The garden of health conteyning the sundry rare and hidden vertues and properties of all kindes of simples and plants, together with the maner how they are to be vsed and applyed in medicine for the health of mans body, against diuers diseases and infirmities most common amongst men. Gathered by the long experience and industrie of William Langham, practitioner in phisicke.

¶ Thapsia.

THapsia, Mesnes, Turbith: The barke of the roote one dram or somewhat lesse, purgeth flegme and choler from the sto∣macke and all parts, and is good against shortnesse of breath, stop∣ping of the breast, the cholike, paine in the sides, shrinking & draw∣ing of the senowes, the gouts and ach of the ioynts. 2 Layd too with oyle, it is good against foule skurfe of the head, and causeth haire to grow againe. 3 With Frankincense, it disperseth con∣gealed blood of bruises. 4 The iuice of the roote with Hony, ta∣keth away Lentiles, spots, and skurfe of the face or elsewhere. 5 The iuice with sulphur, dissolueth all swellings. 6 The root with oyle and waxe, is good for the olde paine of the head, and ach in the side and outward parts. 7 It must be corrected with Gin∣ger or long Pepper, and a little Suger, when it is taken inward. 8 Tripolium, serapious, turbith: two drams taken of the roote,

Purgeth watrish humors, and helpeth the dropsie. 9 It is good in medicines against poyson. 10 The leaues or iuice heale all wounds. 11 Ranker to heale, apply powder of the roote of Turbith with Hony.

• Ash 1. 6
• Breast stopt 1
• Breath short 1
• Bruise 3
• Dropsie 8
• Face deformed 4
• Head ach olde 6
  • skurfe 2
• Haire to growe 2
• Ioynts ach 1
• Kanker 11
• Purgation 18
• Poyson 9
• Senowes griefes 1
• Side ach 6
• Skin deformed 4
• Swellings 5
• Wounds 10