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.

Chaste-tree. Agnus castus.

• P. It groweth naturally in Italy, and hot regions.
• T. It putteth forth leaves in May, fl: in Aug.
• N. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Salix marina. Vitex.

Chaste-tree. Ger: J: K. as the common, and that with cut leaves. T. the leaves and fruit are hot and dry 3°, of thin parts, and wasting winde. V. it c. chastity, by exiccation of the sperme, used any way. The seed d. h. windi∣nesse of the stomack, openeth the liver and spleen. drach: 1. d. in wine h. dropsies: the leaves stamped with butter ap: dissolve the swellings of the genitors. The decoction of the herbe & seed h. the pain & inflammation of the matrice used as a bath. The seed d. with penniroyall bringeth down the menses, so also in a pessarie, or sume. In a pultis it h. the head-ache, phrensie, and lethargie with oile and vineger, being bathed. The sume thereof chaseth away serpents, and ap: h. their bi∣tings. The seed ap: with water h. the rifts of the fundament; with the leaves, it h. luxations, and wounds. Park: the seed d. h. the bitings of venimous beasts, causeth milke in womens breasts, and provoketh urine. Made into a pultise with vine leaves and oile, ap: it h. a∣gues and wearinesse: the seed with barley meale mollifieth, & with hony h. sore mouthes.