An alphabetical book of physicall secrets for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man. Collected for the benefit, most especially of house-holders in the country, who are either farre remote, or else not able to entertaine a learned physician: as likewise for the help of such ladies and gentlewomen, who of charity labour to doe good. Whereunto is annexed a small treatise of the judgement of vrines. By Owen Wood.

The Temperature, Nature and qua∣lities of Plants and Herbs for Physick.

First Medicines temperate, hot in first Degree.

BEans, Water-lillies, Barley, Knowholm, Maydenhaire, Hogsgrease, sweet Oyle, Milke, Wax, White of Lead, Letharge of White Lead, Venice haire, or Walferne, Tutty, or Licorice, Gourds, Citron, or, O∣range.

Medicines hot in the first Degree.

Round Aristo'o chia, Hollihocks, sweet Almonds, Chestnuts, Figs, Wormwood, Smallage, and Egrimony, Buglosse, Borage, Mercury, Devils Bitt, Hartstongue, Wal∣worte, Aloes, Wheat, Fenegreeke Linsced, Hony, Butter, Sugar, Whay, Melilots, new Wine, Gronsell, Elder-tree, Mushrome, or Agarick.

Medicines hot in the second Degree.

Guiacum, Cyprus, Calamus Aromat. Pio∣ny, Nutmegs, bitter Almonds, Enula, Cam∣pain, Comfrey, Branckerursine, Sainckle, Ly∣ons tooth, wilde Rocket, Bennet, Lavender, Cardamonium, Horehound, Garden Mints, Stone, Parsly, Scabius, Fenill, Frankincense, Myrrhe, Masticke, Saracole, Bryony, Madder, Fumitory, Clary, Broome, Hops, Hyssop, Balme.

Hot in the third Degree.

Gentian, Aristolochia longa, Polipodium, Pellitory of Spain Hors-radish, Dogstones, Galingale, Gladon, Ginger, Ireos, Water∣crofoot, Mugwort, Chervill, Cyprus, Selen∣dine, Origany, Sage, Raperoot, French Dip∣tany, Annis, Opoponax Rosemary, Hyssop, Galbanum, Juniper, Coliquintida, Costma∣ry, Saint Johns Wort, Privet, Rue, Savine.

Hot in the fourth Degree.

Garlick, Onions, Tinthimale, Mustardseed, Euforbium, Pepper, Petrolium, Pelitory of Spain, Anacardus, Savory.

Medicines cold in the first Degree.

Chesnuts, Mallows, Pomegranats, Barba∣ries, Knotgrasse, Lillies, Arach, Barley, Pears, Apples, Violets, Roses, Quinces, Cytrons.

Cold in the second Degree.

Peach, Orange, Gourd, Cucumbers, Prim∣rose, sowre Pomegranats, Lungwort, Plea∣wort, Blossomes of Pomegranats, Acacia, Plantain, Endive, the yellow Flowre-De∣luce.

Cold in the third Degree.

Tassell, Housleek, Sorrell, Wilde Endive, Tormentill, Purslain, the lesser Housleek, Night-shade, Strawberries, Raspis, Cam∣phire.

Cold in the fourth Degree.

Poppy, Opium, Hemlock, Henbane, Man∣drake.

Medicines moyst in the first Degree.

Enula Campain, Mallowes, Buglosse, Bo∣rage, Butter, Spurge, Almonds, Lindseed, Vi∣olets, Tarre.

Moyst in the second Degree.

Lillies, Lintels of the Fens, Flowre-De∣luce, Lettice, wilde Bore-brech, Cucum∣ber,

Pursly, Primrose, white Mustard seed, Dates, Fleawort, Ammoniacum, Arache, Lingwort, Eringus roots, Gourds.

Moist in the third degree.

Satyrion, wilde Endive, Strawberries, Gourds, Colewort.

Moist in the fourth degree.

Quicksilver.

Medicines dry in the first degree.

Fennell, Hollyhocks, Divels bit, Elder, Pomgranats, Barly, Walwort, Chesnuts, Fengreeke, Camomile, Mellilote, Saffron, Frankincense, Sarcacole, Beanes, Fumitory, Tormentill, Sorrell.

Dry in the second degree.

Aristolochia, Guiacum, Cyprus, Calamus aromaticus, Cinnamon, Dill, Sothernwood, Camphire O••••••m, Centaury the lesser, Hore∣hound, ••••icle, Lyons tooth, Hyssop, Broom, Pa••••ly, ••cabius, Pimpernell, Cardimonium, bitter Almonds, Millet, the Indian Nut, Nut∣megs, Myrrhe, Verjuyce, Honey, Anniseed, Cyprus, Juniper tree, Endive, Fennell, La∣vander, Hops, Gariofolia, Balme, Mints, Figs, Pomgranats, Mastick.

Dry in the third degree.

Lavander, Hogs bread, Gladen, Rape root, Pellitory of Spaine, Gentian, Galingale, Dra∣gons,

Wormewood, Mugwort, Crowfoot, Bettony, Celendine, Hemlock, Hellebore, great Celendine, Privet, Towne Cresses, Anniseed, Origan, Cinkfoyle, Rosemary, Savine, Cockell, Tutsan, Garlick, Cumin, Sanguis Draconis, Galls, Sothernwood, S^t. Johns Wort, Pennyryall, Rew, Sorrell, Tormentill, Arabeck, Chalk, Vinegar, Aloes, Millet.

Dry in the fourth degree.

Pepper, Spurge, Anacardus Savory, Oyle, stone Parsly, Mustard, Euphorbium, Garlick, tame Cresses.

To cure a greene wound by the weapon, that gave it without sight of the party wounded,

TAke of the Mosse growing upon a Scull iij ℥, of Ceres ij ℥, May Butter clarified two quarts, Deere sewet j ℥, Bees Wax ij ℥, Camphire dj. ℥, boyle all these in the Butter, till it come to a pint, then take Venice Tur∣pentine j ℥, and boyle it a walme with the rest being a pint, stirre it till it be cold, put thereinto oyle of Snayles ij ℥, while it is luke-warme, beat them all together with your hand, till it be made into a Balsome.

The use of it.

TEmper the Balsome upon the palme of your hand, and therewith anoynt the Weapon that gave the wound, so farre as it was in the wound, then take a fine linnen cloath and binde up the weapon, so farre as it is anoynted, tie it very hard, and put it in∣to a Trunke or other close place from ayre for xxj dayes, the Patient shall be well.

How the wound shall be used in the meane time.

CAuse the wound to bee washed twice every day with the water of the party wounded, then dip a ragge of fine Holland in Spring water, filling it therewith as full as it can be filled, and lay it close upon the wound, but if any bone bee broken or pe∣rished, so that it needeth to be scaled, then let the wound bee washed and chafed with the Vrine till it bleed at every washing.

His Dyet must be temperate.

WHite Bread, Table Beere, fresh Meat, but let him abstaine from Beefe, Pork, Goose, and all kind of fish.

How to make oyle of Snayles.

TAke a quart of black Snayles in May, put them in a bagge, with halfe a hand∣full of Bay salt, bruised, hang them up untill they drop thorow the bagge, a quart of Snayles will make ij ℥ of Oyle.