¶ Nigella.
NIgella or Gyth: Drinke the seedes in wine to helpe short∣nesse of breath, to dissolue all windinesse in the body, to pro∣uoke vrine and termes, to increase milke. 2 Drinke it with wine or water, or apply it to the Nauell to kill wormes, or anoynt with the oyle of the seede. 3 Drinke one dram with water a∣gainst all poysons and venemous bitings 4 The fume thereof tosted or burned, driueth away all venemous beastes, and killeth flyes, bees and waspes. 5 Head ach, apply it to the forehead with oyle of Arios, and put it often into the Nose against the Web and bloodshoting in the eyes in their beginning. 6 Put the powder of it into a thinne bag and smell to it often to cure all Murres or Catarres and Poses, to drye the brayne, and to restore the smel∣ling being lost. 7 Boyle it with vineger and hold it in the mouth to swage the tooth ach. 8 Chew it dry to cure the vlcers of the mouth. 9 For Lentiles, Freckles and other spots in the face, to cleanse the skurfe and itch, and to soften olde, colde and hard swellings, stampe it with vineger and apply it. 10 Steepe it in olde wine or stale vrine, to cause Cornes and Agnailes to fall off, being first scarrified round about. 11 Too much of it taken, bringeth death. 12 Apply the seedes with Rose vineger to the forehead against the Frensie. 13 It serueth also for the same things that Coliander is good for. 14 Droppe the iuice into the eyes, to heale the Epiphora, or dropping. 15 Stampe it with an Oxe gaul and apply it to the belly to kill wormes. 16 Wilde cockle that groweth in corne, is of the same kinde, and the iuice may be pressed forth as Opium, & kept for medicin to cause sleepe. 17 Nigella Rom. prouoketh sneesing. 18 Ptisick, put powder thereof in a linnen cloth and smell to it often. 19 Braine feeble, mixe powder of the seedes with oyle of Camomile or other oyle, and drop thereof into thy Nose in the mornings. 20 Put the flower thereof into the Matrixe, to draw out all contents therein,