¶ The Vertues.
Plantaine is good for vlcers that are of hard curation, for fluxes, issues, rheumes, and rottennesse, [ A] and for the bloudy flix: it stayeth bleeding, it heales vp hollow sores and vlcers, as well old as new. Of all the Plantaines the greatest is the best, and excelleth the rest in facultie and vertue.
The iuyce or decoction of Plantaine drunken stoppeth the bloudy flix and all other fluxes of [ B] the belly, stoppeth the pissing of bloud, spitting of bloud, and all other issues of bloud in man or woman, and the desire to vomit.
Plantaine leaues stamped and made into a Tansie, with the yelkes of egges, stayeth the inordi∣nate [ C] flux of the termes, although it haue continued many yeares.
The root of Plantaine with the seed boyled in white Wine and drunke, openeth the conduits [ D] or passages of the liuer and kidnies, cures the jaundice, and vlcerations of the kidnies and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
The juyce dropped in the eyes doth coole the heat and inflammation thereof. I finde in anci∣ent [ E] Writers many good-morrowes, which I thinke not meet to bring into your memorie againe; as that three roots will cure one griefe, foure another disease, six hanged about the necke are good for another maladie, &c. all which are but ridiculous toyes.
The leaues are singular good to make a water to wash a sore throat or mouth, or the priuy parts [ F] of a man or woman.
The leaues of Plantaine stamped and put into Oyle Oliue, and set in the hot Sun for a moneth [ G] together, and after boyled in a kettle of seething water (which we doe call Balneum Mariae) and then strained, preuaileth against the paines in the eares, the yard, or matrix, (being dropped into the eares, or cast with a syringe into the other parts before rehearsed) or the paines of the funda∣ment; proued by a learned Gentleman Mr. William Godowrus Sergeant Surgeon to the Queenes Maiestie.