Adam in Eden, or nature's paradise. The history of plants, fruits, herbs, and flowers. With their several names, whether Greek, Latin or English ... as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations, and particular physical vertues ... / By William Coles, herbarist.

Coles, William, 1626-1662.

Date:: 1657

Credit: Adam in Eden, or nature's paradise. The history of plants, fruits, herbs, and flowers. With their several names, whether Greek, Latin or English ... as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations, and particular physical vertues ... / By William Coles, herbarist. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$The Thee andTime, The Common Betony loveth ftiadowie places, as Woods, hedg-rows, Cop- fes, the borders of pallures, Parks, &c. That with the white flower, is more ufually found in ftiffe clay grounds then in any ocher mould, as in the Woods by Trumlej in Kent^in a wood near a Village called HampBeed, and in Broods- Tvorth Wood in Torkejhtre, The third groweth on the Alpes oi Helvetla^oz Sw'tz.erUndJV\\t broad leaved or Danilh Betony groweth in the PhyflckGarden at Oxford, The laft, as Ltigdunenfs faith, groweth in the moifl vallies that are lhadowed with trees of the high hills ; They flower and flowrifli for the moft part,in the moneths of Jme and and the feed ripeneth quickly after. The Temperature and VertHes,^ though it grow wilde, yet it is let in many Gardens, and is hoc and dry almofl, if not quite in the lecond degree.The vercues of it are innumerable, (as Anton'ms Mnfa^ one of the Phyficians of Angufitts Cafar^ who hath written a peculiar Book of this Herb, doth teflifie ) but efpecially it is good for the brain, ib that as Ternelins writeth. Cerebrum vel odore folo recreate hinc Corrutia- llbus furiojifque medetury Turalyfny torpentlaque membra perfanat. The hairy Roots of this Herb are fome Signature, that it is good for the head; If it be ftamped and applyed to the fore-head of them that are frantick, or pofleft with Devils, it cureth them t Boyl it with Vervein and, Worm-wood in water, and walh the head therewith, and grind the fame Herbs with fome of the water, and Wheaten Bran, and apply it hot to the mould of the head thrice,and it will cauie the Head-ach to depart. Seeth it with Vervein, Hore-hound, and Hylbp, inWhite-wine, andapplythcmashot asmaybefuffered, and it cureth the M^rim, which is a pain that poflelfeth one fide of the head. If the Head-ach proceed of cold Flegm,feeth Betony in Wine, with a third part of water, and apply it: For noyles in the head, pains, and giddinefs thereof, drink powder, of the leaves dryed in the lhade, or rather eat it with flices of bread, fteeped in Winefirft andlafl, to reflore the brain, which is done iikewife, by taking lome of the powder of it in Pottage: and thus,or green, it helpeth thofe chat loath their meat; for it procurcch digeflion, and allayeth the foure belchings and rifings intheftomack,ifitbeufedoften. The Leaves, or Flowers, boyled in broth and drunk, or made into a Conferve, Water, Eleffuary, or Powder, as a- ny one fhall like bell, do help the Jaundies, Falling-ficknefs, the Pairie,Convul- lions, or Ihrinking of the Sinews, the Gout, and thole which are inclined unto Dropfies, thofe that have continual pains in their head,though it turn to Phren- lie. The Powder mixed with pure Honey, is no lelTe available for all forts of Coughs or Colds, wheeling or Ihortnefs of breath, and thofe Difliliations upon the Lungs, which caufe Confumptions. A dram of it taken in the Syrup of Vinegar, doth wonderfully refrelb thofe which are wearied by travel: it ftay- €th bleeding at the mouth and nofe, and helpeth thole that pilfe blood, ot fpic it. TheDecoftion of it being made with Mead, and a little Fenny-Royal, is ' good for thofe that are troubled with Quartan Agues, and to draw down and evacuate the blood and humours, that by falling into the eyes,do hinder fight. Being boyled in Wine, and taken, it killer h the Worms, openeth obftruiflions , of Spleen and Liver, cureth flitches and pains in the back or fides, the torments and griping pains of the Bowels, and the Wind-Cholick, mixed with Honey, it purgeih the Belly,' helpeth to bring down Womens Courfes^ and is of fpeeial Hie for them that are troubled with the falling down of the Mother, and pains tl ereof, and caiileth an ealie andlpeedy delivery ofWomen in Child-birth : it he peth alio to break and expel the Stone, either in the Bladder or Kidneys, Muhfs aliis qua nmc perfiribm hngum ejb, Thf$