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
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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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    4-' the Paradife 0/ nts. ^) The Form^ ;r! Common Enc'lifh Maidenhair doth from a number of hatdElack Fibres fend forth a oreac mlnyblackifh fhiningbrittle dalks hardly a Ipan long in many not half lo lon^, fet on each fide very thick, with imall round dark gree» leaves one aoainft another and Ipotted on the back of them like Ceter^ch and other linaU Ferns. , , r The Place ana Time, Some have reported the firft to be found in Gloflerfhire^xxt I doubt iti Wall Rue is found at and the bridge at in at Beaconsfeild iii 'Bftc^^ghamfhire-, at fVolle^ in Hmtmgtonfhlre-, on FVamingham Cable in SujfolJ^^ on the Church wall at Aiayfeild in Snjfex^ and in divers ocher places. Eng i.h Maidenhair growcth much upon old bone Walles in the webern parts, iValeS and Kent-i but particularly upon New Colledge Wall in Oxford, on the Garden Wall which was formerly Mr. ^nfiards next to Adderbury Church yard, and upon a wall near to Goreham bertj in Hartfordjhlre, It joyeth likewise to grov7 by Springs and Wells, and other rocky moib and Shadowy places ; They are green in Winter as well as Summer, but never flower that 1 know of. The Temperamri, The true Maidenhair, as Galen tebifieth doth dry, make thin, waft away, and is in a mean between heat and coldnefte. AFeftte Ibewech that it ebiiftiteth of un’ ike or difagreeing parts- and that Tome are warerie and earthy, and the lame binding,and another fuperficially hot and thin. And that by thtsic taketh away obftructions or boppings maketh things thin that are chick,loolenech the belly, elpecially' when itisfrefh and green: for as this part is thin, foisit quickly relolved ind that by feafon of its binding and earthy partSi Wall Rue and the reb are not much unlike to this in temperature and faculty. The Signature and Verities, All tbefe being Capillary herbs do cure all the dileafes of the hair ty Signa¬ ture i and therefore the Lee made of any of them is hngular good to clean'e the head from fcurf, and either dry or rnnaing (ores, ftayeth the falling or ftiedding of the hair, either of the Head or Beard, and maketh it to grow again in inch places where it is fallen and pilled off, and cauleth it to become thick- fair, and well coloured: for which purpofe fomeboyl it in Wine,putting (ome Smal- lage leed thereto, and afterwards fome Oyh They are of finguiar good u'e againftthe Difeafes of the Breaft, the Liver, and Reins efpecially, yet much conducing to others; The deco6lion of the herb drunk, helpeththoiechat are troubled with the cough, fhorcneffeof breath, the Yellow Jaundies,thedi- feafes of the Spleen,flopping of Urine,helpeth exceedingly to break the Stonej provoketh Womens Cour(es,and ft ayeth both bleedings and fluxes of the Sto¬ mach and belly if it be dry ; But if it be green as I laid before, it looieneth and caufeth Choler and Phlegmetobe voided both from the Stomach and Liver; and by freeing the Stomach by fpitting it out,wonderfully cleanleth the Lungs^ and by re61ifying theLiver and Blood, cauleth a good colour to the w‘'ole bo¬ dy ; and expelleth thofe dii'eafes that breed by the Obftruifion of the Liver or Spleen. They are allb laid to refift aud cure the bitings of venemous Creatures, to conllimeand wart away the Kings-Evil and ocher hard dwellings, and to be excellent good againft ruptures in young Chi Idren, if the powder the reof be ta¬ ken conftantly tor fourty dates together, the Leaves of Wall Ruq mix-d F wwh