¶ The Vcrtues.
Fifteene seeds of Staues-acre taken with honied water, will cause one to vomit grosse flegme [ A] and slimie matter, but with great violence, and therefore those that haue taken them ought to walke without staying, and to drinke honied water, because it bringeth danger of choking and bur∣ning the throat, as Dioscorides noteth. And for this cause they are reiected, and not vsed of the phy∣sitions, either in prouoking vomit, or else in mixing them with other inward medicines.
The seed mingled with oyle or grease, driueth away lice from the head, beard, and all other parts [ B] of the body, and cureth all scuruy itch and manginesse.
The same boyled in Vineger, and holden in the mouth, asswageth the tooth-ache. [ C]
The same chewed in the mouth draweth forth much moisture from the head, and cleanseth the [ D] braine, especially if a little of the root of Pellitorie of Spaine be added thereto.
The same tempered with vineger is good to be rubbed vpon lousie apparell, to destroy and driue [ E] away Lice.
The seeds hereof are perillous to be taken inwardly without good aduice, and correction of the [ F] same: and therefore I aduise the ignorant not to be ouer-bold to meddle with it, sith it is so dan∣gerous that many times death ensueth vpon the taking of it.