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 ...

GArlick, in Latin Alli∣um.

'Tis hot and dry, and Alexipharmick. 'Tis used outwardly, and inwardly, in the Flatulent Cholick, the Worms, for the Plague with Vinegar, and for the Stone, and for the Cough. The Common People use it frequently, boyl'd in Milk; and there∣fore

'tis called their Trea∣cle: But the often use of it is injurious, partly by reason of the intollerable Stink; but especially, be∣cause it occasions the Head-ach, and Drought; and for that it hurts the Eyes, and the Organs of all the the Senses. Zacutus Lusi∣tanus relates an Observa∣tion of an Old Man, who, travelling a long Way in the Snow, was taken de∣sperately ill; the innate Heat of his Stomach being, in a manner, extinguish'd: And when Zacutus had tri∣ed all hot Remedies to no purpose, he at length, ac∣cording to Avicen's Dire∣ctions, gave him Dried Garlick, mix'd with Ho∣ny; and when he had used this four Days, the Man found himself better; and was quite recover'd by u∣sing it a Month. And Ex∣perience teaches the North∣ern People the Use of this Root; for which Reason they eat it often. Garlick beat with Lard, and ap∣plied to the Soles of the Feet, in the manner of an Ointment, opens the Stop∣pages of the Lungs. If Garlick be applied to the Soles of the Feet, the Breath will stink of it; but the Vapours penetrating the Habit of the Body, do not occasion that Stink; but Particles of the Garlick are mix'd with the Blood, and, together with it, are brought to the Lungs, and so are emitted by Expira∣tion, with the Sooty Efflu∣via of the Blood. Take Cloves of Garlick pill'd, four Ounces, boyl them till they are soft, change the Water twice, pour the Water off, and put the Garlick into a Vessel; to which put Syrup of Vine∣gar half a pound; stop it up close, and set it in a Skillet with Water, put Hay under the Vessel, and boyl it for half an Hour: Take four or five of the Cloves every Day, and a Spoonful or two of the Sy∣rup. This is much com∣mended for Coughs, and the Worms.