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 ...

Lignum-Molucense.

'Tis found in the Molucca's, and is kept in Gardens; and is so much esteem••d by the Inhabitants, that they will not let a Stranger see it. The Seed of it is used to catch Birds; they mix it with boyl'd Rice, and lay it out for the Birds to eat it; and as soon as they have tasted it, they fall a∣sleep, and are stupid; and if they eat greedily of it, it kills them: To rouse them that are asleep, they dip their Heads in cold Water, and so they recover. The Wood reduced to Pow∣der with a File, and taken inwardly, or outwardly ap∣plied, expels Poysons. It cures the Biting of Vipers and Serpents, ten Grains of it being taken in Rose-wa∣ter. It also cures Wounds made by poysonous Arrows. The strongest Man must take but half a Scruple of it. When it is used for Purging, the Party that takes it must make but a small Supper the Night be∣fore. It purges all Hu∣mours, but especially gross, clammy and melancholy Humours. 'Tis good for long Quartan-Agues, and for Continual Fevers; for the Iliack Passion, the Cho∣lick, Wind, a Dropsie, and for Gravel, and for Diffi∣culty of Urine; for Pains of the Joynts, a Scirrhus, and the King's-Evil. It kills all sorts of Worms, and restores lost Appetite. Ac••sta observ'd the great use of it in inveterate Pains of the Head, an Hemicra∣nia, Apoplexy, Noise of the Ears, the Gout, and for Diseases of the Stomach and Womb, and for an Asthma. If it work too much, let the Party drink a Draught of a Decoction of Rice.