The castel of helth gathered and made by Syr Thomas Elyot knyghte, out of the chiefe authors of physyke, wherby euery manne may knowe the state of his owne body, the preseruatio[n] of helthe, and how to instructe welle his physytion in syckenes that he be not deceyued

☞ Rape rotes and Nauews. Cap. 9.

THe iuyce made by them, is very grosse: & therfore beyng moch eaten, if they be not perfytely concocte in the stomake, they do make crude or rawe iuyce in the vaynes. Also yf they be not well boyled, they cause wyndes, and annoye the stomake, & make somtyme frettyn∣ges: If they be well boyled fyrste in cleane wa∣ter, and that beinge caste away, the second tyme with fatte fleshe, they nourys she moche, and do neyther lowse nor bynde the bely. But Nauews do not nouryshe so moche as rapes, but they be euen as wyndy.

❧ Turnepes,

Beyng well boyled in water, and after with fatte fleshe, nourysheth moche, augmenteth the sede of man, prouoketh carnall lust. Eaten raw, they styre vp appetite to eate▪ beynge temperatly vsed, and be conuenient vnto them, whiche haue putrifyed matter in theyr brestes or lunges, cau∣synge theym to spytte eas••ly, but beynge moche and often eaten, they make raw iuyce and wyn∣dynesse.

❧ Parsneps and carettes.

They do nouryshe with better iuyce than the other rootes, specially carettes, whiche are hote & drye, and erpelleth wynde. Not withstandyng * 1.1 moche vsed they ingender yll iuyce: but carettes

lasse than parsnepes, the done and the other ex∣pelleth vrine.

☞ Radysshe rotes.

Haue the vertue to extenuate, or make thyn, and also to warme. Also they cause to breake * 1.2 wynde, and to pysse: beyng eaten afore meales, they lette the meate, that it may not descend, but being eaten laste, they make good digestion, and louseth the bealy, thoughe Galenus write con∣trary. For I, amonge dyuers other, by experi∣ence haue proued it: Notwithstandyng they be vnholsome for theym, that haue contynually the goute, or payne in the ioyntes.

❧ Garlyke.

It doth extenuate and cutte grosse humours and slymy, dissolueth grosse wyndes, and hea∣teth all the body: also openeth the places, which are stopped, generally where it is well digested in the s••omake: it is holsom to dyuers purposes, specially in the bodye, wherein is grosse matter, or moche colde inclosed: yf it be sodden vntyll it tos••th his ••artenesse, it somewhat nouryssheth, and yet looseth not his propertie, to extenuate grosse humours: beinge sodden in mylke, it pro∣fyteth moch agaynst distillations from the heed into the stomake.

❧ Onyons.

Do also extenuate, but the longe onions more than the rounde, the redde more than the white, the drye more than they whiche be greene: also rawe more than sodden: they styre appetite to meate, and put awaye lothsomnesse, and lowse the bealy, they quycken syght: and beynge eaten in great abundance with meate, they cause one

to sleape soundely.

❧ Leekes.

Be of yll iuyce, and do make troublous drea∣mes, but they do extenuate and clense the body. * 1.3 and also make it soluble, and prouoketh vrine. Moreouer it causeth one to spette out easily the fleume, whiche is in the breaste.

❧ Sauge

It heateth, and somwhat byndeth, and ther∣with prouoketh vrine, the decoction of the lea∣ues and braunches beinge druncke. Also it stop∣peth bleedynge of woundes, beinge layde vnto them. Moreouer it hath ben proued, that wo∣men, whiche haue ben longe tyme without chil∣derne, and haue drunke. r. ounces of the iuyce of sauge, with a grayne of salte, a quarter of an houre before, that they haue companyed with theyr husbandes, haue conceyued at that tyme. It is hotte and drye in the thyrde degree, the v∣synge therof is good agaynst palseyes.

❧ Isope.

Doth heate and extenuate, wherby it dyge∣steth slymye fleume: beynge prepared with fyg∣ges, it pourged fleume downewarde, with ho∣nye and water vpwarde, boyled in vyneger, it helpeth the toth ake, yf the te the be washed ther with: it is hotte and drye in the thyrde degre.

☞ Bourage.

Comforteth the harte, and maketh one mery, eaten rawe before meales, or layde in wyne that is drunke: Also mollyfieth the bealye, and pre∣pareth to the stoole. It is hotte and moyst in the myddell of the fyrst degree.

❧ Sauery.

Purgeth fleume, helpeth dygestyon, maketh quycke syghte, prouoketh vryne, and styreth car∣nal apetite: It is hot and dry in the thyrd degre.

☞ Rokat.

Heateth moche, and increaseth seede of man, ••ouoketh courage, helpeth dig••stion, and some∣what louseth. It is hotte and moyste in the se∣conde degree.

❧ Tyme.

Dissolueth wyndes, breaketh the stone, expel∣leth vrine, and ceasseth freattynges. It is hote and drye in the thyrde degree.

❧ Penyryall.

Dothe ertenuate, heate, and decocte, it refor∣meth the stomake, oppressed with fleume, it doth recomforte the faynte spirire, it expelleth melan∣choly by siege, and is medicinable agaynste ma∣ny diseases, it is hotte & drye in the thyrd degre.

❧ Townecresses.

¶ Paulus dyscommendeth, sayeng, that it resi∣steth * 1.4 concoction, and hurteth the stomacke, and maketh yll iuyce in the body, taken as medicine, it helpeth many diseases. It is hotte and drye in the thyrde degree.

❧ Rosemary.

Hath the veriue to heate, and therfore it dissol∣ueth humour congeled with colde: It helpeth a∣gaynst palseys, fallyng syckenes, olde diseases of the breaste▪ tourmentes or frettyng, it prouoketh vrine and sweat: it helpeth the cough taken with pepper and hony, it putteth away to the ake. the roote beyng chewed, or the iuyce therof put into

the to the: beinge bourned, the fume therof resy∣steth the pestplence: the rynde therof sodden or burned, & the fume receyueth at the mouth, stop peth the reume, which falleth out of the heed in∣to the chekes or throote: whiche I my selfe haue proued, the grene leaues bruysed, do stoppe the hemorroides, yf they be layde vnto them: this herbe is hotte and drye in the thyrde degree.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Gal. simp. med••. li. 7.
• * 1.2

  Paulus Ae ginera. Dioscori∣des. Li. 7. de a∣liment.
• * 1.3

  Galen 7. cap. 138.
• * 1.4

  Lib. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.