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. 89. De Cardamomis, of Cardamomes.

The Names and kindes.

THere are chiefly two sorts of Cardamoms, the greater called in Latine, Cardamomum majus, and the lesser called Cardamomum minus.

The Temperament.

They are hot and dry in the third degree.

The Duration.

They will keep good two or three years, some say ten yeares.

The inward use.

Cardamomes breake the Stone, provoke urine when it is stop∣ped, or passeth with paine, resisteth poyson and the sting of Scorpi∣ons and other venemous creatures: They are good against the Falling-sicknesse, the Cough; the broad wormes, and the gripings of the bow∣ells, and expelleth winde powerfully both from the Stomach and entrailes, easeth those that by falls or beatings are bruised and broken, those that have loose and weak sinews, and the paine of the Sciatica or Hip gout. It doth wonderfully strengthen the Stomach and helpe Concoction. They are put in many of our compositions, Cordialls, Antidotes and such like.

The manner of Administring it.

They are given in powder, Electuary. and Decoction.

The outward use.

Being boyled in Vineger, or steeped therein and used, it is good against Scabs and Tetters. A fume thereof used killeth the birth.

The hurtfull quality.

It is hurtfull in very hot and dry bodies.

The Dose.

They are given in powder from a scruple to two scruples.

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Of such Medicines as are made thereof.

Oyle of Cardamomes. A confection of Cardamoms.