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.

Certain FRUITS, mentioned by the Colledg, in this Order.

Colledg] WInter Cherries, Love-Apples, Al∣monds, sweet and bitter, Ana∣cardia, Orrenges, Hazel Nuts, the oyly Nut Ben, Barberries, Capers, Gumny Pepper, Figs, Carpobalsa∣mum, Cloves, Cassia Fistula, Chestnuts, Cherries, black and red, Cicers, white black and red, Pome Citrons, Coculus Indi. 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Currance, Cornels, or Cor∣nelian Cherries, Cubebs, Cucumers, garden and wild, Guords,* 1.1 Cynobatus, Cypress Cones, Quinces, Dates, Dwarf Elder, Green Figs, Strawberries, common and Turky Galls, Acorns, Acorn cups, Pomegranates, Goos-berries, Ivy, Herb True-love, Walnuts, Jujubes, Juniper berries, Bay-berries, Lemmons, Orrenges, Citrons, Quinces, Pomegranates, Lemmons, Man∣drakes, Peaches, Stramontum, Apples garden and wild, or Crabs and Apples, Musk Melones, Medlars, or open Arses, Mulberries, Myrobalans, Bellericks, Chebs, Emblicks, Citron and Indian, Mirtle berries, Water Nuts, Hazel Nuts, Chest-nuts, Cypress Nuts, Walnuts; Nutmegs, Fistick Nuts, Vomiting-Nuts, Olives pickled in brine, Heads of white and black Poppies, Pompions, Peaches, French or Kidney Beans, Pine Cones, white black and long Pepper, Fistick Nuts, Apples, and Crabs, Prunes French and Da∣mask, Sloes, Pears, English Currance, Berries of pur∣ging Thorn, Black-berries, Rasberries; Elder-berries, Sebestens, Services or Checkers, Hawthorn Berries, Pinenuts, Water nuts, Grapes, Goos-berries, Rai∣sons, Currance.

Culpeper] That you may reap benefit by these, be pleased to consider, that they are, some of them

Temperate in respect of heat

Raisons of the Sun, Currance, Figs, Pinenuts, Dates, Sebestens.

Hot in the first degree

Sweet Almonds, Jujubes, Cypress nuts, green Ha∣zel Nuts, green Walnuts.

Hot in the second degree

The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ben, Capers, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, dry Walnuts, dry Hazel Nuts, Fistick nuts.

In the third degree

Juniper Berries, Cloves, Carpobalsamum, Cubebs, Anacardium, bitter Almonds.

In the fourth degree

Pepper, white black and long, Guinny Pepper.

Cold in the first degree

The flesh of Citrons, Quinces, Pears, Prunes, &c.

In the second

Guords, Cucumers, Melons, (or, as they are called in London, Musk Melones, I suppose for the sweetness of their smell) Pompions, Orrenges, Lemmons, Ci∣trons, Pomegranates, viz. the Juyce of them, Peaches, Prunes, Galls, Apples.

In the third

Mandrakes.

In the fourth

Stramonium.

Moist in the first degree

The flesh of Citrons, Lemmons, Orrenges, viz. the inner rind which is white, for the outer rind is hot.

In the second

Guords, Melones, Peaches, Prunes &c.

Dry in the first degree

Juniper berries.

In the second

The Nut Ben, Capers, Pears, Fistick nuts, Pine∣nuts, Quinces, Nutmegs, Bay-berries.

In the third

Cloves, Galls, &c.

In the fourth

All the sorts of Pepper.

As apropriated to the body of man, so they heat the Head, as

Anacardia, Cubebs, Nutmegs.

The Breast

Bitter Almonds, Dates, Cubebs, Hazel Nuts, Pine∣nuts, Figs, Raisons of the Sun Jujubes.

The Heart

Walnuts; Nutmegs; Juniper Berries.

The Stomach

Sweet Almonds; Cloves; Ben; Juniper berries; Nulmegs; Pinenuts Olives.

The Spleen

Capers.

The Reins and Bladder

Bitter Almonds; Juniper Berries; Cubebs; Pine∣nuts; Raisons of the Sun.

The Womb

Walnuts; Nutmegs; Bay-berries; Juniper berries.

Cool the Breast

Sebestens; Prunes; Orrenges; Lemmons.

The Heart

Orrenges; Lemmons; Citrons; Pomegranates; Quinces; Pears.

The Stomach

Quinces; 〈◊〉〈◊〉; Cucumers; Guords; Musk Melones; Pompions; Cherries; Gooseberries; Cornelian Cher∣ries; Lemmons; Apples; Medlars; Orrenges; Pears; English Currance; Cervices or Checkers.

The Liver

Those that cool the stomach, and Barberries.

The Reins and Womb

Those that cool the stomach, and Strawberries.

By their several Operations; some

Bind, as

The berries of Mirtles; Barbérriés, Chestnuts, Cor∣nels or Cornelian Cherries; Quinces; Galls; Acorns; Acorn-cups; Medlars; Checkers, or Services; Pome∣granates; Nutmegs; Olives; Pears; Peaches.

Discuss

Capers; al the sorts of Pepper.

Extenuate

Sweet and bitter Almonds; Bay-berries; Jnniper∣berries.

Glutinate

Acorns; Acorn cups; Dates; Raisons of the Sun; Currance.

Expel Wind

Bayberries, Juniper berries, Nutmegs, al the sorts of Pepper.

Breed seed

Raisons of the Sun, sweet Almonds, Pinenuts, Figs &c.

Provoke Urine

Winter-cherries.

Provokes the Terms

Ivy Berries, Capers &c.

Stop the Terms

Barberries &c.

Resist poyson

Bay berries, Juniper berries, Walnuts, Citrons, commonly called Pome-citrons, al the sorts of Pepper.

Ease pain

Bay berries, Juniper berries, Ivy berries, Figs, Wal∣nuis, Raisens, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, all the sorts of Pepper.

Fruits Purging

Choller

Cassia Fistula: Citron Myrobalans: Prunes: Ta∣marinds: Raisons.

Melancholly

Indian Myrobalans.

Flegm

Colocynthis and wild Cucumers purge it violently, and therefore are not rashly to be medled withal; I desire my book should be beneficial, not hurtful to the vulgar; but Myrobalans of all sorts, especially Chebs, Bellericks, and Emblicks purge flegm very gently, and without danger.

Of all these, besides what hath been formerly men∣tioned in this Book (to which I refer you) give me leave to commend only one to you, as of special con∣cernment, which is Juniper berries; They may be found all the Winter long plentifully growing on Warley Common in Essex neer Brent-wood, about fifteen miles from London.

Tragus saith, the Vertues of Juniper berries are so many, that they cannot be numbred; amangst which these are some: The Berries eaten (for they are plea∣sant in tast) are exceeding good against the biting of Adders, they resist poyson, pestilence, or any infecti∣ous disease, help the strangury, and dropsie. Mathio∣lus affirms that a lye made with the ashes of Juniper and water, is as great a provoker of Urine as can be; The Berries expel wind exceedingly, heat the sto∣mach, help the digestion, provoke the Terms, the Germans make an universal medicine of them; they help the cough, shortness of breath, weakness of the lungues, convulsions, cramps, they give easie delivery to women with child; five or six berries taken every morning preserves the body in health, helps the chollick and stone, rawness of the stomach, faintings, and heart-qualms, Madness and frenzies, they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 then the eyes and help rhewms there, the yellow jaundice, falling sickness, gout, and palsey.

Take those berries that are ripe, which look black.

Notes

• * 1.1

  See the flowers.