☽ Columbines.
THese are so wel known, growing in al∣most every Garden, that I think I may save the expence of time in writing a Descrip∣tion of them.
Time.
They Flower in May, and abide not for the most part when June is past, perfecting their Seed in the mean time.
Vertues and use.
The Leavs of Columbines are commonly u∣sed in Lotions with good success for sore Mouths and Throats:* 1.1 Tragus saith, That a dram of the Seed taken in Wine with a little Saffron, openeth Obstructions of the Liver, and is good for the yellow Jaundice, if the party after the taking therof be laid to sweat wel in his Bed: The Seed also taken in Wine causeth a speedy Delivery of Women in Childbirth; if one draught suffice not, let her drink a second, and it is effectual: The Spaniards use to eat a piece of the Root hereof in a morning fasting, many daies together, to help them being troubled with the Stone* 1.2 in the Reins or Kidneys.