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.

SEEDS barely mentioned by the Colledg are, of

Colledg] SOrrel: Agnus Castus: Marshmallows: Bishops weed true and common: Amo∣mus: Dill: Angellica: Annis: Rose-seeds: Smallage: Columbines: Sparagus: Arach: Oates: Orrenges: Burdocks: Bazil: Barberries: Cotton: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: or Kneebolly: Hemp: Cardamoms greater and lesser: Carduus Benedictus: our Ladies thistles: Bastard Sas∣fron: Caraway: Spurge greater and lesser: Coleworts: Onions: the Kernels of Cherry stones: Chervil: Succo∣ry: Hemlock, Citrons: Citruls: Garden Scurvy-grass: Colocynthis, Coriander: Sampier: Cucumers garden and wild: Guords: Quinces: Cummin: Cynosbatos: Date-stones: Carrots English and Cretish: Dwarffe∣Elder: Endive: Rocket: bedg Mustard: Orobus: Beans: Fennel: Fenugreek: Ashtree keyes: Fumitory: Broom, Grains of Paradice: Pomegranates, wild Rue: Alexanders: Barly: white Henbane: Saint Johns∣wort: Hysop: Lettice. Sharp-pointed-Dock: Spurge: Laurel: Lentils: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Lemons: Ash tree keyes: Linseed: or Flaxseed: Gromwel: Darnel: sweet Tre∣foyl: Lupines, Master-wort: Marjoram: Mallows: 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Melones: Medlars, 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Gromwel: sweet Navew: Nigella: the Kernils of Cherries: A∣pricocks: and Peaches, Bazil: Orobus: Rice: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Poppies white and black: Parsneps Garden and wild: through Wax: Parsly: English and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Bur∣net: Pease: Plantane: Peony: Leeks: Purslain: Flea∣wort: Turneps: Radishes: Sumach: Spurge: Roses: Rue garden and wild: Wormseed: Saxifrage: Succory: sesami, Hart-wort: common and Cretish, Mustard∣seed: Alexanders: Nightshade: staves-ager: Sumach: Treacle: Mustard, sweet Tresoyl: Wheat: both the fine flower and the brann: and that which* 1.1 Starch is made of: Vetches or Tares: Violets: Nettles common and Roman: The stones of Grapes: Greek wheat: or spelt Wheat.

Culpeper] That you may receive a little more bene∣fit by these, than the bare reading of them, which doth at the most but tel you what they are; the following Method may instruct you what they are good for.

Seeds are hot in the first degree.

Linseed, Foenugreek, Coriander, Rice, Gromwel, Lupines.

In the second.

Dill, Smallage, Orobus, Rochet, Bazil, Nettles.

In the third.

Bishops weed, Annis, Amomus, Caraway, Fen∣nel, (and so I beleeve is Smallage too, let Aurhors say what they wil, for if the herb of Smallage be som∣what hotter than Parsly, I know little reason why the seed should not be so hot) Cardamoms, Parsly, Cum∣min, Carrots, Nigella, Navew, Hart-wort, Staves∣ager.

In the fourth.

〈◊〉〈◊〉, Mustard-seed.

Cold in the first degree.

Barly, &c.

In the second.

Endive, Lettice, Purslain, Succory, Guords, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Melones, Citruls, Pompions, Sorrel, Night∣shade.

In the third.

Henbame, Hemlock, Poppies white and black.

Moist in the first degree.

Mallows, &c.

Dry in in the first degree.

Beans, Fennel, Fenugreek, Barly, Wheat, &c.

In the second.

Orobus, Lentils, Rice, Poppies, Nightshade, and the like.

In the third.

Dill Smallages Bishops-weed, Annis, Caraway, Cummin, Coriander, Nigella, Gromwel, Parsly.

Apropriated to the body of Man, and so they

Heat the head.

Fennel, Marjoram, Peony, &c.

The Breast.

Nettles.

The heart.

Bazil, Rue, &c. Mustard seed, &c.

The stomach.

Annis, Bishops-weed, Amomus, Smallage, Cum∣min, Cardamoms, Cubebs, grains of Paradice.

The Liver.

Annis, Fennel, Bishops-weed, Amomus, Smallage, Sparagus, Cummin, Caraway, Carrots.

The spleen.

Annis, Caraway, Water-cresses.

The Reins and Bladder.

Cicers: Rocket: Saxifrage: Nettles: Gromwel.

The Womb.

Peony: Rue.

The Joynts.

Water-crafses: Rue: Mustard-seed.

Cool the Head.

Lettice: Purslain: white Poppies.

The Breast,

White Poppies: Violets.

The Heart.

Orrenge: Lemon: Citron: and Sorrel seeds.

Lastly: the four greater and four lesser cold seeds, which you may find in the beginning of the Compo∣sitions, as also the seeds of white and black Poppies, cool the Liver and spleen, reins, and bladder, womb: and Joynts.

According to operation some Seeds,

Bind, as

Rose seeds, Barborries, Sheaphards purse, Purslain, &c.

Discuss.

Dill, Carrots, Linseeds, Fenugreek, Nigella, &c.

Clense.

Beans, Orobus, Barly, Lupines, Nettles, &c.

Mollify.

Linseed, or Flax seed, Fenugreek seed, Mallows, Nigella.

Harden.

Purslain seed, &c.

Suppure.

Linseed, Fenugreek seed, Darnel, Barly husked, commonly called french Batly.

Glutinate.

Orobus, Lupines, Darnel, &c.

Expell wind.

Annis, Dill, Smallage, Caraway, Cummin, Car∣rots, Fennel, Nigella, Parsly, Hartwort, Worm-seed.

Breed seed.

Rocket, Beans, Cicers, Ashtree keyes.

Provoke the terms.

Amomus, Sparagus, Annis, Fennel, Bishops-weed, Cicers, Carrots, Smallage, Parsly, Lovage, Hart∣wort.

Break the stone.

Mallows, Marshmallows, Gromwel, &c.

Stop the terms.

Rose seeds, Cummin, Burdock, &c.

Resist poyson.

Bishops-weed, Annis, Smallage, Cardamoms, Or∣renges, Lemons, Citrons, Fennel, &c.

Ease pain.

Dill, Amomus, Cardamoms, Cummin, Carrots, Orobus, Fenugreek, Linseed, Gromwel, Parsly, Panick.

Asswage swellings.

Linseed, Fenugreek seeds, Marshmallows, Mal∣lows, Coriander, Barly, Lupines, Darnel, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  I think the Col∣ledg have almost as much skill in making starch as I have.