefues elpeciallyof the Arabians doth fet itdowne: rwenty of the leaves of the fingle Rofe muft be raken faith Camerarius, bat more of the double kinde to open the belly and purge the body. The wilde Rofes are few or none of them ufed in Phyficke, but yet are generally held ro come neare unto the nature ofthe manured Rofes.both in the earthy and binding facultie, Pliny fetteth downein his eighth booke and fourth Chapter that the roote of vhe wilde Rofe is fingnlar good to cure the biting of a mad Dogge, whichas hefaith, (bu: how wee maybeleeve him I know not) was found out by miracle: the fruit ofthe wilde Brier which are called Heppes being thoroughripe and madeinto a Conferve with Sugar according to the manner of divers other fruits, befides thac it is very pleafant to the rafte, doth gently binde the belly, and {tayeth defluxions from the head upon the {tomacke, and dryeth up the moifture thereof, and helpeth digeftion : the pulpe of the Heppes dryed unto a hard confiftence like to the juice of Licoris,or fo dryed that it may bee made into powder and taken in drinke ftayeth fpeedily the whitesin women. With the frait Cookes and their Ladies and Miftreffes doe know howto prepare manyfine difhes for theirtables, The Brier ball is often vfed being made into powder and drunke to breake the Stone to provoke urine whenitis {topped and to eafe and helpe the collicke : fome appoint it to bee burnt and then taken for the fame purpofe : in the middle of thefe balles are often found certaine white wormes, which being : —~ J hes Hy NG Fook greater |