The Names and temperament.

IT is called in Latine Portulaca, in English Purslane and Porcelane. It is cold in the third degree, and moist in the second.

The duration,

It is rarely dried, but used green.

The inward use.

It is good to cool any heat in the Liver, Bloud, Reines and Sto∣mach, and in hot Agues nothing better: it stayeth also hot and cho∣lerick fluxes of the belly, as also of Womens courses, the Whites, and Running of the Reines, the distillations from the head, and the pains therein proceeding of heat, want of rest, or the Frensie: the seed is more effectuall then the herb, and singular good to cool the heat and sharpnesse of urine, and the outragious lust of the body, venereous dreams and the like: the seed bruised and boiled in Wine, and given to children that have the Worms expelleth them, the juice of the herbe is held as effectuall for all the purposes aforesaid, as also to stay vomitings, and taken with some Sugar, or Honey help∣eth an old and dry cough, shortnesse of breath and the Tissick, and to stay an immoderate thirst taken upon extream heat. The distilled water of the herb is used with Sugar, and worketh to the same effect. The herb is generally used in Sallets, in the heat of the yeer, to cool and temper the bloud, and hot and fainting stomachs, and is good for them to use that have the Falling Sicknesse, and also for those that have their teeth on edge by eating sowre Apples or the like. The juice helpeth spitting of bloud. The syrup of Purslane is good for the a∣fore-said disease.

The juice made into pils with the powder of Gum Tragacanth and Arabick, and taken, prevaileth much to help those that make a bloudy water.

The manner of administring it.

It is given in juice, or the feeds in powder, or in decoction.

The outward use.

The juice is singular good in the inflammations and ulcers of the secret parts in man or woman, and for the Piles being applyed there∣to. The herb bruised and applyed to the fore-head and tem∣ples, allayeth excessive heat therein, causing want of rest and sleep, and applyed to the eyes, taketh away the red∣nesse and inflammations in them, and those other parts where Push∣es, Wheals, Pimples, Saint Anthonies fire, and the like break forth, e∣specially if a little Vineger be put to it; and being laid to the neck with as much of Galls and Lindseed together, taketh away the pains herein, and the crick in the neck; the juice also is used with Oile of Page  [unnumbered] Roses for the said causes, or for Blastings by Lightning, and for burn∣ings by Gunpowder, or otherwise, as also for womens sore breasts upon the like hot causes, and to allay the heat in all other sores or hurts: it is said also to stay the spreading of venomous Serpents bi∣tings, and to draw forth the poyson: Applyed also to the navel of children that stick forth it helpeth them; it is good also for sore mouthes and sore Gums when they are swolne, to fasten loose teeth. The distilled Water (saith Cameraius) used by some took a∣way the pain of their teeth, when all other remedies failed. The herb bruised and applyed, easeth the hot Gowt: the juice put up into the fundament with a Glister-pipe, helpeth the ulcerations and flux of the guts. It taketh away Warts being bruised and applyed.

The hurtfull quality.

The over-frequent use of Purslane extinguisheth the heat and ver∣tue of natural procreation, weakneth the stomach, and hurteth the sight: it is hurtful also to aged persons, and to cold and flegmatick persons.

The Dose.

The seed is given from half a dram, to a dram.

Of such Medicines as are made thereof.

The distilled water, syrup both simple and compound.