The compleat herbal of physical plants containing all such English and foreign herbs, shrubs and trees as are used in physick and surgery ... : the doses or quantities of such as are prescribed by the London-physicians and others are proportioned : also directions for making compound-waters, syrups simple and compound, electuaries ... : moreover the gums, balsams, oyls, juices, and the like, which are sold by apothecaries and druggists are added to this herbal, and their irtues and uses are fully described / by John Pechey ...

White Arch-Angel, in Latin Laminum album.

It has many fibrous Roots, it creeps awry in the Earth like Mint; the Stalks are a Foot or two Foot high, four-square, and pretty large; but they are smal∣ler near the Earth, and weak, so that they can scarce stand alone: They are empty, pretty hairy and branchy, and have a few Joints, and near the Earth seem of a Purple Colour when the Sun shines on them. The Leaves are plac'd by Pairs, opposite to one another, like Nettles; those on the Bottom-stalks are plac'd on long Foot-stalks, those on the Top-stalks on short Foot-stalks, and have a short soft Down. The Flowers encompass the Stalks at the Joints; they are white, large, and hood∣ed, without rather pale than white. It flowers at the Latter End of April, or the Beginning of May.

One handful of the Herb, beaten up with Hog's Lard, and applied to King's-Evil-Swellings in the Neck or Throat, discusses them. A Conserve of the Flowers is much commended in the Whites: But the Cure of them by the following Me∣thod is much safer and surer.

Bleed once, and purge thrice with two Scruples of Pill Coch. Major. Then take of Venice-Treacle one Ounce and an half, of the Conserve of the yellow Pill of Oranges one Ounce, of Diascordium half an Ounce, of Candied Ginger and Nutmegs, each three Drams; of the Compound Powder of Crabs-eyes one Dram and an half; of the outward Bark of the Pome∣granate,

of the Root of Spanish Angelica, of Red Coral prepar'd, of the Tro∣chisc, de Terra Lemnia, each one Dram; of Bole-Arme∣nick two Scruples, of Gum-Arabick half a Dram, with a sufficient quantity of Syrup of dried Roses: Make an Electuary. Take the quantity of a large Nutmeg in the Morning, at Five in the Afternoon, and at Bed-time; drinking upon it six Spoonfuls of the following Infusion.

Take of the Roots Ele∣campane, Master-Wort, An∣gelica and Gentian, each half an Ounce; of the Leaves of Roman-Worm∣wood, of White Arch-An∣gel, and the lesser Centory, and Calamint, each one handful; of Juniper-ber∣ries one Ounce: Cut them small, and infuse them in five Pints of Canary: Let them stand in Infusion, and strain it only as you use it.