Vertues and Use.
The Root is very effectually used in Pills, as wel as in Decoctions, or otherwise, to stay al sharp and thin Defluxions of Rhewm from the Head into the Eyes or Nose, or upon the Stomach or Lungs, as also for Coughs or shortness of breath.* 1.1 The Leaves boyled in Wine (saith Dioscorides) but others do ra∣ther appoint it to be made with Water, and to ad thereto Oyl and Salt, mollifieth or ope∣neth the Belly downwards; it also helpeth to cure the biting of a mad Dog,* 1.2 some of the Leavs being also applied to the Wound: The Leavs bruised, or the Juyce of them boyled in Hogs Lard, and applied, helpeth the falling away of the Hair which cometh of hot and sharp humors; as also for any place that is scalded or burnt:* 1.3 The Leavs bruised and laid to any green Wound doth heal it up quickly. The Root baked under the Embers wrapped in Past, or wet Papers, or in a wet double Cloth, and thereof a Suppository made and put up into, or applied to the Fundament, doth very effectually help the painful Piles or He∣morrhoids.* 1.4 The distilled Water of the Herb and Roots, is very good to al the purposes a∣foresaid, to be used as wel inwardly to drink, as outwardly to wash any sore places, for it healeth al manner of Wounds and Punctures and those foul Ulcers that arise by the French Pox.
Mizaldus ads to this, that the Leavs laid un∣der the Feet wil keep the Dogs from barking at you, Houdstongue becaus it ties the Tongue of Hounds, whether it be true or not I never tried yet I have cured the biting of a mad Dog with this only Medicine.