Tractatus, de facultatibus simplicium,: the second part of the treatise of the nature and qualitie of such physical simples as are most frequently used in medicines. Methodically handled for the benefit of those that understand not the Latine tongue. To which is added many compound medicines for many diseases incident to manking; as also an alphabetical table at the latter end very necessary for the reader. By Robert Pemell practicioner of physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent.

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Title: Tractatus, de facultatibus simplicium,: the second part of the treatise of the nature and qualitie of such physical simples as are most frequently used in medicines. Methodically handled for the benefit of those that understand not the Latine tongue. To which is added many compound medicines for many diseases incident to manking; as also an alphabetical table at the latter end very necessary for the reader. By Robert Pemell practicioner of physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent.
Author: Pemell, Robert.
Publication: London :: Printed by J. Legatt, for Philemon Stephens, at the guilded Lion in Pauls Church-yard,; 1653.
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CHAP. 46. Of Spinage.

The Names and Temperament.

IT is called in Latine, Spinachia and Spinacheum olus in English, Spinage and Spinach. It is cold and moist in the first or se∣cond Degree.

The inward Ʋse.

Being young and tender it is used in Sallads, and looseth the belly, moderately cooleth the Lungs, represseth Choler, le∣nifieth the roughnesse of the throat and wind-pipe, and is good for those that have hot and chollerick stomachs. In France this herb shred and made up in bals, fried with Oyle and Vinegar, in the time of Lent, filleth up the room of an ordinary dish.

The outward Ʋse.

It is outwardly used to cool inflammations, to cool the heat of the stomach and Liver, and laid upon hot swellings, it taketh away the heat thereof, and dissolveth the swelling.

The hurtful qualitie.

It weakneth the stomach, encreaseth wind and waterish humours, and yieldeth little or no nourishment at all, hurteth the flegmatick, and being often used breeds melancholly blood.

Of such things as are made thereof.

The distilled Water.