The Mulberry-Tree.
THis is so well known in the places where it groweth, that it needeth no Descripti∣on.
Time.
It beareth Fruit in the Months of July and August.
Vertues and Use.
The Mulberry is of different parts; the ripe Berries by reason of their Sweetness and slip∣pery moisture, opening the Belly, and the unripe binding it, especially when they are dried, and then they are good to stay Fluxes, Lasks,* 1.1 and the abundance of Womens Cour∣ses. The Bark of the Root killeth the broad Worms in the Body. The Juyce, or the Sy∣rup made of the Juyce of the Berries, helpeth all Inflamations and Sores in the Mouth or Throat, and the Pallet of the Mouth when it is fallen down. The Juyce of the Leavs is a Remedy against the biting of Serpents, and for those that have taken Aconite: The Leavs beaten with Vinegar is good to lay on any place that is burnt with fire. A Decoction made of the Bark and Leavs, is good to wash the Mouth and Teeth when they ach. If the Root be a little slit or cut, and a smal hole made in the ground next thereunto, in the Harvest time, it will give out a certain Juyce, which being hardned, the next day is of good use to help the Toothach, to dissolve Knots, and purge the Belly: The Leavs of Mulber∣ries are said to stay bleeding at Mouth or Nose, or the Bleeding of the Piles, or of a