The Vertues and Signature.
The water of the Berries carefully distilled, is a soveraign remedy and Cordi∣all in the pa••pitations of the heart, that is, the panting and beating of the heart, and is good for the over-flowing of the Gall, which causeth the ye••••ow Jaundise. The Berries themselves are ex••e••ent good to cool the Liver, t••e B••ood and Spleen, or an hot cho••eri••k s••omach, to refresh and comfort the ••ainting Spirits, and to quench thirst. They are good also for other Inflammations; yet it 〈…〉〈…〉∣veth one to be ca••telous, or rather to refrain them in a Feaver, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by the•• pu∣tri••ying in the ••••oma••h, they increase the Fits, and make them to be 〈…〉〈…〉ore fier••e. The Leaves and Roots boyled in Wine and Water, as drunk, do like∣wi••e coo•• the Liver and Blood, and asswage al Inflammations in the Reins and Bladder provoketh Urine, and allayeth the heat, and sharpness thereof: the same also bein•• drunk, stayeth the Bloody Flux, and Womens Co••••es and helpeth the swel••ings of the Sp••een. The Juyce dropped into foul Ulcers, or they washed therewith or with the decoction of the Herb and Root, doth wonderfully cleanse them, and he••p to cure them. All Lotions and Gargles that are made for sore mouths or Ulcers therein, or in the privy parts, or else-where, are made with the Leaves and Roots he••eof, which is good also to fasten loose Teeth, and to heal spungy foul ••ums. The same also helpeth to stay Catarrhs, or Defluxions of Rheum, into the Mouth, Throat, Teeth, or Eyes. The juyce or water, is singu∣lar good for hot and red inflamed Eyes, if some thereof be dropped into them, or they bathed the••ewith: the ••aid juyce or water, is also of excellent property for all Pushes, Wheals, and other eruptions of hot and sharp humours, into the face or hands, or other parts of the Body, to bathe them therewith, and helpeth to take away any redness in the face, and spots, or other deformities of the Skin, and to make the Skin clear and smooth. The water of Straw-berries distilled in a body of Classe, after they have stood in a bed of hot Horse-dung, twelve or fourteen dayes, cureth the Lepry by Signature, if it be drunk, and the Spots be bathed therewith. And upon this account, they are commended by R••imundus Lull••us, being macerated in the spi••it of Wine, ••nd used. The same is very profitable for most of the purposes aforesaid; and also for the Morphew.