Vertues and use.
Horstail, the smoother rather than the rough, and the Leaved rather than the Bare, are most Physical: It is very powerful to stanch bleedings* 1.1 whersoever, either inward or outward, the Juyce or Decoction thereof be∣ing drunk, or the Juyce, Decoction, or distil∣led Water applied outwardly: It staieth also al sorts of Lasks and Fluxes in Man or Wo∣man, and the pissing of Blood, and healeth al∣so not only the inward Ulcers, and excoriati∣ons of the Entrails, Bladder, &c. but al b∣ther sorts of foul, moist, and running Ulcers, and soon sodereth together the tops of green Wounds; It cureth also Ruptures in Chil∣dren. The Decoction hereof in Wine being drunk, provoketh Urin, and helpeth the Stone and the Strangury; and the distilled Water thereof drunk two or three times in a day, a smal quantity at a time; as also easeth the Intrails or Guts, and is effectual against a Cough that cometh by distillation from the Head. The Juyce or distilled Water being warmed, and hot Inflamations, Pustules, or red Wheals, and other breakings out in the Skin, being bathed therewith doth help them, and doth no less eas the Swellings, heat, and Inflamations of the Fundament or Privy parts in Man or Woman.
The Herb is belonging to Saturn yet is ve∣ry harmless, and excellent good for the Pre∣mises.