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.

The inward use.

It helpeth all cold diseases of the head, stomach, Liver, belly and wombe; A decoction thereof in Wine helpeth the cold distillati∣ons of the braine into the eyes, and the giddinesse or swimming of the braine, drowsinesse, or dulnesse of the minde and senses like a stupidnesse, the dumbe Palsie, or losse of speech, the Lethargie, Apoplexie, and Falling Sicknesse: it helpeth the paines in the Gums and teeth by rheume falling into them, or by putrefa∣ction causing an evill smell from them, or a stinking breath: it help∣eth a weak memory by heating and drying up the cold moistures of the brain, and quikening the senses: It is a good remedy for windi∣nesse in the stomach or bowels, as also the Hypochondriack passion, and winde in the spleen: It helpeth those that are Liver-growne, by opening the stoppings thereof, by warming the coldnesse, & making thin the grossenesse, and afterwards binding and strengthening the weaknesse thereof: it helpeth dim Eyes, and to quicken the sight, as also the yellow Jandise, and the whites in women, and the rising of the Mother, if the flowers or leaves be daily taken, in decoction or in powder. The dried leaves shred small and taken in a Pipe as Tobacco is taken; help the Cough or Tissick, and Consumption, by warming and drying the thin rheum, which causeth those diseases.

The Chymicall oile is good for the aforesaid diseases, if two or three drops thereof be taken in Beere, or other Liquor. The flowers and the conserve made thereof doth comfort the braine and heart, and is good to expel the contagion of the pestilence. If you steep or infuse a few Cloves, Mace and Anise-seed in the distilled water of the flowers for certaine dayes, and take morning and evening thereof, it helpeth a stinking breath and mouth.