❀ The Vertues.
[ A] The leaues of Plantayne eaten with meates, or otherwise are very good a∣gainst the falling downe of Reumes & Catarres, they comfort the Stomacke, and are good for such as haue the Phthisike (which is a dissease in the lunges, with a consumption of all the body.) And against the Cough.
[ B] The Decoction of leaues of Plantayne dronken, stoppeth the blouddy flixe, and other fluxes of the belly, also it stoppeth the spitting of bloud, the pissing of bloud, and the superfluous flowing of womens termes, and all other issue of bloud.
[ C] The iuyce of Plantayne dronken, stoppeth and appeaseth the great desire to vomitte, and stancheth all fluxe of bloud, aswell as the leaues and seede.
[ D] The roote of Plantayne by himself, or with his seede boyled in sweete wine and dronken, openeth the Conduytes, or passages of the Lyuer and Kidneys being stopped, and is good against the Iaunders, and the vlceration of the kid∣neys, and bladder.
[ E] Some haue writen, that three rootes of Plantayne, taken with wine and water, doth cure the Feuer tertian: and foure rootes so taken do cure the Fe∣uer quartayne.
[ F] The vse of Plantayne is good against all euill, corrupt, and running sores and vlcers, and against woundes both old and new, all hoate empostems, and inflammations, against Cankers, Fistulas, & the foule euill or French Pockes, and all scuruinesse. It is good against the byting of Madde Dogs, to bruse the leaues of Plantayne and lay therevpon, or to poure of the iuyce of Plantayne into the woundes, or if it be mixed with emplaysters, and oyntments, that be made for such purpose.
[ G] The leaues of Plantayne do asswage, and mitigate the paine of the Goute, and are excellent to be layde vpon swollen members, that are full of heate and payne or anguish.
[ H] The iuyce of Plantayne dropped or stilled into the eares, is very good a∣gainst the payne in the same. And to be dropped into the eyes against the in∣flammation, and payne of the eyes.
[ I] The same iuyce or the Decoction of the leaues or rootes of Plantayne, do cure and heale the naughtie Vlcers of the mouth, the tooth ache, and the blee∣ding of the gummes or Iawes, whan the mouth is oftentimes wasshed with the same.
[ K] The leaues of Plantayne pounde or stamped with salte, and layde to the empostems, wennes or harde swellings about the eares and throte, cureth the same. The roote also, is good to be carried or hanged about the necke, for the same purpose, as some men wryte.