❧ The Vertues.
[ A] Mallowes taken in meate, nourish better then Letuce, and soften the belly: neuerthelesse they be hurtfull to the stomacke, for they loose and mollitie or relent the same.
[ B] The rawe leaues of Mallowes eaten with a litle salt, helpe the payne and exulceration of the kidneyes and bladder.
[ C] For the same purpose and against the grauel and stone, Mallowes are good to be boyled in water or wine, and dronken.
[ D] The decoction or broth of Mallowes with their rootes, are good agaynst al venome and poyson, to be taken incontinently after the poyson, so that it be vomited vp againe.
[ E] It doth mollifie and supple the tumours and hardnes of the mother, if wo∣men bathe in the broth thereof.
[ F] It is good against al going of, of the skin, excoriations, gnawings, rough∣nesse and fretting of the bladder, guttes, mother, and fundement, if it be put in with a glister.
[ G] The seede of Mallowes dronken in wine, causeth abundance of milke, and is good for them that feele paine in the bladder, and are troubled with grauel.
[ H] Mallowes are good to be layde to against the stinginges of Waspes and Bees, and draw foorth thornes and splinters, if they be layde therevpon.
[ I] The same raw or boyled, and pounde by them self, or with Swines grease, do supple, mollifie, rype, and dissolue all kindes of tumours, hoate and colde.
[ K] The rootes of Mallowes rosted in the imbers or hoate asshes, and pounde very smal, are very good to be layd to as an implaister, against the exulceration and sorenesse of womens breastes.