Self-heal.
Description.
THe common Self-heal is a small low creeping Herb, having many small roundish pointed Leavs somwhat like the Leaves of Wild Mints, of a dark green colour without any dents on the edges, from among which rise diverse square hairy Stalks scarce a foot high, which spread somtime into Bran∣ches with diverse such smal Leaves set thereon, up to the tops, where stand brown spiked Heads, of many smal brownish Leaves like scales and Flowers set together, almost like the Head of Cassidony, which Flowers are gaping, and of a blewish purple, or more pale blew, in some places sweet, but not so in o∣thers: The Root consists of many strings or fibres downward, and spreadeth strings also, whereby it encreaseth: The smal stalks with the Leaves creeping upon the ground, shoot forth sibres taking hold of the ground, wherby it is made a great ruft in short time.
Place.
It is found in Woods and Fields every where.
Time.
It Flowreth in May, and somtimes in A∣pril.
Vertues and Use.
As Self-heal is like Bugle in form, so also in the Qualities and Vertues serving for al the purposes whereto Bugle is applied with good success either inwardly or outwardly, for in∣ward Wounds or Ulcers* 1.1 wheresoever within the Body, for Bruises and Falls and such like hurts: if it be accompanied with Bugle, Sani∣cle, and other the like Wound Herbs it will be the more effectual, and to wash or inject