Pharmacopœia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.

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Pharmacopœia Londinensis, or, The London dispensatory further adorned by the studies and collections of the Fellows, now living of the said colledg ... / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.
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Royal College of Physicians of London.
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London :: Printed for Peter Cole ...,
1653.
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Pharmacopoeias -- England.
Dispensatories -- England.
Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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Herbs Temperate in respect of Heat, Are

Common Maiden-hair, Wal-rue, black and golden Maiden-hair, Wood-roof, Bugle, Goats Rue, Harts∣tongue, sweet Trefoyl, Flixweed, Cinkfoyl, Trefoyl, Pauls Betony, Fluellin.

Intemperate, are hot in the first degree, as

Agrimony; Marshmallows; Goosgrass or Cleavers; Distaff thistle; Borrage; Bugloss; our Ladies thistles; Avens; Cetrach; Chervil; Camomel; Eyebright; Cowslips; Melilot; Bazil, Self-heal.

In the second degree

Common and Roman Wormwood; Maudlin; La∣dies Mantle; Pimpernel, male and foemale; Dill; Smallage; Mugwort; Costmary; Betony; Oak of Je∣rusalem; Marigolds; Cookow flowers; Carduus Bene∣dictus; Centaury the less; Camepitys; Scurvy-grass; Indian leaf; Broom; Alehoof, Alexanders; Double∣tongue, or tongue-blade; Arch-Angel, or dead Net∣tles; Bay leaves; Marjoram; Horehound; Bawm; Mer∣cury; Devils-bit; Tobacco; Parsly; Poley mountain; Rosemary; Sage; Sanicle; Scabious; Senna; Solda∣nella; Tansy; Vervain; Peruinkle.

In the third degree

Southernwood, male and foemale; Brooklime; An∣gellica; Briony, white and black; Calaminth; Ger∣mander: Sullendine: Pilewort: Fleabane: Dwarf-Elder: Epithimum: Bank-cresses: Clary: Glasswort: Lavender: Lovage: Herb mastich: Feathersew: Mints: Water∣cresses: Origanum: biting Arsmart, called in Latin, Hydropiper: (the Colledg confounds this with Per∣sicaria, or mild Arsmart, which is cold) Sneezwort: Penyroyal: Rue: Savin Summer and Winter Savory: Mother of Time: Lavender: Spike: Time: Nettles.

In the fourth degree

Sciatica-cresses: stone crop. Dittander or Pepper∣wort: Garden-cresses: Leeks: Crowfoot: Rosa solis: Spurge.

Herbs cold in the first Degree.

Sorrel, wood Sorrel, Arach, Burdock, Sheaphards purse, Pellitory of the wall, Hawk-weed, Mallows, Yarrow, mild Arsmart called Persicaria; if you be afraid of mistaking this for the other, break a leaf cross your tongue, that which is hot will make your tongue smart, so will not this, (and here by the way let me tell the Colledg one of their errors, and I will tell them but the truth, whereas they affirm, Persica∣ria Maculata, or spotted Arsmart to be the Hydropi∣per, 'tis no such matter in our Country, most of the wild Arsmart, though not all, hath blackish spots in the leaves, almost Semi circular, like a half Moon, but to proceed) Burnet, Coltsfoot, Violets.

Cold in the second Degree.

Chickweed, wild Tansy, or Silver-weed, Daisies, Knot-grass, Succory, Buckhorn, Plantane, Dandeli∣on, Endive, Fumitory, Strawberry leaves, Lettice. Duckmeat, Plantane, Purslain, Willow leaves.

In the third Degree.

Sengreen or Housleek, Nightshade.

In the fourth Degree.

Hemlock, Henbane, Mandrakes, Poppies.

Herbs dry in the first Degree.

Agrimony, Marshmallows, Cleavers, Burdocks, Sheaphards purse, our Ladies thistles, Chervil, Chamomel, Eyebright, Cowslips, Hawkweed, Tongue blade, or double Tongue, Mclilot, mild Ars∣mart, Self-heal, Senna, Flixweed, Coltsfoot, Peru∣inkle.

Dry in the second Degree.

Common and Roman Wormwood, Sorrel, wood Sorrel, Maudlin, Ladies mantle, Pimpernel male and foemale, Dill, Smallage, wild Tansy or Silverweed, Mugwort, Distaffe thistle, Cost-mary, Bettony, Bugle, Cookow flowers, Carduus Benedictus, Avens, Centaury the less, Chicory commonly called Succo∣ry, Scurvy-grass, Buckhorn, Plantane, Dandelion, Endive, Indian leafe, Strawberry leaves, Fumitory, Broom, Alehoofe, Alexanders, Archangel or dead Nettles white and red, Bay leaves, Marjoram, Fea∣ther-few, Bawm, Mercury, Devils-bit, Tobacco, Parsly, Burnet, Plantane, Rosemary, Willow leaves, Sage, Sanicle, Scabious, Soldanella, Vervain.

Dry in the third Degree.

Southern wood male and foemale, Brooklime, An∣gellica, Briony white and black, Calaminth, German∣der, Chamepitys, Sullendine, Pilewort, Fleabane, Epithimum, Dwarff Elder, Bank cresses, Clary, Glas∣wort, Lavender, Lovage, Horehound, herb Mastich, Mints, Water-cresses, Origanum, Cinkfoyl, hot Arsmart, Poley mountain, Sneezwort, Peny-royal, Rue, or herb of Grace, Savin winter and summer Sa∣vory, mother of Time, Lavender, Spike, Tansy; Time; Trefoyl.

In the fourth Degree.

Garden cresses; wild Rue; Leeks; Onions; Crow∣foot; Rosa solis; Garlick; Spurge.

Herbs moist in the first Degree.

〈◊〉〈◊〉; Bugloss; Marigolds; Pellitory of the wall; Mallows; Bazil.

In the fourth Degree.

Chickweed; Arach; Daisies; Lettice; Duckmeat; Purslain; Sow thistles; Violets; Water-Lillies.

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