Rosemary.
OUr Garden Rosemary is so well ••••own, that I need not here describe it.
Time.
It Flowreth in April and May with us, and somtimes again in August.
Vertues and Use.
It is an Herb if as great use with us in these daies, as any whatsoever, not only for Phy∣sical but Civil purposes. The Physical use of it (being my present Task) is very much, both for inward and outward Diseases; For by the warming and comforting heat thereof it hel∣peth all cold Diseases,* 1.1 both of the Head, Sto∣mach Liver and Belly. The Decoction thereof in Wine helpeth the cold Distillations of Rhewm into the Eyes, and all other cold Diseases of the Head and Brain, as the Gid∣diness or swimming therein Drowsiness, or Dulness of the mind and senses, like a stupid∣ness, the dumb Palsey, or loss of speech, the Lethargy, and Falling-sickness, to be both drunk and the Temples bathed therewith. It helpeth the pains in Gums and Teeth, by Rhewm falling into them, or by putrefaction causing an evil smel from them, or a stinking Breath. It helpeth a weak Memory, and quickneth the Senses. It is very comfortable to the Stomach in all the cold Griefs thereof, helping both retention of meat, and digestion, the Decoction or Pouder being taken in Wine: it is a Remedy for the windiness in the Stomach or Bowels, and expellerh it po∣werfully, as also Wind in Spleen. It hel∣peth those that are Livergrown, by opening the Obstructions thereof. It helpeth dim Eyes, and procureth cleer sight, the Flowers thereof being taken all the while it is Flow∣ring, every morning fasting with bread and Salt. Both D••oscorides and Galen say. That if a Decoction be made thereof with Water and they that have the yellow Jaundice* 1.2 do ex∣ercise their Bodies presenty after the taking thereof, it will certainly cure it: The Flowers and the Conserve made of them, is singular good to comfort the Heart, and to expel the contagion of the Pestilence;* 1.3 to burn the Herb in Houses and Chambers correcteth the Air in them: Both the Flowers and the Leavs are very profitable for Women that are troubled with the Whites, if they be daily taken.* 1.4 The dried Leavs shred smal and taken in a Pipe like as Tobacco is taken, helpeth those that have any Cough or Phtisick, or Consumption, by warming and drying the thin Distillations which caus those Diseases. The Leavs are much used in Bathing, and made into Oynt∣ments or Oyls, is singular good to help cold benummed Joynts,* 1.5 Sinews, or Members. The Chimical Oyl drawn from the Leavs and Flo∣wers, is a Soveraign help for all the Diseases aforesaid; to touch the Temples and Nostrils with two or three drops, for all the Diseases of the Head and Brains spoken of before; as al∣so to take a drop two or three as the caus requi∣reth for the inward griefs, yet must it be done with Descretion, for it is very quick and pier∣cing, and therefore but a very little must be ta∣ken at a time. There is also another Oyl made by insolation in this manner: Take what qunatity you will of the Flowers, and put them into a strong Glass close stopped, tie a fine linnen cloth over the Mouth, and turn the Mouth down into another Strong Glass, which being set in Sun, an Oyl will distil down into he lower Glass,to be preserved as precious for divers uses, both inward and out∣ward as a Sovereign Balm to heal the disea∣ses before mentioned, to clcer a dim sight, and to take away spots, marks and scars in the skin.* 1.6
The Sun claims Priviledg in it and 'tis un∣der the Coelestial Ram.