¶ The Vertues.
Galen saith, That the roots of Narcissus haue such wonderfull qualities in drying, that they con∣sound [ A] and glew together very great wounds, yea and such gashes or cuts as happen about the veins, sinewes, and tendons. They haue also a certaine cleansing and attracting facultie.
The roots of Narcissus stamped with honey, and applied plaister-wise, helpeth them that are bur∣ned [ B] with fire, and ioyneth together sinewes that are cut in sunder.
Being vsed in manner aforesaid, it helpeth the great wrenches of the ankles, the aches and pains [ C] of the ioynts.
The same applied with hony and nettle seed helpeth Sun burning and the morphew. [ D]
The same stamped with barrowes grease and leuen of rie bread, hastneth to maturation hard im∣postumes, [ E] which are not easily brought to ripenesse.
Being stamped with the meale of Darnell and honey, it draweth forth thornes and stubs out of [ F] any part of the body.
The root, by the experiment of Apuleius, stamped and strained, and giuen in drinke, helpeth the [ G] cough and collicke, and those that be entred into a ptisicke.
The roots whether they be eaten or drunken, do moue vomit, and being mingled with Vineger [ H] and nettle seed, taketh away lentiles and spots in the face.