CHAP. 216. Of Eye-bright.
¶ The Description.
EVphrasia or Eye-bright is a small low herbe not aboue two handfuls high, full of branches, co∣uered with little blackish leaues dented or snipt about the edges like a saw: the floures are
The herball or Generall historie of plantes. Gathered by Iohn Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie very much enlarged and amended by Thomas Iohnson citizen and apothecarye of London
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small and white, sprinkled and poudered on the inner side, with yellow and purple speeks mixed therewith. The root is small and hairie.
[illustration]
Euphrasia. Eye-bright.
¶ The Place.
This plant growes in dry medows, in green and grassie wayes and pastures standing a∣gainst the Sunne.
¶ The Time.
Eye-bright beginneth to floure in August and continueth vnto September, and must be gathered while it floureth for physicks vse.
¶ The Names.
It is commonly called Euphrasia, as also Euphrosyne; notwithstanding there is another Euphrosyne, viz. Buglosse: it is called of some Ocularis, & Ophthalmica of the effect: in high∣Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in low-Dutch, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉: in Italian, Spanish, and French, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, after the Latine name: in English, Eye∣bright.
¶ The Nature.
This herbe is hot and dry, but yet more hot than dry.
¶ The Vertues.
It is very much commended for the eyes. [ A] Being taken it selfe alone, or any way else, it preserues the sight, and being feeble and lost it restores the same: it is giuen most fitly be∣ing beaten into pouder; oftentimes a like quantitie of Fennel seed is added thereto, and a little mace, to the which is put so much su∣gar as the weight of them all commeth to.
Eye-bright stamped and layd vpon the eyes, or the iuyce thereof mixed with white Wine, and [ B] dropped into the eyes, or the distilled water, taketh away the darknesse and dimnesse of the eyes, and cleareth the sight.
Three parts of the pouder of Eye-bright, and one part of maces mixed therewith, taketh away [ C] all hurts from the eyes, comforteth the memorie, and cleareth the sight, if halfe a spoonfull be ta∣ken euery morning fasting with a cup of white wine. † 1.1
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† 1.1
That which was formerly here set forth in the second place vnder the title of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cartules 〈◊〉〈◊〉. was described by our Authour amongst the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 grasses, in the third place, Chap. 54. and the figure is pag. 338. vnder the title of Myosotis 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.