Pambotanologia. Sive Enchiridion botanicum. Or A compleat herball: containing the summe of what hath hitherto been published either by ancient or moderne authors both Galenicall and chymicall, touching trees, shrubs, plants, fruits, flowers, &c. In an alphabeticall order: wherein all that are not in the physick garden in Oxford are noted with asterisks. Shewing their place, time, names, kindes, temperature, vertues, use, dose, danger and antidotes. Together with an [brace] introduction to herbarisme, &c. appendix of exoticks. Universall index of plants: shewing what grow wild in England. / By Robert Lovell St. C.C. Ox.

Milke-wort. Polygala.

• P. In woods, and fertile pastures.
• T. Fl. from May, to August.
• N. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Flos ambarvalis Dod: & Cru∣cis Gesneri.

Milke-wort. Ger. K. as the creeping, blow, red, white, & purple. T. Gal. they may serve in

stead of Glaux. Johns. V. a handfull hereof steeped all night in wine, and d. in the morning, will effectually purge choler. Black milk-wort, Glaux. T. is dry 2°. V. The seed is like that of the lentils, but not so astringent, it stops fluxes, dryeth the moisture of the sto∣mack, and engendreth milk. Schwenckf. The skie coloured ap. h. inflammations, and leni∣fieth tumors. That of Matth. is astringent. Park. K. as the greater and lesser. T. V. as the rest. That of the sea. K. as the small and Vene∣tian of Alpinus. T. V. is galactogenetick. Bauh. The first is hot and moist.