Tractatus de simplicium medicamentorum facultatibus. = A treatise of the nature and qualities of such simples as are most frequently used in medicines,: both purging, and others. Methodically handled, for the benefit of those that understand not the Latine tongue. To which is added: many compound medicines for most diseases incident to mankinde: as also two alphabeticall tables, very necessary for the reader. Together with, the explanation of all hard words or termes of art, whereby the vulgar may the better understand it. / By Robert Pemel, practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. Licensed and enterd according to order.

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Title: Tractatus de simplicium medicamentorum facultatibus. = A treatise of the nature and qualities of such simples as are most frequently used in medicines,: both purging, and others. Methodically handled, for the benefit of those that understand not the Latine tongue. To which is added: many compound medicines for most diseases incident to mankinde: as also two alphabeticall tables, very necessary for the reader. Together with, the explanation of all hard words or termes of art, whereby the vulgar may the better understand it. / By Robert Pemel, practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. Licensed and enterd according to order.
Author: Pemell, Robert.
Publication: London :: Printed by M. Simmons, for Philemon Stephens, at the guilded Lyon in St Pauls Church-Yard,; 1652.
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CHAP. 103. De Euphrasia, of Eye-bright.

The Names.

IT is called in Latine Euphrasia, Eufragia, and Eufrasia; in English, Eye-bright.

The Temperament.

It is hot and dry in the second degree.

The Duration.

It will keepe good (being dry) a yeare.

The inward use.

It is chiefly used for all diseases of the eyes that cause dimnesse of the sight, for either the greene herb or the dry, the juyce or the di∣stilled water is very effectuall for the said purpose, to be taken in wine or broth; so is the conserve made of the flowers being taken Morning and Evening. It helpeth also a weake braine or m mory, and restoreth them being decayed, in a short time. Wine or Ale made with Eye-bright and taken, is very good for the same purpose. The powder of the dryed herbe mixed with Mace and Fennell seede is good for the weake sight and memory, being drunke, or eaten in broth.

The manner of Administring it.

It is chiefly given in Powder.

A powder to preserve the sight.

Take Eye-bright, Betony, of each a handfull, Mace and Fennell seede of each two drams, make them into powder, and give halfe a dram thereof Morning and Evening in Broth or Beere.

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The outward use.

The juyce of the Eye-bright▪ or the water dropped into the eyes, cleareth the sight, and taketh away the dimnesse thereof.

The Dose.

It is given in powder from halfe a dram to a dram, in the water thereof, or any other convenient L quor.

Of such Medicines as are made thereof.

Water of Eye-bright. Conserve of the flowers. Wine of Eye-bright.

A water to cleare the sight.

Take Rosewater. Eye bright water, Celandine water of each one ounce, of Tutia, or Tutty in powder a dram, m xe them together and keep it to wash the eyes with.